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 -
Sunday 17 May - 28 June
3:00 - 5:30pm
Watercolour is one of the most rewarding and beautifully unpredictable materials to create with 🎨
In this beginner-friendly 7-week course, you'll get to know your materials, learn to work with water rather than against it, and build confidence through a range of subjects from botanicals and landscapes to portraiture. Whether you’re new to watercolours or you're returning to a medium that once intimidated you, this course will help you find your flow.
Required materials:
Watercolour Set - if you have one already bring that ☺️ if not a Mont Marte set like this is a cheap option and the Koi palette is a better quality option but a little pricier
Soft Brushes
A4 or A3 Canson Watercolour Sketchbook
Paper towel
Graphite pencils
Hard & kneadable erasers
Please ensure that you have read and understand the student Code of Conduct and the Terms & Conditions.
Week 1 - Intro to watercolour basics
Week 2 - Value in monochrome
Week 3 - Colour mixing and colour theory in watercolour
Week 4 - Still life study
Week 5 - Portraits in watercolour
Week 6 - Beginning of 2 week project
Week 7 - Completion of 2 week project
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
shop original art
Purchase your own one of a kind artworks or commission Alex to create a piece especially for you
