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Looking, sensing, watching in the Botanic Gardens…

This time in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow, our drawing group tucked ourselves into the deep ferny vegetation of Kibble Palace to draw the frenzy of intertwining plants. We had a quirky session of drawing textures and shapes, then moved onto looking at the wider… Read More »Looking, sensing, watching in the Botanic Gardens…

Japanese shodo calligraphy at the Beautiful autumnal Cowden Garden

Japanese shodo calligraphy at the beautiful autumnal Cowden Japanese Garden

We had a lovely day at the Cowden Japanese Garden with enthusiastic people taking part, it was a colourful autumn day and tranquil atmosphere, a perfect setting to enjoy a workshop of Japanese shodo calligraphy. After a short talk about shodo we slowly strolled outside,… Read More »Japanese shodo calligraphy at the beautiful autumnal Cowden Japanese Garden

Relaxing doodling and free creative time at Centre81

Relaxing doodling and free creative time at Centre81

Our friendly free of charge group welcomes you to come along and join us tonight at the fabulous Centre81 at 6.30 to 8pm. Destress, find inspiration, enjoy trying out our drawing materials ??? Last week at the Clydebank art group we had some fun with a nature rocky… Read More »Relaxing doodling and free creative time at Centre81

Stress free creativity at Centre81

Stress free creativity at Centre81

At Clydebank art group we had a lively night with a great turnout of folk trying out all the different materials from pencils and pens to pastels and colourful inks. We had a rocky theme exploring rocky shapes and imagining the carboniferous world that shaped… Read More »Stress free creativity at Centre81

Destress and doodle

Destress and doodle

Relaxing creativity is back on at Clydebank art group tonight, organised by Centre81 and Centre81 Steering Group , please come and join us. Here are some images from the colourful artwork of the participants last week, we tried out lots of materials including art brushes and oil pastels ? Kindly… Read More »Destress and doodle

Summer months of shodo calligraphy at Zen Heart Brush

Summer months of shodo calligraphy at Zen Heart Brush

In June at our Zen Heart Brush Japanese calligraphy group, we practised the chapter title from poet and zen mater Dogen’s Shobogenzo “有時” uji – being time, and talked about the meanings of this, and the meanings of the individual characters themselves, which was surprising… Read More »Summer months of shodo calligraphy at Zen Heart Brush

Autumn creativity

Relaxing doodling is on at Clydebank art group tonight, organised by Centre81 and Centre81 Steering Group, please come and join us. Here are some images from the fun artwork of the participants last week. Kindly supported by West Dunbartonshire Council and Flightpath

October Japanese themed groups 🙂

We are having some Japanese themed groups this October.One is “Cloudbrush, Treebrush” with Margaret Kerr, on Sunday 20th October from 10.30am – 4.30pm in the open countryside of Lenzie. Combining Japanese calligraphy and meditation, we will explore the relationship between clouds, water and the character… Read More »October Japanese themed groups 🙂

From summer into autumn, forest and natural patterns at Clydebank art groups

From summer into autumn, forest and natural patterns at Clydebank art groups

Into September, it is gradually getting more autumnal and the temperature has become cooler and crisper. In Clyebank art group we had a couple of foresty themed nights, enjoying drawing pine cones, leaves, tree fruits and berries, a cute hut and other things! It is… Read More »From summer into autumn, forest and natural patterns at Clydebank art groups

Having fun with mixed media and paints at Clydebank art group

Having fun with mixed media and paints at Clydebank art group

The sunshine was still very strong at the Centre81 when we started to doodle with pencils and pens, having a bit of a relax while drawing some natural patterns and looking at the textures and shapes of objects such as pine cones. We continued the… Read More »Having fun with mixed media and paints at Clydebank art group