Drawing talks
A fast-moving exploration of the role of drawing as fundamental language of exploration and expression from its beginnings 35,000 years ago; includes the discovery of perspective, the extraordinary works of the great European masters and the challenges of 20th Century experimentation and subversion.
Taking a Line for a Walk - A Short History of Drawing
This talk explores the many ways that drawing has been used to explain, explore and depict, from the work of medieval draughtsmen to the refined, vivacious and fluid drawings of the 18th Century masters. Styles, approaches and media are discussed.
Drawing Approaches from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century
Master Draughtsmen of the Nineteenth Century
An examination of the individual styles, techniques and approaches to drawing by some of the great masters of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
A talk (including a demonstration), presenting drawing as a way of contemplation and seeing poetically, which can help to intensify our experience of the world.