Join artist Gary Long for this David Hockney-inspired life drawing webinar. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join at home with guided exercises.  

Well-known for his stylised compositions and still lives, using flattened forms and bold, paired back colour palettes, Hockney’s earlier figure drawings are less well-known yet these early graphic works laid the foundations for his artistic career. 

Enjoy learning about an earlier, and less well-known part of Hockney’s artistic career. See how Hockney’s expressive and lively graphic works can provide the inspiration for your own life drawings. Working from a model in our St Ives studios, Gary demonstrates how to reduce the figure to its essence, capturing character while not losing the accuracy of your drawings.    

See how to capture the essence of the model through a series of quick exercises and then a longer, more focused piece. Working in pencil, ink and coloured crayon, see how Hockey’s earlier, expressive works can offer a new way of working with the figure.

What to Bring

A list of materials will be available to see in your account after booking.

You will need access to the internet and ideally a PC, laptop or a tablet with audio. Phones are not really suitable to watch a webinar on, unless you can cast to your Smart TV.

Timings and Breaks

You can revisit as often as you like for up to 60 days after the start of the course.