In this workshop, we find out how to discover a city through Urban Sketching, exploring Bonn in particular, with its cultural heritage and geography and use sketching to collect stories and memories about the place.
Bonn, on the banks of the river Rhine, is one of Germany’s oldest cities and from 1949 to 1990 was the capital of West Germany, it has been retained as the second, unofficial, capital of Germany after unification. A University City and the hometown of Ludwig van Beethoven, it has numerous cultural and administrative buildings and a clear urban presence by the Rhine.
We will use Bonn Lab on the East side of the river as a base and meeting point and explore the links between the modern and older city across the river.
WHAT WILL BE COVER
Swasky: We will work in storytelling, and find ways of approaching coming to a new city and discovering our story our experience to a new place and see it with a different eyes, a different sight.
“It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps (anecdotes) and memories (drawings) you create along the way.”
Storytelling when we draw and when travel is an opportunity to keep track of our experience.
注意を引くもの
私たちはいつも、ある場所に到着すると、まず自分自身を通してすべての情報をフィルターにかける。色や形といった視覚的な情報は目の前にある。しかし、場所とはそれだけでなく、音や匂い、感覚を通して感じるものでもある。
最初のセッションの間中、私たちは自分の感情を出発点として場を実験し、また私たちからの経験全体を意識していきます。
私たちが知っていること
第2セッションは、アイデアや情報、その場所に特別な視点を与える部分に費やされる。
私のセッションでは、焦点が当てられます。
- 古典的なルールを起点としたストーリーテリングのアイデアに取り組んでいる。
- 細部や些細なことに注意を払いながら、スジを伸ばすトレーニング。
- 私たちの表情と他人を引き合わせること。
- 現場での経験や後の情報から知識を得る。
- 全体の情報を整理することで、私たちのアプローチや視聴者・読者も変わってきます。
- ストーリーテリングとアイデアの展開
Isabel: We will work in watercolour primarily, and find ways of approaching coming to a new city and discovering its history. We will choose locations for each session to paint in watercolours, first fast to get some impressions down quickly and then more calmly to focus in what interests each of you.
Two successive sketches above in the same place first breaking the ice and second, focused more on the atmosphere of the place and the main building.
We will practice watercolour mark making and layering to develop our sketches into more finished paintings. If needed further drawing marks can be added with pen or pencil afterwards.
Watercolour was the starting point of all the sketches above, focusing on light, movement, and atmosphere. Pencil and other marks were added afterwards, only if needed to sharpen the sketch and give additional information.
OVERALL LEARNING GOALS
- 参加者のレベルに合わせて、コンフォートゾーンを押し広げる。スケッチを始めたばかりの初心者から、自信のある参加者まで、私たちは新しいことを教え、自分の境界線を押し広げ、実験する手助けをすることを目的としています。
- Looking and finding stories in a new city
- 人を描くのが怖くなくなる、外出先で人を描く
- 建物を描く自信がつき、街の空間を感じることができるようになる
- 新しい場所を描き始めるときに必要なものを理解すること
- 水彩画やデッサンの技術を基本から向上させる。
- ペンや鉛筆を使った線画、水彩画、様々な媒体での色彩など、様々なアプローチを使い、試してみる。
- ライブスケッチで様々なテクニックやアプローチ方法を試し、自分自身の表現を見つけることができます。
ワークショップのスケジュール
The course runs from Fri 12 evening to the Sunday 14 April 2019 afternoon. After a short welcome introduction, we start working straight away in two groups as follows:
Friday 12/4/19
4:30 – 5 Welcome at Bonn Lab
5 – 8 First evening session with Swasky and Isa
Saturday 13/4/19
9 to 9:30 Meet up at Bonn Lab
9:30 to 12:30 Morning session with Swasky and Isa
12:30 to 2:30 Lunch
2:30 to 5:30 Afternoon session with Swasky and Isa
6 pm Groups meet for sharing sketchbooks
Sunday 14/4/19
9 to 9:30 Meet up at Bonn Lab
9:30 to 12:30 Morning session with Swasky and Isa
12:30 to 2:30 Lunch and sharing of sketchbooks
2:30 Group photo
PARTICIPANTS
20 attendees maximum, 15 minimum, any level of experience is welcome
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
You will need to arrange your own accommodation and travel. To help you decide the area see the map of the workshop below. Suggested sites to look for a good range of accommodation: booking.com or airbandb.com
Travel: Cologne Bonn airport is the nearest airport, a 25 min bus ride from Bonn main station
REGISTRATION FEE
£180 (fees are in GBP)
To book: e-mail Isabel: isabel@pushingyoursketchingboundaries.com for a registration form. (Payment can be via internet bank transfer or paypal – link これ).
キャンセルポリシー All fees are refundable if cancelled more than 6 weeks prior to commencement of course (up to 1 March 2019). Bank charges will be deducted for the refund in the case of an attendee cancellation. If cancelled after the 1 March up to to one week before the start of the course, a cancellation fee of £50 (60 Euros) will be retained. No refund will be possible one week before the course.In the event of too few registrants, all monies will be refunded.
ワークショップ・マップ
You can find the workshop map これ
講師陣について
This workshop combines the abilities of:
イザベル・カルモナ そして
ビクター・スワスキー
