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Heidi Talbot | Auditorium
20:00 - 22:00
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Marcus Oakley

Organic Drawing with Marcus Oakley

3 October 2026

Organic Drawing is a playful, experimental drawing workshop focused on the process rather than creating the “perfect” drawing.

The workshop offers a holistic and welcoming space where mistakes are embraced as part of the creative process. Participants are encouraged to let go of expectations, get lost in the line and explore mark-making, discovering their own unique drawing language.

Through abstract and improvised drawing, participants can explore mood, rhythm and melody, working intuitively from their imagination. There is no right or wrong way to draw — the aim is to play, experiment, and see where the drawing takes you.

3rd October

12:30 - 14:30 

All ages, All welcome

Visual Arts Room

Marcus Oakley is an illustrator and artist originally from Norfolk and now based in Dunfermline. His playful work explores the possibilities of lines, drawing inspiration from the natural and man-made, the contemporary and the retrospective.

Marcus is fascinated by the rhythm and personality of a line and how it can evolve into characters, landscapes and imagined worlds. His influences include music, the countryside, architecture and design, everyday rituals and the joy of making stuff.

With over two decades of experience across books, editorial, textile design and packaging, Marcus’s practice sits at the intersection of art and design, with a continuing curiosity about how the two disciplines can inform, challenge and complement one another.

He has also lectured in illustration and, for the past ten years, worked with Artlink Edinburgh and Lothians as a workshop facilitator, encouraging creativity through drawing, making and playful experimentation.

 

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Every third Tuesday

Knitting and Fibre Arts Club

Arts Workshop   |   Studios   |   19:00 - 21:00
Knitting and Fibre Arts Club at Birnam Arts
Every Tuesday

Ceramic classes

Arts Workshop   |   Studios   |   10:00 - 14:00
Ceramic classes with Shona Leitch at Birnam Arts
Every Wednesday

Ceramic classes with Clay

Arts Workshop   |   Studios   |   10:00 - 14:00
Ceramic classes with Shona Leitch at Birnam Arts
Every Friday

Co-working free Fridays

Arts Workshop   |   Studios   |   9:00 - 17:00
Co-working free Fridays in the Visual Arts Studio at Birnam Arts
Map showing Birnam Arts and conference centre in Scotland

Opening Times

Box Office
Open periodically throughout the week | Book online 24/7


Cafe
Daily | 09:00 - 17:00



Birnam Arts
Station Road
Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
admin@birnamarts.com
Tel: 01350 727 674

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Birnam Arts is a unique venue, contributing enormously to many aspects of our lives - social, cultural, educational.

Linda Wolfe   |   Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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Entrance

Welcome to Birnam Arts, a boutique multi-purpose arts, conferencing and entertainment venue.

Highlights

Pop in to the Foyer Cafe for breakfast, grab a delicious coffee with a selection of our homemade baking or enjoy a light lunch whilst browsing on the free WiFi. Wander upstairs to view the latest of our monthly art exhibitions before visiting the world of Beatrix Potter, or the Gift Shop to purchase a special gift for your loved ones or yourself!

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I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for everyone's support in the planning and delivery of our Perthshire Artisan's event at Birnam Arts. The space was ideal, the food delicious and it was great to be back in real life!

Caron Ironside   |   Feedback

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Beatrix Potter Garden

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As a past Chairman of Tayside NADFAS/Arts Society, I have enjoyed so many of our lectures in Birnam's wonderful hall and the hospitality which has accompanied it.

Virginia Cardwell-Moore   |   Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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