Images courtesy of Laura Du Ve
Model pictured: Peach Cameron
Body Positive
Life Drawing
DIFFICULTY
STRUCTURE
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
2hrs
SUMMARY
This life drawing class will prioritise queer and marginalised bodies (both models and students) and provide a positive, affirming, and safe environment of body love and creativity
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Basic drawing skills in a judgement free environment.
How to use different materials including pencil, ink, charcoal etc.
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All materials provided
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Open to everyone interested! 18+ only.
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Frances Cannon is a queer, multidisciplinary artist based in Melbourne/Narrm. They works predominantly in drawing and painting in ink, gouache and watercolour. Frances is well known for their simple yet nuanced style of black and white illustration. Frances' work examines ideas of body-love and body-loathing, anxiety, relationships, sex and sexuality, gender, and bodily functions. Their work can be viewed as diaristic as it is based on personal experience. Frances has been involved in ten successful solo shows at galleries including Tinning Street, Off the Kerb, Courthouse Youth Arts Centre, and numerous group shows at galleries including: Montsalvat, RMIT Gallery, Neon Park, Rubicon ARI, and Fort Delta. Frances has worked with with Teen-Vogue, Gucci, Refinery 29, Third Drawer Down, and has been published in Frankie, Yen, Teen-Vogue, Bustle, HuffPost, Dazed and Confused, Vogue, SBS Australia, i-D Mag, Rookie and many more. Frances is the co-owner and director of Pink Ember Studios in Coburg.
Tutored Life Drawing
DIFFICULTY
STRUCTURE
Various
2hrs x 4 weeks
SUMMARY
This 4-week series will prioritise queer and marginalised bodies (both models and students) and provide a positive, affirming, and safe environment in which to learn. These classes are tutored and critiqued, and the focus is on learning and advancing the practice of life drawing. Students of all experience levels are welcome and encouraged to join.
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Week 1: Gesture and Structure
Week 2: Visual Measuring Techniques
Week 3: Observation and Perspective
Week 4: Light and Shadow
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All materials provided
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Anyone interested in furthering their life drawing skills!
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Elias is a queer trans artist of colour, whose practice ranges from animation to tattooing to classical oil painting, and has enormous passion for life drawing. Classes will involve a level of technical exploration of drawing principles, but the atmosphere is still relaxed, fun, and informal.
Learn more about Elias here
At the heart of Pink Ember's philosophy is the creation of a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment. To ensure a personalised experience we maintain small class sizes.
We are dedicated to making our workshop experiences as accessible as possible for all participants, if you have specific accessibility requirements or questions, feel free to get in touch.