BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7803@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T160000 DTSTAMP:20230902T113217Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-abstract-painting-3-x-s undays/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: Abstract Painting (3 x Sundays) DESCRIPTION:Learn the wonders of abstract painting across this 3 day course with the guidance of our expert Artist Tutor. Suitable for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try something new and exciting.\n \n***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please cont act dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***\n\nSundays from 12pm - 4 pm starting 1st October (£135 for 3-day sessions)\n\nProgramme\n\nSuitabl e for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try something new and exciting.\n\nDay 1 will begin with an introduction to abstract ar t\, 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 devel op themselves.\n\nFollowing this\, we will focus on colour. We will look a t examples of artists who have magnified and celebrated colour in their wo rk\, and use acrylic paint to make our own experimental pieces that celebr ate colour.\n\nWe will look at contrasting colour\, paint opacity/transpar ency and experiment layering lights over darks\, darks over lights\, brigh t over dull\, blending edges etc. We will have time for appraisal and feed back\, appreciating different people’s reactions and responses to our wo rk.\n\nWe will experiment with different ways of applying colour: brushing \, sponging\, scraping\, using different tools and textured items to apply paint with.\n\nDay 2 will focus on composition\, space and mark making. T his 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.\n\nWe 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 voi ce – wavy lines\, straight lines\, splatters\, random\, controlled\, etc . We will look at shapes and use the shapes that appeal to us to create ou r own original pieces of art.\n\nWe will look at opposites: saturated and neutral\, dark and light\, busy and quiet\, textured and flat.\n\nLooking into the arrangement of these elements and their relationship to one anoth er we will learn how to put these together onto paper/canvas\, producing a esthetically pleasing arrangements and patterns.\n\nDay 3 will combine con cepts from days 1 and 2\, plus experimentation with layering for depth\, s elf-exploring\, and how to be “confidently spontaneous and intuitive”. \n\nWe will be given the opportunity to choose from different loose “the mes” which we will interpret with our own creativity and style.\n\nExamp le “Themes”:– Portraiture – Musical Energy – Peace and Simplicit y – Softness – Clash and Disorder - Invisible Currents – Intersectio ns – Melancholy.\n\nEvery student will receive specific and individual f eedback\, suggestions\, encouragement and advice from the tutor throughout \, with the freedom to be as vocal or as quiet as desired during discussio n times.\n\nThis course will give you opportunities for improving practica l skills\; practising both inward reflection and outward appreciation\; an d developing your unique artistic voice.\n\nDates\n\nSundays from 12pm - 4 pm\n\n1st\, 8th and 15th October\n\nVenue\n\nBluecoat\, School Lane\, Live rpool\, L1 3BX\n\nSituated in the centre of Liverpool\, just behind Church Street\, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter t he building via the front courtyard off School Lane\, or through the garde n at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liverpool Central.\ n\nCost\n\n£135 for the 3-week course (full course must be booked in adva nce)\n\nMaterials\n\n · Plenty of acrylic paint in lots of different col ours (The Works and Art Discount do the cheapest versions)\n · Brushes o f varying sizes and shapes\n · 2-3 sponges (art sponges or domestic spon ges will work)\n · Small tools\, i.e. squeegee/scraper/palette knife/eve n a short ruler for the scraping technique\n · 4-8 small to medium sized canvas boards (The Works and Home Bargains sell quite cheap ones) or othe r preferred substrates.\n · A4 or A3 sketchpad\n · Coloured pencils an d / or oil pastels\n · Apron/painting shirt (acrylic paint stains as it is plastic based)\n · Pictures/scrap book of abstract art/ideas that you find inspiring (Optional)\n\nNotes\n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places av ailable 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 dir ectly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\nOnce you have made y our course booking you are committed to it. This is because our courses ha ve very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being filled \, or a course not being able to run.\n\nCancellations are permitted up to 30 days before the start of a course\, and a full refund will be issued. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 30 days before the st art of a course. If you are unable to attend due to illness\, personal or professional commitments you do not have the right to a refund.\n\nIf you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet started and you hav e a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate this su bstitution.\n\ndot-art and Bluecoat may use your details to contact you ab out forthcoming events\, classes or developments that may be of interest. For full details of the the Bluecoat's privacy policy\, please follow this  link. 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