Line/Life Drawing Masterclass with Irma Calabrese

To celebrate her first Australian solo exhibition, Lithuanian-born Sydney-based artist Irma Calabrese will facilitate an evening full of art and dance at Tiliqua Tiliqua.

Step into a world of glamour as Sydney Vintage Dance troupe perform Crazy Horse, a Parisian cabaret-burlesque dance to inspire your figurative art. The flirty trio lure you in with cheeky smiles, swaying hips and high kicks. After the performance, the showgirls strike stunning poses, inviting you to capture their beauty in a guided life drawing class.

Learn to use continuous line to capture the movement and mood. The topics will include composition, dynamic drawing, essence of the pose, selective interest, exaggeration, addition & subtraction and more. 

Who should attend:

intermediate to advanced artists seeking to expand their creative practice

What to expect:

a welcoming, immersive and inspirational atmosphere, tips to progress in your artistic journey, fresh perspectives on materials and techniques.

What to bring:

• sketchbook or loose paper (A5, A4 or A3),

• fine liner / felt tip pens (o.2, o.4 tip),

• graphite pencils,

• mechanical pencil (0.5, 0.7 lead)

Irma is a multidisciplinary artist working across theatre, film, photography and visual arts. In recent years she has developed a special interest in figurative art and in continuous line drawing technique.

Being fascinated by human form, anatomy and an invisible connection between humans, Irma has created an extensive body of work called “Don’t let go”. The drawings in the series depict many emotions and the technique of not lifting the pen until the thought has been transferred onto paper, comes across as a metaphor of our interconnectedness.

Her work is held in numerous private collections in Australia and overseas.