From 2D to 3D · Working with a Life Model · Inspired by the techniques of Henri Matisse

Explore colour, movement, rhythm and expressive composition as you take your drawings beyond the canvas and into vibrant 3D relief compositions.

Inspired by the playful and adventurous approach of Henri Matisse, we will explore how colour can be used to create energy, movement and feeling. Working with a life model, we’ll begin with expressive drawing exercises exploring movement, rhythm and flowing line.

We’ll then move into colour, creating our own painted papers with inks and acrylics before cutting, arranging and reworking shapes into expressive compositions. Inspired by Matisse’s cut-outs, the process allows drawing to flow into colour, colour into shape, and shape into collage and three-dimensional relief form.

The aim is not to produce a particular kind of picture, but to follow the creative process and see where it takes you. Through experimentation and play, you’ll be encouraged to loosen up, discover new possibilities and develop a more intuitive and expressive way of working with colour.

Beginners and experienced artists are welcome. No previous experience of sculpture is needed. Life model and all materials included. Please bring lunch.

This workshop is £100pp.

To book this workshop, head to this link.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

About Lorna:

Drawing on her background in art, health, and psychology - and her experience creating immersive, light-filled sculptural installations and mixed-media works - Lorna offers a supportive space to experiment, observe, and translate the human form into dynamic, personal expression through embodied, expressive practise. Lorna studied fine art at Camberwell School of Art, Goldsmiths and The Art Academy. She is also a qualified teacher, who has taught in a variety of places including The Art Academy, New City College, the NHS and across the corporate world.