London Drawing

QUIET PORTRAIT- PAINTING GWEN JOHN STYLE WITH LAURA SMITH – 3 OCTOBER 2026

October is PORTRAIT MONTH at London Drawing! We are excited to present 5 Saturdays of portrait with 5 different artist using a range of mediums and approaches with a program of inspiring models:

Explore the power of Quiet Portrait with the brilliant Laura Smith!

Using the great Gwen John as our inspiration we will work though portrait using expressive drawing techniques, exploring emotion through brushwork and colour. We will work with a muted harmonious palette of colours to create subtle tones and combinations to explore light and tone in your painting, touching on basic colour theory. Our models will wear costumes, working with poses and props to create simple narratives and imagery. We will consider colour and expressive brushwork to build character and emotional depth in your portraits.

This workshop is packed full of practical tips to create strong, confident drawing and painting- with loads of tuition and demonstrations to show you how to get started. You will learn everything you need to know about working from the portrait model in oils and acrylics ..

Great for building confidence in your creative capability- whatever your ability

Saturday 3 October 2026
10-4.30pm
£110 / £70 concessions
All materials included
Booking here and via link in our bio:
https://londondrawing.com/product/the-quiet-portrait-painting-gwen-john-style-with-laura-smith-3-october-2026/
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Great classes & workshops with brilliant Tuition, super models and inspiring spaces - 🤩🤩🤩
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GIFT VOUCHERS
Available for all our drop in life classes / Saturday workshops / online classes & courses
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🔴ONLINE LIFE DRAWING
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
Monday 14 Oct
Laurie 𓃗 Art Model
7-9pm BST

🔴ONLINE COURSES
All include recordings
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THE LANDSCAPE OF PORTRAIT
Van Gogh x Frank Auerbach
Jonathan Farr
23/30 sept - 7/14 oct
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BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
Sisetta
Tues in Oct
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PORTRAIT PAINTING PROCESS
Mondays in Oct

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WILD FANTASY
Victor Hugo inspired portrait
emilymetalskin Sisetta
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DYNAMIC WATERCOLOUR
Tuesdays in Nov
josie deighton
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🔵 IN PERSON
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🔵WEEKLY LIFE DRAWING £16.50
£12 FULL TIME STUDENT/ UNDER 25 TICKETS
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Every Tues
7-9pm
Covent Garden
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Every Wed
11-1pm
2-4pm long pose
6.30-8.30pm
Waterloo Action Centre
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Every Thurs
7-9pm
Euston
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Every Sat
1.30-3.30pm General class
4-6pm: Long Pose
Waterloo Action Centre
£12/£16.50/£28 for two sessions
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SECRET SKETCH
Sat 11-1pm
Sun 1-3pm/ 3.30-5.30pm
vaultytowers
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⭐️SPECIAL DRAWING EVENTS⭐️
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MUSEUM SKETCH
At the British Museum
Sat 24 Oct
Sisetta
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🔵SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
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Quiet Portrait
3 oct
Laura Smith
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Expressive Portrait
Mixed media drawing
Sat 10 Oct

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Painting Portrait
Sat 17 Oct
James Hague
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Sat 24 Oct
Watercolour Portrait
Mark Entwisle -
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Coloured Pastel Portrait
Sat 10 Oct
𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕚𝕟𝕠
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Life Drawing & Anatomy
Sat 7 Nov

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Wood Cut & Lino Portrait
Sat 14 Nov
James Hague
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Figurative Watercolour
Sat 21 nov
Aaron Jacob Jones
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Info in our bio
https://londondrawing.com
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More artist inspiration - this time via the gorgeously understated drawings of Gwen John ahead of our Gwen John inspired portrait painting day with Laura Smith
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QUIET PORTRAIT- PAINTING GWEN JOHN STYLE WITH LAURA SMITH – 3 OCTOBER 2026

October is PORTRAIT MONTH at London Drawing! We are excited to present 5 Saturdays of portrait with 5 different artist using a range of mediums and approaches with a program of inspiring models:

Explore the power of Quiet Portrait with the brilliant Laura Smith!

Using the great Gwen John as our inspiration we will work though portrait using expressive drawing techniques, exploring emotion through brushwork and colour. We will work with a muted harmonious palette of colours to create subtle tones and combinations to explore light and tone in your painting, touching on basic colour theory. Our models will wear costumes, working with poses and props to create simple narratives and imagery. We will consider colour and expressive brushwork to build character and emotional depth in your portraits.

This workshop is packed full of practical tips to create strong, confident drawing and painting- with loads of tuition and demonstrations to show you how to get started. You will learn everything you need to know about working from the portrait model in oils and acrylics ..

Great for building confidence in your creative capability- whatever your ability

Saturday 3 October 2026
10-4.30pm
£110 / £70 concessions
All materials included
Booking here and via link in our bio:
https://londondrawing.com/product/the-quiet-portrait-painting-gwen-john-style-with-laura-smith-3-october-2026/
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Artist inspiration today ahead of our Expressive Portrait drawing workshop on the 10 October via the great Jenny Savile - a little contentious as people often feel her later work is a bit formulaic somehow- what do you think? A variety of earlier and later work in these slides-
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EXPRESSIVE PORTRAIT – MIXED MEDIA DRAWING TECHNIQUES WITH ANNE NOBLE-PARTRIDGE

October is PORTRAIT MONTH at London Drawing! We are excited to present 5 Saturdays of portrait with 5 different artist using a range of mediums and approaches with a program of inspiring models:

Join London Drawing tutor and founder Anne Noble-Partridge for a workshop exploring the expressive power of mark-making as we let our medium lead us through a series of drawings which take a deep dive into layering, building texture and contrast- and allow emotionally charged portraits emerge.

A great day of life drawing using different techniques and mediums suitable for all levels of ability. Anne will delve deep into her 20 years experience in teaching life drawing to pull out a range of drawing processes to really shake up your drawing practice and explore drawing – injecting your work with confidence of mark-making and the hutzpah to really go for it!

This workshop combines technique: proportion, composition, measuring – with dynamism: gestural drawing and mark-making to really build strong and confident drawing using a range of fun and engaging materials and processes- with loads of tuition and practical demonstrations.

We will be working in a wide range of mediums – from coloured pens- to compressed charcoal- to tonal pastel- using grounds to draw into to create depth and energy in your drawing.

A really excellent day designed to build your confidence in drawing all aspects of the body- perfect for beginners- and great for brushing up on technique for those with more experience

The perfect portrait workshop!

Saturday 10 October
10-4pm £99
All materials included
£70 concessions available for this class- low income/ under 25/ full time students- please email [email protected]
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https://londondrawing.com/product/expressive-portrait-mixed-media-drawing-techniques-with-anne-noble-partridge/