Course summary:
Join Katie Sollohub for a one-day session in expressive and experimental drawing using ink and sea water inspired by the energy of the ocean.
Spend a day in our studio making a series of quick small studies taking inspiration from whatever you experience on the beach. Being this close to the sea, you cannot help being affected by the proximity and power of water.
Arrive prepared to take a walk on the beach down to the water's edge, to feel the force of nature with all our senses as we stand between the life of the city and the sea.
Collecting objects along the way we will observe detail and pattern to translate onto the page, or to make your own tools with. Back in the studio you will be guided through simple mindful meditations and movements to awakening your senses and warm the body, before making marks in response to whatever your experience has been.
Using ink and seawater and other natural materials, you will spend time experimenting with marks and materials. This immersive experience aims to map and record your day through making marks, drawing, writing, scratching and scribbling. If you have ever stood on the beach whiling away the time watching the waves roll in, and the cloudscape shifting, this will be the feeling of the day.
Suitable for all, including beginners.
Tutor biography:
Katie looks at the world intensely, noticing everything, making connections, finding narratives. Her work records the process of looking, crossing through time and space, drawing on memory and history.
Katie’s work has been selected for the Discerning Eye, Lynne Painter Stainers Prize, Royal Academy Summer show, Jerwood Drawing Prize. In 2020 she was awarded 1st prize in the Derwent Drawing Prize for The Blue Bedroom, selected for Wells Contemporary and Broadway Arts Exhibition, and Glyndebourne Festival Exhibition.
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Location:
Arch 3 at Atelier Beside the Sea and Brighton Beach. Please check in with a member of staff at the Atelier Beside the Sea shop till to be directed to the correct area.
Atelier Beside the Sea
165 Kings Road Arches
Brighton, BN1 1NB
Refreshments provided:
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided during class. Please bring a packed lunch, or visit one of the neighbouring seafront cafes.
What to bring with you:
All materials are provided by Atelier Beside the Sea. We will be using mixed media including inks, oil pastels, chalk pastels, felt tips and gouache, as well as collage and tissue paper.
If there are specific colours or materials you would like to incorporate into your piece, you are welcome to bring them.
Booking terms & conditions:
You can view the booking terms & conditions here.
As we send information to you ahead of your course start date, please ensure you provide full contact information when booking, including a contact number and email address.
Contact us:
If you have any questions about this course, please feel free to contact us at make@atelierbrighton.co.uk.
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