Arts & Crafts
Drawn From Life – About the Artists
Drawn from Life is an exhibition in celebration of the human form with drawings and paintings by a group of artists who meet to create art direct from life. Coming to the Creation Space in Basingstoke from Saturday 6th July to Friday 19th July 2024 The Drawn from Life group was established back in January…
Read MoreDo I Have Something on my Face?
I heard once that if you were to pass yourself in the street, you wouldn’t recognise your own face. Is that true? It might have been true back in the 15th century when the only way to have any idea of what you looked like was a mirror or to sit for a very expensive…
Read More“All art is illusion” – Interview with Sheila Dick
Life drawing is a form of art which captures the human body and has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. Life drawing can be dated back to 17,000 BCE from prehistoric cave paintings, and, although they were of a basic depiction, it stands as a part of the art form’s…
Read MoreGuest Blog – Junk Jodie
For our next blog we asked our good friend, resident artist and Proteus alumni Jodie Marsh-Hoffman to pen a few lines about following her heart to carve a career as both a performer and visual artist, and what led her to set up a new arts and crafts Youtube channel as Junk Jodie! Hi I’m…
Read MoreA Chat With Corinne Marsh – Art Tutor for Young People
Marketing Manager Mary G. sat down a few weeks ago with artist and professional art tutor Corinne Marsh to find out a little bit about how her classes are structured, and her plans for a new art class for young people aged 12 – 18: How long have you been working with children and young…
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