Wood Engraving with Anne Desmet RA
Two-day practical class
Saturday 28 November - Sunday 29 November 2015
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
£360.
Terms and conditions
You will learn traditional techniques of engraving and printing in this two-day course, which will also introduce the history of artist engravers, from Paul Nash to Gertrude Hermes RA.
Anne Desmet RA will emphasise the diversity of approaches employed in wood engraving; you will learn to use the full range of specialist engraving tools and how to print by hand, without a press.
10.30am – 4.30pm each day.
About the tutor - Anne Desmet RA
Anne Desmet RA studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford and London’s Central School of Art and Design. She was awarded a scholarship at the British School at Rome in 1989, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, a Member of the Society of Wood Engravers and was editor of Printmaking Today from 1998-2013. She is an experienced printmaking tutor in many British print workshops and art colleges.
Desmet uses collage and print to depict the built environment. She is engaged with the evolution of the urban landscape and its testimony to the aspirations and experiences of humanity. Her abiding subjects are Italy, London and the Babel Tower.
She uses the traditional printmaking techniques of wood engraving and lino cutting, but draws on a variety of materials to create layered collages. Her work ranges from small scale, detailed examinations to sweeping, often fantastical, panoramas viewed from a bird’s eye perspective.
Watch a video of Anne Desmet RA discussing her Olympic print series.
This class is suitable for beginners or those with some experience.
This class is for you if:
• You are an artist, art teacher or student with a passion for the visual arts and for developing or extending your technical abilities in this printmaking medium
• You are an enthusiastic individual from any walk of life yet with a keen interest in making art. You want to learn both how to make specialist wood engraved prints and also something of the history of printmaking and its elevation to artistic status, with particular reference to the Royal Academy
• You would like the opportunity to meet respected experts in their field, to hear them talking about their work, with time to ask specific questions.
Participants must be at least 16 years old and there is a maximum of 15 places for this class.
Printing materials, lunches and wine reception on Saturday will be provided.
Our short courses and classes offer the opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of portraiture, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on the history of art and language.
For further information and enquiries, please contact Mary Ealden, Courses and Classes Coordinator, on 020 7300 8079 or mary.ealden@royalacademy.org.uk