This will be the second Urban Sketching School in Riga, and the first one in winter - a time very challenging for all who sketch urban environments. UrbanSketchers Riga is organising it together with two artists and urban sketchers - Alex Hillkurtz from France and Melanie Köhler from Germany.
Everyone interested is more than welcome to participate, learn to sketch and support an exchange of drawing practices from the other parts of the world. The only requirements are a There are no any requirements but willingness to draw and enjoy the process.
Our focus this time will be on topics related to urban sketching in winter - how to find objects and subjects that allows comfortable drawing in cold and dark winter. It is not about just finding a spot where watercolours don't freeze and it is much more than fast sketching to stay alive. Alex comes from the film industry and will share tricks used by filmmakers. Melanie is an amazing portrait artist and will share her approach of including people into sketches. Masha loves illustrating food and Alina is an architect who feels the space of interior and exterior, and they both are excellent in explaining drawing.
Alex's workshop is Telling a Story With Pictures: Explore moving beyond merely what you see, and depicting what you want others to see. Play with what to put in, and what to leave out of a sketch. Every picture tells a story, so let’s tell a compelling one!
Melanie's Spontaneous workshop: every step begins with a first stroke. We will focus on doing a lot of exercises to draw people quickly. Spontaneously and with a lot of fun, we will develop our own personal signature.
All together we will spend some time on Sunday brunch that most probably will result in drawing food & kitchen scenes.
Schedule
Friday, February 16th, 2018
- 17:30 - Welcome and introduction - Miera street 36b
- 18.00 - 21.00 Parallel workshops by Alex and Melanie
Saturday, February 17th, 2018
- 11.00 - 12.00 Mentored sketch walk 1 - streets of Old Riga
- 12.00 - 13.00 Lecture by Alina "Interior Sketching" - Museum Rīgas Birža (Doma laukums 6)
- 13.00 - 15.00 Mentored sketching in Museum Rīgas Birža
- 15.00 - 17.00 Free time to warm up, have individual lunch
- 17.00 - 20.00 Parallel workshops by Alex and Melanie - Miera street 36b
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
- 11.00 - 12.00 Lecture by Masha "Food Sketching" - Mon Amour Cafe (Jāņa street 14)
- 12.00 - 14.00 Mentored sketch-brunch
Participation fees:
- 180 EUR (includes tuition, materials, coffee breaks and Sunday brunch)
Would you like to give it as a present? You can order a gift card, please let us know!
The materials:
We will provide all the basic materials for workshops and sketch walks, but if you wish you can take with you and work with your own. Here is a list, what you might need:
- a paper (mixed media or watercolour paper is advisable)
- a pencil
- an eraser
- brush or water brush
- pens, preferably water resistant
- watercolours
