Nude drawing - a break in Fürstenberg an der Havel

1. Welcome & arrival (10:30 — 10:50)

• Reception of participants
• Warm welcome from Silke Kirschning
• Short round of introductions: Name, why are you here, what do you bring with you (max. 1 minute per person)?

2. Day overview & process presentation (10:50 — 11:00)

• Presentation of the rough schedule:
  • Introduction and choice of materials
  • List the three creative modules
  • At which locations do we work (only indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather)
  • Timing of lunch break & final round
• Emphasis: Everything is an offer, not pressure to perform — it is about experience, not about the perfect result
• Note on breaks/drinks/sanitary facilities/mobile phone use

3. Selection of materials & experimentation (11:00 — 11:15)

• Brief introduction to the available materials: acrylic, watercolor, chalks, graphite, pigments, collage material, etc.
• You help yourself and try things out, feel what's right for you
• Objective: Playful approximation — what feels right, what appeals to you?

4th module 1: Intuitive painting (11:15 — 13:00)

Topic: “Follow the inside”

• Short introduction
• Suggestion: Paint without a plan — follow lines, colors, movements, shapes as they want to be created
• Focus on process rather than result
• Optional exchange of experiences (briefly showing or describing who wants to)

5th lunch break (13:00 — 14:00)

• Joint meal (takeaway buffet)
• Open discussion, exchange, withdrawal is also possible
• If the weather is nice: sunbathe or jump in the lake, if you like (bring your own bathing suit)

6. Module 2: Painting with reference to space (14:00 — 15:15)

Topic: “Space — the environment: nature — as a driving force”

• Suggestion: Be inspired by space, the landscape — colors, shadows, light, sounds
• Impulse questions:
  • What do you see in the room — what do you notice?
    (Where is it light, where is it dark? Where are there other strong contrasts?
  • How does the model stand in the room?
• Objective: Experience that graphical, outer elements can be helpful for presentation
• Optional exchange of experiences (briefly showing or describing who wants to)

7. Module 3: Painting to your own meaning (3:15 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.)

Topic: “What moves you — would you like to make a personal topic visible? ”

• Introduction: Short story or visual impulse (e.g. birth of Venus — what does that say about ideals, identity, new beginnings?)
• Work stimulation:
  • What is currently bothering you?
  • Which figure, which symbol, which colors stand for it?
  • Maybe: Paint your own “birth” — figuratively speaking: a topic that wants to be born
• Here too: individual design required

8. Free work & integration (16:30 — 17:00)

• Time to deepen a topic or combine all topics
• Feedback from Silke Kirschning on request
• Objective: The previous experiences flow together, something unique is created

9th final round, reflection & farewell (17:00 — 17:30)

The course is aimed at anyone who wants to draw on the human body — regardless of previous knowledge.
Whether you're drawing nudes for the first time or already have experience: You're welcome!

The course is particularly suitable for you if you:

• You want to express yourself creatively — free from pressure to perform
• Would like to explore the human body as an artistic motif
• Want to deal with topics such as body perception and spatial reference
• seeking new ideas, e.g. through an open, contemporary approach to nude drawing

The course offers space for both free work and guided exercises — you can get involved and work at your own pace, depending on your interest.