Art by the Seaside
Block Courses now Cancelled - Flexible Come Along When You Can in place
Nov 26
Dear Developing Artists
We are now running our Monday afternoon sessions as a pay to play (£10.00 for 2 hours) at Southport Community Centre from 14:00 - 16:00. All members interested in popping along to paint or sketch, please join the U3A Art by The Seaside group and then you can come along.
If you need help re materials or technique as a beginner we can assist, if you're advanced, then welcome and please share your knowledge.
Also we have an informal art group meeting every Friday afternoon in The Richmond, Scarisbrick New Rd. from 1:30 and till 4:30pm. Free of charge - just a donation to charity or buy a drink at the bar in lieu of room hire!
These new formats will suit those that could only attend fortnightly, etc.
If sufficient numbers of people want to commence a new course with Nawal then the door is open to negotiate a new course.
BR
Mick Fredricks
October 2026
Well summer has passed and below are some pictures done by the group:
Nawal has returned to tutor the Michaelmas Developers course (fully subscribed with a waiting list for new Beginners or developers for The New Year or sooner if there are enough).
We are at our new venue Southport Community Centre Norwood Road, until Easter and possibly beyond, dependent on WLYC availability, etc.
From our first week re Tone and Perspective. with homework a portrait (we had to remove a strip and sketch in the missing strip!)
And from weeks 2 & 3 Autumn still life using natures abundance (seasonal berries and flowers)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Having fun and learning new skills and making mistakes that enable us to improve is the key to this course. As I can attest, being a beginner last term! There was no shortage of missteps in my exercises. (Am I better? YES. Am I good? NO. Do I want to continue to Learn laugh & have fun YES)
For experienced artists and those that began last term, this is a continuation with a structured syllabus to continue learning how to: use different techniques e.g. Cling Film, tissue paper; use Tone, Saturation, Hue. Colour mixing and application and many, many more.
For members who are keen to try their hand at doing some art. Beginners are welcome and can be accommodated during the sessions!
Classes at Southport Community Centre - Norwood Road
Now that we have started you will need to buy your own, sketch book and chosen art materials depending on your media preferences.
If you have none as you are a beginner or have long since cleared out your stuff.....
Contact Mick.fredricks@hotmail.co.uk