Eight-Week Drawing From
Life Course | By Roy Eastland

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Drawing is the art of making meaningful traces. In this course, students will progress through drawing exercises, demonstrations and individual feedback, developing new skills in observation, imagination and drawing.

Course details

Dates

Tuesday 28 April - 16 June 2026

Times

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Cohort size

Up to 10 places

Fees

£295

Location

The Margate School of Art

Duration

8 Weeks

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Overview

This course is structured around short drawing exercises, demonstrations of technique and individual and group tuition. Over eight weeks, students will be exposed to new techniques, develop new skills, and come to understand their own ways of drawing and how these drawings can become art.

By the end, students will have created a body of drawings, gained greater understanding of observational and drawing techniques, and deepened their own artistic voice.

This course is open to anyone: some previous experience with drawing is preferable though not essential, or experienced artists wishing to deepen their understanding of drawing from life.
By the end of the course, students will have:

Increased their understanding of drawing techniques

Gained experience and skills in life drawing and observation
Students at The Margate School of Art benefit from:

Group and individual tuition and feedback

Easels, paper and drawing boards

10% off at TMS’s cafe, ‘Coastal Art Coffee’
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Course tutor

Roy Eastland is an artist and drawing teacher whose work explores themes of human presence, memory and trace. A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art (1996), he is the winner of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Portrait Prize and the SGFA Small Works Award. He has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows, including the BP Portrait Award, Jerwood Drawing Prize, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize and Turner Contemporary. His professional practice includes teaching engagements at the V&A and UCA Rochester, with work held in public collections such as The Young Gallery Salisbury and Edinburgh College of Art.