Join us for a Life Drawing workshop where pumpkins, squashes and gourds will be our featured models for the day. Autumn brings a new season of changing light, shortening days and a rich harvest of robust produce in the form of pumpkins, squashes and gourds in an array of vibrant colours. We will begin the day with a series of quick warm up exercises to familiarise ourselves with the basic shapes of our subjects before looking at tonal values and how to capture their 3-dimensional form on paper. The emphasis will be on quick expressive sketches and having fun with pencil and charcoal studies before introducing colour with a selection of chalks, pastels and paints. Please arrive 9.30 – 10 am for coffee / tea and biscuits. A delicious, light vegetarian lunch with produce from the garden is included and afternoon tea and cake.

We will provide everyone with a range of art materials, equipment and different grades of paper but please feel free to bring along any of your own equipment that you may wish to use. Please bring appropriate footwear if you would like to see Caisson Gardens after lunch.