From Fur to Feathers: Animal Drawing with Leigh Walker (Tues 6-9pm)

Learn to draw animals with artist Leigh D Walker in this 6-week course designed for beginners through to experienced artists. Develop essential drawing skills, explore line, tone and texture using a variety of materials, and enjoy generous one-on-one tuition in a warm, encouraging environment. A perfect opportunity to grow your confidence and refine your artistic practice.

Course	From Fur to Feathers: creative animal drawing
Date	Tues 21 July – 25 Aug (6 weeks)
Time	Tuesdays 6pm – 9pm
Location	CAW Studio B, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT
Convenor	Leigh Walker
Fee:	$389 non-members $311 CAW & ASOC members
Maximum Pax	12 (plus tutor and /or model)
Previous Courses	See Leigh’s Previous Courses

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Description
About the tutor
Skill level
Media
Materials list
ASOC Discounts
Code of Conduct
Cancellation / Refund Policy

Discover the art of drawing animals with acclaimed artist and teacher Leigh D Walker in this inspiring 6-week course designed for all levels of experience. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or an experienced artist looking to refine your technique, this course offers a supportive, engaging space to grow your skills.
Drawing is a fundamental part of every artistic practice, and Leigh will guide you through a rich variety of techniques and materials in a relaxed, encouraging environment. You’ll explore new ways of seeing and thinking as you develop confidence in line work, tonal drawing, shading, creating form, subtractive drawing and working with colour.
Using animals as our focus, we’ll study creatures from around the world — from soft fur to shimmering scales to layered feathers — and learn how to translate their unique textures and structures onto paper.
Leigh works closely with each student, offering personalised one-on-one tuition tailored to your skill level and creative style.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a strong foundation in essential drawing skills, a deeper understanding of animal form, and a collection of finished drawings and works-in-progress that reflect your growing artistic confidence.

About the tutor

Leigh D Walker is an artist, living and working in the Canberra region. She specialises in drawing and painting.
Born in South-West Scotland, she studied for her Honours Degree (Drawing & Painting) and her Master of Fine Arts at Edinburgh College of Art/Edinburgh University.
Leigh combines her art practise with exhibiting, teaching, community art and commission work.
The exquisite surfaces of Leigh’s paintings and the intricate beauty of her drawings reflect her ongoing exploration of the craft of drawing and painting. She is fascinated by the building up of layers and the process and alchemy of creating art. Her drawings and paintings are constantly changing, each incarnation creating an imprint of what has gone before.
Being the recipient of numerous awards, Leigh has exhibited widely in the UK and Australia. She has shown in venues such as The Royal Scottish Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, London and The Scottish Gallery. Her work is held in public and private collections throughout the UK, such as The Scottish Equitable Collection and The South Ayrshire Council Collection.
Her paintings have featured in The BP Portrait Award Calendar, The Financial Times (UK), The Mail on Sunday and Livewire Magazine.
Currently living and working in Canberra, Leigh runs regular art classes throughout the region.

Information about Leigh’s previous courses can be found HERE

Skill level

All levels of experience

Media

Drawing on paper

Materials list

• HB pencil
• 2B pencil
• 4B pencil
• Sharpener or knife
• Willow charcoal – a variety of widths
• White Charcoal pencil (Generals do the best one)
• kneadable eraser (putty rubber)
• Hard Eraser
• Black charcoal Pencil
• 2 x A1 (approximate) black pastel paper
• 2x A1 brown craft paper 180-200gsm (available at Eckersleys)
• white & black Conte Crayons (Generals also do good hard pastels)
• Coloured pencils (20+ colours)
• 1 x pack paper/blending stumps (available Eckerslys & Officeworks)
NB: White drawing paper will be provided

ASOC Discounts

ASOC Members receive a 20% discount on all CAW workshop and courses.
To claim your discount simply contact membership.secretary@asoc.net.au for the coupon and use it when you purchase this product.
If you are having problems download these instructions for applying the discount coupon

Code of Conduct

CAW has strict rules for Art Groups, Workshops and Courses where a model is present, anyone not adhering to these rules will have their membership immediately cancelled.

Details of the Code of Conduct for Sessions with Models can be found HERE:

Cancellation / Refund Policy

Cancellation/Refund policy can be found HERE