Jill Boualaxai

A three-day summer school with Ginny Elston, moving from observation and drawing through monotype printmaking and into abstract painting.

A gallery celebrating Belle, one of Look & Draw’s best-loved models, through the sketches, prints, paintings and unexpected still-life appearances she inspired.

Perhaps the most persistent habit we bring to the studio is the way we hold a pencil. Most of us hold it as we would when writing a shopping list: thumb and forefinger pinched close, wrist anchored, movements small and controlled. The page becomes a surface for managing rather than exploring. Over time, this efficiency settles into a habit. The hand learns to produce reliable marks quickly and with control. In everyday tasks, this is useful. In drawing, it can quietly narrow the field of...