Join us for an exciting and educational drawing workshop at Tegnerforbundet ! Here, participants receive a thorough introduction to drawing with gray pencil, and learn how text and image can play together. The workshop is led by visual artist Ottar Karlsen, who shares tips, techniques and methods from his own practice.
About the course:
In this course we delve into the expressive possibilities of the grey pencil, with a particular focus on technique, precision and observation. Participants learn how to use the pencil to create values, contrasts, light, dark and shadows, and how small details can give depth and life to drawings.
We also explore how drawn motifs can be combined with text, either as a story, fragments, words or sentences - and how text can enhance or challenge the visual expression. Through practical exercises, participants get to try out different approaches to the interaction between image and language. The courses are adapted to the target group that participates. This is a course for children who are curious about drawing, and who want to develop their drawing skills further!
Practical information:
Place: Tegnerforbundet
Date: June 13
Time: 11:00–13:00
Target group: Children between 7 and 10 years old
Price: 200 NOK (course materials and equipment used in the courses are included in the price). Binding registration, the fee is non-refundable .
About the course leader:
Ottar Karlsen (b. 1982 in Hammerfest) is a visual artist living in Oslo and holds a master's degree from the Oslo Academy of Fine Arts. He has exhibited at, among others, Kongsvinger Kunstforening, Tegnerforbundet , Oppland Kunstsenter, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall and Arctic Cultural Center. Karlsen also has experience as a curator, and among other things curated the exhibition ENTITET in Ekebergparken in 2021. He was also part of the curatorial team for the Tegnetriennalen 2023.
The event is part of the outreach program YOUTH IN DRAWING, which is part of the Drawing Campaign and supported by the DNB Savings Bank Foundation.
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Photo artwork: Øystein Thorvaldsen.
