Sam Marshall
- Faculty
- Bespoke Courses Faculty
- Alumni, 2007
Biography
Sam is an artist specialising in drawing and printmaking in particular linocut and etching. She studied at Central St Martins School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art and on The Drawing Year at The Royal Drawing School. She has a PGCE from the Institute of Education and is the author of the best-selling book ‘Linocut’ published by Bloomsbury and her second book ‘Sketch’ is out soon. She takes her inspiration from her everyday life and her drawings in her sketchbook done during her travels in the UK and abroad. She shows her work nationally and internationally and is held in public and private collections all over the world.
On drawing
For me drawing is where it all starts, the foundation of all my work. For the past few years, I have been travelling extensively and working in my sketchbook. These sketches enable me to experience the environment I am in, to look closely and translate what I’m seeing. For me, just the very act of making marks on paper helps slow my thoughts and soothe my mind. I believe we can all draw, that we all make our own unique marks and that beliefs around a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ drawing often prevent us from doing something that can bring so much joy. My goal with teaching drawing is to encourage a playful approach, focusing on the process rather than the outcome.
