About

Look & Draw is an artist-led studio based at Heart of Newhaven Community in Edinburgh. It was established in 2012 by artists Jill Martin Boualaxai and Damian Michael Malone.

 

The studio runs a year-round programme of courses, workshops and life drawing focused on learning to draw through observation. Teaching is centred on looking, responding and developing hand–eye coordination, rather than following rigid techniques or step-by-step formulas.

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Sessions are structured around shared ideas and prompts, allowing people to work in different ways and develop confidence through practice over time. Emphasis is placed on process, attention and sustained making rather than producing a single finished result.

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Alongside the taught programme, Look & Draw offers one-to-one mentoring and Studio Spots for artists who want time and space to develop their own work. These sessions support independent practice, reflection and creative momentum within a welcoming studio environment.

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Look & Draw works with practising artists to lead sessions shaped by their own ways of working. This brings a range of approaches into the studio and keeps the programme grounded in contemporary, artist-led practice.

The programme is open to all levels and supports people returning to drawing, building skills or looking for a regular, thoughtful space to work alongside others.