Just in time for Halloween, join London Drawing Group for our most popular ever Drawing Tour, WITCHES, MONSTERS AND BEASTIES! Hosted in the beautiful halls of the National Gallery, for this day-long workshop London Drawing Group will be uncovering the hidden history of MONSTERS AND BEASTIES in Western Painting.

A staple of every culture, from the Greek Myths and Homer’s Odyssey to Medieval Knights and their foes, Monsters and Beasts have long brought a twist of the supernatural to the imaginations of Artists. Follow us on a journey through Mythical Beings, Catholic Monsters, Dragons, Saints and Sirens, and learn the sinuous stories and lugubrious legends that inspired them in a day of discussion and drawing accompanied by some of the most unusual paintings in the National Gallery collection!

This tour is likely to sell out extremely quickly, including our HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! The morning will be made up of a guided tour of the gallery with the afternoon devoted to a curated series of drawing exercises that aim to help you understand and engage with these paintings and stories in new and creative ways.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

Dear Students,

Thank you all for booking WITCHES, MONSTERS AND BEASTIES with London Drawing Group’s Luisa-Maria MacCormack.

As you may have noticed, demand for these tours has been off the charts and we are very excited to get started and even more excited to have you all joining us for this new venture.

So- a little useful information:

Please arrive at the SAINSBURY WING of the NATIONAL GALLERY at 10:45. ASK FOR THE GROUND FLOOR INFORMATION DESK. The Sainsbury Wing is the large building slightly to the left of the main gallery façade. PLEASE DO NOT ASK GALLERY STAFF ABOUT THIS EVENT, IT IS A PRIVATE EVENT RUN BY LDG AND THEY WILL NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!

The tour starts at 11am SHARP and as there really is a lot to cover, we won’t be waiting around for stragglers!

The structure of the day will run roughly as follows:

MORNING- Guided tour of the gallery with a break for coffee/digesting information

LUNCH (bring your own if you don’t want to pay extortionate National Gallery Café prices) AND PLEASE RETURN TO MEETING POINT PROMPTLY AFTER LUNCH

AFTERNOON Drawing Exercises,

MATERIALS:

PLEASE NOTE- MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR THIS WORKSHOP!!!

For this workshop we advise no smaller than an A4 sketchbook or drawing board, 4B+ pencils or graphite, and unfortunately no Charcoal or Wet Media this time.

LATE RUNNINGS

For any emergencies/late runnings on the day, we will not wait past 11am/2:30pm to get started on the tour and drawing, but please send a text to LUISA on 07709109638 so that we can co ordinate and if you are late you can find us in the gallery. PLEASE DO NOT CALL AFTER 11 AS SHE WILL BE TEACHING. We cannot guarantee that your tutor will be able to respond immediately if you are late – please be on time to avoid issues finding the group!

London Drawing Group also greatly appreciate any notification that you may not be able to attend on the day via email or text!

ALSO PLEASE NOTE

This tour is NOT an internal tour run by the National Gallery, and we have had some confusion with London Drawing Group students being turned away when asking for directions at reception- if there is ANY confusion please call Luisa on 07709109638 and I will be able to direct you to the meeting point. I will also be contactable by email.

We look forward to meeting you in the GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCE of the SAINSBURY WING, by the information desk (the Sainsbury wing is the adjoining building to the left of the main national gallery) at 10:45.

Luisa-Maria MacCormack

Now in their second year, London Drawing Group’s ‘Drawing Tours’ are a fantastic series of workshops designed to help both professional artists and complete beginners experience the joys of the London galleries and museums in a new way.

Through our subject-specific guided tours you will draw from the surprising histories and personal stories behind well-known works housed in London’s most iconic buildings, and through the expertise and guidance of our tutors, experience the works in a totally different light.

**Please remember to bring a sketchbook and pencils etc or a drawing board and sheets of loose paper if you prefer. Meet inside the front entrance of the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery at 10:45am.

ALL OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL ON PURCHASE OF TICKETS! :)

There will be a break for lunch and the session will finish at 4:30pm**