with Christine Allison in conjunction with her solo show in the Main Gallery at SSW Symondsbury. Drawing the Line runs from 5th to 27th April.
In each of these workshops we will explore materials and the marks they can make – water-soluble graphite, charcoal, Indian ink and water-soluble wax pastels. Each workshop will follow a theme found in Christine’s exhibition but the interpretation will be yours. It is the material and the subject matter that will influence your outcomes. All materials and paper will be provided however you might like to bring a sketchbook for note taking and experiments.
Christine Allison lives and works in Lyme Regis; her home and studio overlook Lyme Bay and are minutes away from the sea. She trained at St. Martin’s School of Art, London; the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, USA and Exeter University. The sky, sea and shore are a constant inspiration for her work and foraging for ‘finds’ at Black Ven, just East of Lyme Regis, is one of Christine’s favourite activities. These subjects and others from the natural world appear in Christine’s drawings and oil paintings.
About the Artist:
Christine is a professional artist and experienced teacher. She has exhibited her contemporary birds of prey oil paintings in successful shows in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and more locally here in the South West. Christine has worked with The Natural History Museum and Bristol Museum and currently delivers workshops to local art groups and runs art courses for Lyme Regis Museum and the Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support charity. Christine also runs 5 day art courses with fellow artist, Gail Sagman.
Drawing has always been Christine’s passion and she would describe drawing as her first language; sometimes realistic, sometimes abstracted; drawing underpins all of Christine’s work.
