Collaboration with Natural History Museum
I am excited to officially announce a new collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Berlin; something that has been in the ‘planning and development’ phase for over a year now.
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John Singer Sargent’s Mugs and Madame X
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) made hundreds of rapidly drawn charcoal sketches of society personalities, drawings he referred to as “mugs.” He made these in response to a high demand for his work. Not being able to satisfy all with oil paintings, he satiated his sitters with quick charcoal drawings. These portraits are mostly of wealthy…
Sketchbook Creative Journey
We are excited to introduce a new workshop format the the Berlin Drawing Room. The new series Sketchbook Practice will take place over the course of an entire year, starting in January. This format enables participants to embark on a deep personal journey of not only learning to draw but developing a practice that they can choose to continue or always return to over the course of a life time.
Supply List for Color: Theory and Practice
Available to purchase at first class: mixed media paper block (12 Euro from Boesner) – make sure to bring 12 Euro exact change to first class. Bring: Clean palette or disposable palettes Scissors glue stick Optional: your own brushes other optional materials will be discussed during the workshop, as things progress and individual interests develop…
Private Parties at the Berlin Drawing Room
Looking for a creative way to start off you Hen/ Stag Party weekend in Berlin? Look no further! Life Drawing Parties at the Berlin Drawing Room are a fun and creative way to celebrate with your friends! With the added bonus that you get to take your drawings back home with you. We have hosted many…
Tonality and Seurat
I love to share these these drawings by Georges Seurat with my class when we learn about Tonality. Seurat is the artist most associated with Pointillism, that off shoot of Impressionism. But his drawings offer a subtle insight into the technique of rendering form only through value shifts, or tonality. Notice the complete lack of…
Alberto Baraya’s Herbarium of Artificial Plants
Alberto Baraya’s “Herbarium of Artificial Plants” is an example of a contemporary artist engaging with the technique and history of traditional Herbarium plates. Instead of collecting living plant specimens and drying them, he collects artificial plants and disassembles them. Important to his research, like a true Botanist, is the context and location in which the…