Drawing Session: Drawing Faces in Ink with Fiona G Roberts
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About this event
Drawing Projects UK is pleased to present this Drawing Session led by Fiona G. Roberts on Tuesday 28 January 2020 from 12noon to 3pm in The Chainstore at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
During this 3-hour Drawing Session you will learn how to draw and paint faces using ink. Fiona will guide you through the essentials, from handling the brushes and mixing the ink to drawing the proportions of the face correctly. You will practice how to draw the face from different angles and will experiment with different strengths of ink which will allow different tones to develop as well as strong or subtle contrasts of light and shade. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some experience.
Fiona G. Roberts is a current exhibitor in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2019, which is on show in The Chainstore at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Fiona G. Roberts (b.Cumbria, UK) studied MA Painting at Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London (2015-16). Group exhibitions have includes: Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2018, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London and UK tour (2018-19); Jerwood Drawing Prize 2017, Jerwood Space, London and UK tour (2017-18); Ingram Collection Young Contemporary Talent Purchase Prize Exhibition, Cello Factory, London (2016). Awards include: Dentons Art Prize, Dentons Law Firm, London (2018); Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL (2015-16); Staff Prize and Special Commendation, Dentons Art Prize (2018). She lives and works in London.
This Drawing Session is suitable for adults of all levels of experience in drawing.
This Drawing Session is part of an events and engagement programme accompanying the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2019 exhibition while it is on show at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 18 January to 1 February 2020. The exhibition is open daily from 11am to 4pm and is free to see.
For information about Trinity Buoy Wharf, directions and facilities on site, please see: http://www.trinitybuoywharf.com
For information about the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawong Prize please see: http://trinitybuoywharfdrawingprize.drawingprojects.uk
Image: Fiona G. Roberts, Love Hurts (147 Women, January to December 2018), 2019 [detail], Ink on paper, 178 x 168cm
Organiser Drawing Projects UK
Organiser of Drawing Session: Drawing Faces in Ink with Fiona G Roberts
Drawing Projects UK was created in 2009 to develop and promote research initiatives in drawing, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize project, now known as the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. In 2015, a centre for drawing and contemporary art at Bridge House in Trowbridge, Wiltshire was established and the remit of Drawing Projects UK expanded to form a drawing network and community through a range of complementary activities. With a project space, exhibition space, workspaces for artists, designers, creative and cultural enterprises, bookable meeting rooms and cafe, Drawing Projects UK is a unique creative and cultural hub, and is conveniently located adjacent to Trowbridge railway station.
