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:496@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160131T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160131T130000 DTSTAMP:20151206T185904Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/palm-house-dot-art-sketching-in- the-palm-house-with-josie-jenkins/ SUMMARY:Sefton Park Palm House: Palm House: Dot-Art: Sketching in the Palm House with Josie Jenkins DESCRIPTION:Sketching in the Palm House - dot-art\ndot-art Services\nSunday 31 January 2016\n\nLed by award winning artist Josie Jenkins\, this three hour workshop will give you the opportunity to learn or recap basic techn iques to help you draw from observation\, try different materials and expr ess what you see through drawing\, all in the inspiring surroundings of th e Sefton Park Palm House.\n\nProgram\nIf you enjoy drawing\, would like to work on your skills or even if you've not done much drawing from observat ion before and just want to have a go\, this workshop will inspire you and maybe even help you discover a hidden talent! Observational drawing is ab out really looking at the world and what better place to start than the Se fton Park Palm House. This three hour workshop gives you the opportunity t o learn some basic techniques to help you draw from observation\, try some different materials and express what you see through drawing. The worksho p is open to people of all ages and levels of experience.\n\nThe day will include:\nShort introduction about drawing from observation\, what to expe ct from the workshop and some examples of work by relevant artists for som e inspiration.\nIntroduction to and exercises around measuring\nDifferent drawing techniques\, e.g. using line only\, using tone only\, cross hatchi ng\, drawing with a rubber.\nExperimenting with different materials\, pape rs and scales.\nGroup feedback and discussion.\n\nTutor: Josie Jenkins\nJo sie studied Fine Art (painting) at Norwich School of Art and Design\, grad uating in 2002. She has worked as an artist based in Hull and Nottinghamsh ire before settling in Liverpool. In 2010 Josie joined Arena Studios in Li verpool and became an active member\, volunteering as the Arena Gallery Ma nager since 2011 and as a director between 2011 and 2013. In 2011 Josie wa s featured in the BBC2 television series "Show Me the Monet" and was selec ted by a panel of judges to show her work in the show's accompanying exhib ition at the Royal College of Art\, London. More recently Josie has been r epresented by Castlegate House Gallery\, Cockermouth and The Corke Art Gal lery\, Liverpool. In September 2013 Josie was selected for the New Lights Art Prize and won the main prize\, the Valeria Sykes Award. Josie is plann ing to use the award to fund a research trip to China\, including a three month residency with the Chinese European Art Centre in Xiamen.\n\nDates\n Sunday 31st January\, 10.00 - 13.00\n\nVenue\nSefton Park Palm House\, Liv erpool L17 1AP\n\nCost\n£25 per session\n\nMaterials\nPlease bring along a sketchbook\, pencils\, eraser and sharpener. We will supply a range of o ther materials with which you will be able to experiment.\n\nNotes\nThere are a maximum of 15 places available on the course\, so early booking is e ssential.\nTo avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, pleas e contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nDetails and Booki ng via dot-art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2015/12/dotart-sketching.jpg LOCATION:Sefton Park Palm House\, Sefton Park Palm House\, Liverpool\, L17 1AP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.381306;-2.935231 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sefton Park Palm House\, Li verpool\, L17 1AP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Sefton Park Palm House:geo:53.381306,-2.935231 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR