Welcome to Drawing Ground – where big ideas begin with simple lines!
"Drawing Ground starts with drawing - it grows into a wider world of art, exploring new materials and creative approaches beyond just lines on paper."
Come and explore the fun world of drawing which is one of the most fundamental and powerful forms of art. Drawing Ground is a playful and inspiring drawing project that explores drawing as a tool for creative thinking, communication, and self-expression. Each session is full of creative activities designed to spark creativity, build drawing skills, and stretch your thinking - rooted in the experimental, curious spirit of contemporary art.
Drawing helps you focus, build confidence, and see the world in fresh and surprising ways. It’s also a great way to relax, explore your feelings, and make something that’s completely your own. Along the way, you will naturally strengthen focus, coordination, observation, and self-expression.
Drawing Ground is for anyone curious about the possibilities of drawing. Join us and see where your lines can take you.This will be a playground for imagination to explore, invent, and grow!
UPCOMING PROGRAMMES
Drawing Ground: The Pause
How can we make our lives more creative and joyful? Perhaps by setting aside one creative day each month as a starting point.
Drawing is a simple and powerful way to reconnect with your imagination, slow down, and reset. Drawing Ground: The Pause at Stanley Arts is a series of relaxed and welcoming drawing sessions for adults, offering a gentle creative space to pause, breathe, and make art away from the pressures of everyday life.
This is for anyone needing a creative reset - whether you’re a freelancer taking a mindful day away from work, a parent carving out a rare quiet moment, an older adult exploring creativity with more time, or simply someone looking for calm, inspiration, and connection.
Each session explores a different approach to drawing, with gentle guidance, creative prompts, and all materials provided. Inspired by the performative energy of Stanley Arts, these sessions invite you to explore drawing as a sensory experience. You’ll be invited to explore drawing in playful, imaginative, and sometimes unexpected ways. No previous experience is needed. You’ll leave with your own unique drawings, a sense of creative confidence, and a refreshed mind.
Refreshments will be provided. Enjoy a morning tea or coffee while meeting others and drawing together.
Session 1, 22 May: Close Observation & Sensory Drawing
Begin with careful looking. Through a series of guided exercises, participants explore drawing as a way of sensing - paying attention to detail, texture, and rhythm. The focus is on slowing perception and translating what is seen and felt into marks on paper.
Session 2, 26 June: Drawing with the Whole Body
Expand from small-scale observation to larger, more physical drawing. Working at scale, participants use the whole body to make marks, exploring gesture and movement to respond to the performative energy.
Session 3, 17 July: Watercolour as Extended Drawing
Introduce watercolour as a fluid extension of drawing. Participants combine line, wash, and layering to create more atmospheric work. Building on the previous sessions, this stage brings together observation, movement, and material exploration into a more developed final piece.
Time: 10am–12.30pm
When: 22 May, 26 June, 17 July 2026 (Fridays)
Where: The Living Room, Stanley Arts
£30 – Single session
£80 – Three-session bundle (recommended for the full experience)
