@kdfrawg There’s nothing on their web site. I’ll have to call in and chat. I’m just reading the autobiography of a French woman who went and studied calligraphy in some remote corner of China in the 80s. Fascinating to read, but way beyond my level of dynamism. Also, she was 20. She went back to France afterwards.
// @tomas
Or maybe see if there’s anything going on at the East Asian Museum.
// @tomas @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg My uncle (the one who just died) met his wife at an art class — and getting married for the first time at 70 is quite a big thing.
// @tomas
@kdfrawg I just had a little look online. There seem to be classes for beginners that don’t look awfully inspiring, groups for painting watercolour flowers over coffee, and organisations that need you to be nominated and have done lots of exhibiting. Nothing obviously appealing. Asking in the art shop still looks like the best bet. Or hanging round galleries.
// @tomas
@kdfrawg I have the feeling that the right group could be a wonderful and stimulating experience, and the wrong one could be very tiresome.
// @tomas
@tomas I meant you to practise feeling impressive, but painting class might be fun too. I’ve never been brave enough to do any group art — apart from signing up for a calligraphy workshop, but that hasn’t happened yet. I sometimes think about joining a group or class, but I get caught between not feeling good enough, and not wanting to spend my time doing what someone else thinks I should do.
There’s an artist who works at the local art shop whose work I like. Maybe if I go one day when she’s working, I could pick her brains and find if there are any groups that would suit me.
// @kdfrawg