Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March 2025

10.30am - 4pm

This Figure Drawing masterclass with Jake Spicer offers an immersive two-day life drawing experience on Saturday 1 March and Sunday 2 March 2025, from 10.30am to 4pm each day.

Led by artist, author and founding tutor at Draw Brighton Jake Spicer will offer his expertise and guidance on this special weekend masterclass on Life drawing: Shape and Structure. A life class focusing on observational accuracy and rigorous construction to underpin stronger observations. This course is ideal for those aiming to refine their figure drawing abilities and strengthen foundational drawing skills through expert guidance and immersive practice.

Hosted at the Watts Gallery Artists' Village, participants will draw inspiration from the permanent collection of G.F. Watts and the exquisite life observations of Cicely Mary Barker, offering rich historical context to enhance the learning process.

About the artist

Jake is a visual artist, author and educator and started the Brighton Life Drawing Sessions in 2009, which became Draw in 2011. Alongside his role as Head Tutor of Draw and course leader of the Draw Atelier, Jake is Co-Director of The Drawing Circus, which he started with Francesca Cluney in 2010 . Jake has written a series of best-selling instructional drawing books aimed at making drawing accessible to everybody, and runs the Draw online programme from his studio in Mawddach Crescent.

What Jake says about his work:
"I have always used drawing as a way of making sense of the world around me; to me it is curiosity made tangible - a way of recording a long moment spent looking. I firmly believe that anybody who has the will to draw can learn to draw, and to learn to see the world differently in the process. That was why I started teaching life classes here in Brighton in 2009 and why I continue to teach it now."

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