Work selected for RWA's 'Open Exhibition'

My drawing 'Kandy, Sri Lanka' has been selected for inclusion in The Royal West of England Academy's 'Open Exhibition' 2015. The pencil drawing was made on location in September 2014 in Sri Lanka.

The Big Draw

I'm running The Big Draw event at the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath on Saturday 10th October.

'Select and draw your favourite object in the museum and decorate it with your own patterns, or take inspiration from the collection. The drawings produced will be displayed throughout October in the museum. 

This event is part of the Big Draw Festival – Every Picture Tells a Story.'

Find all details here: http://www.meaa.org.uk/childrens-events/family-fun-story-of-your-object

Drink and Draw- Alma Tavern and Theatre

I taught a Drink and Draw class this week at the Alma Tavern and Theatre in Bristol.
Drawing from interesting objects and experimenting with materials and view finders, we explored drawing in a relaxed environment with a drink!
If you're interested in attending a class in Bristol, email me at chloe@inkillustration.com

Hand Screen-Printed Cards for the Museum of East Asian Art

New Card Designs drawn from the Museum collection and on location for the
Museum of East Asian Art.

Now available to buy in the MEAA shop alongside a series of framed 4 colour screen-prints.
Cards printed in small editions of 10 cards per colour and 4 colour prints in small editions of 6 prints per design.

Selection for the Visionaries Symposium: Varoom Lab Journal and Birmingham City University 2015

I have been selected to deliver a Petcha Kutcha presentation at the 'Visionaries Symposium.' 

Entitled ‘Illustrator as Detective: Discovery through Drawing' my presentation explores a drawing project and exhibition I am currently undertaking at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath that interrogates concepts of illustrator and illustration as visionary. I will explore the idea of innovation, revolution and discovery as I act as detective and interpret objects through the process of drawing.

The project explores ideas of future thinking in educational and professional developments, as the drawings act as functional and democratic means to communicate my personal responses to objects, and in turn challenge personal and studied responses from the public. Future thinking in educational and professional developments is also explored through the display of work, as drawings are displayed in cabinets in direct juxtaposition with objects, and will be exhibited throughout different galleries.

Presenters

Speakers include Matthew Richardson, Gareth Proskourine-Barnett, Rachel Gannon, Darryl Clifton, Richard Miles, Andrew Kulman and Andy Davies. Petcha Kutcha presentations from Alice Moloney, Christian Lloyd, Jo Berry, Jo Hassel, Chloe Regan, Gary Powell and Aiden Winterburn.

Visionaries 2 day illustration research event 5th/6th November 2015 at Birmingham City University Meet fellow illustration academics over a two day symposium in November in Birmingham and enjoy the talks presented by practitioners and academics on the illustrated map as a mode of communication, tracing the link between visionary J.G. Ballard and the cultural and virtual fabric of 2015, drawing and the digital networks of the contemporary urban landscape, revisiting the vision of the original Association of Illustrators committee, and imagining an alternative future for arts education. A film on the manifestations of vision in contemporary illustration practice will also be presented.

This event will investigate the way visionary approaches are able to expand the way we perceive the world, and also how influences from the past continue to resonate today. Illustrators, students and academics are all welcome.

Drink and Draw with me!

I am running two 'Drink and Draw' classes in August at the Ring O Bells, Bath and the Alma Tavern and Theatre, Bristol. 

A Drink and Draw class encourages you to reconnect with your inner creativity and relax your inhibitions as you explore exciting drawing exercises...with a drink!

No drawing experience is necessary!

All drawing materials are provided.

• The Ring O Bells Drink and Draw is 7- 9pm on Monday 3rd August,  £10. Book a place at the pub before the event or email me chloe@inkillustration.com to arrange payment.
• The Alma Tavern and Theatre Drink and Draw is 7- 9 pm on Tuesday 18th August, £13 with a drink included, or £10 without. Book a place via this link: http://www.almataverntheatre.co.uk/theatre/what-s-on

Read about Drink and Draw Classes:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/10/drink-and-draw-classes-art-alcohol-good-mix

Summer Drawing Classes

I am teaching a series of drawing classes over the summer in Bath and Bristol.
You can sign up to small group classes and individual bespoke classes.
Themes include; 'Drawing in the City', 'Drawing at the Museum', 'Sketchbook Drawing' and 'Drawing Interiors and Spaces.'

To join a class sign up here: http://Drawing Classes or email me chloe@inkillustration.com