Interest area: art

Introduction to Chinese Painting

This Chinese brush painting session is a mixed ability class, suitable for experienced artists looking to experiment with a different technique, or beginners looking to create graceful and simple paintings.

***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***

Sunday 25th February, 12pm – 4pm (£65 for 1 day workshop)
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Programme

This session will begin with a brief history of Chinese art looking at the main ways it differs from Western painting styles

This will be followed by a demonstration of brush technique, correct handling and posture, leading to the first exercise which will finish in you painting a long flowing orchid stem, adding simple orchid flowers
The second exercise teaches more techniques focusing on ink and dilution, adding watercolour

You will then paint the “Four Gentlemen” – four plants used to teach the fundamental elements of Chinese brush painting: the plum blossom (梅), the bamboo (竹), and the chrysanthemum (菊) (the other plant is the orchid (蘭) previously used in exercise 1)

They will look at what different trees and flowers represent in Chinese culture: e.g. strength, peace, purity etc
They will also look at Chinese calligraphy and have a go at writing in Chinese using our paintbrushes

From a number of different visual stimuli, we will choose our own subject matter to create a more detailed painting using the techniques we have learned, with a demonstration from the artist, feedback and group critiques

Tutor: Madeleine Pires

Dates:
Sunday 25th February, 12pm – 4pm (£65 for 1 day workshop)

Venue:
BOLD Place
8 Bold Place,
Liverpool L1 9DN

Cost
£65 for 1 day workshop

Materials you will need to bring:
Set of 3 Chinese paintbrushes
pad of A4 watercolour paper or rice paper
Plain printer paper for practicing
Chinese ink
A palette or saucer with dividers
A pipette
water pot
If possible, a small watercolour set containing red, yellow, blue and green.

Event

*Please note BOLD Place has no central heating however heaters and hot drinks are provided. But we advise you bring layers and wrap up to increase your comfort during the course.
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Introduction to Cartooning

Suitable for beginners to intermediates, this course will teach you the fundamentals you will need to create your own illustrated characters or depict others in cartoon form.

***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***

Sundays starting 25th February
3 Day Course (£135)
25th February, 3rd & 10th March 12pm-4pm
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Programme:

Your tutor will introduce some examples of his previous work and what you will be working towards. Explore various styles and uses of comic drawing such as creating characters, avatars, designs, logo designs, product packaging, advertising, publishing (be it in books or specifically comic strips , animation storyboards and more!
Cartooning can also be funny, serious, bizarre and is a simple way to communicate.

They will do live drawing, covering basic figure drawing using a simple pose, geometric shapes and doodles. They will then look at how to add animation, with techniques like wizz lines and sound effects.

Frame content is also covered to show you how posing and composition can be used to add a dramatic or humourous effect. Finally we will work on appropriate backgrounds to a cartoon.

Tutor: Stu Harrison

Stu has been a cartoonist and illustrator for 30 years and has a number of various artwork styles appropriate to various ages and to varied job. Stu has worked for clients such as Nike, My Little Pony, Transformers, Kellogg’s, Oxford University Press, The BBC, Tescos, Marks and Spencers and many more. He has worked on comic strips, children’s picture books, animation, product design, packaging and illustration.

Dates:

25th February, 3rd & 10th March 12pm-4pm

Venue:

Bluecoat
School Lane
L1 3BX

Cost:

£135

Materials:

You will need to bring your own materials with you. Essentials include a set of HB pencils of varying softness, an A3 pad of paper, sharpener, eraser, fine-line pen and a ruler.
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dot-art Club (8-12 year olds)

Every child is an artist and dot-art Club is specifically designed to help children aged 8-12 years grow their artistic skills and build a lifelong love of art by exploring a range of art mediums.

***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***
BLOCK 1: Sundays, 10:30am-12pm, 25th February – 24th March (5 Weeks)
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Programme

This course is for children who love making art, want to broaden their drawing and creative techniques or would like to build confidence in bringing their imaginations to life.

dot-art club is a relaxing and fun space for nurturing ideas by experimenting with expressive drawing, colour, form, shape and pattern.

Take part in lots of creative activities, including:

Mark-making games
Paint to music
Make optical illusion art
Draw graffiti words
Learn simple printmaking techniques

Over the 5 weeks you will compose giant creations from your new creative skills and grow your confidence as a young artist.

If you would like more information on what dot-art Club will entail, send an email to info@dot-art.com.

Tutor: Denise Wright

Wright is a Liverpool based children’s and families artist and artist educator who uses playful and open-ended processes for nurturing children’s inner artist and self-expression. Denise has years of experience in creating unique art with community groups and with children of all ages in schools and art galleries.

Denise Wright has achieved a BA Hons Fine Art and Design, a PGCE and a PhD Arts-based education. Denise has worked with young people in a creative role for over a decade and is a practicing artist herself.

All staff are fully DBS checked and insured.

Dates

BLOCK 2: Sundays, 10:30am-12pm, 25th February – 24th March (5 Weeks)
Venue
Baltic Creative CIC
49 Jamaica Street
Liverpool
L1 0AH

Cost

£95 for a Block. The full course must be booked in advance.
Materials

Event

All materials will be provided. Children are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks for the session.

Meet and make: cyanotype printing

Spend a relaxing afternoon in the Lady Lever Art Gallery learning a new skill and getting to know new people.

Cyanotype Prints or ‘sun prints’ use natural UV light to create beautiful blue and white images. They are an early form of photography that does not utilise dark rooms or cameras. Our friendly facilitator will guide you through the process to create a bookmark, card, and postcard from found and collected materials. There is no need to have any experience, just bring yourself and some enthusiasm. Whilst the works are drying take the opportunity to head to the café for a chat. You never know, you might leave with a new friend as well as a new artwork!

This session is perfect for adults over the age of 18 who are interested and inspired to continue making art. Your £20 ticket includes materials, facilitator, and a hot drink in the café.

A booking link will be available soon here

Life Drawing at Sudley

Be inspired by the world-class artworks on display in Sudley House and hone your own skills depicting the human form in our regular life drawing sessions.

They will use a diversity of models to explore different body types and present shorter and longer poses to give you the opportunity to develop your skills. All sessions are held at the Sudley House and will have very limited places to maintain a relaxed and intimate atmosphere.

These sessions are suitable for absolute beginners as well as more experienced artists.  Tickets cost £15 and can be purchased in advance from their website.

Basic art materials will be provided but if you would like to bring your own you are welcome to. Please note that there are no facilities for washing brushes or palettes.

11am – 12.30pm

Session 1: Introduction to the History...

Join Dr Anna Maddison for an introduction to the history of Art using examples from The Atkinson’s collection.

The Atkinson’s collection has works of art dating from the 17th to the 21st centuries and is currently concentrating on collecting more contemporary art.

Highlights of the 20th century collection include several paintings by Walter Sickert and fellow members of the Camden Town School such as Charles Ginner as well as paintings by Scottish Colourists, namely Arthur Melville, JD Fergusson and Samuel Peploe.

Key works from World War I include a painting of a mounted trooper by Alfred Munnings and a battle scarred landscape by Paul Nash. The collection of 20th century British sculpture is small but very high quality and includes good examples by Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink and Jacob Epstein.

Artwork hand in day

The Sefton Open is an annual exhibition celebrating the creativity and artistic talent across the borough. The exhibition takes over The Atkinson’s art gallery in an eclectic salon-style hang and features a wide variety of works from individual artists and local groups. Each year the exhibition attracts thousands of visitors to The Atkinson.

The Atkinson’s longstanding partner, Southport Palette Club, select the work from individual artists for the Sefton Open. The club was formed in 1921 to champion the work of local artists and this will be their 98th annual exhibition.

A wide variety of media is welcomed, including film, sculpture, craft, paintings, prints and textiles. Artists may submit up to 3 original artworks for consideration by the Council of Southport Palette Club. There is a non-refundable £5 handling fee for each work submitted. No more than 4 works can be displayed by any individual artist in the Sefton Open, this includes works displayed with Southport Palette Club and works displayed with local groups.

Individual artists are responsible for selecting original artwork for consideration by Southport Palette Club or inclusion with local group submissions, which has not previously been exhibited at The Atkinson or featured in the shop. Local groups can register for entry by contacting jemma.tynan@sefton.gov.uk to receive the groups and societies entry form.

To submit artwork, you must be aged 18+ and either live, work or have been educated in Sefton.

Visitors to the exhibition can purchase catalogues and are encouraged to vote for their favourite artwork on display. The artwork with the most votes will be awarded The People’s Prize. Visitors can also support local artists by investing in their work, most artworks are available to purchase through The Atkinson and the Own Art Scheme.

Get involved

Artwork hand in day: 12 March 2024, 11am – 7pm

Download entry form

In the entry form documents you will find:
• Entry guidelines.
• Information on how to prepare your artwork for submission.
• Entry form.

Paint Klimt! Liverpool

Your sip & paint event at The Adelphi Hotel will be themed around Gustav Klimt‘s iconic Tree of Life painting. Enjoy playing with golden colours and swirls over Austrian symphonies.

Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!

Your PopUp Painting experience in Liverpool will include:

  • All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apron
  • Guidance from a practicing artist – but feel free to go off-piste!
  • A themed playlist to immerse you in your experience
  • Please note your ticket does not include a drink, but a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the bar
  • Your canvas is yours to keep. Hang it with pride!

UV Painting & Wine

Enter into our psychedelic space with UV lights at LEAF on Bold Street. Learn how to create your own painting using UV colours within our specialy set up space.

The theme of this workshop will be focused on romance with Valentine’s day in mind as werll as the Lunar New Year, it’s the year of the Dragon so there’ll be plenty of Dragons to paint however you’ll also be able to paint your own Zodiac sign too!

We will bring along a selection of painting references for you to draw inspiration from although you are welcome to bring along your own ideas. This workshop will begin with a short demonstration from the teacher to help you get started. Our teacher Ula will be at hand
throughout the workshop to help you create and develop whatever’s flourishing in your mind.

Be sure to check out the special ticket off inclusive of half a bottle of wine when making your purcase!

Finding Solitude – Exhibition of...

Claire Weetman presents a collection of drawings of chairs that invite you to sit down, but that time to rest alone is just out of reach.

This collection of pencil drawings, created by Claire in 2023 and 2024, began by thinking about how time alone either physically or mentally is difficult to achieve as a parent. Chairs are perched precariously on branches or balanced on top of a tottering tower of bins that need emptying. The chairs are inviting, you’d quite enjoy that seat for yourself, but ultimately, all of these chairs and their offer of rest are unusable.

The drawings are exhibited in the Coffee Stop cafe, St Mary’s Market, St Helens. The works will be part of an online exhibition during March 2024.

Event

St Mary’s Market is open Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm. There is step-free access to the market.