The Drawing Circus

Our reference photos are up on the Draw Patreon for all supporters! £3 per month gets you access to all of our ‘Circus images and helps to support the income of our models during the pandemic. 🎪💫

Serco Test and Trace reached 62% of contacts this week, a record low. Local health teams reached 97%. Serco also just announced "soaring" profits. This isn't a coincidence: Corporations like Serco put profits before people. It's time to kick them out of Test and Trace.

Today on the Draw Patreon, we're releasing a special 'Drawing Circus' Aerial Hoop photoset available to ALL supporters on Patreon We're also releasing a portrait photo-set of Priss today, available for supporters on the Portrait, Life & Student Tiers patreon.com/drawbrighton

It has been freeing to spend time with these characters. I hope they serve as a reminder of what makes us all special, and inspire you to love yourself, as strange as you may be.Thanks @draw_brighton for the references! Available here buff.ly/38lwqhd #artistsupportpledge

Progress on the biggest block from The Circus series, releasing on the 1st of Sept - I did a marathon of carving last weekend, I can't believe how I powered through for it. Not to tease but the test print is insane. thanks @draw_brighton for the references #artistsupportpledge

Sneak peak of another block from The Circus series released on the 1st of September, here we have the Sad Clown! I wanted to show you how I keep my prints on an unused organ, as I thought it was funny. thanks @draw_brighton for the reference photos #artistsupportpledge

Some cracking work by @geoparkin from the @DrawingCircus photos on the Draw Patreon!

Today on the Draw Patron we’re releasing Joe’s portait set and a new @DrawingCircus photo set for you to draw, paint, print and sculpt from. All money raised goes directly to our models, artists and tutors. patreon.com/drawbrighton

For all of this week, the Draw Instagram feed will be taken over by our Head Tutor Jake Spicer! Jake (aka @BrightonDrawing) will be posting daily insights into his work on our Instagram from Monday to Friday this week: instagram.com/draw_brighton/

It’s Friday, which means we’re releasing our weekly batch of drawing reference on the Draw Patreon! This week we have Ellie’s life drawing photo-set (aka @Zeldalikedust). Share your drawings with us on here! draw-brighton.co.uk #drawbrighton #lifedrawingfromhome

Over on the @Draw_Brighton Patreon today they are releasing photos from our 2017 Rise and Fall of the Drawing Circus. For patronage of £3 a month you’ll get monthly photo sets & drawing tutorials - all money goes directly to supporting artists & models. patreon.com/drawbrighton

Some lovely artwork made from the photos of Ariane on our Draw @Patreon ! By Amy Dury, Alex Hawkey, Alan Broadhead and Sara Reeve patreon.com/drawbrighton

We’re helping @Draw_Brighton raise money to keep them running during the current pandemic. Every month they’ll be sending out Drawing Circus images as inspiration to the Patreon supporters. Check patreon.com/drawbrighton for details!

Recognise this head? It’s the @DrawingCircus Minotaur repurposed for climate change awareness ✊🏻

Next week we not only celebrate the official launch of #TheBigDraw #DrawnToLife but we also congratulate all of last years #Play2018 co-creators + present 🏆to the #BDFAwards winners 2018/19! Find out more: thebigdraw.org/awards

Just finished 'The Raven' developed from sketches from @drawingcircus @BrightonDrawing at Towersey #acrylic #art #painting #raven #AliceInWonderland #stencils #collagen #goldleaf #poscapens #model #fun

A mermaid and merman playing the harp @drawingcircus @phoenixstudiotowersey last Saturday. Soothing music to draw by. #drawing #drawingfromlife #harp #harpists #musicians #music #penandink #drawingcircus #circus #towersey

Another from Saturday's Drawing Circus in Towersey. Trying to make a picture in this one and catch the lighting #lightandshade #model #circusact #drawingcircus #drawingfromlife @drawingcircus @phoenixstudiotowersey

Thank you to everybody who came to draw, model and play the Drawing Circus this weekend! #phoenixstudiotowersey #drawingcircus #lifedrawing

Drawing from yesterday's fantastic Drawing Circus in #towersey @phoenixstudiotowersey @drawingcircus #drawing #drawingfromlife #penandink #circus #redqueen #alice #lifemodels #figures