Drawing and Printing Into Painting (Online Workshop) Fall 2025 w/ Otis Blease

October 6 to October 20 (Mondays) 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

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DEMO: https://youtu.be/VfyG73T-0sU

Workshop Description

Using simple drawing and printing from home exercises we will embrace the possibilities that arise through happy mistakes. By utilising the spontaneity of mark making and using drawing and printing techniques to help detach our critical minds, we will aim to reconnect with the element of play within art to help create expressive images. Our sense of touch will be a key focal point and will act as a connection between drawing and printmaking. Experimenting will be the key focus on this workshop.

Workshop Outline

Week 1 - Drawing

We will start with a presentation talking about drawing, looking at artist references with a focus on expressive mark making. We will consider different approaches to drawing, printing and painting and the possibilities of combining all three in a work.

We will explore drawing exercises that aim to loosen up our approach to drawing.

Week 2 - Printing

Beginning with a presentation on printing, we will expand on the themes of week 1 incorporating the mono-print technique. We will learn the possibilities this simple process can bring to drawing and its endless room for experimentation.

Week 3 - Drawing, Printing and Painting

In the final week we will be combining three approaches into one, using collage to merge drawing and printing with painting.

Workshop Materials

Week 1

 Drawing paper

 Graphite sticks

 Pencils 2B, 4B, 6B

 Charcoal

 Sandpaper

 Sharp utensils such as an etching needle

 Scissors

Week 2

 Black relief Ink (Caligo safe wash)

 Coloured relief ink (caligo safe wash)

 Extender (caligo safe wash)

 Printing roller

 2 x Sheet of thin Perspex (Preferably A2 size but depends on preferred image size)

 Graphite sticks, pencils, biros anything to make a mark with.

 Bamboo barren (or a metal spoon)

 Japanese paper or any paper below 100gsm thickness.

Week 3

 Glue stick

 Rice glue (or PVA)

 A2 paper (thicker than 200gsm)

 Scissors

 Prints from previous week

 Materials from previous week to create new prints if needed