Unlock the secrets of Portraiture, have fun, and raise money for the homeless through art with live, online training.
Love of The Draw is a one-off live Portraiture class to raise money for homelessness charity MUKTI. Sunday 14th February 2021, 5:30pm - 7:00pm.
Hop on Zoom and enjoy first-class instruction from a qualified teacher.
What is This Fundraiser About?
Watch Brushstrokes Courses’ teacher Laura introduce our Valentines Portrait Fundraiser.
Who is this course for?
Stuck inside on Valentines Day? Looking for something to do with your partner?
Single, but looking for online artistic interaction on a Sunday evening?
Anyone who wants to learn how to create portraits and capture a ‘likeness’ through drawing.
Learn how to draw your partner/valentine/personal hero/ fantasy valentine or family member from the comfort of your own home, whilst raising money for homelessness charity, Mukti.
Live interactive classes where you can ask questions in real time and access the teacher, rather than study a downloaded video.
Specially designed and paced for beginners.
What will you learn?
How to best utilise different types of sketching pencils and what the numbers at the bottom of them mean.
How to create varied tonal values.
How to blend your pencil tones realistically.
How to draw detailed facial features.
How to accurately plot out the proportions of the face.
Anisha’s portrait from our first fundraiser and what she produced after applying her new skill set.
Who Are MUKTI?
MUKTI was founded by Swami Ambikananda and is a project of The Traditional Yoga Association.
MUKTI raises funds for and awareness of those whose lives are lived without what many of us take for granted: a home, an education, a loving environment.
The MUKTI Project has supported various projects:
Karm Marg ~ a home for street children just outside Delhi.
Naz ~ a home for abandoned HIV Positive boys and girls.
Maher ~ India’s largest shelter for battered women and their children.
MUKTI does not administer any of these homes, they are organised by loving and committed people in India ~ our work is to raise funds so that their work can continue.
MUKTI also contributes to Crisis, Centrepoint and Launchpad in Reading, all charities that deal with homelessness in the UK.
Everyone who works for MUKTI is a volunteer, and none of the funds MUKTI raises goes to salaries in the UK.
For further information, visit MUKTI’s website by CLICKING HERE
Make a donation.
To donate to our fundraiser, visit our JustGiving Page by clicking the button below.
What will you get from this course?
A supportive, encouraging, qualified teacher and an interactive community.
Live, interactive class over Zoom.
The opportunity to raise money for a worth cause.
Dive deeper into the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of creating.
A online activity to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
A new understanding of sketching pencils, so you can improve or explore new avenues.
Knowledge and confidence to create your own portraits.
Create work for your valentine, yourself, your walls or for your friends.
What are Students Saying About Us?
See what our previous students have to say about our October 2020 Portrait Fundraiser.
“For many years I have wanted to find a time and a place to connect more with my creative side. Brushstrokes has given me this opportunity. The course is varied and interesting. Laura’s style of tutoring lends itself perfectly to virtual learning. Her enthusiasm, passion and guidance make you feel she is in the room with you.”
— Siobhan.
“I’ve been desperate to do some art again for 20 years but always found excuses for being too busy. September 2019 I decided that I would either have to start or give up thinking about it. So I found a class which taught all different mediums and thought I’d give it a go. I was really nervous turning up for that first class as I thought everyone would be better than me. Laura was the teacher. She welcomed everyone with a smile and laughter and a can do attitude. I will always remember her saying that everyone can do art but the ones who are good are the ones that have had more practice. I totally loved those classes and met some amazing friends. I’ve never looked back and am so thrilled that I took the plunge and have art back it my life. Laura your teaching makes my heart sing. Thank you 🙏”
- Jayne
“I have ten years teaching experience with students of all abilities having taught art in: rehabilitation centres, local charities, at local events, elderly people’s homes, secondary schools, sixth form colleges, franchises, local studios and with Brushstrokes Courses. I have worked with students from all walks of life and put learning and wellbeing at the heart of my classes.”
Founder of Brushstrokes Courses, Artist and Teacher, Laura Truesdale.
