SUMMER: Life Drawing into Painting with Anton Chapman
Aimed at beginners and those who wish to rejuvenate their practice, this intensive three-day course focuses on working directly from the life model — through both drawing and painting.
Drawing lies at the heart of all artistic practice. Whether you work in abstraction, realism, photography, or conceptual art, drawing offers a direct and intimate means of engaging with ideas. Through this process, artists deepen their understanding of the world and cultivate a reflective, creative mindset.
Taught from both painterly and graphic perspectives, the course begins with the principle of painting as drawing with the brush. From there, students are guided to develop their observational and technical skills, moving fluidly between line, tone, and colour.
Participants are encouraged to look closely and work with focused attention, preparing the ground for authentic artistic discovery. The brush or pencil becomes an extension of the eye, tracing the figure not as mere picture-making, but as a way of learning to see — measuring not just form, but the ideals we seek in art.
Materials list
Life Drawing into Painting with Anton Chapman
A basic kit of materials to get you up and going is listed here. Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are attending the school. The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies – Crummer Road, Grey Lynn.
• The French Art Shop – Morningside
• Gordon Harris – Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central.
• Takapuna Art Supplies – Helensville, or online
• Pencils – 2B, 6B
• Willow charcoal – medium
• Compressed charcoal – medium
• Paint: acrylics or oils: Raw Umber, Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna,
Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow (professional artist’s grade or student grade hue),
Titanium White, Black
• Appropriate painting mediums: gel, gloss or matt mediums for acrylics,
odourless turpentine, linseed oil or Liquin for oil paints.
• White plastic palette and / or old plates for easy mixing
• Bulldog clips
• Craft knife for pencil sharpening
• Rags or kitchen towels for cleanup
• Old shirt or apron
• Brushes: flat small, medium, large sizes up to 4cm wide in either hog bristle or
soft synthetic filament N.B. Anton will advise in session 1
Browne School of Art has a selection of basic materials available for purchase: Paper in A1 / A2 sheets, newsprint, cartridge, sugar grey, wet strength, bulldog clips, pencils, charcoal, erasers, white chalk, black ink.
This list is a general guide only. The majority (though not necessarily all) of these materials may be used as students progress.
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Standard Booking
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
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NZ$450.00 | |
Standard Ticket + $10 Student Donation
A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
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NZ$460.00 |
Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
1021
