No matter what medium you enjoy using, be it paint, pastel or clay, learning the fundamental drawing techniques will further develop your natural drawing ability.
This 10-week art course is designed to develop observational and expressive drawing techniques and skills. This course is suitable for beginners or those wishing to explore aspects of their own practice.
Monday evenings from 7:00pm – 9:00pm, starting 2nd October
(£170 for 10-week course)
This 1 day course is an introduction to pastels. Aimed at those new to pastels and are interested in gaining an understanding on how to use this material.
During the morning session, we will get familiar with soft pastel, how to create colours in pastel and how to blend them on paper. Then we will start creating a still life, which we will carry on working on and finish in the afternoon session. We will use a print copy as reference for this workshop.
This is an opportunity to learn pastel techniques, practice and gain confidence in creating pastel on paper works. Over the day, Laleh your tutor will provide demonstrations, tips and give you support as you progress through the course.
Tutor: Laleh Kamalian
Laleh Kamalian – “Pastel is one of my two media of choice. Using their excellent blending properties and vibrant colours they are perfect for painting portraits, still life and landscapes in any style, from the most detailed realism to impressionist or even abstract styles. With the availability of a wide verity of soft pastel products, from pastel pencils to sticks and Pan Pastels, it gives the artist the opportunity to use one individually or combined to create from small details to hazy backgrounds on a large canvas.”
Dates
Sunday 26th November, 11:30am – 4:30pm
Venue
Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
Situated in the centre of Liverpool, just behind Church Street, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane, or through the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liverpool Central.
Cost
£65
Materials
Soft (chalk) pastels: A small set of half pastels will suffice.
Paper: A few sheets, or a pad of pastel papers, size A4
A pencil
An eraser
A pencil sharpener
A ruler
A kitchen towel or dusting cloth
In this 1 day course, take your portrait drawing to the next level with intermediate tuition to build upon the basics of composing the features of the face.
We’ll consider portrait drawing as a problem solving activity and offer solutions and practice to help improve your understanding. In the second half, we’ll work on drawing a portrait from a clothed model as a practical example.
Tutor: Kathy Dereli
Kathy is trained in traditional techniques in drawing and sculpture which she uses to create well-crafted artworks with a modern sensibility. She has led classes and demonstrations in both disciplines for several years.
Date
Sunday 26th November, 11:30am- 4:30pm (£65 for 1 Day Couse)
Venue
Bluecoat,
School Lane,
Liverpool,
L1 3BX
Cost
£65
Materials
The essential materials will include pencils (H, HB, B as a starting point), A3 paper pad (cartridge paper or rag paper is best) a rubber and sharpener.
Notes
There are a maximum of 15 places available on the course, so early booking is essential. To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.
We have introduced a range of safety measures to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible. We ask everyone to please respect social distancing guidelines, all staff will be keeping their distance too.
Accessible toilets are available.
Suitable for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try something new and exciting.
Day 1 will begin with an introduction to abstract art, and a discussion about what art means today as a visual manifestation of human expression. Students will be invited to share (if they wish) the kind of abstract art they find appealing and what they would like to develop themselves.
Following this, we will focus on colour. We will look at examples of artists who have magnified and celebrated colour in their work, and use acrylic paint to make our own experimental pieces that celebrate colour.
We will look at contrasting colour, paint opacity/transparency and experiment layering lights over darks, darks over lights, bright over dull, blending edges etc. We will have time for appraisal and feedback, appreciating different people’s reactions and responses to our work.
We will experiment with different ways of applying colour: brushing, sponging, scraping, using different tools and textured items to apply paint with.
Day 2 will focus on composition, space and mark making. This will improve the ability to isolate visual information and notice the essential qualities of a painting, which will in turn help us distinguish and employ differing abstract techniques.
We will practise locating a focal area in various examples, and how to emphasise this by mark making. Intuitive exercises will help us to discover our own unique marks and voice – wavy lines, straight lines, splatters, random, controlled, etc. We will look at shapes and use the shapes that appeal to us to create our own original pieces of art.
We will look at opposites: saturated and neutral, dark and light, busy and quiet, textured and flat.
Looking into the arrangement of these elements and their relationship to one another we will learn how to put these together onto paper/canvas, producing aesthetically pleasing arrangements and patterns.
Day 3 will combine concepts from days 1 and 2, plus experimentation with layering for depth, self-exploring, and how to be “confidently spontaneous and intuitive”.
We will be given the opportunity to choose from different loose “themes” which we will interpret with our own creativity and style.
Example “Themes”:– Portraiture – Musical Energy – Peace and Simplicity – Softness – Clash and Disorder – Invisible Currents – Intersections – Melancholy.
Every student will receive specific and individual feedback, suggestions, encouragement and advice from the tutor throughout, with the freedom to be as vocal or as quiet as desired during discussion times.
This course will give you opportunities for improving practical skills; practising both inward reflection and outward appreciation; and developing your unique artistic voice.
Dates
Sundays from 12pm – 4pm
1st, 8th and 15th October
Venue
Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
Situated in the centre of Liverpool, just behind Church Street, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane, or through the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liverpool Central.
Cost
£135 for the 3-week course (full course must be booked in advance)
Materials
This painting course will be open to all abilities from complete beginners to those who haven’t picked up a paintbrush since school, to those who use art as a hobby, as well as artists wanting to develop their own work and practice. Over the course of 3 weeks, you will develop your awareness of painting using acrylic as a unique means of visual communication.
Each session will give you the opportunity to use your imagination and develop those inventive processes alongside traditional and contemporary techniques. You will make art as an artist does and develop your project from its conceptual beginning to its physical end. The course will help you develop a deeper understanding of art and how as practitioners we think and realise work.
Day 1: Introduction
Day 2: Drawing and painting from a picture
Day 3: Drawing and painting from life
Tutor: Laleh Kamalian
Laleh Kamalian is a self-taught artist who found art at a late stage of her life after a long career in medicine and science. Her favourite subject is human portrait, where she aims to show the characteristics and emotions of the portrayed to the best of her ability. However, she enjoys describing the nature beauties in the form of flowers, scenery, or wildlife with her art too.
Dates
1st, 8th and 15th October
Venue
Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
Situated in the centre of Liverpool, just behind Church Street, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane, or through the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liverpool Central.
Cost
£135
It is possible to split this cost into two payments, please call 0345 017 6660 for more details.
Materials
Acrylic paint: A set, or individual tubes, that contain at least titanium white, red, yellow, blue, and black.
Brushes: Synthetic brushes suitable for acrylic paint, at least in three sizes, small, medium, and large (not wider than 2 cm). If you are getting a set, they normally come in different shapes. If you are buying them individually, go for filbert.
Paper: A pad of paper suitable for acrylic paint, size A3.
Palette knife: Go for a longer shape such as diamond or rectangular shape.
Painting palette: I recommend a pad of disposable pallet papers, although you can get a rigid one (wooden or plastic) or use disposable paper plates.
A pencil
An eraser
A pencil sharpener
Please bring with you a cup, or jar for water
These sessions are aimed at artists and creative practitioners looking to diversify their practice and income. This programme aims to develop and teach you how to adapt your artistic visual practice into a series or model of workshops and courses to deliver to students of all ages in an engaging and interactive format.
They are particularly interested in inviting artists who would like to know how to teach on our creative courses as we are always interested in adding new tutors and new creative experiences for our participants. The course will take place at dot-art gallery from 6 -7pm on Wednesday evenings.
The programme will cover:
1.Adapting your practice into a teachable format
2.Structuring and marketing your class or course
3.The Health & Safety, safeguarding and insurance side of things
4.Setting rates and or tickets prices
5. How to adapt and evaluate your class or course
Tutor: Claire Henderson
Claire Henderson is the current Gallery Manager at dot-art overseeing the running of our dot-art courses and the membership of dot-art Artists. Before coming to dot-art, Claire worked in learning teams at Tate Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial developing programmes of activity with artists to deliver to all ages from the general public to schools and as a freelance practitioner delivering creative workshops and Arts Award. Claire graduated with BA Hons in Fine Art from Liverpool Hope University in 2019.
Dates
1st, 8th and 15th November
6pm -7pm
Venue
dot-art Gallery,
14 Queen Avenue,
Castle Street,
Liverpool,
L2 4TX
Cost
£50
Materials you will need to bring:
Pen and Pad for notetaking
This session will begin with a brief history of Chinese art looking at the main ways it differs from Western painting styles
Tutor: Madeleine Pires
Dates:
Sunday 10th December, 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.
Starting from the basics, your tutor will provide exercises and tuition to help you improve your painting and portraiture skills or help you get to grips with the basics in this area. This course is suitable for beginners, or for more experienced artists looking to polish up their skills.
The course will cover topics such as:
Tutor: Kathy Dereli
Kathy is trained in traditional techniques in drawing and sculpture which she uses to create well-crafted artworks with a modern sensibility. She has lead classes and demonstrations in both disciplines for several years.
Dates
19th, 26th October
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th November
7th, 14th, 21st December
Venue
BOLD Place
8 Bold Place
Liverpool
L1 9DN
Cost
£170
Materials
The essential materials to bring include:
pencils and paper for exercises
oil paint paper or canvas, palette, brushes, paints, cleaning rags or kitchen tissue, odourless mineral spirit or turps
(suggested range in order of importance: titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red light or vermillion hue, yellow ochre, burnt umber, ultramarine, alizarin crimson, cerulean, cadmium yellow or lemon yellow)
The course will cover the process of observing the landscape, composing a picture out of this raw material and rendering it in paint. They will work with a combination of instructions, demonstration of techniques, exercises and personal tuition. Suitable for beginners and more experienced artists who wish to develop their skills.
They will cover topics such as:
Tutor: Kathy Dereli
Kath is a skilled local artist, formally trained in traditional techniques in painting, drawing and sculpture which she uses to create well-crafted artworks with a modern sensibility. She has led classes and demonstrations in both oil painting for several years.
Dates:
16th, 23rd, 30th October
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th November
4th, 11th, 18th December
Venue:
BOLD Place,
8 Bold Place
Liverpool,
England,
L1 9DN
Cost:
£170 for 10 Week Course
Materials you will need to bring:
Pencils and paper for exercises
Oil paint paper (plus canvas or canvas boards), palette, brushes, paints, cleaning rags, turps
Oil paint(suggested range in order of importance: titanium white, ivory black, burnt umber, ultramarine, yellow ochre, cerulean, cadmium yellow, alizarin crimson, cadmium red).
Dilutant/medium I.e. turpentine/sansodor low odour solvent/liquin(for oils)
Palette I.e. wooden/Perspex or disposable tear off
2 jars
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:
Over the 6 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
Denise 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 1
Sundays 10:30 – 12:00
Sundays, 10:30am-12pm 10th September – 22nd October (*Please note there is no session on 15th October)
Venue
Baltic Creative CIC, 49 Jamaica St, Liverpool L1 0AH
Cost
£95 for a Block. The full course must be booked in advance.
Materials
All materials will be provided. Children are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks for the session.