Draw Summer Picnic

Come join us in Preston Park for the annual in-person and online Draw summer picnic! Anybody with an interest in drawing is welcome, whether you’ve been to our sessions before or not. It is a free, relaxed opportunity to come sketch from our costumed model Frankie, listen to music by Reid or just to join our communal picnic – the picnic is a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new ones and is open to everybody who would like to come along. If the weather isn’t on our side we’ll move to a sheltered location – just check the Draw Instagram for updates if it is a bad-weather day! For those that can’t join us in person we’ll share a Zoom link to the costumed drawing portion of the picnic on the Draw Patreon for all supporters.

What you need to bring

Bring your own materials, sketchbooks, picnic food & parasols! Dress in your summer best.

Finding us

We’ll be on the lawn next to Preston Manor, just beyond the main expanse of Preston Park. Watch out for a gaggle of a sketchbook-wielding arty types with a sign that says ‘Draw’. Call 07805201057 if you can’t find us.

In-person & Online Clothed Figure Drawing: 2-4pm UK time

Our clothed model Frankie will be holding a series of mixed poses that explore the theme of Primavera for everyone to draw at the Summer Picnic between 2-4pm. For those that can’t join us in person, you can join the online session which is free for everyone on the Free Tier of the Draw Patreon – to sign up to the Free Tier click HERE.

For anyone not on the Free Tier of the Draw Patreon, you can buy a one-off ticket to the online session through this link.

Supporting Draw

The sessions are free to attend and are funded by the Draw Patreon. If you like coming along and want to support the sessions to continue consider becoming a Draw Patreon support for £4+VAT per month HERE. You’ll get access to online drawing classes and discounts at our regular life drawing sessions in Brighton. If you’d like to share your drawings with us online, join the Facebook group or tag us with @draw_brighton and #drawbrighton on Instagram.

Artwork:

Fete Champetre by James Stephanoff (undated)