{"id":49876,"date":"2025-09-29T10:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/49876\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:19:06","slug":"alex-deveney-running-drawing-classes-at-inverclyde-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/49876\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Deveney running drawing classes at Inverclyde Shed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Alex Deveney has been running drawing classes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inverclyde<\/a> Shed since the summer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In each three-hour session, Alex leads the students in activities focused on specific technical aspects of art, and encourages them to experiment different techniques.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Alex Deveney and some of the students(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alex, 55, said he\u2019s very grateful to be given the opportunity to pass on his skills and experience to people of all ages in the classes held at the Shed&#8217;s East Blackhall Street base.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He added: \u201cThe classes are about encouraging people to enjoy the tactile pleasure of drawing itself.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cIt\u2019s really therapeutic for people and everyone seems to be enjoying it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cIt\u2019s a craft like any other, and any craft can be learned.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alex is best-known for his intricate pencil portraits of famous, and not so famous, faces.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He started out as a joiner and over the last few years, he has created an amazing array of artwork.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In the first session, Alex encouraged people to draw self portraits and was very impressed by the learners\u2019 skills.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alex invites people in to sit for the class and to help students focus on particular aspects.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The topic of each session is led by what the artists want to learn about.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alex said: \u201cThey can let me know if they\u2019re struggling with a particular aspect, and I can go and prepare a class on that.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cEveryone can learn at home at their leisure and can work at different levels.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cI really want the class to be accessible to for people of all skillsets and fun for everyone.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The talented artist says the students have all formed strong bonds through the sessions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alex added: &#8220;It\u2019s a social gathering as well.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cPeople really seem to enjoy it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Student John Duffy(Image: Duncan Bryceland)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Student John Duffy, 71, recently suffered a stroke and said the drawing classes are really helping his recovery.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said: \u201cWe can all work at different levels and it\u2019s great to see what everyone is doing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThis has definitely brought my skills up and pushed me on a bit.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cI really enjoy the detail-specific stuff.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Student Gordon McMann, 70, added: \u201cIt\u2019s really appreciated that Alex is sharing his knowledge with us.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe puts a lot of effort into his presentations, shares his own examples, and really helps us.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Deveney has been running drawing classes at Inverclyde Shed since the summer. 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