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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 MillerOver this 2-day course, working directly from life, you will create a small sculpture of a clothed figure. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach.
Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome.
Clay and basic modelling tools provided.
Age: Suitable for 16+Limited spaces. To find out more and book your place click here
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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 MillerIn this workshop you will create a portrait drawing and/or painting of a clothed sitter using traditional observation-from-life techniques.
Basic drawing materials provided.
Please bring your choice of media if you wish to paint. If you are working in Oils you will need to use ZestIt or equivalent as White Spirit is not allowed.Age: Suitable for 16+
Limited spaces. To find out more and book your place click here.
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Sketches from a great London Drawing Group workshop at the National Portrait Gallery.
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Date: Friday 14th – Sunday 16th December 2018
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Venue: Hampstead School of Art, Penrose Gardens, London NW3 7BF
Price: £260This 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. You will then be given some quick life drawing and life clay modelling exercises to build the figure in different ways that encourage a more abstracted way of seeing. You will then be able transfer your ideas into a more detailed clay sculpture whilst continuing to observe from life.
For more information & to book a place visit: https://hampstead-school-of-art.org/learning/workshops/abstracting-the-human-figure-in-sculpture
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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.
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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.
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More sketches from another London Drawing Group workshop – this time at the National Gallery.


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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.
Ply Gallery, Open daily: 11:00 – 16:30, Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End, London N8 9BQ
EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Sarah Barker Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Julia Clarke, Anthony Cockayne, Martin Davidson, Elizabeth Hannaford, Maureen Harrison, Russell Herron, Tom Hogan, Jackie Lewis, Jess Miller, Sirpa Pajunen-Moghissi, Richard Peacock, Teresa Schippel Hales, Sue Spaull, Yana Stajno, Eva Turrell
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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
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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 Sculptures of the Figure — Jackson’s Art Blog
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Drawing & Painting Classes with Jess Miller
These 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 subjects can be studied as themes. Jess treats each student individually and will give guidance and practical advice.
Time and Dates:
Mondays, 10:00 – 12:30
Autumn Term: Monday 8th October to Monday 10th December 2018
(please note there is no break for half-term)Address:
The Art Stables 80 East End Road London N3 2SYPrice:
£185 per 10-session term
or £100 for 5-session block
or £25 for a single session drop-in classTo find out more and book your place:
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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. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. There will be a small charge towards firing costs at the end of term.
Time and Dates:
Autumn Term: Friday 21st September to Friday 30 November 2018
No class: Friday 26 October (half-term)Address:
The Art Stables 80 East End Road London N3 2SYPrice:
£255 per 10-session term
or £155 for 5-session block
Special offer £25 for a single session taster classTo book your place:
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Patinated fired clay sculpture
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Drawings from a fantastic Francis Bacon inspired Drawing Theatre event organised by London Drawing
#FRANCISBACON #DrawingTheatre #SpacesoftheMind
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I will be showing recent work in a group exhibition in London in October, details are:
Dates: Tuesday 2nd – Sunday 7th October
Times: Tue-Sat 11am – 6pm, Sun: 11am – 4pmVenue: Camden Image Gallery,
174 Royal College Street, Camden, London, NW1 0SPYou can find further information here.
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Sketches from a great Drawing Circus event at The Phoenix Studio.
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Sketches from the Rodin exhibition at the British Museum and 2 great museum tours with The London Drawing Group – one at the British Museum and one at the Tate Britain.
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These sketches are from a fantastic 1 day life workshop I attended inspired by organised by London Drawing – inspired by the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Modern
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I will be exhibiting new work again at the Crouch End Open Studios Art Trail weekend, 12 & 13 May. Please drop in between 12 and 6 for a cup of tea & view our artwork. All work is for sale.
For more details and my venue address please click here.

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Chalk pastel drawings on black sugar paper of the incredible Valentina Rock as Hygieia – done with my “wrong” hand – from yesterday’s brilliant Rubens drawing event organised by LondonDrawing @JohnCloseArts @TheCryptGallery #DrawingTheatre



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My drawings from the recent brilliant ‘Goya Master of Two Worlds’ drawing event organised by London Drawing
@LondonDrawing @JohnCloseArts @TheCryptGallery
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