PICASSO AND THE ACROBATS: DRAWING MOVEMENT

PICASSO AND THE ACROBATS

Taught by Luisa Maria MacCormack

Wednesday 1st October (live class) +14 days recording access with every ticket

All our classes are pay what you can ❤️

Led by Luisa-Maria Maccormack, this class will be a playful exploration of the human figure in motion, inspired by Pablo Picasso’s lifelong fascination with circus performers and acrobats. While we’ll touch on the elegance of his Rose Period and his enduring interest in saltimbanques, the main focus will be on Picasso’s dynamic sketches—where the body is pushed, stretched, and abstracted into bold, expressive forms.

To bring this energy into our own drawings, we’ll look at incredible vintage footage of vaudeville circus acts, using the moving image as a springboard for loose, gestural studies. Students will be encouraged to embrace speed, distortion, and exaggeration, allowing the figure to become fluid, abstract, and full of vitality—rather than strictly realistic.

This session will be an exciting opportunity to experiment with the expressive potential of the human form, balancing inspiration from Picasso’s works with direct observation from vintage performance. Designed for all levels, the class will invite students to draw boldly, freely, and with a sense of fun.

MATERIALS

MIXED MEDIA

PAPER , lots of loose sheets!

SCISSORS (we'll be doing a little collage!)

Any drawing materials will be great for this class, Luisa will be using Charcoal Pencils, Graphite and some watercolour/inks 🖍✨

ABOUT OUR TUTOR

Luisa Maria MacCormack is an artist, writer, and educator whose practice spans drawing, ritual, mythology, and feminist theory. She is the co founder of LDG (London Drawing Group), and founder of The Feminist Lecture Program a collective committed to accessible, interdisciplinary feminist education. With a background in Fine Art and Art History, Luisa’s teaching blends critical insight with a playful, intuitive approach to making. Her sessions invite participants to explore materials and ideas with curiosity and freedom, often drawing on themes of embodiment, ecology, and the sacred.

SIGNING IN

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RECORDING

The recording will be sent out after the event finishes, within 2 hours of the end of the class. Please add londondrawinggroup@gmail.com to your email contacts to ensure you receive the recording as expected.

(Please note that the recording can be viewed once within 7 days)

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And that's it!

We're really looking forward to you joining us.

Love,

LDG