Jake
Lavis

A large part of my practice as an artist is in facilitating drawing workshops that help people discover their visual language by challenging their perception of what drawing is, through experimental exercises. This is on 1:1 basis, small groups and larger gatherings in the form of Plymouth Sketchbook Club. This club is a new venture that brings together artists of all disciplines and levels together to share a common joy of drawing and create a space to experiment with mediums and techniques, as well as learning from other people with different experiences. 
PSC Pocket Drawings (various contributors)
Mapping a walking journey to encourage loose expressive drawing
2025

Plymouth Sketchbook Club
Partcipants of PSC with their ‘1 minute drawings’ for quick idea generateration
2025
Sharing after PSC
The group was encouraged to lay their work out for others to see at the end so we could pick out ideas that inspired us and celebrate success
2025
Pocket Drawing (N.B.)
Drawing a journey with ink in the pocket as this was more true to the contributor’s style than using a pencil
2025
Pocket Drawing (myself)
My contribution at PSC to help participants understand the task and give them an idea of what the outcome might look like
2025
Pocket Drawing (F.L.)
Developing expressive and automatic drawing skills with a focus on visual language
2025
Pocket Drawing (V.L.)
Developing expressive and automatic drawing skills with a focus on visual language
2025
Pocket Drawing (myself and C.M.)
Working  as a  facilitator through co-creation
2025

Pocket Drawing (C.M.)
1:1 workshop encouraging joy and freedom in drawing
2025
Observational Drawing (L.C.)
Drawing perspectives of a landscape in 2 minutes to learn visual shorthand then drawing from memory
2025
Observational Drawing (C.C.)
Drawing perspectives of a landscape in 2 minutes to learn visual shorthand then drawing from memory
2025
Blind Drawing (L.C.)
Looking away from the paper to develop confidence in expression and mark making
2025
Blind Drawing (C.C.)
Looking away from the paper to develop confidence in expression and mark making
2025

©Jake Lavis 2025