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:7022@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221113T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221127T163000 DTSTAMP:20221003T160519Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-dot-art-abstract-painti ng-3-x-sundays-5/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: dot-art: Abstract Painting (3 x Sundays) 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 13th November\, (£135 for 3-day sessions)\n\nBOOK HERE\n\nProgramme\n\nSuitable for newcomers and for more experienced painters wanting to try something new and exciting.\n\nDay 1 will begin with an introduction to abstract art\, and a discussion about w hat art means today as a visual manifestation of human expression. Student s will be invited to share (if they wish) the kind of abstract art they fi nd appealing and what they would like to develop themselves.\n\nFollowing this\, we will focus on colour. We will look at examples of artists who ha ve magnified and celebrated colour in their work\, and use acrylic paint t o make our own experimental pieces that celebrate colour.\n\nWe will look at contrasting colour\, paint opacity/transparency and experiment layering lights over darks\, darks over lights\, bright over dull\, blending edges etc. We will have time for appraisal and feedback\, appreciating differen t people’s reactions and responses to our work.\n\nWe will experiment wi th different ways of applying colour: brushing\, sponging\, scraping\, usi ng different tools and textured items to apply paint with.\n\nDay 2 will f ocus on composition\, space and movement. This will improve the ability to isolate visual information and notice the essential qualities of a painti ng\, 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\, controlled\, et c. We will look at shapes and use the shapes that appeal to us to create o ur 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 anot her we will learn how to put these together onto paper/canvas\, producing aesthetically pleasing arrangements and patterns.\n\nDay 3 will combine co ncepts from days 1 and 2\, plus experimentation with layering for depth\, self-exploring\, and how to be “confidently spontaneous and intuitive” .\n\nWe will be given the opportunity to choose from different loose “th emes” which we will interpret with our own creativity and style.\n\n“T hemes” exercises:– Scientific Exploration – Musical Energy – Peace and Simplicity – Softness – Clash and Disorder - Invisible Currents - Intersections\n\nEvery student will receive specific and individual feedb ack\, suggestions\, encouragement and advice from the tutor throughout\, w ith the freedom to be as vocal or as quiet as desired during discussion ti mes.\n\nThis course will give you opportunities for improving practical sk ills\; practising both inward reflection and outward appreciation\; and de veloping your unique artistic voice.\n\nDates\n\nSundays from 11:30am - 4: 30pm\n\n13th\, 27th November and 11th December\n\nVenue\n\nBluecoat\, Scho ol Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\n\nSituated in the centre of Liverpool\, just behind Church Street\, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. Y ou can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane\, or thr ough the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station- Liver pool Central.\n\nCost\n\n£135 for the 3-week course (full course must be booked in advance)\n\nMaterials\n\n Plenty of acrylic paint in lots of di fferent colours (The Works and Art Discount do the cheapest versions)\n B rushes of varying sizes and shapes\n 2-3 sponges (art sponges or domestic sponges will work)\n Small squeegee/scraper/palette knife/even a short r uler for the scraping technique\n 4-8 small to medium sized canvasses (Th e Works and Home Bargains sell quite cheap ones)\n A4 or A3 sketchpad\n Coloured pencils or pastels\n Water pot or jar for washing brushes\n Kit chen roll\n Apron/painting shirt\n Pictures/scrap book of abstract art/i deas that you find inspiring (Optional)\n\nNotes\n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places available on the course\, so early booking is essential. To avo id a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\nOnce yo u have made your course booking you are committed to it. This is because o ur courses have very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are un available to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being filled\, or a course not being able to run.\n\nCancellations are pe rmitted up to 30 days before the start of a course\, and a full refund wil l 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 commitments you do not have the right to a refun d.\n\nIf you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet starte d and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accomm odate this substitution.\n\ndot-art and Bluecoat may use your details to c ontact you about forthcoming events\, classes or developments that may be of interest. For full details of the the Bluecoat's privacy policy\, pleas e follow this link. 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