Bromley Art Society Bringing Artists Together since 1947

Our "illustrated lecture" slot in May is not going to be a lecture but a life drawing session with a model. I for one have never done this before, so I am looking forward to it - but with a little nervousness! Here are two pieces of advice from our luminaries.

Allan Davies's advice (from a much longer article in the Spring edition of The Easel): Bring your own kit to the BAS session. If you have a protable easel and board to which to clip your paper, bring them as it is easier to draw from life on a near vertical plane. Charcoal and white chalk or pastels are good to start with. Good quality soft pencils enable fine drawing of details. Leave your pencil eraser at home! Bring plenty of paper. It's also handy to have some wipes or a rag to clean your hands.

Pat Tucker's advice: Bring the art materials that you think you will need, depending on how you wish to work - eg - pencils, pens, ink, charcoal, paints, pastels and paper and a board or other firm base on which to work. Remember that you will have less than two hours to work so drawing rather than painting is advised. Drawing is also cleaner in the Church Hall - if you do decide to paint you should also bring some floor protection. Bring an easel if you prefer but tables will be provided.

As always, the session starts at 8pm but Allan advises arriving in plenty of time.

Friday 7th May 2010, 8pm Verrall Hall, Bromley United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Road, Bromley. BR1 1RY.

See you there