Mackintosh Life Drawing

In 2018, I hosted a series of new Sunday Life Drawing sessions in the stunning venue which is Mackintosh Queen’s Cross, home of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society.

The sessions took place in the unique, Mackintosh designed hall space which is flooded with natural light (and the closest working environment to the Glasgow School of Art I have experienced!) They consisted of a series of short and longer poses over 2 hours and 30 minutes (with a break of course). I also hosted a botanical still life drawing session, taking inspiration from the flowers and plants which inspired Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, an artist of great acclaim in her own right.

The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Four continues to inspire and influence today’s contemporary artists and for these sessions attendees were invited to think about the beautiful elongated and almost mythical depictions of bodily forms created by artists working in this style.