My sketches from the recent brilliant ‘William Blake’ drawing theatre event organised by London Drawing @LondonDrawing @JohnCloseArts @TheCryptGallery
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Making another portrait of Richard
Process of sculpting a portrait of Richard – about half life-size
Friday morning sculpture classes
Figure & Portrait Modelling in Clay with Jess Miller Working with the human form to develop observation and modelling skills. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach. A life model present in every class. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. Clay and basic […]
Drawing & Painting daytime and evening classes
Drawing & Painting Classes with Jess Miller These weekly classes are open to any level for students to develop their individual practice in drawing and water-based painting media. Composition and colour will be explored either through representational or abstract approaches. Various imaginative, observational and project-based […]
Making portrait and figure sculptures of Rebecca
Making a small portrait sculpture of Rebecca Making a small figure sculpture of Rebecca
Portrait sculpture of Barrie
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 24cm x w: 30cm x d: 20cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made.
Small figure sculpture sketch of Barrie
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 27cm x w: 18cm x d: 14cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made.
Quick figure sketch of Tanja reading a book
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 27cm x w: 10cm x d: 17cm.
Portrait sculpture of Vanessa
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 26cm x w: 30cm x d: 21cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here are some photos of a small figure sculpture of Vanessa created in […]
Figure sculpture of Vanessa
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 30cm x w: 15cm x d: 24cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here are some photos of a small portrait sculpture of Vanessa created […]
Portrait sculpture of Robin
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 20cm x d: 15cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a small figure sculpture of Robin in the same pose.
Small figure sculpture of Robin in costume
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. And here is a portrait of Robin from the same sittings.
Drawn from nature course
Some gallery and museum sketchbook pages from another great London Drawing Group course.
Small portrait sculpture sketch of Mathew
Fired clay. Patinated with rim paste. Approximate size: h: 17cm x w: 20cm x d: 16cm. Here is a small wax figure sculpture of Mathew in the same pose.
Small figure sculpture sketch of Rich
Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste. Approximate size: h: 22cm x w: 15cm x d: 23cm.
Exhibition in Camden, London: 15 to 20 October 2019
I will be showing recent work in a group exhibition in London in October, details are: Dates: Tuesday 15th – Sunday 20th October 2019 Times: Tue-Sat 11am – 6pm, Sun: 11am – 4pm Venue: Camden Image Gallery, 174 Royal College Street, Camden, London, NW1 0SP You can find further information here. […]
Sculpting a portrait of Aston
Process of sculpting a portrait of Aston with his chin resting on his hand
Drawing & Painting evening classes at The Art Stables
Drawing & Painting Evening Classes with Jess Miller These weekly evening classes are open to any level for students to develop their individual practice in drawing and water-based painting media. Composition and colour will be explored either through representational or abstract approaches. Various imaginative, observational […]
Patination summer workshop for clay sculpture
I will be teaching a 1-day patination workshops at Hampstead School of Art again on Saturday 24 August Click on the date above to find out more or call HSoA on 020 7794 1439 to book for either workshop. This workshop will explore some of the […]
Sculpting portrait & figure sketches of Barrie
Sadly Barrie died a few days after sitting for the third session. He was a fantastic model to work with and I glad I had the chance to both sculpt and draw him.
Drawing theatre
Mostly oil pastel sketches from the brilliant London Drawing Lone Taxidermist #DrawingTheatre performance in surround sound at Aures on Saturday
Small quarter figure sculpture of Athena
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 23cm x w: 20cm x d: 24cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a small figure sculpture of Athena in the same pose.
Small figure sculpture of Athena
Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 33cm x w: 17cm x d: 22cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a quarter figure sculpture of Athena in the same pose.
Crouch End Open Studios Art Trail 2019
I will be exhibiting new work again at the Crouch End Open Studios Art Trail weekend: Date: Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May 2019 Time: 12 to 6pm Venue: 2 Christchurch Road, N8 9QL All work will be for sale. For more details of all the Art Trail […]
Cultures of drawing
Really enjoyed studying a few weeks ago at the V&A Museum as part of a London Drawing Group course. We looked at various collections and then spent the last day in a studio creating oil pastel prints from some of the sketches.
3 x Patination workshops for clay sculpture
I will be teaching three x 1-day patination workshops at Hampstead School of Art again on the following dates: Sunday 14 April Saturday 27 July Saturday 24 August Click here to book for Sunday 14 April 2019 or call HSoA on 020 7794 1439 to […]
April 2019: 2-day Easter figure sculpture workshop
Sculpting a clothed figure in clay: 2-day Easter figure sculpture workshop Date: Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 April 2019, 10:30 – 16:30 Price: £160 Venue: The Art Stables, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY Tutor: Jess Miller Over this 2-day course, working directly from life, you […]
April 2019: 1-day Easter portrait painting workshop
Creating a portrait from life: 1-day Easter painting workshop Date: Tuesday 16 April 2019, 10:30 – 16:30 Price: £85 Venue: The Art Stables, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY Tutor: Jess Miller In this workshop you will create a portrait drawing and/or painting of a […]
Sketches from a workshop exploring portraiture
Sketches from a great London Drawing Group workshop at the National Portrait Gallery.
Sculpting a small quarter figure of Athena
Click here to see another sculpture from the same sittings
Workshop: Abstracting the Human Figure in Sculpture
Date: Friday 14th – Sunday 16th December 2018 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Venue: Hampstead School of Art, Penrose Gardens, London NW3 7BF Price: £260 This 3-day workshop will begin with a look at various ways artists have distorted and abstracted the human figure in the past to make sculpture. […]
Small figure sculpture of Aston
Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 26cm x w: 20cm x d: 21cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a portrait sculpture of Aston in the same pose.
Portrait sculpture of Aston
Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 26cm x w: 30cm x d: 22cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a small figure sculpture of Aston in the […]
Sculpting a small figure of Athena
Click here to see another sculpture from the same sittings
More museum / gallery sketches
More sketches from another London Drawing Group workshop – this time at the National Gallery.
Exhibition in November / December – save the date!
I will be showing new work in this upcoming exhibition by 17 members of the CEOS group Wednesday 28 November – Sunday 2 December 2018 in north London. More details here. Ply Gallery, Open daily: 11:00 – 16:30, Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End, London N8 […]
Dance rehearsal sketches – exploring movement
City Academy’s RevueLesque dance company kindly let me sit in on a couple of rehearsals and this is the result so far – some of the sketchbook drawings have been into acrylic and watercolour.
Relief sculpture cast study at the V&A
Really enjoyed studying this relief sculpture a couple of weeks ago in the Cast Court of the V&A Museum as part of a London Drawing Group workshop
Jess Miller: Painted Clay Sculptures of the Figure — Jackson’s Art Blog
Here is an interview with Jackson’s Art Blog about my work Jess Miller is an artist inspired by the human figure, body language and identity. Her favoured medium is clay, which she models in front of the subject. 1,162 more words via Jess Miller: Painted Clay […]
