Life and Portrait Sculpture

Life and Portrait Sculpture

Sculpting from the life model, portraiture and the clothed figure over six week blocks. With a focus on anatomy using clay or possibly wax.

Materials included in overall price.

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Patricia Barker

A very experienced sculpture teacher and practitioner who has been teaching sculpture since 1991. Patricia is a figurative sculptor who works primarily in stone, but also in clay and wax. She aims to imbue her carvings of the figure with feeling and a sense of presence. Patricia has exhibited her work at The Discerning Eye, RBA, SWA and is a member of Chelsea Art Society, where she received a sculpture award in 2015 and 2016.

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Patricia Barker Sculpture

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