Drawing Research and Development Year

To expand research into drawing as a diverse and important practice, I’ve begun a year-long period of skills development.

I’m attending the Royal Drawing School Online Drawing Development Year, accessing process-specific learning from skilled artists, whilst still being able to work in the Shetland landscape.

The aim of this time of intensive study and observation is to expand creative processes, leading to new ways of working with environment and drawing.

Spring Term flew by! To start things off, classes led to exploration of practical techniques and expanded media, through an exciting and broad range of creative approaches to drawing. Below are just a few examples.

Summer Term will start next week, exploring further aspects of environment including topographies, viewpoint, chance and change. Aspects from the first term of imagination, memory, and developing visual vocabulary will be built upon, enriched by new approaches like narrative. Further study of the figure will continue to develop observational skills and technique.

Drawings and more updates will be added to the Drawing Research and Development Year page under Projects, above.

Drawing Research and Development Year is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.