Always plenty of Art courses at the lovely Burton Manor on the Wirral.

"Art courses at Burton Manor cover a wide range of topics, including art history and art appreciation as well as practical art classes. The art history and appreciation courses often cover abstract art and Italian art (e.g. Rome) and art nouveau, new this programme is a course on 'Twentieth Century Arhitecture', and another on the art & architecture of 'China, India & Mexico' . Styles and media covered in the practical classes include: water colour, water mixable oils, line and wash, water soluble pencils, gouache, coloured pencils and pastels and china painting; seascapes, landscapes, portraits, botanical painting and wildlife painting."

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