Tutor: Genevieve Loxton
Cost: £126.00
Suitable for Beginners and Improvers
Materials available to purchase in our student shop at very reasonable prices. You will require an A3 sketchbook and artists pencils, charcoal and putty rubber as a basic set. We can supply these if required for your convenience..
2 Hours
Whether you’re an avid sketcher or you haven’t picked up a pencil in years we aim to make our drawing courses work for you. With a wealth of ideas and techniques to explore you will enjoy an enriched understanding and experience of Fine Art through drawing. Each session will help you engage in traditional and experimental drawing methods designed to introduce a new way of ‘seeing.’
You will learn processes to help you develop your own expressive style, encouraging you to take a fresh view of drawing. You will be enabled to consider the work of a wide variety of artists and art movements, to inspire and inform your work with different media and surfaces. Guidance on materials will be given from the outset and materials are available to purchase at reasonable student prices at The Art Workshop.
Courses run on Tuesdays at 10am-12pm or Saturdays at 10.30am-12.30pm throughout the year during term time.
A zoom option is available to join this course for the term from home, please enquire for details.
Owner and Art Workshop founder Genevieve Loxton is an award-winning first class honours graduate of Cardiff School of Art and Design, specialising in Fine Art Painting. She has taught classical and contemporary Drawing and Oil Painting at all levels to a wide range of students. She was previously an award-winning BBC producer.
To start with all you will need is an A3 sketchbook and artists pencils, a putty rubber and charcoal. All materials are kept in stock in our student shop for your convenience, at reasonable student prices, and you can equip yourself at the first class. Bring any relevant materials you already have. It’s easy to overspend on items which are not useful, so we advise you to avoid buying new before the first class.
The Art Workshop Studios are located at Lon Fach, Rhiwbina, Cardiff CF14 6DY.
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Rhiwbina train station is close by, and there are regular Cardiff buses to the village.
Rhiwbina Village has on street parking just a minute's walk from the studios. There is no parking in Lon Fach outside the studios, but if you have any mobility needs please let us know as we may be able to make arrangements for you.
Please come to the side entrance and ring the doorbell for admission. Classes may be in progress so please be patient until a member of the team arrives.
Tea and Coffee are available, the team is always happy to make a round of hot drinks before class starts. There's an honesty jam jar for contributions which are much appreciated. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments too, we just ask that you take any packaging, cups, cans etc away as we are limited to the amount of waste we produce.
Please discuss any different ability requirements with us before booking your course. The Art Workshop studios are in a 1920’s former carriage workshop in historic Rhiwbina Garden Village. We have a studio on the ground floor which has wheelchair access. There is no public parking in Lon Fach outside the studios, but we can arrange some help with parking as we have one dedicated space next to the building. Sometimes larger classes are held in the main studio on the first floor, which is accessed by a flight of stairs with handrails on both sides.
There are no waiting facilities in the studios, but Rhiwbina has a range of great independent shops to browse in and cafes. We recommend Snails Deli, the Secret Shed, The Whittaker Lounge church café, Coffee Labs and Parsons Bakery. There are several parks to enjoy, as well as the historic listed Garden Village, and Rhiwbina Library Hyb. We are sorry you cannot park in Lon Fach outside the studios which only has private parking, but there is ample on street parking around the corner in the village.
