Wild Life Drawing: Farmyard Tour

Have you ever visited Spitalfields City Farm? If you have, you’ll know what a magical place it is, with its community garden, cute cafe and salt of the earth team. This July, join us to explore the farm on a drawing tour where we will meet and sketch the rescue animals and rare breeds from life. We will kick things off in the paddock with darling donkeys, mosey on over to meet the gorgeous goats, and then hop over to hang out with the bunnies and guinea pigs! Fabulous Farm Manager Jenny will teach us about the various species that live at the farm, and we will discuss their welfare and conservation across the world. 

The class will be led by nature illustrator Laura Cuppage, who will begin with an introduction to drawing from life. Throughout the session, Laura will be on hand with creative advice and will have some handy hints on how to sketch moving models while having your drawing board nibbled by a goat. We welcome all abilities to partake- whether you’re a dab hand or you haven’t picked up a pencil in years, we will have you sketching away in no time. We will provide everything you need to get going- paper, drawing boards and materials, but you’re welcome to bring your own kit along if you’d like.

Animal welfare is at the heart of everything we do at Wild Life Drawing. We are a small team of animal lovers who are dedicated to nature, and we strive to make each of our classes a positive experience for the animals we draw. We only ever work with handlers who treat their animals with respect and care, and animals who are healthy and happy being around humans. £10 from each ticket will be donated to Spitalfields City Farm to support their fantastic community work. The charity provides a retreat for local school children and adults with learning difficulties, as well as working to conserve endangered breeds. 

Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be moved to another class, but can be transferred to another name- just get in touch to let us know who will be attending. We do sometimes have waiting lists for sessions, so if the class you have tickets for is sold out and you can’t make it, please email info@wildlifedrawing.co.uk with as much notice as possible and we will try our best to re-allocate your tickets. If we are able to do so you will be given a credit for another class.