This practical drawing and painting session will begin with a short talk exploring Maria’s life and work by our tutor Luisa, before exploring how to recreate elements of her compositions and what we can learn from her dynamic and bold use of colour.

A self-taught artist whose work comprised no fancy tricks and certainly no expensive mediums, Maria painted on what she could afford and what surrounded her; simple, inexpensive paper and often her own furniture, walls and even the outside of her house! Despite this Pablo Picasso famously described Maria as “ that brilliant Ukrainian” recognising her as a unique talent among the artists of his generation.

This session will be an amazing opportunity to let loose and explore the seriousness of play! From our innate use of colour to our childhood fascination with monsters and legends, this session aims to re-create some of the in-built creativity that we all possess as children, yet often gets reprioritised when we formally ‘learn’ art.

MATERIALS: PAPER, AND LOTS OF IT! We suggest a large pad of cartridge paper, PAINT! Preferably Gouache as Maria used (available easily online or in art stores -it can be any type of gouache), but acrylic will be just fine!

We are committed to making our sessions as accessible as possible. If you are unable to pay the full amount for this class, please reach out to us via email at [email protected] and we will provide you with a discount code.