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:8127@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T163000 DTSTAMP:20240123T224627Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-abstract-painting-cours e/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: Abstract Painting Course DESCRIPTION:Learn how to create expressive and colourful abstract art. Suit able for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try someth ing new and exciting.\n\n***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, chequ e or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***\n \nSundays from 11:30am - 4:30pm starting 17th March\, (£135 for 3-day ses sions)\n\nEvenbrite booking link\n\nProgramme\n\nSuitable for newcomers an d for more experienced painters wanting to try something new and exciting. \n\nDay 1 will begin with an introduction to abstract art\, and a discussi on about what art means today as a visual manifestation of human expressio n. Students will be invited to share (if they wish) the kind of abstract a rt they find appealing and what they would like to develop themselves.\n\n Following this\, we will focus on colour. We will look at examples of arti sts who have magnified and celebrated colour in their work\, and use acryl ic paint to make our own experimental pieces that celebrate colour.\n\nWe will look at contrasting colour\, paint opacity/transparency and experimen t layering lights over darks\, darks over lights\, bright over dull\, blen ding edges etc. We will have time for appraisal and feedback\, appreciatin g different people’s reactions and responses to our work.\n\nWe will exp eriment with different ways of applying colour: brushing\, sponging\, scra ping\, using different tools and textured items to apply paint with.\n\nDa y 2 will focus on composition\, space and movement. This will improve the ability to isolate visual information and notice the essential qualities o f 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 determining what kind of movement has been used to make a painting. We will do some intuitive exercises to discover our own unique “movement” – wavy lines\, straight lines\, splatters\, random\, cont rolled\, etc. We will look at shapes and use the shapes that appeal to us to create our own original pieces of art.\n\nWe will look at opposites: sa turated and neutral\, dark and light\, busy and quiet\, textured and flat. \n\nLooking 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.\n\nDay 3 will combine concepts from days 1 and 2\, plus experimentation with layering f or depth\, self-exploring\, and how to be “confidently spontaneous and i ntuitive”.\n\nWe will be given the opportunity to choose from different loose “themes” which we will interpret with our own creativity and sty le.\n\n“Themes” exercises:– Scientific Exploration – Musical Energ y – Peace and Simplicity – Softness – Clash and Disorder - Invisible Currents - Intersections\n\nEvery student will receive specific and indiv idual feedback\, suggestions\, encouragement and advice from the tutor thr oughout\, with the freedom to be as vocal or as quiet as desired during di scussion times.\n\nThis course will give you opportunities for improving p ractical skills\; practising both inward reflection and outward appreciati on\; and developing your unique artistic voice.\n\nDates\n\nSundays from 1 1:30am - 4:30pm\n\n17th\, 24th March &\; 21st April\n\n*Please note the re is a gap of 4 weeks between week 2 and 3.\n\nVenue\n\nBluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\n\nSituated in the centre of Liverpool\, just b ehind Church Street\, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane\, or throu gh the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liverpo ol Central.\n\nCost\n\n£135 for the 3-week course (full course must be bo oked in advance)\n\nMaterials\n\n Plenty of acrylic paint in lots of diff erent colours (The Works and Art Discount do the cheapest versions)\n Bru shes of varying sizes and shapes\n 2-3 sponges (art sponges or domestic s ponges will work)\n Small squeegee/scraper/palette knife/even a short rul er for the scraping technique\n 4-8 small to medium sized canvasses (The Works and Home Bargains sell quite cheap ones)\n A4 or A3 sketchpad\n Co loured pencils or pastels\n Water pot or jar for washing brushes\n Kitch en roll\n Apron/painting shirt (acrylic paint stains as it is plastic bas ed)\n Pictures/scrap book of abstract art/ideas that you find inspiring ( Optional)\n\nNotes\n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places available on the co urse\, so early booking is essential. To avoid a booking fee and pay by ca rd\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\nOnce you have made your course bookin g you are committed to it. This is because our courses have very small stu dent numbers\, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being filled\, or a course no t being able to run.\n\nCancellations are permitted up to 30 days before t he start of a course\, and a full refund will be issued. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 30 days before the start of a course. If you are unable to attend due to illness\, personal or professional comm itments you do not have the right to a refund.\n\nIf you wish to cancel yo ur place on a course that has not yet started and you have a friend or col league who can take your place we can accommodate this substitution.\n\ndo t-art and Bluecoat may use your details to contact you about forthcoming e vents\, 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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