The Elements of Drawing monthly sessions 2025

29^th March 2025

A series of informal, free, monthly guided sessions online, led by artists, exploring John Ruskin's The Elements of Drawing.

Join us as we embark on a guided journey through John Ruskin's book The Elements of Drawing, first published in 1857. Each session will be led by an artist, and be a mix of readings from the text and following the practical exercises that Ruskin sets throughout. There is no need for any prior artistic experience. We will indicate here any special materials needed beyond paper, a pencil and eraser.

The first session, led by Companion Arjun Shivaji Jain, will run from 1.30pm (UK time), 7pm IST on Saturday 29th March 2025, for somewhere between 60 and 90 minutes.

If you'd like to register for the first session, please let us know via email at communications@guildofstgeorge.org.uk. The zoom link for the session can be found HERE.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Arjun suggests that attendees have the following materials to hand:

1. Ordinary A4 plain white printer-paper or similar (5 sheets perhaps) or a drawing notebook if you have one

2. Black 0.5 mm roller ball or felt tip pen (ref. eu.winsornewton.com/collections/fineliners/products/fineliner-black)

3. A4 B&W printout of this image HERE.

4. A4 tracing paper (2 sheets perhaps)

USEFUL RESOURCES

The complete text of The Elements of Drawing can be found online HERE, and you can find a facsimile of George Allen's edition of 1904 HERE.

Subsequent session dates, one each month, will be confirmed and listed here soon.