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:8518@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T120000 DTSTAMP:20240315T153752Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-abstract-painting/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: Abstract Painting DESCRIPTION:Delve into the imaginative world of abstract painting with prof essional artist Madeleine Pires.\n\nBOOK HERE\n\n***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services direct ly on 0345 017 6660***\n\nSundays from 12pm - 4pm starting 23rd June (£13 5 for 3-day sessions)\n\n23rd\, 30th June &\; 7th July\n\nProgramme\n\n Suitable for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try so mething new and exciting.\n\nThis course has new content\, updated from Ma deleine’s popular abstract painting course.\n\n Day 1 will begin with a n updated introduction to abstract art\, and a discussion about the reason s for making art\, whether realistic or non-representational. Students wil l be invited to share (if they wish) the kind of abstract art they find ap pealing and what they would like to develop themselves.\n\nFollowing this\ , we will focus on colour and layering. We will look at examples of artis ts who have magnified and celebrated colour in their work\, and use acryli c paint to make our own evocative pieces. We will learn how to blend colo urs in a way that uses depth and perspective to mentally transport ours elves and viewers into a different place.\n\nWe will look at the different associations of colour\, including emotions\, and learn to use contrastin g and complimenting colours. We will “learn by doing”\, learning how p aint behaves\, opacity/transparency and experiment layering lights over da rks\, darks over lights\, bright over dull\, blending edges etc. We will e xperiment with different ways of applying colour: brushing\, sponging\, ma sking out and using layers.\n\nWe will look at “harmonious opposites” : e.g. bright and muted\, busy and quiet\, textured and flat.\n\nWe will h ave time for appraisal and feedback\, appreciating different people’s re actions and responses to our work.\n\n Day 2 will focus on composition\, space\, pattern and movement\, and the highly enjoyable “scrape paintin g” technique. This will improve the ability to isolate visual informatio n and notice the essential qualities of a painting\, which will in turn he lp us distinguish and employ differing abstract techniques.\n\nWe will pra ctise locating a focal area and evocation of depth in various examples \, and determining what kind of movement has been used to make a painting. Using various examples of shapes and patterns\, we will do some intuitive exercises to discover our own unique “movement” – wavy lines\, stra ight lines\, splatters\, random\, controlled\, etc.\n\nWe will create moo d and atmosphere and discover our own unique style through this session. There will also be the opportunity to create pieces to do with music and “expressing the invisible”.\n\n Day 3 will look at ways of making art using reduction\, simplification and geometric abstraction (removing so mething from context)\, as well as inspiration from natural forms such as  “the sinuous line”. We will explore recent neurological discoveries about the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain\, and discuss the relationship between the explicit and the implicit\, logic and intuition\, simplicity and complexity\, and the interface art can be betw een the physical and the transcendent. We will create unique artworks usin g skills from Day 1 and Day 2 as well as the themes of Day 3.\n\nEvery stu dent will receive specific and individual feedback\, suggestions\, encoura gement and advice from the tutor throughout\, with the freedom to be as vo cal or as quiet as desired during discussion times.\n\nThis course will gi ve you opportunities for improving practical skills\; practising both inwa rd reflection and outward appreciation\; and developing your unique artist ic voice.\n\nDates\n\nSundays from 12pm - 4pm\n\n23rd\, 30th June &\; 7 th July\n\nVenue\n\nBluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\n\nSituate d in the centre of Liverpool\, just behind Church Street\, down Church All ey 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.\n\nCost\n\n£135 for the 3-week course (full course must be booked in advance)\n\nMaterials\n\n Pl enty of acrylic paint in lots of different colours (The Works and Art Disc ount do the cheapest versions)\n Brushes of varying sizes and shapes\n 2 -3 sponges (art sponges or domestic sponges will work)\n Small squeegee/s craper/palette knife/even a short ruler for the scraping technique\n 4-8 small to medium sized canvasses (The Works and Home Bargains sell quite ch eap ones)\n A4 or A3 sketchpad\n Coloured pencils or pastels\n Water po t or jar for washing brushes\n Kitchen roll\n Apron/painting shirt (acry lic paint stains as it is plastic based)\n Pictures/scrap book of abstrac t art/ideas that you find inspiring (Optional)\n\nNotes\n\nThere are a max imum 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.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\n Once you have made your course booking you are committed to it. This is be cause our courses have very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a pl ace 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 ref und will be issued. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 3 0 days before the start of a course. If you are unable to attend due to il lness\, 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 have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate this substitution.\n\ndot-art and Bluecoat may use your detai ls to contact you about 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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