Welcome to this month's newsletter. All the 2010 classes are now full but I do run waiting lists in case anyone drops out so do get in touch if you'd like to go on this - or be added to my mailing list so you hear about new dates as soon as they are announced. In this month's newsletter you will find:

• Information about the content 5-day Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course, devised by Dr. Betty Edwards. This includes links for viewing a slideshow of participants' work and reading course feedback.


• UK Course Dates for 2010 and one in North Wales. Contact me to go on the waiting lists


• Drawing the Mouth: Some things to consider when drawing the mouth in a portrait


• Exhibitions Update: Last chance to see the Van Gogh at the Royal Academy... New exhibition of Renaissance drawings opening at the British Museum.


• We're on Facebook Learn to Draw Right now has a page on Facebook so drop and see what's there...


• Drawing Matters Facebook Group has now been created so why not join it and keep in touch with fellow artists around the world...
  
  

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Anna Black
Certified Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain instructor, operating under license from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (www.drawright.com)

Course Dates 2010

• 35 Hours of teaching
• The Drawing Portfolio (RRP over £70).
  The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.

• 35 Hours of teaching
• The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £70).
  The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.

• 35 Hours of teaching
• The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £70).
  The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.
• The Course Fee does not include accommodation or full board. There is an additional cost for this which varies depending on the room.

Find out more and how to book here

To find out more about how the course is structured and what you will learn, click here

For further information and a booking form, click here


Read what the media and other people have thought of Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course here ( a new window will open)

DRAWING THE MOUTH:

• Mouths are always wider than you think. Check the width of the mouth in relationship to other elements of the face such as the pupil of the eye.
• Sight the vertical position of the mouth between the nose and the chin. A common problem is to place the mouth too low. Consider the position of the mouth in relation to the bottom of the earlobes.
• Don't try and draw the outline of the upper or low lip. You will end up with a symbolic image of a mouth.
• Do lightly draw the middle 'line' of the mouth. This is the only line you should be drawing. However, don't just draw a quick line but really look at your subject and draw what you see - this 'line' will be made up short straight lines going up and down in different directions.
• The lips are just light and shade. The lower lip is usually darker as it is in shadow. Really look at the subject and darken or erase out light and shadow shapes. Focusing on the shape of light and shadow will create the sculptural quality of the lips. If you squint you will find it easier to see the bigger shapes.
• Notice any areas of light or dark around the mouth - for example under the bottom lip and above the upper lip.
• Avoid trying to draw a wide smile showing teeth - this is most commonly done when we are using a reference photograph. No one can hold this pose for long in life and therefore it usually looks stiff and lifeless in a drawing. A mouth at rest or with a hint of expression is more lifelike. However, let any expression just arise from drawing the light/shadow shapes rather than trying to force it out of the drawing.

London Exhibitions in 2010

Over 100 exquisite drawings by Italian Renaissance artists including Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Verrocchio among others will be on show. A rare opportunity indeed to see drawings from two major collections.

"This exhibition is a unique opportunity to discover the evolution of drawing which laid the foundations of the High Renaissance style of Michelangelo and Raphael."

Find out more here

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Also, there is now a DRAWING MATTERS FACEBOOK GROUP page you can join. This is interactive and like any group is only as good as its contributors so this is the place you can ask questions, answer other people's questions, share tips etc etc.

The group is in its infancy so don't be shy... Facebook is free to join and you can visit the group here

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