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Visual Art Workshops at DASH November 2011 - May 2012

Textured glass painting.

Back once again by popular demand! We have some new subjects for you to try this year, starting off with using Photoshop as a drawing and painting tool.

Dates 2012

13th March
Open visual art workshop
It’s up to you! Use DASH’s paints and paper, or bring materials from home and meet up with likeminded people for a relaxed creative day. Fee £5 or £3 concessions

17th April
Cartoon workshop - FREE!
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. 


15th May
Open visual art workshop
It’s up to you! Use DASH’s paints and paper, or bring materials from home and meet up with likeminded people for a relaxed creative day.  Fee £5 or £3 concessions

All workshops are held at the DASH SPACE, Unit 4 Hartley Business Centre, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury SY2 5ST.  For a map go to http://www.dasharts.org/contact.jsp


All workshops start at 10.30am and finish at 3.30pm.  Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring your own lunch.  To book on the workshops please contact paula@dasharts.org or telephone 01743 272939.

Textured glass painting.

Glass Painting Workshop

Creating textures on glass.

Glass Painting Workshop

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011. Tutor Phill Evans working with Avril Boyce and Ann Patterson. Phil is pointing at the computer screen. Photo by Paula Dower Copyright DASH

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011. Workshop participants are working on computers. Photo by Paula Dower Copyright DASH

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011. Image by John Wilson, red, yellow and green are used in this still life of a plant. Copyright John Wilson.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by John Wilson

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011. Image by Margaret Wilson - Musicians are in silhouette, with coloured lights creating rays of red,green, yellow and pnik colour in the background. Copyright Margaret Wilson.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Margaret Wilson

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - image by Avril Boyce. Dry poppy heads, are 'pencilled in' then given washes of colour using layers. Copyright Avril Boyce.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Avril Boyce

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Ann Patterson. Ann used layers and masks in photoshop to create this image of a paper cutout penguin character bouncing on a trampoline. Copyright Ann Patterson.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Ann Patterson

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Julie Hegdes. Julie used a peacock mandala design and using layers and masks created different patterns and textures in different parts of the image. Image copyright Julie Hedges.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Julie Hedges

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011 - Image by Teresa Wood. Teresa used layers and different brush techniques to create this autumnal tree. Copyright Teresa Wood.

Photoshop Workshop November 9th and 10th 2011

Natalie Toplass working with workshop participants, Cheryl Lewis and Ann Patterson. Copyright DASH

Mosaic Workshop December 13th 2011

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011. Tiles are scattered across the table, glue is being applied to a mosaic showing a bird on a branch. Copyright DASH

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011. Image shows Ann Patterson's mosaic of a landscape with a penguin. Glass beads, button and tiles have been used. Copyrigh Ann Patterson.

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011 - Ann Patterson - Penguin

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011 - Cheryl Lewis - Flower Mosaic. Cheryl's flower uses shells, tiles, buttons and silk flowers. Copyright Cheryl Lewis.

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011 - Cheryl Lewis - Flower Mosaic

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011 - Margaret Wilson - Bird Mosaic. Margaret's two birds on a branch mosaic uses mainly tiles, with buttons here and there. Copyright Margaret Wilson.

Mosaic Workshop 13th December 2011 - Margaret Wilson - Bird Mosaic