Life Drawing For Beginners

Participants sit in a circle around a model. Sketchbooks open, pencils poised. This is life drawing for beginners: sketching a clothed model (Sophie Nixon) as she holds props and maintains extended poses.

Led by local artists Ashlea Turpin and Luka Buchanan, Life Drawing For Beginners caters for artists at any stage. Through hands-on facilitation and guidance, participants are encouraged to not take themselves too seriously and prioritise the process rather than the product.

All materials provided, but feel free to bring your own if you’d prefer.

About Ashlea Turpin and Luka Buchanan

Ashlea Turpin is a 27 year old artist and Early Childhood Educator, who has been organising life drawing sessions at Curtin University for the past five years. Ashlea loves working with the models and learning from the many talented artists who attend. She finds capturing the human figure to be an endlessly challenging and fascinating task.

Luka Buchanan is a 22-year-old poet and artist, who published their first poetry chapbook, How to Fall Apart, in 2015, and went on to become WA Champion of the National Poetry Slam 2016 and placed third at the national final. In 2017, they published their second poetry collection, Are You A Weirdo?, which has sold out across Perth and found homes across the globe. They were also a finalist in the 2018 Black Swan Portraiture Prize.