Interest area: art

The Interior

The Interior exhibition features two contrasting Liverpool artists; Ali Hunter with her inky and illustrative works on paper and Lorna Morris who creates immense realism in her tranquil oil paintings.

Both artists, though different in style, do share one thing: their subject matter of “The Interior”. Highlighting sanctuaries, reading nooks and often overlooked spots in our own abodes, these art works celebrate the ordinary and moments of stillness in a room of one’s own.

Lincolnshire born Illustrator Ali Hunter now lives and works in Liverpool. Taking inspiration from fashion, interiors and home decor; Hunter’s work captures intimate spaces, fashionable characters and pets. Graduating from Manchester School of Art in Illustration, Ali Hunter uses pen and ink to create portraits and interior scenes.

Lorna Morris graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Masters Degree in Fine Art . She has exhibited solo and with fellow artists. Her work is in private collections in the USA, Canada, Germany and the UK. Interiors are for her places of retreat, solitude and silence. In her paintings she hopes to create shortcuts to tranquillity. Each painting represents weeks of stillness and solitude due to the nature of her slow, oil-painting technique. You can step into them at will or set aside a time each day to escape with your painting into distilled peace.

Morris says – “With the outside world shut off in March 2020, I found myself in my studio with no distractions, free to create. I began painting the silent tranquil interiors of my home. By June I was longing to return to our art galleries and see again the brush strokes, decisions, colours and mystery of the masters.

More portraits have followed by studying the portrait painters of the past – particularly Sargent – striving to achieve that physical presence, seeing the layers of translucent and opaque colours, the spirit of the sitter and the moment of the paint being placed. I have been fulfilling my longing to see the art of centuries past by creating these pieces and I hope in turn they bring you that joy of living with real art in your own home.”

Ali’s interiors go between the home and local coffee shops, sleepy chic bars and highly fashionable flats, expanding more on who we are in the spaces we socialise in and relax in. With hints of fashion illustration Ali places characters and close friends in these settings, with their mood and clothing matching perfectly to their environment.

All artworks are for sale.

Join them for the Private View of the exhibition on Thursday 28th July from 5pm-7pm.

All welcome, but you must register here: https://TheInteriorPrivateView.eventbrite.co.uk .

The dot-art Gallery can be found at 14 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TX (just 5 minutes’ walk from Liverpool One).

Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-6pm

The exhibition runs 29th July – 17th September 2022.

Illustration Workshop for Families (ag...

Join illustrator Kohenoor Kamal to decorate and collage your own letters and initials inspired by her floral designs.

The workshop will take place in Gallery Three, their special creative space for children.

1-3pm. Free, drop in.

Recommended age: 5+

 

Convenience Gallery Life Drawing July

Convenience Gallery CIC host a monthly life drawing session.

This takes place in the bar/ coffeeshop at Bloom too, so you can get a drink whilst you work on your drawings. (At Bloom bar & Coffee 100% of the £’s you spend go to support the work of the Open Door Charity. How boss is that?!).

This is a session for people of all levels. It is untaught so that means bringing along whatever materials you want to work with and have fun with it. There will be a mixture of poses; both short and long. There will be a 20 minute break at the halfway point to.

Poses will start at 6:45pm, so please arrive in good time.

They will have some materials available if you forget yours, but please bring along whatever you wish to work with. Whether thats pens, pencils, paint, canvas, carcoal, paper, or something completely different bring it along.

They use Life Drawing to help fundraise to continue to do their work with the community. As a not for profit, your support at events like this helps them massively.

Please let them know at least 7 days in advance for cancellation where possible, this is a popular class and they will look to reallocate your place if you are unable to attend.

If you have any questions please get in touch conveniencegallery@outlook.com

Adornments of Fancy by Luke George

Next up at TRS is a solo exhibition by Liverpool-based painter, Luke George. Adornments of Fancy offers a glimpse of what the artist has been working on in the past 2 years.

Luke George (b.1994, UK) is a contemporary visual artist whose large-scale painted works are the product of time-intensive, cumulative mark making, which finds anchorages in colour and a balance between abstract and figurative imagery; between minimalism and excess.

Adornments of Fancy opens 15 July at The Royal Standard from 7-9pm. Refreshments will be available on the night.

Drink & Draw: Life Drawing at Mak...

Join this relaxed life drawing session with a glass of complimentary glass of wine and cheese board at Make North Docks

If you enjoy doodling and sketching and want the chance to do some life drawing in a friendly relaxed atmosphere, then come and check out their monthly class!

The sessions take place in our beautiful, cosy bar and include a cheese board and glass of wine. For those of you who are new to life drawing and maybe feeling a tad awkward or nervous, having a complimentary glass of wine will help!

The cheeseboard will be served during the break so please let them know if you have any dietary requirements and they’ll do their best to accommodate you.

This class is for anyone aged 16 or over, whether you’re a regular at life drawing classes or you can barely hold a pencil, everyone is welcome. This is an untaught session to come and practise .

Please bring whichever materials you feel comfortable working with, from some charcoal to a biro, a small sketch pad to A3 sheets of paper. There will be a limited amount of drawing boards and materials, available on a first come first serve basis.

This session is a chilled out place to have a go if you haven’t drawn before and also a perfect opportunity for the more experienced artists to practise.

You are encouraged to come from 6:15pm to chat and find a place. There will be a 20 minute break in the middle to finish off the fromage and get your complimentary glass of wine.

To make their model feel as comfortable as possible they would ask you to follow standard life drawing etiquette and talk quietly.

Free Motion Embroidery: Toadstool

Bring along your sewing machine to learn a new art form!

Would you like to learn a new technique or develop your sewing skills? Bring along your sewing machine for a lesson in free-motion embroidery focused on a TOADSTOOL design!

Danielle will teach you to draw with your sewing machine – no drawing skill necessary. She’ll show you some sneaky tricks.

You will leave the session with a completed project ready for you to frame or upcycle.

Basic knowledge of sewing machine skills useful for this class! Please get in touch with any questions.

About the teacher:

Danielle McIntyre is a self-taught free-motion embroidery artist. She is inspired by cityscapes and landscapes and enjoys pairing monochromatic schemes with vibrant Liberty of London prints. Danielle began in this medium as a way of memorialising the places she has loved; Chester, Liverpool, North Yorkshire and North Wales.

After numerous requests she began taking commissions on others’ special places. She enjoys replicating others’ memorable locations and adding her own twist with bold lines, prints and colours. Danielle was taught to sew by her grandmother and has since run a children’s clothing business. She now concentrates on producing her artwork.

Danielle is passionate about the arts and especially finds inspiration in performing in musical and straight theatre.

www.daniellemcintyreart.com

Facebook: danielle_mcintyre_art

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Beginners Mosaic

Join Make. for an introduction to mosaic! Learn how to design and decorate a bespoke pair of coasters.

Brighten up your new year with this fun, quirky workshop!

Join Alison, their resident mosaic expert for this beginners workshop exploring the relaxing and creative technique of mosaic.

Alison will guide you through:

– selecting a base

– using nippers

– designing the shape and colour

– a grouting demonstration

Using Alisons’ large collection of beautiful mosaicing tiles, including a range of pre cut shapes, you will will leave with a professional mosaic you’ll be proud of

*Grouting will need to be completed at home, by you the next day. Guidance notes and a demonstration will be provided during the workshop to equip you with the necessary skills

Alison is the creator of Make Mosaic and runs beginners classes in mosaics and other craft techniques across the North West.

She has a love of using reclaimed and broken china (as well as other found / unloved objects) to make bespoke pieces. Follow her on Instagram for mosaic inspo @makemosaicworkshop

Drink & Draw at Make Hamilton

Head along and join this relaxed life drawing session with a complimentary glass of wine and cheese board in Make Hamilton Café

If you enjoy doodling and sketching and want the chance to do some life drawing in a friendly relaxed atmosphere, then come and check out their monthly class at Make Hamilton Square.

The sessions take place in their beautiful, cosy café and include a cheeseboard and glass of wine. For those of you who are new to life drawing and maybe feeling a tad awkward or nervous, having a complimentary glass of wine will help!

The cheeseboard will be served during the break so please let them know if you have any dietary requirements and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

This class is for anyone aged 16 or over, whether you’re a regular at life drawing classes or you can barely hold a pencil, everyone is welcome. This is an untaught session to come and practise .

Please bring whichever materials you feel comfortable working with, from some charcoal to a biro, a small sketch pad to A3 sheets of paper. There will be a limited amount of drawing board and materials available on a first come first serve basis.

This session is a chilled out place to have a go if you haven’t drawn before and also a perfect opportunity for the more experienced artists to practise.

You are encouraged to come from 6:15pm to chat and find a place. There will be a 20 minute break in the middle to finish off the fromage and get your complimentary glass of wine.

To make their model feel as comfortable as possible they ask you to follow standard life drawing etiquette and talk quietly.

Hilbre Island Drawing Adventure

The return of the much loved Hilbre Drawing day – head along and draw landscape with Liverpool Independent Art School

This will be a return to their pre-Covid adventure of visiting the island for one day, drawing and painting and then returning for a civilised throw-down in the White Lion. Obviously weather can change their plans there so if the event is rained off they will reschedule for the next doable weekend date and refund anyone who’s not available on that day.

They haven’t done this for a while and it’s a bit of a hike out to the island so remember to bring sun cream, water and snacks and sensible clothes!

Peter Walker – Being Human

A new exhibition, which is made up of four installations by acclaimed sculptor and artist, Peter Walker, is set to be unveiled at Liverpool Cathedral this month. ‘Being Human’, which is free to attend, launches on 27 July and runs until 30 August.

As part of a two-year programme of events, exhibitions and artworks leading up to the iconic building’s 100th anniversary, which falls in 2024, the latest collaboration between Liverpool Cathedral and the renowned artist explores what it means to be human.

At the heart of the exhibition will be a sculpture entitled Connection, inspired by Michelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam’. A contemporary twist on the Renaissance masterpiece, which depicts God’s hand reaching out to meet Adam’s finger, the striking installation features two giant hands, each standing at two metres tall and equivalent in height to the size of an average front door.

‘Being Human’ aims to encourage visitors to reflect on who they are as individuals, what makes us unique as human beings and how we connect with others in a changing world, as they journey through the four artworks: Connection, Reflection, Identity and Creativity.

The exhibition promises to be just as awe-inspiring as the talented artist’s previous works at Liverpool Cathedral including ‘Peace Doves’, a mass participation art installation featuring around 18,000 paper doves suspended from the roof of the magnificent building.

Earlier this year, working as one half of the artistic duo, Luxmuralis, he amazed visitors by flooding Liverpool Cathedral with the wonders of the universe in a dazzling display of projections, lights and sounds as part of an immersive art installation entitled ‘Space, The Universe and Everything’.

Speaking on his next collaboration with Liverpool Cathedral, artist and sculptor, Peter Walker, said: “It’s a huge honour to be working with the team at Liverpool Cathedral once again. As the largest cathedral in the UK and one of the biggest in the world, the vast space within the iconic building provides the perfect setting for an exhibition that explores what it means to be human.

“Bringing together sculpture, created using traditional techniques, with interactive art installations, ‘Being Human’ will fascinate visitors of all ages across many different levels and I can’t wait to unveil the exhibition later this month.”

The Dean of Liverpool, The Very Revd Dr Sue Jones, said: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming Peter back to Liverpool Cathedral. ‘Being Human’ looks set to be one of his most thought-provoking pieces yet and I’m sure the exhibition will inspire visitors to contemplate just how remarkable we are as human beings.

“Our connection with others is more important than ever, particularly after so many of us experienced feelings of isolation and loneliness during the pandemic when families, friends and communities were kept apart for so long. I would like to encourage visitors from all walks of life to visit the exhibition and use the experience to reflect upon what makes us human, the value of our relationships and how we feel when we’re separated from others.”

Liverpool Cathedral is open to visitors from 10am – 6pm daily with the exception of 27 July when the ‘Being Human’ exhibition launches to the public at 11am.

For more information about ‘Being Human’ and the events programme at Liverpool Cathedral, visit liverpoolcathedral.org.uk.