3 Drawings from our Portrait workshop (24/04)
The beautiful couple, Virgile Demo, Ball Pen & Wax Pastel on Sketchbook (A5) ©Demo Dema
Hi artists and friends,
We’re glad to share with you 3 drawings from our PORTRAIT AS STORYTELLING workshop (24/04), session 9/9 of our Drawing Sesh in the Spring Term.
The portrait in relation to its surroundings
For 2 hours we drew the portrait as a means to tell a story, looking at relevant contemporary painters in the process, including Njideka Akunyili-Crosby (b.1983, Nigeria), Titus Kaphar (b.1976, USA) and Claudette Johnson (b.1959, UK).
We could’ve add
In the second hour we drew from life, with Virgile as our model posing in front of one of our sets. The idea was to draw the portrait in relation to the background, in this case an imaginary island in the middle of a tropical ocean, inspired by the isle of Neverland in Peter Pan.
Virgile in Neverland 1 (24/04/2025), Karolina Dema, ink on sketchbook (A5) ©Demo Dema
The video replay and the presentation of the session are now available to our patrons here.
THE PORTRAIT AS STORYTELLING is session 9 of 9 workshops of our Spring Term. All 9 replays are available in our Spring Term Collection on Patreon.
New Drawing Sesh season coming up!
We meet again next month for our Summer Term that will take us till the end of July.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
V&K
Virgile in Neverland 2 (24/04/2025), Karolina Dema, ink and watercolour on sketchbook (A5) ©Demo Dema
Images:
The beautiful couple (24/04/2025), Virgile Demo, ball pen and wax pastel on sketchbook (A5), based on a digital collage by Karolina Demo ©Demo Dema
Virgile in Neverland 1 (24/04/2025), Karolina Dema, ink on sketchbook (A5) ©Demo Dema
Virgile in Neverland 2 (24/04/2025), Karolina Dema, ink and watercolour on sketchbook (A5) ©Demo Dema