You are invited to join us for our next free artist-led drawing tour taking place at Bradmore Green Pond in Coulsdon with artist Lily Hawkes.
Turf Projects are running a series of free 'Stones Of Croydon' drawing tours to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Croydon becoming a London Borough. Croydon Council have placed a series of boulders around the Borough, one in each of Croydon’s twenty 1964 original wards to celebrate this anniversary. Keep a eye out for these boulders, as they will provide our meeting point for each tour. All drawing materials will be provided. All ages & abilities welcome.
Turf’s 'Stones Of Croydon' drawing tours have been running since 2013. The workshops encourage students to explore the rudiments of drawing technique – outline, shading, colour – through carefully observing and drawing Croydon. Each workshop is led by different professionals from various fields of art, design and architecture. The workshops are based upon John Ruskin’s principles outlined in his book 'The Stones of Venice' and are intended not for the training of artists, but of people who,by following the class, ‘might see greater beauties thanthey had hitherto seen in nature and in art, and thereby gain more pleasure in life’.
TimetableJoin us at the boulder on the list below, 1–3pm to explore your local area through drawing
Saturday 5 DecemberAddiscombe –Junction of Morland Road and Morland Avenue with Taylan Tahir & Alex Baretta
Saturday 19 DecemberBensham Manor –Trumble Gardens with Sophia O’Connor
Saturday 16 JanuaryCoulsdon East – Bradmore Green Pond with Lily Hawkes
Saturday 30 JanuaryEast – Ashburton Park with Jasmine Popper
Saturday 13 FebruaryNew Addington – Milne Park with Alex Brenchley
Saturday 27 FebruaryNorbury – Norbury Park with Katherine Midgley
Saturday 12 MarchPurley – High Street with Jemma Egan
Saturday 26 MarchSanderstead North – Sanderstead Station Ticket Office with Isabelle Southwood
Saturday 9 AprilSanderstead and Selsdon – Sanderstead Pond with Sophie Blagden
Saturday 23 AprilShirley – Shirley Library forecourt with Alex McNamee
Saturday 7 MaySouth Norwood –Norwood Junction Station with Adeline McCann
Saturday 21 MayThornton Heath – Clocktower on Parchmore Road with Chris Alton
Saturday 4 JuneUpper Norwood – Upper Norwood Recreation Ground with Mark Seiltz
Saturday 18 JuneWaddon – Waddon Leisure Centre with Karolina Glusiec
Saturday 2 JulyWest Thornton –Thornton Heath Pond with Chris Alton
Saturday 16 JulyWhitehorse Manor –Heavers Meadow with Daniel MacCarthy
Saturday 30 JulyWoodcote and Coulsdon West – Coulsdon Library with Robert Pratt
Saturday 13 AugustBroad Green – Wandle Park (near water fountain) with Charlie Reed
Saturday 27 AugustWoodside – Woodside Green with Joseph Popper
Saturday 10 SeptemberCentral – Queen’s Gardens with Holly Hendry
Kindly supported by Croydon Council