DATES: FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER AND THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2026
TIME: 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM
INSTRUCTOR: NATHALIA VELÁSQUEZ
LEVEL: NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
PRICE PER SESSION: MEMBERS: €15, NON-MEMBERS: €20
PLACES: BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PARTICIPANTS
WHO IT IS FOR
PEOPLE WHO ENJOY ART: BOTH THOSE WHO ALREADY DRAW AND THOSE WHO WANT TO START. BEGINNERS. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED; THE WORKSHOP IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY DRAW AND WANT TO EXPLORE MIXED MEDIA.
DESCRIPTION
THE AIM IS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO CREATE THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION OF A STILL LIFE, RELYING ON THE PAINTERLY POSSIBILITIES OF THE MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE AN EXPRESSIVE, LOOSE RESULT.
WE WILL START WITH EXERCISES TO GET TO KNOW THE MATERIALS AND PRACTISE OBSERVATION, LEARNING TO TRANSLATE FORMS ONTO PAPER. FROM THERE, WE WILL BUILD UP THE STILL LIFE IN LAYERS, EXPLORING TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS (MIXED MEDIA), FROM WET TECHNIQUES TO DRY TECHNIQUES, UNTIL WE REACH A FINAL RESULT.
THIS MIXED-MEDIA STILL LIFE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED AS A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING IN MIXED MEDIA. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SHORT EXERCISES TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIALS —WET AND DRY TECHNIQUES— AND WITH BASIC OBSERVATION TOOLS: HOW TO LOOK AT THE STILL LIFE AND TRANSLATE ITS FORMS AND PROPORTIONS ONTO PAPER. FROM THERE, EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BUILD THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION BY WORKING IN LAYERS: FIRST A BASE WITH WATERCOLOUR AND/OR INK WASH, AND THEN LAYERS OF DETAIL AND TEXTURE WITH COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR WAX OR OIL CRAYONS. THE IDEA IS TO COMBINE A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PART WITHIN THE SPACE, RELYING ON THE PAINTERLY POSSIBILITIES OF THE MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE AN EXPRESSIVE, LOOSE RESULT. THE RESULT IS A DRAWING WITH ITS OWN CHARACTER.
WHAT TO BRING
- A SKETCHBOOK OR PAPER, PREFERABLY WITH A SMOOTH OR SATIN FINISH, OF AT LEAST 160 GSM.
- WATERCOLOUR, GOUACHE.
- COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR WAX OR OIL CRAYONS.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS OR USE THOSE WE PROVIDE AT THE CERCLE.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
PRIOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. YOU CAN SIGN UP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: REGISTRATION
PAYMENT IS MADE AT THE CERCLE RECEPTION BY CARD OR CASH, OR BY BANK TRANSFER.
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