Bolbec Art Group at Commercial Union House, Pilgrim St, Newcastle.
September 25, 2019
We meet on the second and fourth Saturdays of the every month, 1-4pm , in the White room on the 4th floor of Commercial Union House (that ugly 60s building that hangs over Pilgrim Street). We are a not for profit group run by volunteers. The group is open to anyone who wants to draw the human figure. We provide easels and boards but artists need to provide their own paper and drawing materials. To request a place email :
ginadcrow@yahoo.co.uk
Here are the 2019 Autumn sessions:
14th Sept : Jo
28th Sept : Myke
12th Oct : Becky
26th Oct : Charlotte
9th Nov : Chris
23rd Nov : Jo
14th Dec : unknown
LIFE CLASSES IN THE SPRING 2019
March 19, 2019
MODELS FOR MARCH , APRIL , MAY 2019
9/3/19 : AMIE ( A beautifully pregnant model who we hope will return with her baby later in the year.)
23/3/19: CHRIS
13/4/19: DAMION
27/4/19: JULIE
11/5/19: LIAM
18/5/19 : LIFE CLASS during the Late Shows : 8.15 and 9.30
19/5/19 : LIFE CLASS at the STAR AND SHADOW CINEMA : 2.30pm
Life drawing in Newcastle on Saturdays at Ampersand Inventions ,Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street
July 9, 2018
BOLBEC ART GROUP MEETS AT COMMERCIAL UNION HOUSE, PILGRIM STREET , NEWCASTLE, AMPERSAND INVENTIONS, 4TH FLOOR
BOLBEC ART GROUP is an open group that meets on the first and the third Saturday of each month at 1-4pm. at Commercial Union House , Pilgrim Street, Newcastle. We are on the 4th floor in the White room. We have a wide variety of models and try to have a balance between male and female models. New members are always welcome. There is no tuition but peer support and encouragement is always on offer .We provide boards and easels . You bring paper, art materials. Over the three hours we tend to have a variety of poses.
Email ginadcrow@yahoo.co.uk to book a place. Costs £10 / £7.50 concession
2019-20 Bolbec Art Group
September 25, 2019
What happens when you draw someone who is naked/nude/unclothed?
September 25, 2019
Is the act of drawing a naked person any different from drawing a vase of flowers or a house or a hillside scene ? Is the exercise primarily one of skill and technique, of shading and line?Of this pencil or that charcoal. How important is the humanity of the model in this exchange?Does the fact that the model is naked and therefore ( potentially) vulnerable alter the act of drawing? What is actually going on here?
In the May Late Shows I explored a little of what actually happens in a life class in LIFE CLASS , a play performed in our life class studio. The audience may initially have thought that they were trying out a short free session of life drawing . Gradually though, the people with their pencils became the participants of a play that examined in close and often embarrassing detail what the models thought about during the tedious and painful minutes of remaining still. It also examined what the artists thought as they strove to capture an arm or a breast with a blunt 3B pencil.
I continue to research what is actually happening in a life class. Next May will see a new play with a new direction or take on nakedness in the art room. If you are interested in being involved in this project get in touch with me.
Gina Crowley
AUTUMN CLASS DATES AND MODELS
September 25, 2019
Here are the 2019 Autumn sessions:
14th Sept : Jo
28th Sept : Myke
12th Oct : Becky
26th Oct : Charlotte
9th Nov : Chris
23rd Nov : Jo
14th Dec : unknown
Life Class - Bolbec Art Group 