Alison Churchill, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Alison Churchill

Drawing: the joys and challenges

Posted: 08/06/10 10:13 | 6 Comments

A few observations as both an OCA director and a student on Drawing 1….. First, as a student: My first observation would be – drawing is hard work! I guess it’s not surprising – looking, seeing, selecting and translating what is out there (3D and, disconcertingly, sometimes moving) into static 2D requires a great deal […]

New ways with pastels

pastels workshop

Posted: 29/04/10 11:03 | 7 Comments

Take a piece of card — matt surface, not glossy. Wet it thoroughly. Then lay down a line into the wet with the side of a chalk pastel – and watch what happens! These were the instructions given by OCA tutor, Stephen Court, at his workshop on Pastels and Mixed Media at the OCA headquarters […]