PAD Portraits

PAD Portraits Witness the Art of being, one Portrait at a time.

4 x 20min Drawings of some of tonight’s attendees at
31/05/2025

4 x 20min Drawings of some of tonight’s attendees at

I know most visitors here will say ”but I can’t draw!”But I would like to politely request that someday, you should try ...
31/01/2025

I know most visitors here will say ”but I can’t draw!”

But I would like to politely request that someday, you should try to draw your self-portrait?

After all you’ve observed it closely most days of your life.

You’ve been its most intimate admirer and critic, as well as its most fervent one way conversationalist. Sometimes your own worst enemy. Other times the fountain of unbelievable wisdom!

The difference being once you pick up a pad ‘n pencil something different happens to your thinking. You have to try to figure out how all those individual bits come together to make up.. you!

Of course you will only see the reverse image of yourself. Others will only ever have the pleasure of seeing the real, right way round you.

But you may, by really, really patiently looking, probably for the first time ever, realise just what a miracle of creation you are!

The design complexity is mind boggling. Every face consisting of the same elements, each in its designated, surprisingly consistent, relationship to each other. (Did you know your head width is equal to five eye lengths across?).

Yet here you are, uniquely one out of 8.23 billion.

Don’t expect to frame and hang your first attempt over the mantelpiece for all to admire. Just be grateful for the challenge and tuck it privately away, until you compare it to the next one.

No photo, will compare. This is your effort to capture your essence at this moment. With no judge or artistic jury asked for or required.

Don’t forget, all the great artists have started where you are right now.

You may even end up with the prize of finding you’ve spent an hour or two away from looking into the glass screen on your mobile phone. Which is no bad thing.

Here’s mine. The first of 2025.

Happy drawing from life.

Whatever future you wish to carve out using creativity and advances in new technology, make sure you are around people w...
07/07/2023

Whatever future you wish to carve out using creativity and advances in new technology, make sure you are around people who can share your dreams.

The Arts, Music, Film, and all aspects of the Creative sector, both digital and traditional are being redefined at light-speed. With AI, the individual and small teams will have the power to 10x their output. Go explore!

Be where creativity meets technology at.. Creative 1.
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is at… The Edge Hub | 26th July | 6.30-9.30pm

Why not sign yourself or someone else up for our new Self-Portrait drawing sessions as a gift for Christmas and the New ...
16/12/2022

Why not sign yourself or someone else up for our new Self-Portrait drawing sessions as a gift for Christmas and the New Year?

Sign up to our “WAITLIST” and a starting date will be established once all ten seats are reserved.
(Block fee payable on notification of start date).

https://padnpencil.uk/self-portrait-drawing-sessions/


Our ‘FIGURE DRAWING FRIDAY’ Taster session is on again this week. We are continuing the one off Taster Sessions for peop...
06/12/2022

Our ‘FIGURE DRAWING FRIDAY’ Taster session is on again this week.

We are continuing the one off Taster Sessions for people to come and try our new weekly sessions.

Places still available for Friday 9th December - 6.00-9.00pm.
PAD STUDIOS | High Street | Hull Old Town

https://luvully.com/product/figure-drawing-friday-taster



I have a new series of self portrait drawing sessions starting soon, once enough people have signed onto the waitlist fo...
27/11/2022

I have a new series of self portrait drawing sessions starting soon, once enough people have signed onto the waitlist for the initial four weekly sessions.

Taking place on Weds Eves and Saturday Afternoons.

https://padnpencil.uk/self-portrait-drawing-sessions/


‘Figure Drawing Friday’ Taster session in Hull Old Town. - https://mailchi.mp/77fc0155c53e/ut4t2dfqu6-5918325We are cont...
25/11/2022

‘Figure Drawing Friday’ Taster session in Hull Old Town. - https://mailchi.mp/77fc0155c53e/ut4t2dfqu6-5918325

We are continuing the one off Taster Sessions for new people to come and try our new weekly sessions. Places still available for this evening. What else is there to do on a Friday?

Great to have a life model in PAD Studios again after two and a half years! For the first www.PADnPencil.Uk
19/11/2022

Great to have a life model in PAD Studios again after two and a half years! For the first

www.PADnPencil.Uk

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PORTRAITURE.Norwegian Artist Chris Reddy of www.reddymade.com asked Podcaster/Educator James Cor...
03/11/2022

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PORTRAITURE.

Norwegian Artist Chris Reddy of www.reddymade.com asked Podcaster/Educator James Corbett to sit for a type of “portrait interview” exploring the sitters mental landscape. Asking him questions to prompt his thoughts on various subjects.

A point he made was on the destructive nature of a psychopaths’ need to destroy others creative output or expression because they can’t express empathy in the human condition for themselves. 



I’ve been a long time viewer of THE CORBETT REPORT and his research/views on the challenges we face in this world, especially in respect to Technological Tyranny.

Well worth a listen.

Reddy’s final portrait is not a typical representational figurative one but a highly imaginative drawn response to the conversation. Clever!

As primarily an advocate for drawing from life, I also like to draw portraits from the ’glass screen’ when moved to do so. (see below).

https://www.corbettreport.com/reddymade-portrait/



Reddymade, Art by Chris Reddy

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