Alex Beckinsale
South Australian Visual Artist & Educator
Welcome
Alex Beckinsale is an early career artist whose work is inspired by strange narratives, folklore, and popular culture.
Her practice primarily focuses on utilising both digital and traditional drawing to represent the human figure. She works both from live models and photographs as references to create her drawings.
Alex spends her time between her home studio and teaching art workshops for teens and adults around South Australia.
Workshops
Alex is extremely passionate about helping others learn more about the world of art and drawing.
She specialises in teaching people both traditional and digital drawing, with a focus on figurative art, character illustration and life drawing.
She runs a number of of workshops and courses throughout South Australia. She does this both independently and through local arts institutions such as Adelaide Central School of Art, Carclew, the Art Gallery of South Australia and more…
Upcoming Workshop -
10:00am - 12:30pm | Monday 11 May - 22 June | 6 classes
(no class on Mon 8 June Public Holiday)
Held at 370 Magill Rd, Kensington Park SA 5068
Suitable for people with no previous drawing experience | ages 16 +
Kick off your week drawing!
This 6 week course will provide you with hands on experience working with a variety of coloured pencil techniques in a fun and relaxed studio environment.
The course will begin with Alex introducing you to basic drawing methods through both fun and academic exercises. Each week will build your skills in colour theory, material knowledge and experimentation with your approach to drawing:
🟡 Week 1 - Intro to coloured pencils, tips + hacks
🟠Week 2 - Colour Theory
🔴 Week 3 - Colour + Shading
🟣 Week 4 - Coloured pencils on toned paper
🔵 Week 5 - Watercolour + coloured pencils
🟢 Week 6 - Starting a final project
What you’ll need: A3 or A4 sketchbook,* 2B + HB graphite pencils, a set of coloured pencils (I recommend this set) and hard + kneadable erasers 🎨
*I recommend Derwent, Canson or Talens sketchbooks. Avoid cheaper pencils and paper, as unfortunately they don’t hold up to the techniques we’ll be using 🥲
Images - Drawings from Participants in 2025 Coloured Pencil Course
Traditional Drawing
Alex trained as a traditional artist during her four year BVA (Hons) degree at Adelaide Central School of Art.
Art school reinforced her love of the discipline and techniques of observational drawing, especially that of charcoal and pastel figurative work.
Alex currently works primarily in these mediums, but also creates graphite and ink works.
Digital Drawing
Digital drawing first became part of Alex’s practice in 2016. Since then it’s flexibility and possibilities have made it an invaluable part of her studio work. She utilises the medium to create works for exhibitions, teaching demos, resources, illustrations and to plan compositions for her traditional drawings.
Life drawing has become an increasingly important aspect of Alex’s practice.
The practice of working from life has increased Alex’s knowledge of human anatomy and how to draw the figure with accuracy.
She regularly runs beginner - intermediate courses in both nude and clothed life drawing. If you’re interested in learning life drawing from Alex check out her upcoming workshops.
Life Drawing
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Purchase your own one of a kind artworks or commission Alex to create a piece especially for you
