Journey Through British Still Life with Adele Wagstaff - Session 1

Led by artist Adele Wagstaff, this dynamic course offers a deep dive into key drawing techniques and concepts. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned artist, explore the rich history of still life painting and its relevance in contemporary art.

Delve into line, tone, and form as you create your own unique compositions inspired by themes from our exhibition, The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain.

Choose between individual sessions or join us for the full three-part series. Get ready to unleash your creativity and master the art of still life drawing like never before!

This is the first session in the series (find the first two sessions in the suggested events below). Receive 10% off when you book all three sessions. Simply add all three to your basket and the discount will be applied automatically.

From tradition to modernity (1900s-mid-1920s)

During this session participants will explore shape and composition while drawing from tabletop arrangements inspired by natural forms; fruit, vegetables and other objects found in nature.

This workshop will give a brief overview of the genre of still life, its motifs from vanitas and memento mori; flowers, fruits and their decay.

We will look at the work of turn-of-the-century Slade artists, the Bloomsbury and Camden Town Groups and the Scottish Colourists, whose objects were often familiar and domestic chosen predominantly for their form.

Participants will make two drawings using a variety of materials during the evening, looking at the position and scale of objects, and drawing the negative spaces around them.

Artists will look at include Vanessa Bell, Roger Fry, Duncan Grant, Laura Knight, William Nicholson, Walter Sickert, Ursula Tyrwhitt and Sylvia Gosse.

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