Date: Tuesday 29th July 

 

Tutor: David Lewry, BA (Hons), SWSBA, UKCPS, runs a number of very  successful classes and workshops in watercolour and drawing. He tutors on  cruise ships where he has inspired many people to take up an exciting new  hobby. As an accomplished Botanical Artist, he was awarded a silver medal by  the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009 and has contributed illustrations to  several award-winning books and magazines.

 

Description: Students will be introduced to a simple method of drawing birds which catches  their dynamic movement and individual characteristics. Using simple materials  anybody can quickly produce convincing bird studies that could form part of a  sketchbook or worked up into finished drawings or paintings. They will be  guided through a series of exercises and techniques culminating in a full study  of a specific bird drawn from scratch. Your tutor is an experienced wildlife and  botanical artist who runs many successful online classes and tutorials for adult  beginners and more experienced leisure artists. 

 

Level of course: Details to follow

 

Student requirements: Several sheets of good quality cartridge paper, at least  A4 size (can be individual sheets in a sketchbook), Graphite Pencils 2H, HB, 2B  and 6B, pencil sharpener, ruler and eraser. 

The schedule: Details to follow