Mark making inspired by Millet’s outdoors
Free, drop-in
Places are available on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive in good time to access the building and find the meeting place in the advertised room.
About
In this meditative drop-in drawing session, we will be exploring painterly marks, strokes and gestures in landscapes, starting in Room 19.
Using a range of mark-making tools, we will pay close attention to texture and line in paintings from the Gallery, collecting moments, marks, and gestures.
Slow down and find calm, peace, and balance through this restorative practice taking inspiration from the natural world.
This event is part of Art History Festival 2025 organised by the Association for Art History.
Your tutor
Emily Motto is a Gallery Educator at the National Gallery and an award-winning artist working in sculpture, installation, and drawing. She studied at Central Saint Martins and the Ruskin School of Art, and her work has been exhibited internationally. She often works collaboratively with young people to develop new works and commissions, and her work was recently shortlisted for the Royal Society of Sculptors' First Plinth Award 2025.