I am offering two options - one for people new to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and another for those of you who have worked with me before.

5-day Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workshop

2-day Follow-on Workshop

Both workshops will be held in Scotland and are residential. This gives you the opportunity to relax and recharge in beautiful surroundings on the shores of Loch Goil (just over an hour from Glasgow Airport or 2.5 hours from Edinburgh airport).

This week I also wanted to share 5 Tips to Help You Make Time for Drawing . Find out more below.

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5 Tips to Help You Make Time for Drawing

• 1. Keep a pared down drawing kit to hand. Consider carefully what the essentials are and stick to them.
• 2. Think about what is the best media to use for the time you have. A pencil drawing done in hard H pencils needing multiple layers of cross hatching is going to take several hours. For making the most of pockets of time I’d use an ink pen or biro, charcoal, an 8B or softer pencil or oil pastels (not chalk as the clearing up of the chalk dust takes too long!).
• 3. Consider keeping a list of things to draw in your sketchbook or a literal or virtual folder of reference photographs or drawings to work from. We all get stuck for inspiration so make it easy for yourself.
• 4. If you have a touch screen device experiment with digital drawing/painting. I use Procreate. There are all kinds of apps for colour and black and white, for apple and android, so experiment. Being able to paint or draw digitally means it’s easier to do something over a period of time despite interruptions as there is no clearing up!
• 5. Forget about always producing a finished piece of work. Practising cross-hatching and other marks is useful and can be quite relaxing. Blind contour drawing is also another good exercise to do that can take 3 minutes or 30. Practice drawing whatever is in front of you – it’s about practicing seeing more than anything.

I find the more I draw and paint, the more I want to do it but sometimes I have to give myself a shove to start the ball rolling, then I just do it, regardless of whether I am in the mood or not. I have also found that I can't wait for big chunks of time to suddenly open up. If I want to draw I have to make time. So over the next few weeks see how many drawing moments you can create.

5-day Workshop

• 5 days of drawing
• 35 hours of teaching
• includes portfolio of drawing materials and unique Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain® tools to support your drawing (RSP £115)
• Supportive and encouraging learning environment
• No more than 5 people in group

SEPT/OCT 2024 Sunday 29th Sept (check-in after 4pm) until Saturday 5th October 2024 (check out by 10am). The workshop begins Monday 30th September 9.30am and ends by 5.30pm Friday 4th October.
only 2 places left

OCTOBER 2024 Monday 21st October (check-in after 4pm) until Sunday 27th October (check out by 10am). The workshop begins Tuesday 22nd October 9.30 and ends by 5-5.30pm Saturday 26th October.
only 1 place left unless you are sharing with a friend

HOW MUCH Course fee £565 including portfolio (RRP £115) plus accommodation fee in B&B or self-catering apartment. Further details on request.

If you would like further information and to book please reply to this email.

2-Day Follow-on Workshop

This workshop is for you if:

• You have had a break in drawing after the 5-day workshop and are struggling to get back into it.
• You feel you were just getting the hang of the concepts at the end of the 5-day workshop and would like to reinforce and consolidate that learning.
• You are looking for an opportunity to practice and strengthen the drawing skills learned on the 5-day workshop.

October 2024 Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th October 2024 Weds 9 - Sat 12 Oct (Thurs 10 & Fri 11) (Workshop Thursday 10th & Friday 11th October 2024)

November 2024 Friday 1st November - Monday 4th November 2024 (Worskhop Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November)

HOW MUCH Course fee £195 plus accommodation fee in B&B or self-catering apartment. Further details on request.

Note - this workshop is only open to those who have completed the 5-day workshop>

If you would like further information and to book please reply to this email.

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