{"title": "Why Constable Didn't Give Up Figure Painting", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Courtauld Institute of Art", "address": "Strand, WC2R 0RN London", "price": "Free, booking essential", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A lecture titled 'Why Constable Didn't Give Up Figure Painting' given by Nicholas Robbins, Lecturer in British Art at University College London. It reflects on John Constable's work from the 1830s through the less well-known aspect of his figure drawing and painting, including his visits to the Royal Academy's life drawing class. The lecture explores how Constable sought the origins of landscape painting in the life class's spatial dynamics, and also examines his printmaking, exhibition paintings and 'Lectures on Landscape'. 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While eschewing pure abstraction, they remain recognisable and reveal the spirit of place, including panoramic depictions of Windermere and Ullswater.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-lake-district-63964/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9bfa342cefa0d2d140ae4e20e48dd770f76a18a39b5131ef7ecbab9c5430393-1200.webp"}, {"title": "A Weekly Life Drawing Class", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£15 at door", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/life-drawing-class-in-london-51", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "A weekly life drawing class where board, paper and chalk are provided and there is a new model every week, held in a relaxed setting open to beginners and experienced artists alike. 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The session starts with shorter warm-up poses before longer poses in the second half, with no tutoring, though advice is offered at the start and during the interval. Attendees are asked to arrive 15 minutes early, and drinks and food are available at the bar.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/figure-life-drawing-44514/", "official_url": "https://www.pilot-chiswick.co.uk/whats-on/figure-life-drawing-14", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cfc058e0698ab9fed6a5ee251fa1a2f527f8ca014e060b1154f8bf5313035c21-600.webp"}, {"title": "A Life Drawing Class by North London Life Drawing (Longer Poses)", "start": "2026-11-04T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "£15 at door", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/a-life-drawing-class-by-north-london-life-drawing-longer-poses-78", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "A weekly life drawing class with longer poses, allowing in-depth work for artists using media that take time; board, paper and chalk are provided. It is organised by North London Life Drawing, and professional artist Piero Pierini will be present to help people find their own artistic voice. Beginners are welcome alongside experienced artists, in a relaxed place to try drawing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-life-drawing-class-by-north-london-life-drawing-longer-pos-36705/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/life-drawing-class-in-london-55/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f2a7e1ad964800d53c046de31b2c8213cf1f2bcf07f48d6d5e4f5d1089772afb-600.webp"}, {"title": "Metamorphic Form In Art", "start": "2026-11-05T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B3WJK4zudUWDC0-CZ8PTBypnPoysl5VEnTaF8YOQMZtUNUxMTjRWTzM2SVFFNVFFV0hURVJFMkxDTS4u", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A free one-hour seminar titled Metamorphic Form In Art, open to all with advance registration. 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He will also consider historical and contemporary artists whose work uses transformation, ambiguity and visual doubleness, placing his practice in a longer tradition of images that challenge what we see.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metamorphic-form-in-art-74045/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/211983/metamorphic-form-in-art/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c959168b9ae7ca26fb13e5c8f4742cce2d62cfe75713eb8ffdcd0da0813f5fc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mindful Art Observations", "start": "2026-11-02T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T10:45:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "Free, no booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/mindful-art-observations-666/?occurrence=2026-11-02&", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Mindful Art Observations is a short drop-in session exploring the William Hogarth paintings through 'slow looking', a technique that invites you to slow down and dive deeper into the paintings through mindful observations. 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The flat, clean rooms with colour laid down in blocks nod to Matisse and Magritte, while landscapes with rivers and desert scenes open spaces of solitude. Beneath the art-historical poise, the exhibition holds something like hope shadowed by unease at a deliberate, painterly distance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-studio-41680/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3e028b4fa2074ea7ca08e23bd838fd3d70465d1e7057b4ba7f18128d37392ecd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Introduction to Painting and Drawing", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T20:30:00Z", "place": "art in the docks", "address": "Shackleton Way 25, E16 2XJ London", "price": "Free to join", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-drawing-and-painting-tickets-1953083117179?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "An open painting and drawing session at a London art space, welcoming everyone from complete beginners to accomplished artists. 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It is hosted by London Fields Life Drawing, inviting people to improve their drawing skills and meet like-minded people in a creative atmosphere.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monthly-life-drawing-class-48189/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/577d9b755d2cba793a3bed5ddd538ca28b5c2a00d7e14c9ae4db91ab80ab10c2-1200.webp"}]}