A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Nigel Shipley inspired by Japanese prints. The Japanese term Floating World was an expression of the new economy and social ambitions of the Edo period (1615-1868). Woodblock prints were produced in huge numbers at that time. Some of the best artists were Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. These… Read more »
A two hour untutored session. It doesn’t matter what your skill, come along, unwind from a busy day and draw.
Public Speaking – The Essentials provides you with a practical tool kit to transform your relationship with public speaking, get over any fears and enable you to shine when you do a speech or presentation.
Prints by Jemma Gunning Jemma’s work is an investigation and portal into our fading heritage. She comes to find herself drawn to structures that have been left to fall deeper into decaying states of disrepair. With every site she discovers, a sense of nostalgia washes over her. Questions arise around the lost and forgotten, sparking… Read more »
Want to develop three-dimensional fictional characters but just can’t get there? The Enneagram is an ancient model of personality types that provides a fascinating framework for understanding ourselves and others better. It’s often the missing ingredient for writers struggling to flesh out their characters and make them as complex as we all are. In this… Read more »
Poetry workshop with Dawn Gorman Explore your thoughts about landscapes that were exploited to establish our industrial past, and the bittersweet irony of the modern-time loss of our industrial heritage. We will take inspiration from Jemma Gunning’s haunting artwork in her exhibition Remnants at HOURS, which is an investigation and portal into structures that have… Read more »
Abstract painting by Anna Grear. Anna is deeply drawn to the non-objective and to the idea that reality is emergent, complex, mysterious and dynamic. Her interest in New Materialist thought, her long-standing meditation practice and her passion (as a hypnotherapist) for the communicative unconscious leads her to see each painting as an evolving relationship between… Read more »
