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Elaborate with Your Imagination: Abstract Painting Workshop

Elaborate with Your Imagination: Abstract Painting Workshop

Saturday 03 May
Ensbury Avenue, Bournemouth - 11am - 2 Hours
Ahana Byregowda
This workshop is about stepping beyond the rules and letting your creativity take charge. Using a huge canvas, broad brushstrokes, and fluid acrylic paints, you'll explore the raw, expressive power of abstract painting. Whether you want to create something soft and ethereal or bold and dramatic, this session is all about movement, intuition, and translating emotion into colour and form.
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£26       4 places left
Seascape at the Beach: Mixed Media Meetup

Seascape at the Beach: Mixed Media Meetup

Saturday 17 May
Ensbury Avenue, Bournemouth - 11am - 2 Hours
Ahana Byregowda
In this hands-on workshop, we'll be bringing the beauty of the sea to the canvas, using a combination of acrylics, palette knives, and textured elements to create a realistic shoreline. From the deep blues of the ocean to the frothy waves and golden sands, you'll explore how to blend colours, build texture, and use different tools to achieve that perfect coastal feel.
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£26      

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Beginner's Photography Class Photographing Nature scapes

Beginner's Photography Class Photographing Nature scapes

Saturday 10 May
Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve - 10am - 3 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
A camera is your tool to help you see the world. In this beginners class, we will photograph the beautiful Stanpit Marsh nature reserve, which has a variety of wildlife, habitats and views over Christchurch. Here, we will learn to photograph nature from open landscapes to individual species, showcasing the stunning ecosystems and nature-scapes around us.
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£67       5 places left
Colours of Spring Photography Meetup

Colours of Spring Photography Meetup

Saturday 24 May
Lower Gardens - 12pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
Spring photography is a beautiful way to capture the renewal of life that comes with the arrival of spring. Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We'll be looking at composition, focus and colour in this Spring season!
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£26      
Seascapes Photography Meetup

Seascapes Photography Meetup

Saturday 07 June
Hengistbury Head - 3pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
There's something grounding about photographing the sea, the movement, the light, the way the landscape shifts even in stillness. For this Seascapes Photography Meetup, we'll explore how to capture that atmosphere. It's not about perfection, it's about presence, noticing the details, experimenting with perspective, and letting the coast inspire your frame.
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£26      

Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Saturday 21 June
Bournemouth Town Centre and Pier - 1pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.

We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
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£26      
Natural Light Portraits

Natural Light Portraits

Saturday 05 July
Poole - 3pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
This meet-up will explore how we can take beautiful portraits using natural light and backgrounds. We will explore how to recognise flattering light and how to manipulate it whilst shooting in a less controlled environment than a studio. We will explore how we can work collaboratively with our subject to achieve a portrait that captures their personality and style. We will also look at posing and setting your subject at ease. Technical learning points will include accurate focusing and metering for skin tones.

Note: Bring a family member or a friend as your model
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£28      
ABOUT BOURNEMOUTH
ART
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere, and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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Our meetups and classes are limited to a max of 12 people
REVIEWS
A good session, relaxed and productive for me.
5/5
Tony
2025-04-07
Helpful and informative session.
5/5
Anthony
2025-03-25
It was relaxed and fun. Learnt a few new things and met some nice people.
5/5
John
2024-08-14

Now I know everything about the perspective drawing. Anna was very polite, thoughtful and interesting interlocator.
5/5
Natalia
2024-05-23
PHOTOS
Coventry Art Group
2025-04-14
Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-24
Title or Location: Lemmy
This is a hand drawn pic of Lemmy from Motorhead in inks and pencil He was a proper rock and roller And lived life to the full
Credit: Nicholas price
Instagram: Theartistknownasolnic
Coventry Art Group
2025-04-14

Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-20
Title or Location: My Heart
I am inspired by Monet and my favourite flowers are Irisis. I wanted to achieve wilting petals in the heat with old buildings behind.
Credit: Suzanne Langley Art
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083104398251
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_langley_art?igsh=aGR5d2FmODBqcThv&utm_source=qr
Coventry Art Group
2025-04-14
Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-17
Title or Location: Morning walk across the field
Expressions of the amazing Dorset countryside.
Credit: Klara Mehesz
Instagram: Klarameheszart

Tampa Art Group
2025-04-07
Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-13
Title or Location: Finding Peace
Painted whilst sat at a picnic bench in Redhills Park, Bournemouth. Canvas from Hobbycraft and acrylics from a Spanish bargain shop.Created whilst attending a BAR workshop led by Ahana.At 70 years young, these are my first ever acrylic mountains, but not my last.
Credit: Tony Ryan
Tampa Art Group
2025-04-07

Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-09
Title or Location:
Commission from a friend &127867
Credit: Umberto Nuvoli
Tampa Art Group
2025-04-07
Bournemouth Art Group
2025-04-08
Title or Location: Madonna in starlight.

Credit: Michael Robson May
Facebook: mikerobdoodlesmay
Instagram: mikerobdoodlesmay

Orlando Art Group
2025-03-31
Adelaide Art Group
2025-04-25
Title or Location: Serenity
I always like to present themes of stillness and self-discovery in my work, It?s a reminder to slow down, to find peace in simplicity, and to let the environment speakthis artwork evokes a deep sense of tranquility and introspection. The scene depicts a solitary figure which is me, standing on a wooden dock , gazing out over a misty lake surrounded by lush greenery and distant, foggy mountains. The soft, muted color palette?dominated by greens, blues, and grays?creates a serene, almost et
Credit: Joglekar
Instagram: rahulj2685
Orlando Art Group
2025-03-31

Boston Art Group
2025-04-23
Title or Location: Through the coral reef
This piece was created while attending an art retreat by Milan Art Institute in Sarasota, Florida. The theme of the retreat was beneath the surface. I combined two images to add the mermaid in the background of the turtle image, creating a unique source. This painting combines collage, acrylic ink, spray paint, acrylic paint and is finished off with oil paint to encompass texture and vibrancy. As a New Englander I love being on or around the water. This piece brought out my passion for sea life
Credit: Alana Camille
Instagram: Alanacamilleart.com
Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25
Minneapolis Art Group
2025-04-22
Title or Location: Andover Minnesota
This pop of spring is created on 6x6 ceramic tile, mounted on glass and inserted in a 8x8 shadow box. I am a fluid, acrylic artist. The background was created by transferring a ?pour? with the main subject painted with fluid acrylics using a plastic spoon. Those spoons aren?t just for takeout. Embellishments are my touch of whimsy.
Credit: Susan Johnson
Facebook: Sj Pouring Color

Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25
Birmingham Art Group
2025-04-22
Title or Location: Bournville Rest house in winter
I took up oil painting after retiring from the the NHS. Bournville looks stunning on a snowy day when the sun is shining. I worked this from a photo I took when the light was perfect. The colours of snow are magical. It is never white. The perspective on the Rest house is quite challenging!
Credit: Rosie Mack
Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25

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