Auchtermuchty & Dunshalt Events 20th March 2010

Join Dave Taylor, our award-winning photographer for a full and professional day of practical learning and how to make the most of your digital camera. Day includes tea's / coffee's and lunch. Price; £40.00 non-members, £32.50 RSPB members or if joining on the day. More about Vane Farm

Kirsty has begun running a limited number of small painting workshops. The workshops offer the chance to learn from the reputed flower painter in her bright, unusual and inspiring studio rooms on Platform 2, Ladybank Railway Station. Kirsty shares her inspirations from Art History, her skill and enthusiasm for portraying flowers, their different characters and structures. Working from a wonderful array of live flowers and the artist's extensive collection of photographs, participants explore the potential of acrylic paints, colour theory, the use of line, form, scale and composition. High quality materials are supplied ensuring the best possible results, in particular beautiful swiss made Lascaux Sirius Acrylic paints. They are a very pure quality pigmented acrylic paint that allows for a fantastic resonant range of colour mixing. Also supplied are papers, canvas boards, pencils, charcoals, pastels, inks etc.

Participants are encouraged to experiment and take new skills and knowledge away with them. Workshops are structured to support the development of both beginners and more experienced painters. There are a couple of places left on this workshop with further dates in May, June and July. Price is £40 per day including all materials. Please call Kirsty on 07990 632 858 or visit her website for more info. Special workshops can be arranged and devised for groups of friends or art groups.  

Feedback from participants;

• 'A very friendly and truly inspirational tutor'
• 'A lovely relaxing and enjoyable weekend - I feel inspired'?
• 'I came out of my comfort zone and wont go back'
• 'It was more than I'd hoped for, I was encouraged to paint a big, much freer style picture which was very different for me'

 

Kirsty has wide experience of delivering workshops, including for the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh. She studied art at Goldsmiths College London till 1992 and exhibits widely in the UK, USA and Ireland.

About Kirsty Lorenz

Join us for a guest appearance of rock and blues band, The Sea Dogs, at the Springfield Tavern.

Kore Audio presents State of Emergency. Check out the unique sound of this young and promising band at http:www.myspace.com/stateofemergencyband. Tickets £5 available on the door or reserve at http://www.koreaudio.co.uk/.

About the Forest Hills Hotel

Firefighters at Auchtermuchty Fire Station are participating in the national car wash on Saturday 20 March from 10am - 2pm. Come along to the fire station and enjoy a coffee while the crew wash your car or van. All donations will go to the firefighters charity.