One pose, one painting: Life drawing: Velázquez’s 'The Rokeby Venus'

Immerse yourself in the art of sustained observation in this new life drawing series, ‘One pose, one painting: Life drawing’. Each session explores a single painting from the National Gallery Collection, pairing it with a live model in a pose inspired by the work. The March session focuses on Velázquez’s 'The Rokeby Venus'

Guided by an artist and tutor Adele Wagstaff and working directly from a life model, you’ll spend the day studying and drawing from a long, sustained pose, developing a more finished, considered drawing. Through this slow and attentive practice, you’ll deepen your understanding of form, gesture and anatomy while exploring how Velázquez captured the human figure.

These sessions are designed for those looking to develop their life drawing practice through close engagement with paintings in the Gallery and time to reflect, refine and observe from history and from life models. Each session stands alone - join one or build your skills across the series.

This course is suitable all levels, from beginners to experienced artists looking to refresh their practice. All materials are provided and you can take your artworks home with you. Handouts with extra resources are also provided. All sessions take place onsite in The Clore Art Studio in our Roden Centre for Creative Learning.