Richard Kitson will be teaching you in this course, you will learn and develop basic skills working in charcoal, graphite, chalks and pastels.

Richard is a local artist primarily known for his portraiture and figurative works in oil paint. You may recognise Richard from Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year where he painted Paralympic athlete Kadeena Cox MBE at the Wallace Collection in London.

‘Drawing is key to my practice and I demonstrate a wide variety of academic drawing techniques. Globe Arts Studio looks like a great creative community in which to share ideas and help people develop their skills.’