How-to-Draw Workshops
for ages 5+
How-to-Draw Workshops for children or also named Eco Drawing Workshops are a combination of concerns for the environmental issues around the Planet and the use of art for environmental awareness, as well as fun.
I begin the workshops with participants learning the importance of taking care of our Planet with author/illustrator Linda Nissen Samuels' Elly's Adventure Books, a series of children's books, which focus on ecology. To bring the whole concept of environmental awareness together, Linda could not be any more inspiring. Combining her passion for conservation and her artistic flair, Linda has used her skill to show young people the wonder and fragility of the world around them.
The narration is followed by a presentation of the how-to-draw method created by Linda from her book DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS, which was illustrated by myself. The participants receive a copy of the book to use, and then take home with them. They are shown how to follow the book and create their own art.
INDOORS OR OUTDOORS
I have worked with Linda Nissen Samuels for many years delivering how-to-draw workshops for children at art galleries, book fairs, charity events, primary schools and community events; outdoors or indoors. The book DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS is considered a very useful aid for pupils and teachers alike.
The books can also be part of a fun activity at children's birthday parties, while, at the same time, promoting ideas to care for the Planet.
Waterstones, Cass Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tales on Moon Lane and bookstores specialising in children's books in London have hosted the drawing workshops. While their wards happily draw for fun, those accompanying them get a chance to browse the bookshop.
It is a form of partnership where Linda and I, on one hand, offer our time to give workshops for free and to spread the word about the books on environment and art, and on the other hand, the shop, school, art gallery or charity organisation add enjoyment, art and environmental education to their event.
WORKSHOP EXAMPLES
Palette to Prevention - Artist Workshop: How-to-Draw for Children Age 5+ at the Forum in Southend-on-Sea on the 27th of July 2024. This workshop for 15 children was part of a series of events by Charity Lady McAdden’s Palette to Prevention Art Exhibition created to raise funds for its work on breast cancer prevention.
Eco Drawing Workshops, at Weald Country Park, Essex from May until October 2019 being promoted by Essex Country Parks. The workshops were held outdoors in a covered space near the Visitors Centre, suitable for kid's educational gatherings or parties - Belvedere Barn (by Belvedere Car Park)
Planet Essex Festival at the Cressing Temple Barns, with Linda and Irene giving three free Eco Drawing Workshops throughout the day.
Brentwood Art Trail 2019, at The Baytree Shopping Centre in Brentwood, offering a free Eco Drawing Workshop for the community.
SNAP, how-to-draw workshop, adding up fun to their Siblings' Event.
COSTS
Workshops last approximately one hour and cost £15 per participant, which includes a copy of the book DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS to take home.
For enquires about Eco Drawing Workshops please get in touch with me, Irene Malvezi, at or call on 07715601222.
ART THERAPY
DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS is a highly interactive book ideal for anyone from 5 - 105. It is based on an innovative drawing method devised by Linda Nissen Samuels. To learn more about Linda's books please visit: http://www.patopress.com/
The aim is to aid the new artist by developing the key skills of the art of drawing. It introduces children and adults to the basics of drawing by making it simple. It can be an intervention within Art Therapy sessions and a boon for people with learning disabilities. It can with time, become a form of authentic expression, helping the Art Therapy process to unfold with the client's needs. From easy step-by-step drawings with simple lines and circles, you, as a new artist, will learn to recognise the underlying shapes of objects. You can transfer this skill to more complicated shapes as your confidence increases.
The book also introduces the vocabulary of art, such as ellipse, vanishing point and perspective, illustrated in an easy to grasp manner.
Price: £9.99 online or shops, or directly from Irene Malvezi at £5.00 - postage costs will be added on top of the price.
TO ORDER
To order please contact Irene Malvezi
Email:
Mobile: 07715601222
BOOK - DRAW QUEENS, KINGS and ALL THINGS ROYAL
Like the DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS book, this is for children and grown-ups alike. DRAW QUEENS, KINGS and ALL THINGS ROYAL, is another one based on an innovative drawing method devised by Linda Nissen Samuels exclusively created with ROYAL themes. It was a commission for Buckingham Palace’s gif shop in London and online.
The book also introduces the vocabulary of art, such as ellipse, vanishing point and perspective, illustrated in an easy to grasp manner.
Price: £5.99 - postage costs will be added on top of the price.
TO ORDER
To order please contact Irene Malvezi
Email:
Mobile: 07715601222