ABOUT ROWAN LESLIE:

Rowan Leslie is a fiddle player and composer from County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Currently based in Glasgow, he has just finished touring his latest self-penned album ESCAPING THE DAWN. 

'Blending sadness and joy, Rowan Leslie performs the kind of music that has never been more needed'- Folk Radio  "

MATERIALS NEEDED:

-Any paper you have around the house of any size and any drawing materials - pencils, coloured pencils, felt tips, oil or chalk pastels, or charcoal.

ABOUT THE SESSION:

Rowan with perform for us with his fiddle. In between the performance, Rowan will stop for 1 to 5 minute poses for us to draw. We will also experiment with drawing him whilst he performs without stopping.

Florence Goodhand-Tait, an experienced Art in the Park artist, will be present and will be happy to give you tips but of course feel free to draw how you usually do if you want.

At the end of the session, we would love it if you could stay and hold up your drawings so that we can see your work. Also we would love it if you emailed your finished artwork to studio.artinthepark@gmail.com or tagged us in them at @artinburgesspark on instagram or @artintheparktwt on twitter.

The session is PAY WHAT YOU CAN (suggested donation: £5).

Donations that we get will go towards our studio costs, payment for our model and artists, and our other free sessions that we run for schools, community groups and the public.

HOW TO JOIN:

We are going to use the online platform ZOOM. You can use ZOOM via your laptop, PC and MAC or you can download the app for your tablets and smart phones following this link:

https://zoom.us/download

The zoom link will be in the Additional Information of the ticket which will be emailed to you after booking (Check your junk!). If you do not recieve this, contact us and we will send you the link.

Click on the link provided to join the meeting and you will be entering a WAITING ROOM. Attendees will be added to the live class at the start of the session.

If you have any problems with using zoom, please email us or dm us on social media and we will happily help however we can.

ABOUT VERO LEOPOLDINO:

Posing live for us we will have the amazing Vero Leopoldino. Vero Leopoldino is a movement artist, specialising in Afro-Brazilian and West African dance forms including Capoeira, Samba, Afro and Sabar dance. She is also a yoga teacher and functional mobility specialist. Her studies have led her to travel across Europe, and to Brazil, Senegal, India and Bali.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art which brings together music, song, movement, expression, game play and community. It was practiced by African people who were enslaved in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. Capoeira has grown in popularity and is now practiced internationally. In 2014 it was granted a special protected status as intangible heritage by UNESCO.

ABOUT THE SESSION:

Materials needed: Any paper you have around the house of any size and any drawing materials - pencils, coloured pencils, felt tips, oil or chalk pastels, or charcoal.

In between the performance, Vero will stop for 1 to 5 minute poses for us to draw. We will also experiment with drawing them going between two poses for 5 minutes. Florence Goodhand-Tait, an experienced Art in the Park artist, will be present and will encourage experimental drawing techniques but of course feel free to draw however you want.

At the end of the session, we would love it if you could stay and hold up your drawings so that we can see your work. Also we would love it if you emailed your finished artwork to studio.artinthepark@gmail.com or tagged us in them at @artinburgesspark on instagram or @artintheparktwt on twitter.

The session is PAY WHAT YOU CAN (suggested donation: £5).

Donations that we get will go towards our studio costs, payment for our model and artists, and our other free sessions that we run for schools, community groups and the public.

HOW TO JOIN:

We are going to use the online platform ZOOM. You can use ZOOM via your laptop, PC and MAC or you can download the app for your tablets and smart phones following this link:

https://zoom.us/download

The zoom link will be in the Additional Information of the ticket which will be emailed to you after booking (Check your junk!). If you do not recieve this, contact us and we will send you the link.

Click on the link provided to join the meeting and you will be entering a WAITING ROOM. Attendees will be added to the live class 5/10 min before the start of the session.

If you have any problems with using zoom, please email us or dm us on social media and we will happily help however we can.

WHAT PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID:

"It felt very safe and supportive, both of Vanessa as the model and the attendees. I liked the fact that I wasn't the only complete beginner. The structure was excellent, with good guidance and timings for a novice like me. I loved the sharing at the end - it helps the confidence. My webcam unfortunately malfunctioned so I couldn't share but I could see other people's work, which was lovely. I never thought I would try life drawing as it felt beyond me, but this just goes to show that everyone can try, and everyone's perspective matters.”

“Good mix of poses and timing Vanessa is a brilliant model, wonderful, dance-inspired poses, thank you"

"art history lesson at the beginning, seeing lots of people, relaxing, fun music - poses. trying to remember how to life draw!"

“Friendly, not intimidating, loved the variety, brilliant music, great intro for inspiration."

"supportive atmosphere"

“I found interesting drawing fast portrait with hands or feet with a wonderful music and a lovely team!”

“truly on of the best I have seen. I went to art school with live models and have taken many life drawing classes over the years. Your good!”

“the model was probably 1of the best I've ever encountered.”

“something different ,beautiful and clothed .professionally done and still very enjoyable”

“Lovely, skilled model. Great times for sketching”

“The poses of the model were very elegant. I also liked her kimono style dress and get make up that were very creative. The introduction with different styles of portraits and techniques was also inspiring”

“Great introduction on other examples of portraits, well facilitated, great model, affordable, encourages for diversity of drawing styles and ability, great feedback"

“Very interesting introduction and professional poses”

“The challenge, trying something new and feeling inspired”

“Shortish poses, really good model - nice poses, good hosting.”

“Lovely moderator, interesting poses and great welcoming atmosphere (and great music!)”

“beautiful model”

"I liked the idea of painting poses, the sense of movement that was present throughout the workshop and the difficulty with moving poses."

"I liked the movement in dance, continual movement, one minute poses, 5 minute poses "

"Loved the relaxed atmosphere and really enjoyed the music while drawing the dancer"

"Brilliant model and movement and music !"

"Really liked the set up, the model, the dancing, music and that they were short poses would love to do it again!"

"I loved the movement and quicker poses"

"[I liked t]he different shapes created by the dance routine. The short duration of the poses."

"Very inviting and friendly, great atmosphere."