Find Your Inner Frida
Thursday 29th October 11:00am
Suitable for girls and boys aged 6+, teens and adults
My most popular workshop is now online. You will learn how to draw the basic proportions of the face using Frida as our muse. Together, we will look at her strong features and wonderful sense of style and recreate Frida masterpieces.
First you will learn about Frida Kahlo and how she should be credited as ‘the original queen of the selfies’ We will look at the artists self portraits and learn about her life as a female artists in Mexico.
The warm up sketching will involve you looking at images on the screen and copying them following instructions so you improve your face drawing skills. As a nod to Halloween and the forthcoming festival Dia de lois Muertos you will learn about sugar skulls and how to create your own inspired by Frida.
Finally you will Be shown how to paint your own Frida and will be encouraged to use colour and flamboyancy in abundance. It will be a real ‘let it go’ session where flowers, jewellery, colour and animas are explored as backgrounds and embellishments.
During this session you will gain enough knowledge and inspiration to go away and spend the rest of the day finding your inner Frida!!!
How does a Beth Morris Workshop zoom workshop work?
The participants will be muted on entry to the zoom session and it is very much a listen and learn workshop. However, this does mean the energy and enthusiasm will be any less that if we were all in the same room together. There will be chats, and plenty of demonstrations to watch and you will be encouraged to engage with questions via the chat facility on zoom. The tasks will be short but inventive so will get you thinking quickly and will leave you keen to develop your creativity after the workshop.
How can the same workshop be suitable for a child and an adult?
The way Beth teaches is to encourage and develop skills of all levels and ability. Therefore as the learner you will take responsibility for following the workshops and using the knowledge acquired to produce art work.
The workshops are taught using live demonstrations. I will offer simple and harder versions of the projects, showing examples that will suit both children, teens and adults. In my in-person workshops at my studio, I often present the same task to children and adults and have found this technique produces some inspirational art work.
A child needs to be old enough to listen, engage and follow instructions. Therefore I do not advise any younger than six to attend the workshop without a parent.
As an adult you will learn and apply the knowledge gained to your own art practice.
As the workshop is primarily listening, watching and doing together, the chat is mostly from the teacher so therefore is suitable for all.
The bottom line is….art is for everybody. How many times do parents watch their kids colouring in or paint and wish that they could get involved. You are never too old or too young to be an artist!!! Let’s do this!!!
I have two children, or myself and my children all want to attend, do I buy two tickets?
The cost of the workshop is valid per household. So if you have more than one child, please only purchase one ticket. Siblings can all watch the same workshop, and families can all join in together. Or if you have an older child and fancy drawing alongside them, again you just pay per household.
I don’t have any children. Can I just do the workshop myself?
Absolutely!!
How will I access the workshop?
The day before the workshop is due to take place you will receive the zoom ID code and password. Please do not share this with anybody else. All workshops will take place promptly at the times advertised.
What will I need for the workshop?
Please bring the following with you:
paper for drawing and water colour paper for painting if you have any
Sharp pencil
A rubber
Washable felt pens or any water based markers (not sharpies)
Water colour paints
Water pot
Paintbrush
Black biro or black fine-liner
Black sharpie
An open mind ready to be inspired⠀⠀