Portraiture: Drawing and Painting the Head (Summer School Short Course)

Initially you'll focus on investigative and analytical studies working directly from the head/model - these will include linear drawing and measurement and tonal studies.

You'll then move onto approaches that allow for more expressive potential.

You'll explore colour and its interaction and relativity, as well as its role in the articulation of space and form. This will include looking at restricted colour palettes, scale, composition and cropping.

These structured, developmental studies - together with an exploration and preparation of supports and materials - will lead into a final three days of sustained painting. The ideas covered previously can be called on as needed.

You'll be be supported through individual tuition, informal discussion, slide talks and group critiques delivered by visiting figurative artists.

The course will conclude with a final group critique, during which the group's work throughout the two weeks will be discussed.