Although I am a fan of art, I don’t consider myself a
proficient artist, especially at drawing. So when a friend suggested going to a
life drawing class I was a little apprehensive. After a little encouragement we decided to go
to a class at Cafe Kino, Stokes Croft, Bristol. Cafe Kino is a not-for-profit
vegetarian and vegan cafe with a ‘community events space’ on it’s lower ground.
The life drawing class are un-tutored which allows for the
classes to be a very reasonable £5 per session. Sessions are 2 hours long consisting
of various poses for different amounts of time, the longest being the last pose
which is for 50 minutes. Participants are invited to bring their own equipment
although pencils, charcoals and pastels are available to use and paper can be
bought at cost price.
There was a mixed crowd of different ages and an even mix of
male and female, lots of people seemed to be on their own with a few couples in
the mix. My friend and I were most worried about getting into a fit of giggles,
however as the robbed female revealed her ‘lady garden’ the seriousness of the
rest of the class was apparently contagious. As the ‘poses’ past I started to feel a little
more confident, although I wouldn’t go as far as saying - ‘practice makes
perfect’. The two hours flew past and we
left the class feeling happy and relaxed.
Cafe Kino run weekly life drawing classes every Monday between
6pm and 8pm, if you are tempted, I urge you to go, I loved it.
Is that a tree? |
Not quite to scale! |
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