Drawing from Dreams

Description

In this class you will go deeper within your drawing practice by connecting to your subconscious. You will investigate the dream world, practice automatic drawing, create ink blots as a starting point for picture making, and practice different types of meditation and yoga before using a no-editing method of drawing. You will explore what arises while expressing your subconscious and see what happens when letting go of conscious thinking to work more intuitively in your art practice. Lots of play will be encouraged using a range of mixed media including pencil crayon, black and white chalk pastel, oil pastels, India ink, watercolour, and collage. Beginners with a sense of adventure and more experienced artists welcome! Suitable for all levels.

Registration Details

Visit the Vancouver Island School of Art website to register online, or phone 250-380-3500.

Suppy List

Items required for the first class:

- Water media: small watercolour set OR acrylic ink (primary colours) OR watercolour pencil crayons

- soft pencil- 2B

- good quality oil pastels, minimum of 3 colours of your choice

- good quality pencil crayons, minimum 3 colours of your choice

- 1 sheet 22” x 30” paper

- sketchbook

- fine tipped black pen (Micron 02 or 05) OR fine tipped nib and holder

- black ink for fine tipped nib and holder

Additional items that will be discussed during the first class:

- Micron black pen- 02 or 05

- good quality oil pastels, minimum of 2 colours of your choice

- 1 stick each of black and white charcoal

- ONE round brush size 6, 10, or 12 (Allegro)

- black India ink

- sketchbook, opus essential hardbound sketchbook OR 9” x 12” sketchbook with at least 50 pages. Example- Canson XL Recycled Sketch Pad 100 sheets

- 3 sheets Stonehenge paper OR opus watermedia paper, 22” x 30” pad of 18x24 brown kraft drawing paper or a pad of newsprint