Community Arts Partnership Update – Side by Side – Young at Heart, Ballintoy with Carole Kane and Marie-Louise McClarey

Artist/facilitators for this CEMENT Side by Side project with the Young at Heart group in Ballintoy, were Carole Kane and Marie-Louise McClarey.

This project was a bit of a challenge for the participants as they were new to the medium of pastels and charcoals. To become familiar with their materials, participants did some experimental mark making, colour blending and contrasting. This led to learning new skills in drawing and painting. Drawing techniques were developed by taking time to look and observe what was in front of them. Many in the group found this quite relaxing as it was so new to them. They learnt about shapes, studied perspectives as they worked on still life drawings and studies of the views from the windows of the centre of their beautiful familiar landscapes and coastal views. Everyone concluded with at least one finished piece that they looked forward to framing.

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