The Summer Drawing School

5 days of drawing, painting and printing from life.

Sessions hosted and tutored by acclaimed printmaker and life drawing tutor Helen Peyton www.helenpeyton.com

DAY 1, Tuesday 28th August 2012: A Day of Drawing. Working predominantly in black and white, concentrating on shade and tone.

DAY 2, Wednesday 29th August 2012: A Day of Painting. Introduction of colour into the work.

DAY 3, Thursday 30th August 2012:  A Day of Printing using a variety of techniques.

DAY 4 & 5, Friday 31th & Saturday 1st September 2012: A Long Pose. Two days, a single pose, your own choice of medium.

Each day will run from 11am – 5pm with a break for lunch.

All materials will be provided for these sessions, including a variety of media, all printing materials, tools and easels.

For students wishing to work on canvases, please bring your own, or if you wish to purchase a canvas via LLD let us know when making your booking.

The Summer Drawing School is for all abilities, whether you are a beginner wanting expert direction and tuition, or whether you are an experienced artist who would like the opportunity to develop your skills further in this new and inspiring environment. Each day will begin with a series of warm up poses (ranging from 5 minutes to 20 minutes) with tutor Helen Peyton, which will then develop in to longer, more structured poses in which specific techniques can then be applied.

Lunch & refreshments are also included in the price, and will be available throughout the day, from Cafe 164 next door www.cafe164.com

PRICES

Each day is £60

Days 1-3 can be booked together at £180

Days 4 & 5 can be booked together at £120

Days 1-5 can be booked at £250 (a saving of £40)

Leeds Gallery will be closed to public during the Summer School. It will be operating as a working artists studio, so students can set up their easels and paints, and leave everything where it is for the duration of the course.

There are a limited number of places to ensure a personal, one to one interaction with Helen Peyton as well as providing ample space for everyone to work in.

To Book Your Place

Please go to the ‘Special Events’ at the top right of this page, click on ‘book tickets‘. Choose ‘The Summer Life Drawing School‘ option and fill in your name and contact details, and you will receive an email or a telephone call to confirm how many days you would like to book and to also take either full payment or a deposit.

Wednesday 28th March will be the last session before Easter, then LLD will resume on Tuesday 17th April.

Bookings can be made for Tuesday now.

Something to look out for: The LLD Summer Drawing School COMING SOON! Details to follow shortly….

Leeds Gallery, Munro House, Duke Street, LS9 8AG. Situated in the Arts Quarter of Leeds, we are just by the BBC building, Yorkshire Dance, Music School and, of course, the Wardrobe. Opposite the Leeds Bus Station, the gallery just a 5 minute walk from the Town Centre.

For more information about Leeds Gallery go to leedsgallery.com.

To book a session just check the online calendar on the right-hand side for the next LLD session and simply click on the day to reserve a place… ! You can also see a list of upcoming sessions and events on the events page.

Saturday 2nd July 2011

Join us for a day of life drawing at the recently opened Headingley Heart Centre!

11am – 3.30pm

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£12 for the full day.

Paper, charcoal and boards are all provided.

About the Sessions

The Leeds Life Drawing sessions are held every week, usually on a Wednesday or Thursday. Not for absolute beginners, the sessions are an opportunity for creative and artistic types to come along and draw for a couple of hours.

The model is provided, and basic materials of cartridge paper, charcoal and boards but everyone is welcome to bring whatever materials they want.

Whether you are interested in developing your own style, building your portfolio up or just enjoy drawing, Leeds Life Drawing provides a platform for people to pursue their own interests within life drawing, rather than follow a specific taught regime and particular way of drawing.

You do not have to commit to a group of sessions, just take it session by session and see how it goes.

PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be once a week for May and June 2011. We will be alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays so check the calendar to find out which day it is on.

Places can be booked via the EVENTS page or via the calendar on the right hand side.

The session will be on Thursday 14th April 2011, at the usual time of 6.30 – 8.30pm, but will be at the Papergirl exhibition at Test Space, Unit 2 – 4, Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2 7PS.

At the end of the session, everyone will have the opportunity to donate some of their work to the Papergirl, who will then distribute it to the unsuspecting people of Leeds! (more info below).

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Have you heard of the Papergirl?

Originally created by Aisha Ronniger in 2006 in Berlin, Leeds will be the fourth UK city for Papergirl. 2011 is Papergirl Leeds’ UK debut and hopefully the first of many.

We need artists of all shapes and sizes. Printers and illustrators. Mixed media artists and photographers. Whatever it is that you love to do! We need your submissions of artwork

The art of giving art!

Every single piece of work submitted will be shown in the Papergirl Leeds Exhibition from the 8th to the 17th of April 2011. The venue is a new art space – Test Space, Unit 2, Melbourne Street, Leeds (behind the Reliance Bar – North Street).

After the Papergirl Leeds Exhibition, all submitted work will be rolled up and distributed to the unsuspecting public by Papergirls (and boys!) on bicycles at the Papergirl Leeds Ride Event in May.

All submitted work needs to be between A4 and A1 in size and must be able to be rolled up. Please write Papergirl Leeds and any contact details you would like for the lucky person to receive your work (perhaps a lovely message too?).

21st March – 1st April 2011

The LLD headquarters at Woodhouse Lane are currently being transformed into a pop-up gallery which will be open to the public from the 21st March until the 1st April.

Life drawing enthusiasts, students and anyone who is interested in seeing what we have been up to all these months will be able to come along and see some really fantastic work.

Opera North & LLD
LEEDS LIFE DRAWING present a special evening of Life Drawing in association with Opera North.

On Thursday 10th February 2011 Leeds Life Drawing’s Thursday session will take place at the Howard Assembly Rooms @ Opera North, The Leeds Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU.

In an exciting experiment, we will be drawing our model within a walk-through exhibition by German born artist Mariele Neudecker.

The Howard Assembly Rooms is a vast space, which, once filled with the light, sound, film and sculpture installations by Mariele Neudecker, will provide an interesting backdrop to a life drawing session.

The session will run later than usual from 8pm-9.30pm to allow the exhibition to operate its standard opening hours to the public.

For this event, tickets have to be booked in advance and the price is £7.
All materials will be provided and there will be easels available as well as boards.

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Or email: info@leedslifedrawing.com

MORE INFO
For more information go to the Opera North website:
www.operanorth.co.uk/events/life/

LLD | Guerilla Life Drawing

LEEDS LIFE DRAWING is proud to announce a new and exciting event for January 2011!

On Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd January 2011, Leeds Life Drawing & Birds Yard boutique will collaborate in a two day life drawing event.

The event will take place on the beautiful top floor of Birds Yard, 83 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ (just down from Kirkgate Market)

www.birdsyard.co.uk

Book your tickets for this event online now.

Ideal for fashion students, this is a different type of life drawing. Observe and record how clothing falls and drapes on the body. Look at the patterns and silhouettes created, and draw inspiration from vintage pieces and contemporary design.

The day will be made up of two sessions each lasting 2 1/2 hours.
The first session will be 11.30am-2pm & the second session will be 2.30pm-5pm.

The cost per session is £10 and if you would like to stay for the whole day it is £16.50
As with the standard Leeds Life Drawing sessions all materials will be provided and in addition there will be delicious food, drinks and cakes!

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Or email info@leedslifedrawing.co.uk

The day will be made up of two sessions, each lasting two hours.
The first session will be 12.30-2.30pm & the second session will be 3-5pm

The cost per session is £10 and if you would like to stay for the whole day it is £16.50.
As with the regular Leeds Life Drawing sessions, all materials are provided and in addition there will delicious food, drinks and cakes!

TICKETS
BOOK ONLINE NOW
Or email info@leedslifedrawing.co.uk