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:6552@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211128T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211128T170000 DTSTAMP:20210827T174440Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-reader-dot-art-introduction- to-chinese-painting-3/ SUMMARY:The Reader Gallery: The Reader: dot-art: Introduction to Chinese Pa inting DESCRIPTION:This Chinese brush painting session is a mixed ability class\, suitable for experienced artists looking to experiment with a different te chnique\, or beginners looking to create graceful and simple paintings.\n\ nBOOK HERE\n\n***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***\n\nSunday 28 th November\, 11am - 5pm (£50 for 1 day workshop)\n\n-------------------- ---------------------------------------\n\nProgramme\n\n This session wil l begin with a brief history of Chinese art looking at the main ways it di ffers from Western painting styles\n This will be followed by a demonstra tion of brush technique\, correct handling and posture\, leading to the fi rst exercise which will finish in you painting a long flowing orchid stem\ , adding simple orchid flowers\n The second exercise teaches more techniq ues focusing on ink and dilution\, adding watercolour\n You will then pai nt the “Four Gentlemen” – four plants used to teach the fundamental elements of Chinese brush painting: the plum blossom (梅)\, the bamboo ( 竹)\, and the chrysanthemum (菊) (the other plant is the orchid (蘭) pr eviously used in exercise 1)\n We will look at what different trees and f lowers represent in Chinese culture: e.g. strength\, peace\, purity etc\n We will also look at Chinese calligraphy and have a go at writing in Chin ese using our paintbrushes\n From a number of different visual stimuli\, we will choose our own subject matter to create a more detailed painting u sing the techniques we have learned\, with a demonstration from the artist \, feedback and group critiques\n\nTutor: Madeleine Pires\n\nDates:\n\nSu nday 28th November\, 11am - 5pm (£50 for 1 day workshop)\n\nVenue:\n\nCal derstones Mansion House\,\n\nCalderstones Road\,\n\nLiverpool L18 3JB\n\nC ost\n\n£50 for 1 day workshop\n\nMaterials\n\nYou will need to bring some of your own materials for the duration of the course. Materials lists wil l be provided 2-3 weeks before the course begins. If you require this list earlier\, please email info@dot-art.com.\n\n_____________________________ _______________________________________________________\n\nNotes:\n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places available on each session\, so early booking i s essential.\n\nTo avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nWe have intr oduced a range of safety measures to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible. We ask everyone to please respect social distancing guidelin es\, all staff will be keeping their distance too.\n\nRegular cleaning and santizing measures will be in place.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\nOnce y ou have made your course booking you are committed to it. This is because our courses have very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are u navailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place no t being filled\, or a course not being able to run.\n\nCancellations are p ermitted up to 30 days before the start of a course\, and a full refund wi ll 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 refu nd.\n\nIf you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet start ed and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accom modate this substitution.\n\ndot-art and The Reader may use your details t o contact you about forthcoming events\, classes or developments that may be of interest. For full details of the Reader's privacy policy\, please f ollow this link. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2021/08/chinese-painting.jpg LOCATION:The Reader Gallery\, Calderstones Park\, Liverpool\, L18 3JB\, Liv erpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.38062;-2.894247 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Calderstones Park\, Liverpo ol\, L18 3JB\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The R eader Gallery:geo:53.38062,-2.894247 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR