Life Drawing Masterclass with Antony Williams
06 - 07 August 2027
Description
Tutor: Antony Williams Time: 10.30 – 16.00 Dates: 6 - 7 August 2027 Location: Messums Studios, Chilmark, SP3 5DU Course Fee: £285 This life drawing master class with Antony Williams is aimed at the intermediate and experienced artist. This course offers a fantastic opportunity to spend two days learning to observe and draw the human figure with the internationally renowned and critically acclaimed contemporary artist. Through a series of short and long poses, participants will be offered guidance and support on how to approach the human form following Antony's meticulous and exacting methods of observational drawing. Antony Williams, who is one of the artists represented by Messums, trained at Farnham College of Art and Portsmouth University. He is Vice President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and is a member of the New English Art Club and the Pastel Society. His work is based on intense observation, particularly of human flesh, which creates a heightened sense of realism. Williams’ work has been recognised with numerous awards, and is held in notable public collections including the National Portrait Gallery, Royal Collection, House of Commons, MCC Lords, Garrick Club, Corpus Christi Oxford, Trinity Hall Cambridge, Queens College Oxford, and a number of significant private collections. Please bring: Drawing paper, masking tape or paper clips, drawing materials such as pencils or charcoal. (Antony's prefered pencil is 3B) Please also bring your own packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided by the studio througout the two days.
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Cancellations Policy
Messums Studios is the educational community-facing branch of Messums.org. As such, the studio operates on a not-for-profit basis, and by booking one of our courses you support the wide work we do. All proceeds from the studio go directly back into the running of the studio. We exist for our creative community. Cancellations, refunds, and the rescheduling of your booked activity add pressure on the administration of the studio. Please check the course information and your availability before booking a course. Thank you. OUR CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY: Our regular classes and short courses run according to a schedule. Please check your availability prior to booking your course. Individual sessions missed during your regular term-time course are non-refundable and non-transferable to another person or date. We understand that sometimes cancellation of a full regular class or short course by a student is un-avoidable. In the case you can either request a refund or for your course fee to be held as credit and applied to another course with Messums Studios (admin fee of £25 will apply, Messums Studios reserves the right to withhold this option). A full refund for regular classes or short courses can be requested if cancelling no less than three weeks before the start. A cancellation fee of £25 will be deducted from the full refund. If cancelling less than three weeks prior to the start of the regular class or short course a partial refund of 50% of the course fee can be requested, less cancellation fee of £25. Any bookings cancelled within three working days prior to the start of the course will not be eligible for a refund. Messums Studio reserves the right to resell any vacant sessions. In the case of a tutors absence the class will run with a supply tutor or will be rescheduled around the studio programming.