LIFE DRAWING WITH HOP - SPEED PORTRAITS AT LEVENSHULME - THURS 4TH SEPT

LIFE DRAWING WITH HOP - SPEED PORTRAITS AT LEVENSHULME - THURS 4TH SEPT

By Lisa

A night of life drawing! At Station South Levenshulme, Manchester

Date and time

Location

Station South Cycle Cafe Levenshulme

975-977 Stockport Road Levenshulme M19 3NP United Kingdom

Good to know

Highlights

  • 2 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Speed Portraits at Station South

Create & connect at our relaxed arty socials!

An evening of quick-fire portraits where you’ll take turns drawing and being drawn. It’s low-pressure, social, and open to all. If you’ve never drawn a face before, don’t worry—there are no rules here, just time to be creative. Scribbles, bold lines, detailed sketches—everything’s welcome.

What's Included?

  • Art Materials: Drawing boards, pencils, charcoal, and paper are provided, but feel free to bring your preferred materials.
  • Guidance & Freestyle Time: You’ll receive creative drawing prompts for the first few drawings.
  • Jazzy Jazz Playlist: A chilled-out playlist, perfect for unwinding after work.

Refreshments

Available to buy from the bar

Schedule

  • 6.45–7pm: Arrive, grab equipment, and find a seat
  • 7pm: Start with 4 warm-up drawings with prompts, followed by 5 minute portraits
  • 8pm: 15-minute break
  • 8.15pm: 10–15-minute portraits
  • 9pm: The end!

Accessibility

Ground floor accessible venue

Refund Policy

No refunds are available if the event goes ahead as scheduled. However, you can transfer your ticket to someone else. For date transfers, please provide at least 72 hours' notice.

Photos

I may take photos during the event for social media. If you'd prefer not to be featured, please email us in advance.

Who is HOP?

Our life drawing founder and host, Lisa Payne, is a colourful art print and greeting card designer who creates for joy. Her feel-good brand, House of Payne (HOP), is stocked in Oliver Bonas, The Whitworth Gallery, and more.

Before launching HOP and hosting life drawing sessions, Lisa spent over a decade as an in-house print designer, creating patterns for bedding, wallpaper, and more. Now, she shares her passion for creativity, colour, and self-expression, hoping others find joy, mindfulness, and calm through art.

Life Drawing with HOP

Insta: @lifedrawingwithhop 

Email: lisa@lifedrawingwithhop.com

Website: www.lifedrawingwithhop.com

HOP

Insta: @houseofpaynemcr

Email: lisa@houseofpaynemcr.com

Website: www.houseofpaynemcr.com

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Life Drawing for experienced & novice artists alike, it's a relaxed arty social providing the chance to use your chosen medium to capture the ultimate subject: an actual human person.

£18.04
Sep 4 · 19:00 GMT+1