Ashmolean Museum - Oxford Developing Drawing Skills & Techniques: Classical to Contemporary
Autumn/Winter Dates to be Confirmed.
This engaging four-session course is designed for adults who wish to further develop their drawing skills, broaden their creative toolkit, and gain confidence in both traditional and experimental approaches to drawing. Balancing classical techniques with more expressive, contemporary methods, this course offers an inspiring environment where you can refine technical ability while exploring new ways of seeing and creating. Whether you are looking to sharpen your observational skills or push your artistic boundaries, this course will support you in growing a more personal and thoughtful drawing practice.
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/develop-your-drawing-skills-workshops
The class has all levels of students and yet I felt everyone enjoyed it and felt challenged. That is the sign of exceptional instruction. I would definitely recommend the course to others.
I liked the range of possibilities covered, it gave us a very good idea of what an achieved with a pencil or a multitude of drawing utensils. I believe this would suite ANYONE from beginner onwards.
Testimonials
I enjoyed learning to look and engaging with all the materials. I think the course was perfect, would be nice to have a longer course.
I enjoyed being challenged in ways that I wouldn’t normally do and the opportunity to draw very different objects
I enjoyed practicing a hard-looking practice, which allows me to process ad idea or understanding of objects and give me an opportunity of building ideas.
Challenging but enjoyable, I enjoyed the museum objects, the warm up exercises and the personal guidance.
Relaxed Art Groups
Experimental Botanical Painting 19th Feb 2026 2-4pm
Expressive drawing and mark-making using a combination of wet and dry materials.
Victorian Surrealist Collage 26th March 2026 2-4pm
Inspired by collage artist Catrin Welz-Stein you will work with images to create your own cabinet of curiosities in the form of a 2D composition.
Printing Weed Compositions 30th April 2026 2-4pm
You will be constructing patterns and designs through layers and arrangements to explore the beauty in nature's untamed plant-life.
LEARN HOW TO DRAW WORKSHOPS Ashmolean Museum, with artist Helen J.S. Edwards
A course of 3 half-day practical sessions in the galleries & the Ashmolean Learning Studio. Learn how to draw from first-hand observation & be guided through each of the formal elements including line, tone, texture, shape & form, light & composition. The course is suitable for beginners as well as the more experienced and aims to break down any preconceptions or fears around drawing.
Participants will be working from objects in the Museum.
