Postcard sketching: Creative session

Event information

• Type: Experiences
• Date: Friday, 7 August 2026
• Tickets: Free
• Location: Online
• Official page: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/postcard-sketching-creative-session-07-08-2026

Details

About

Join artist and writer Sheyamali for a lunchtime landscape sketching session inspired by artworks in the Gallery and the natural world.

The session will focus on noticing colour and form: the verdant greens of an arched hillside, the balmy blues of the sweeping country sky, the blackened outline of a knobbly tree.

For this sketching session, we recommend the following materials:

• A5 card or paper (4 sheets)
• Pencil
• Pastels, colour pencils, or markers
• Rubber

We also recommend bringing along some materials to inspire your forms: twigs, petals, flowers or even grasses.

You will have the opportunity to ask questions, share your sketches with others, and you will leave the session with a hand-drawn piece, ready to post to someone of your choice.

Workshop lead

Sheyamali Sudesh (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. They were previously a National Gallery Young Producer.