Mediums: Drawing in charcoal
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Mondays, June 22 & 29, 2026
Class Times:
• 9:30 am-noon Pacific Time
• 12:30 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time
• 5:30 pm-8:00 pm UK Time
Edward Hopper was an artist who used drawing in many different ways. He made sketchy drawings to get his ideas down quickly. He also laboured over developed, preparatory drawings before embarking on paintings.
In this course, we will look at both types of drawing closely. Laura will demonstrate drawing from his charcoal drawings and we will analyse them together. This course is designed to heighten our awareness of how valuable drawing can be in painting making. It will look at how you can rapidly get down an idea but also take an idea further in the lead up to beginning a painting. We will be looking particularly at composition and shape making. We will be looking at the role value has in drawing and how you can use it to alter drama and mood. We will also be looking at the careful adjustment of compositions we see taking place in Hopper’s drawings and how small changes can make a big impact in pictures. You will be encouraged to work from his drawings yourself but also to hopefully bring the thinking into working from your own subject matter.
Materials: You will need willow charcoal (compressed charcoal as an optional extra) and cartridge paper for this class. You might also like to add white chalk.
In stock
$160.00
Laura Smith(b.1980) is a painter living and working in London. She completed her BA at the Slade School of Fine Art in 2003 and went on to win the Richard Ford Award and the Drawing Prize during her studies on The Drawing Year at The Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School) in 2004. She graduated from her MFA at the Slade School of Fine Art in 2012, winning the Clare Winsten Memorial Award. Laura was shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize in 2011 and has recently shown at the Mall Galleries, Jerwood Space, Flowers Gallery, Lubomirov-Easton and the Royal Academy of Arts.
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