Introduction to Drawing with Julia Hall

Get acquainted (or reacquainted) with drawing in this relaxed class. Learn proportion, form, tone and perspective with artist Julia Hall.

Did you used to draw but then life got in the way? Have you not drawn since school but want to have another go? Are you searching for new ways to improve hand-eye coordination and keep your brain healthy? This two-hour ‘Introduction to Drawing’ class will teach basic techniques of proportion, form, tone and perspective, giving you the confidence to begin a new skill or improve a rusty one. Using a still-life set up, artist Julia Hall will help you to record what you see using pencil and charcoal through a series of fun exercises in a relaxed setting. The purpose is not to return home with a ‘ready-to-frame’ drawing, but to give you skills you can use going forward for sketching, life drawing or further classes. All materials (plus tea and biscuits!) will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary.

Julia Hall is an artist based in North Devon. After studying Modern History at the University of Oxford and living in Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, London, and New York, she returned to the South West in 2014. Following training at the New York Academy of Art and the Grand Central Academy, Hall developed a practice spanning portraiture and landscape, drawing inspiration from the people, coastline, and changing weather of North Devon.

Studio Kind is situated at the far end of and within Barnstaple Pannier Market. During out of hours, the market can be accessed by a small wooden door from Butchers Row.

Nearest Car parks are the Cattle Market car park or Barnstaple Central. There is disabled parking on Boutport Street.

The bus station is a 5-minute walk away and the train station a 15-minute walk or bus journey of 10 minutes.

Our venue is wheelchair friendly and accessible to all. There are accessible toilets right next door.