Drawing machines: new mark-makingTechnology has always been a part of making art from the discovery of graphite for drawing in the 19th century to the computer drawing tablets in the 21st century. This is an art and engineering/sculpture project! Enjoy…
Cityscapes: urban sketching course diary We had a small group of students brave enough to venture out into the outside elements after a really cold spell over the previous few weeks. The weather held out for us and we managed to get out to visit a few locations in Ancoats and New Islington during the […]
Last weekend I enjoyed a fantastic weekend with a full studio radiating energy, enthusiasm and creativity. We began by exploring mark-making and delving deeper into the artistic mark-making process. Creativity, playfulness and the willingness to play were the essential ingredients this weekend. It was heartwarming that 2 students traveled from Glasgow to attend my courses. […]
Manchester was buzzing this weekend with the non-stop sunshine, Manchester Day Parade this Sunday, and Take That playing up the road at the Etihad stadium. So too were we in my studio in Ancoats overlooking the city – playing, experimenting and exploring ways of making textures to incorporate into our drawings and paintings on my […]
Creative sketchbooks Diary: 11 – 12 February 2017 Student Quotes “I loved every second and didn’t want to leave. The activities were inspiring and there was no need to worry about being a good or bad artist as Brian made everything seem so easy and accessible. It was also fascinating to see everyone else’s work. Something you […]
Creative sketchbooks Diary: 29-30 Oct 2016 Discover what the students got up to during this course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. The course enables students to learn how and why they need to keep an artists sketchbook. How it will help them develop creative ideas, develop techniques and discover new imagery to develop new […]
Discover what the students got up to during this Experimental Drawing course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. This course helps students build up a wealth of mark making techniques which can then be applied to whatever their usual style of drawing is – abstract or representational. The course concentrates on abstract non-representational mark […]
Essential Drawing Foundations Discover what the students got up to during this course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. This course enabled all 7 students to learn how to improve their creativity and drawing skills. The course is exciting, challenging and fun. Each week offers a different experience and teaches students practical techniques to […]
Essential Drawing Foundations: June-July 2016 Discover what the students got up to during this course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. This course enabled students to learn how to improve their creativity and drawing skills. Each week teaches students practical techniques to help them draw more expressively, improve inventiveness, and interpretation by developing a […]
What a busy studio it has been this weekend on the Experimental Drawing course. We drew on easels, the floor and walls. We did so many drawing experiments over the 2 days we could barely move for drawings! The studio came to life with so much creativity, experimentation with different media, and the buzz of […]
The studio was full, with students searching for innovative ways to re-interpret the still life arrangement in the centre of the studio. It was amazing to see how different everyone’s drawing looked even though we were all seeing the same objects. Have a look at the gallery and you’ll see just how individual and personal […]
An amazing weekend of creativity and fun. New ideas and techniques, experimentation and of course lots of tactile and visual textures. The group of students on this course had varying amounts of creative experience – this being the very first time for some. Seeing the results at the end of the weekend just demonstrates why […]
Hi everyone I’m very excited to be part of the Old, New, and Digital Too design team. A wonderful new mixed-media challenge blog developed and run by Mo, a good friend of mine. I’ve been teaching and making art for many years but never been involved in something quite like this! So I’m looking forward […]
An amazing weekend of creativity and fun. New ideas and techniques, experimentation and observational drawing using new media and old. Most students came along on this Creative Sketchbooks course with a brand new sketchbook full of pristine white pages not quite knowing what was in store for them over the 2 days. However, one student […]
The Creative Sketchbooks 2-day course will show you how to use and develop your creative ideas. This taster workshop (23.11.2014) offered a little glimpse of what students would learn on the full 2-day course. What did the students think? “Really good, working with different textures – new ways to be creative.” “Simple techniques that can […]
