FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHEN IS YOUR NEXT BEGINNERS ART CLASS STARTING, OR PEOPLE WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE?

Am taking complete beginners, and those with previous experience, at Lydiate venue, L31 4EQ. Also at the Atkinson Art centre, Southport. end of September, early October 2024. Fee £120 for 10 consecutive weeks, then you can enrol for further weeks and we go through most of the year. Contact me for more details.

If you cannot make a weekly course, then contact me for the weekend options. First Saturday of the month, all day life drawing, £30 per Saturday, 10am to 3.15pm.

Second Saturday of each month, general art class. Same course content as the weekly classes, starting with the very basics. Same times and fee as above.

Second Sunday of each month, watercolour class, suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve technique. Same times and fee as above.

I HAVE NEVER DONE ART, OR SINCE LEAVING SCHOOL

Doesn't matter. You will learn art the same way as most things in life, such as driving a car, a sport or cooking. Simply by doing it. Many would-be artists are put off by the myth that you have to be born with a natural talent for doing art. Not true!

BUT I CAN'T DRAW!

That's why you need to join an art class. My art classes are structured to teach you from the very basics, starting with the drawing process. You will be taught how to measure correctly to achieve accurate proportion when drawing. This is the first problem people encounter when trying at home, or at a class which offers no tuition.

HOW MUCH IS THE WEEKLY COURSE?

You enrol for 10 consecutive weeks. At the end of the 10 consecutive weeks, you can enrol for further weeks and we go through the year, with a break through August, commencing again in September. The current cost of 10 weeks is £110, payable at the first class.

CAN I COME TO A CLASS, TO FIND OUT MORE?

Yes, I strongly suggest you come to any of the classes to find out more, talk to current members and get a feel for the class. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with us. Remember, virtually all the members started as absolute beginners.

IF I JOIN, THEN FIND I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE, CAN I GET MY MONEY BACK?

No. As you can appreciate I take new members on a 'first come first served' basis. By keeping a place for you, means I cannot fill your place if you leave.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I MISS A WEEK? CAN IT BE ADDED ON THE END OF THE 10 WEEKS?

No, I cannot tack any missing weeks onto the end of the 10 weeks. But, I am always flexible, so what I offer is the following: any missing weeks you can make up by either coming to another weekly class, held at a different venue (so you might do two classes per week to make up your missing weeks). If attending the Lydiate Friday group, because there are two classes on the same day, you can come for the full day. Or, you can make up any missing weeks on the all day Saturday class, held once a month.

The BBC came to one of our classes to film members and went out on North West Today

...Members scrutinizing an art piece at the John Moores exhibition at the Walker art gallery, Liverpool.

VENUES WHERE CLASSES ARE HELD & PRICES

Wednesdays and Fridays at Lydiate parish hall, L31 4EQ, 10am till 12.00 and 1pm to 3pm. Fee is £110 for ten weeks. (ongoing through the year).
For absolute beginners and the more advanced.

Thursday, Southport, the Atkinson art centre, Lord Street PR8 1DB. Two classes daytime, general art course for beginners and the more advanced.
Fee £110 for ten weeks, ongoing through the year.
Morning class 10.30 to 12.30. Also afternoon class 1.pm till 3.pm.

Thursday evening at Lydiate, L31 4HL near Maghull. 7.30 till 9.30. £110 for ten weeks. (ongoing through the year). For absolute beginners and the more advanced.

Also, all day Saturday general art class at Lydiate L31 4EQL, second Saturday of the month.
This is for people who cannot make a class through the week and is the same course. Fee £30 per Saturday.
For absolute beginners and the more advanced.

LIFE DRAWING CLASSES
All day life drawing class, first Saturday of the month, at Lydiate L31 4EQ,
cost is £30 per Saturday. 10am to 3.30pm. For more information on the above, please get back to me.

To book a place on a course, or if you require further information, or would like to visit any class to find out more before deciding if you want to join, email me: roymun@cybase.co.uk

Members on another gallery trip. Once again to the John Moores painting exhibition held every two years at the Walker art gallery, Liverpool. Allows members to see cutting edge art, which can then feed through into their own art.

WATERCOLOUR CLASSES, also at Lydiate, second Sunday of each month. Cost is £30 per Sunday. 10am to 3.3pm. For more information on the above, please get back to me.

 

School workshops

Often our group is asked to put on events in the local Merseyside area, providing art workshops, exhibitions and other activities. All aimed at introducing art to people in the hope of introducing them to a wonderful hobby.