DESIGN AND PRINT YOUR OWN TOTE BAG WITH DOVILE PUZINAITE
Cass Art Hampstead
Saturday 22 June
Session times: 12pm-1.45pm & 2.15pm-4pm
AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN PRINTING ON FABRIC Want to learn to screen print on fabric? In this introductory workshop artist Dovile Puzinaite will explain the process of screen printing on fabric using a selection of pre made stencils. Print your very own tote bag or try printing on paper. Tote bags and all materials will... Read more »
LEARN TO MIX OIL COLOURS WITH SONNY WILLIAMS
Cass Art Islington
Sunday 23 June
Session times: 12pm-1.45pm & 2.15pm-4pm
Learning about and being in control of colour can make an enormous difference to your paintings. In this hands-on workshop oil painter and tutor Sonny Williams will explain the true foundations of colour mixing. Have your questions answered and learn how to mix any colour using a limited palette. All materials will be provided. Sonny studied... Read more »
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCREAM: ART MACABRE DRAWING SALON
Cass Art Islington
Tuesday 25 June
Doors 7.30pm Salon 8pm-10pm
Celebrate the summer solstice by sketching a smorgasbord of dreamlike and nightmarish visions. Drawing inspiration from Shakespearian shadows and Scandinavian folkloric festivities, capture ethereal spirits, will-o’-the-wisps and mischievous mortals in your artworks. A titian-haired Titania slumbering on her flowery bed serenades a bare Bottom with strange lullabies. Mark the most magical night of the year... Read more »
CHALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN: ART MACABRE DRAWING SALON
Cass Art Islington
Tuesday 16 July
Doors 7.30pm Salon 8pm-10pm
Draw death masks and unravel bandaged bodies, as we dig deep to unearth Ancient Egypt’s cult of the dead. Create afterlife drawings and dramatic depictions of mythology and funerary rituals at an event dedicated to Egypt’s gods and goddesses, from Bast to Osiris. Art Macabre Drawing Salons take over Cass Art, London’s largest art store... Read more »
PAST EVENT: MASTERS DRAWING: THE WHITE CHALK TECHNIQUE WITH MARIA MARI MURGA
Creating masterful drawings is easier when you learn and understand from the Great Masters. Maria Mari Murga gave us an exclusive insight into Renaissance Masters’ drawing techniques and working methodology, we learnt how to approach making a realistic graphite and white chalk drawing as well as understanding the light and the form. Maria Mari Murga... Read more »
PAST EVENT: CREATE YOUR OWN DUDEBOX DUDE WITH CONZO
We created our very own Dude and met Dudebox artist Conzo, a Glasgow based artist who surrounds himself with madcap characters, who were on hand to show us how it’s done. With a love for art, design and everything to do with creative culture the Dudebox team work with exciting visionaries and creatives from all... Read more »
PAST EVENT: MAKE YOUR OWN VERY SPECIAL FINGERPRINT ART CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH MARION DEUCHARS
We made a hand print Rudolph and Christmas turkeys with fingerprint art using ink pads, finger paint, stencils and googly eyes! Marion Deuchars is an internationally acclaimed, award winning Illustrator. Her clients are varied from Penguin Books, Formula One, The Guardian, New York Magazine to Jamie Oliver. She is the author of the bestselling... Read more »
PAST EVENT: EXCLUSIVE AUDIENCE WITH MICHAEL HARDING AT CASS ART STORES
Thursday 29th November 2012
Colour maker Michael Harding made a guest appearance at three of our Cass Art stores, Hampstead, Charing Cross and Islington, on Thursday 29th November. Throughout the day Michael Harding, the master behind the paint, taught us about the processes behind making paint and gave us an insight into the making of superior artists’ oil colours. Later... Read more »
Past event: Art Macabre’s 2nd birthday Halloween special: Double Trouble drawing salon
Art Macabre turned two on the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, and we celebrated with a lethal double dose of skeletal sketching and gorey drawing fun. Featuring a carnival of the macabre that revived some of the favourite nude and costumed characters from the past 2 years of salons, such as Jackie–O–Lantern. Part of the Big Draw,... Read more »
Past events: John Myatt, Oliver Jeffers & Viviane Schwarz
Our workshops at the beginning of November included three hosted with the new Nintendo 3DS XL console. We invited guest painter John Myatt, illustrator Oliver Jeffers and children’s book illustrator Viviane Schwarz to teach how to work on this new platform.