Sofonisba Atelier · Bekkestua · Autumn 2026
Drawing classes
Two separate 3-hour drawing classes in the atelier. You can join one or both. If there’s enough interest, they may grow into a longer course.
The classes · practical details
Two Sundays in October, one room, ten places.
550 kr
per class, materials included
990 kr
for both classes, 10% off
10
places per class
Sofonisba Atelier, Gamle Ringerikesvei 39, Bekkestua. Open to complete beginners.
Sunday 18 October · 14:00–17:00
Demystifying Drawing: Charcoal and Collective Memory
Charcoal is one of the oldest drawing materials we have. People used it on cave walls tens of thousands of years ago, long before anyone wrote. In this class we go back to that starting point to show that drawing isn’t a special talent. It’s a basic human language we all share.
We’ll work hands-on with charcoal to explore line, shadow, gesture and mark-making. Along the way we’ll look at how art has carried our collective memory from prehistoric times onward. The class is open to complete beginners and to anyone who wants to loosen up and reconnect with drawing.
In this class you will:
Get comfortable with charcoal and its expressive range
Try simple ways of seeing and drawing: gesture, light and shadow
Explore how art has kept human stories alive since prehistoric times
Let go of the idea that you “can’t draw”
Sunday 25 October · 14:00–17:00
The Sketching Habit: Drawing for Wellbeing
This class is about starting a regular sketching practice with pencil and charcoal, and about why that practice matters. Our guide is Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, which looks at what research is learning about how making art affects the mind, stress and wellbeing. We’ll also look at how artists through history have used their sketchbooks to observe, think and stay grounded.
You’ll leave with practical techniques and a simple routine you can keep up at home.
In this class you will:
Draw from observation with pencil and charcoal
Learn about research on creativity and wellbeing from Your Brain on Art
Look at sketchbook practices from art history
Leave with a simple, sustainable sketching routine
Join both Sundays for 990 kr.
Charcoal first, then the sketching habit. Each class stands on its own, and together they make a small beginning.
Good to know
Cancellation policy
Cancelling 7 days or more before the class. You can choose a full refund or a credit for a future class or course at Sofonisba Atelier.
Cancelling less than 7 days before the class. Refunds aren’t possible, but you’ll get a credit for the full amount paid. You can use it for a future class or course.
Sending someone in your place. If you can’t come, you’re welcome to give your place to someone else at no extra cost. Just let us know their name before the class.
Missed classes. If you don’t attend and haven’t cancelled beforehand, we can’t offer a refund or a credit.
Two-class booking. If you booked both classes at the discounted price and cancel one of them, the refund or credit for that class is 495 kr, half of the package price.
About credits. Credits are valid for 12 months from the original class date. You can’t exchange them for cash.
If we cancel. If Sofonisba Atelier has to cancel a class, for example because of illness or too few participants, you choose between a full refund and a credit.
How to cancel. Email info@paulinaree.com and include your name and the class date. Refunds are paid within 14 days.
Deadlines. For 18 October, cancel by Sunday 11 October at 14:00. For 25 October, cancel by Sunday 18 October at 14:00.