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UNISQ- Studio Practice 1st 6 months


Week 12
Inversion, Intuition & Unexpected Joy I didn’t expect to enjoy this lesson — but by the time I stood back and looked at the finished...
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Jun 101 min read
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Week 11
Colour Play and Creative Inversion This week was absolutely wonderful — playful, vibrant, and full of surprises. I really enjoyed myself,...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 10
Painting with Feeling, Not Just Form This week explored abstraction and emotional expression through colour and shape. I began with soft,...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 9
Mixing Skin Tones – Portraits in Layers Portraits once felt intimidating, but this week something shifted. I explored skin tones,...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 8
Framing Perception: Line, Colour, and Composition This week invited me to slow down and see with greater intention — through tone,...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 7
Painting Foundations - Surface, Substance, and the Colour of Feeling This week deepened my understanding of painting as both a physical...
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Jun 92 min read
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Week 6
A Pause with Purpose This week offered a gentle pause — a chance to step away from the studio and reconnect with what grounds me most:...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 5
Life Drawing - Marking Presence, Recording the Everyday This week was all about real-life figure drawing using charcoal — and while...
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Jun 92 min read
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Week 4
This was a tough week — I’ve never felt particularly confident when it comes to drawing faces. But I leaned in, applied myself, and...
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Jun 92 min read
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Week 3
Landscapes - Light, Line and Living Spaces This week I explored the landscape through quick contour sketches, ink drawings, and detailed...
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Jun 91 min read
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Week 2
Single and Two Point Perspective This week, I explored interior and exterior spaces through single and two-point perspective. What began...
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Jun 92 min read
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Week 1
Still Life - objects This week deepened my understanding of observation. In our still life exercise, I learned that drawing isn’t just...
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Jun 92 min read
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Yearlong Introduction
Throughout this year-long course, I will be introduced to key techniques and materials across Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture,...
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Jun 92 min read
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