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kateshields:

‘DRAWING BRIGHTON’ is back!

To coincide with my current exhibition at the Artist Residence Hotel, Brighton, I’ll be holding a 2nd series of public portrait sittings with contemporary Brighton individuals- ‘Drawing Brighton’, starting on the 15th August.
Places are fil

ling up fast, and there’s a limited number of them available, so do get booking- we have some very exciting sitters ready to announce!
You can book for as many weeks as you like, plus a block-booking option is available for those who don’t want to miss a session:

Book by clicking here

Final May session: Psychogeography with James Burt

You can read all about this wonderful session here:

http://www.orbific.com/weblog/2012/05/psychogeography-workshop.html

Thanks to James for organising and running it, and to everyone who came along!

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

‘Different ways of seeing’, as it appears on the website, meetup.com, is not affiliated with me.

These sessions ran from March 2012 until yesterday, and were designed and organised by myself and a select few, exclusively for the Artist Residence Hotel.

Any events that are announced under this name are in no way related to the hotel, my work or any of the co-organisers.

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Saturday saw the last of our 5 life drawing sessions with a difference, brought to you by Artists, Models, iNK- a unique creative collective based in Brighton.

We’re glad to say that every week was fully booked, with people creating some wonderful work- we had artists working in many different mediums, from pen and ink to ipad.

You can see some of the work created on the Artists, Models, iNK blog, as well as find out what’s next…

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Sadly, due to circumstances out of my control, next Saturday’s Automatic Drawing session has been cancelled. Sorry to those interested!

Fret not though, on Saturday 19th, I’ll be showing all 4 episodes of ‘Ways of Seeing’- John Bergers’ groundbreaking 1972 programme about art and the ways in which we see it.

The screening is free and will start at 5pm, with tea, coffee and perhaps some wine and cake ;) More details here.

On Saturday the 26th, I’ll be handing over to James Burt, who will be taking us on a Psychogeography-inspired adventure. Tickets are likely to sell out fast, so do make sure you save yourself a space. 

Psychogeography is a way of looking at cities to see the magical and the surprising in familiar places. Following a brief introduction, this workshop will feature a number of creative experiments.

Whether you’re an artist, poet, writer or just a pedestrian, learn to see Brighton in a new way.

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April is almost over, which means it’s almost time for some more Different ways of seeing!

Our first session, on the 12th, will be guest hosted by Simon Ward:

Held a little later in the evening, Simon Ward brings you an introduction/experimental session based around automatic drawing techniques. These techniques are used by many creatives, some of whom have re-named it ‘yoga for artists’, as it allows us to connect directly with our subconscious.

We have a very limited number of places available, due to the nature of the session, and still for a very affordable £5, so please do book early for a place.

April begins!

Our drawing sessions in April are being taken over by Artists, Models, Ink- a unique creative collective of life models. We aim to explore the complex relationship between artist, model and muse, through events combining life drawing, music, performance and spoken word.

Not your average life drawing sessions here! Each week will be posed, designed and presented by each of the 6 members in turn. 

Week 1 was artist in residence and model, Kate’s session, exploring the dark muse: Marchesa Luisa Casati. It was a great session, and you can see photos of some of the work created on the Artists, Models, Ink page.

Tickets are very much on their way to selling out for session 2, which will be brought to you by popular life model, Frankie:

Final March session: Tattooed

What a great way to end the month- a very talented group of artists gathered at the hotel this afternoon to draw the wonderful tattooed aerialist, Kitty.

As this session was focused on tattoos, Kitty was the perfect model, and she held 2 2 hour poses for the assembled group.

Below is some of the fantastic and varied work created:

Ipad drawings by Julian Vilarrubi

Great brush-pen work by regular attendee, James Green.

Beautiful (biro!) drawings by Helen Cann.

Lovely drawing by Esther Sweeney

A great drawing by another regular, Mark Armitage

By Suzanne Rolfe- great tattoo drawing!

Pen drawing, including some intricate tattoo work by Trevor Robertson

Deborah Robertson, with her first drawing…

…and her second drawing, with some great colour and tattoo detail.

And a final drawing by me, Kate Shields.

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I’d like to thank all who came along to these sessions to try something a little different- I hope you all came away with something positive- I certainly did :)

Also thanks to Feryal, Frankie, Emma & Kitty for their great modelling work.

Stay tuned for news about what’s coming in April…!

Tomorrow’s session is all booked up!

So glad to see so many people keen to study tattooed skin in a more in-depth way. Should be a fun afternoon!

Sketch of Kitty by Kate Shields, (drawn from a wonderful photo by Abi Horne.)

Next week, we hand over to Artists, Models, Ink: life drawing session, designed by life models. Click the April link above to find out more details, or book a ticket here:

‘The Museum of the Muse.’

Artists, models, ink: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. →

kateshields:

Once more for today…do get booking!

artistsmodelsink:

Not long now until we at Artists, Models, Ink take over the Saturday drawing evenings at the Artist Residence Hotel, Brighton.

Starting on the 7th April, each session will be created and modelled by one member of A.M.I themselves- every week will bring something completely different from the…