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Drop-in & draw

Drawing from the figure

Join us for a free taster drawing session inspired by our upcoming paid course, Life drawing: From line to form
Date
Friday, 14 March 2025
Time
2.45 - 3.45 pm (drop-in)
Location
Room 29

About

Join artist and Gallery Educator Emily Motto to try out different techniques of drawing from figures. If you enjoy this introductory session you can develop skills further in a longer course Life drawing: From line to form, exploring drawing with lines, marks and movements, inspired by figures in paintings in the collection. 

Image: Detail from After Michelangelo, 'Leda and the Swan', after 1530

Emily Motto

Emily Motto is a Gallery Educator at the National Gallery and an award-winning artist working in sculpture, installation, and drawing. She studied on the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Central Saint Martins and went on to study BFA Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, graduating in 2014. Motto has since exhibited at various galleries including the ICA London, Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre and Beaconsfield Gallery, Vauxhall. 

Supported by

The John Armitage Charitable Trust

Creative sessions

Drop-in & draw

Drawing from the figure

Join us for a free taster drawing session inspired by our upcoming paid course, Life drawing: From line to form
Date
Friday, 14 March 2025
Time
2.45 - 3.45 pm (drop-in)
Location
Room 29

Free, drop-in session

Places are limited and available on a first come, first served basis. 

Please arrive in good time to access the building and find the meeting place in Room 29.

Please view our General Admissions page for more information.