This year Riga got UrbanSketching movement and we want to celebrate it with first UrbanSketching Summer School in Riga. UrbanSketchers Riga organise it together with artist from Indonesia Rudy Murdock.
Everyone interested is more than welcome to participate, learn to sketch and support exchange of drawing practices from the other parts of the world. We hope this is a beginning of a beautiful tradition and we will organise second and third and… seventeenth (at least) UrbanSketching Summer School of Riga some day.
The legend behind the summer school is very simple and airy - as we want to continue. We had a conversation with Indonesian artist Rudi Murdock and he said that he would like to visit Riga some day. Some time later the idea of Summer School appeared and we saw how the dreams come true - Rudi can get to Riga and Riga can have the international plain air.
Schedule
August 8, 2017
- 16.00 - 17.00 - how to start sketching: tools, skills and techniques to make your first step in urban sketching? Marija Zjurikova
- 17.00 - 18.30 - Simple ink sketching. Workshop by Rudy Murdock
- 18.30 - 19.00 - snack break
- 19.00 - 21.00 - learning sketch walk (Ink+watercolour). Mentored by all instructors
August 9, 2017
- 16.00 - 17.00 - reasons to start regular sketching or psychological benefits of drawing. Choosing what to sketch. Agnese Aljena
- 17.00 - 18.30 - Spontaneous sketching. Workshop by Rudy Murdock
- 18.30 - 19.00 - snack break
- 19.00 - 21.00 - learning sketch walk (spontaneous sketching). Mentored by all instructors
August 10, 2017
- 16.00 - 17.30 - understanding architecture and perspective. Alina Beitane
- 17.30 - 18.30 - postcard urbansketching. Workshop by Rudy Murdock
- 18.30 - 19.00 - snack break
- 19.00 - 21.00 - learning sketch walk (Perspective + street architecture in postcard) and grand finale. Mentored by all instructors
Participation fees:
- 120 EUR - full workshop (fully booked)
- 50 EUR - one day (fully booked)
- 20 EUR - sketch walk
The materials:
We will provide all the basic materials for workshops and sketch walks, but if you wish you can take with you and work with your own. Here is a list, what you might need:
- a paper (mixed media or watercolour paper is advisable)
- a pencil
- an eraser
- brush or water brush
- pens, preferably water resistant
- watercolours
