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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:17:11 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>News</title><subtitle>News</subtitle><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-07-05T12:40:44Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>MOVEMENTS &amp; MARKS - creative life drawing workshops for teenagers</title><category term="creative life drawing classes for teenagers"/><category term="dance and drawing"/><category term="movements and marks"/><category term="sketch the body in movement"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/6/16/movements-marks-creative-life-drawing-workshops-for-teenager.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/6/16/movements-marks-creative-life-drawing-workshops-for-teenager.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2010-06-16T12:03:09Z</published><updated>2010-06-16T12:03:09Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>2 Creative Life drawing classes for teenagers who want to explore techniques for sketching the body in mouvement.</p>
<p>We will work with models from various physical backgrounds in dance, theatre and sports. <br />These classes are great for exploring the physicality of Manga &amp; comic characters.</p>
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<p>The workshops are an exploration of movement, rhythm and shapes through life drawing. The workshop present an opportunity to experiment with various mediums - pencil, chalks, ink and markers - &nbsp;and simple techniques through guided exercises.<br /><br />They combine straightforward life drawing with less conventional methods: like action drawing, improvisation and blind composition, quick sketching with both hands, working in pairs....<br /><br />the session are done in music and participants interact with the model. They follow some simple movements, take the pose of the model, initiate the beginning of a movement to be continued by the model. <br /><br />The process draws on&nbsp;Body memory, or recall, which is involved in the gestures we make when we&nbsp;draw, dance, and animate. <br />Working directly from the model and interacting with her/him , time and memory are linked with&nbsp;action in space. There is no time to be conscious of memory or to be saturated with negative inner dialogues.</p>
<p><strong>Thu 5</strong> &amp; <strong>Thu 12</strong> August, from 10 am to 1 pm</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/"><strong>Booking info</strong></a></h4>
<p>﻿</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS</title><category term="create characters"/><category term="creative life drawing classes for teenagers"/><category term="develop a story"/><category term="explore story boarding"/><category term="manga workshops for children &amp; teenagers"/><category term="movements and marks"/><category term="sketch dance and sports"/><category term="sketching the body in mouvement"/><category term="summer art workshops for children &amp; teenagers in north london"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/6/13/summer-art-workshops.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/6/13/summer-art-workshops.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2010-06-13T12:51:30Z</published><updated>2010-06-13T12:51:30Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>The Summer Holidays are nearly upon us: A wonderful time for adventure and exploration. A time to let your imagination run free, to create, to draw and paint, to experiment.</p>
<p>Painting Explorers' Art Workshops for the Summer 2010</p>
<p><strong>2 MANGA WORKSHOPS</strong></p>
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<p>Designed for those of you who spend your days drawing and imagining stories and want to learn to explore how Manga artists create characters, develop a story or compose a scene.</p>
<p>The workshops will help you get more confident. We will sketch the body in mouvement, look at composition, understand angles and colours, work on story telling, and integrate images with dialogue and sounds, investigate frames, fonts, speed lines....</p>
<p>Create your story and share it with your friends, on line in the Manga Gallery!</p>
<p><strong>Mon 2, Tue 3 &amp; Wed 4 August</strong>, from 10 am to 3 pm</p>
<p><strong>Mon 9, Tue 10 &amp; Wed 11 August</strong>, from 10 am to 3 pm</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/"><strong><strong>Booking info</strong></strong></a></h4>
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<p><strong>2 MOVEMENTS &amp; MARKS CLASSES for Teenagers</strong></p>
<p>2 Creative Life drawing classes for teenagers who want to explore techniques for sketching the body in mouvement.</p>
<p>We will work with models from various physical backgrounds in dance, theatre and sports. <br />These classes are great for exploring the physicality of Manga &amp; comic characters.</p>
<p><strong>Thu 5</strong> &amp; <strong>Thu 12</strong> August, from 10 am to 1 pm</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/"><strong>Booking info</strong></a></h4>
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<p><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/gallery/mini-explorers-gallery/"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/storage/chlo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276460407456" alt="" /></span></span></a></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>EASTER MANGA WORKSHOP</title><category term="Easter Art Workshop for Young People"/><category term="Invent and draw your own Manga"/><category term="Manga techniques"/><category term="Manga workshops for children &amp; teenagers in North London"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/3/9/easter-manga-workshop.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/3/9/easter-manga-workshop.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2010-03-09T15:18:53Z</published><updated>2010-03-09T15:18:53Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/">CHARACTERS IN CONTEXT</a><strong><br /></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/storage/binkis---falling.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268154168713" alt="" width="341" height="366" /></span></span>We will explore composition, colour, backgrounds, and learn how to create the environement that will be the setting of the action, how to tell a story in a single picture, thus bringing our characters to life.</p>
<p><br /><strong>Tues 6, Wed 7 &amp; Thurs 8 March</strong>,</p>
<p>from 10 am to 3 pm﻿</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>FABULOUS BEASTS - February Half Term 3D art Workshop</title><category term="3d workshops  for children"/><category term="chimera"/><category term="myths &amp; monsters"/><category term="sculpture workshop for young people"/><category term="sketching"/><category term="unicorns"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/1/24/fabulous-beasts-february-half-term-3d-art-workshop.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/1/24/fabulous-beasts-february-half-term-3d-art-workshop.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2010-01-24T13:48:58Z</published><updated>2010-01-24T13:48:58Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Inspired by the <strong>'The Book of Imaginary Beings'</strong> of <strong>Jorge Luis Borges</strong>, informed by real animals and people, we will explore the images that are evoqued by the Sphinx, the Cheshire Cat, the Chimera or the Eastern Dragon, we will combine various elements of different animals and create fabulous monsters.</p>
<p>During this <a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/">workshop</a>, you will experiment with sketching from life at the <strong>Natural History Museum</strong>. You will then use your sketches and create drawings of your Fabulous Beast , before making a 3d model.</p>
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><a href="http://www.borges.pitt.edu/vakalo/zf/html/a_crossbreed.html"><img src="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/storage/0025_Diastavrosi.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1264347693528" alt="" /></a><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 430px;">Crossbreed after Kafka</span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><a href="http://www.borges.pitt.edu/vakalo/zf/html/the_unicorn.html"><img src="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/storage/0071_monokeros.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1264346485687" alt="" /></a><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 442px;">Unicorn</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.borges.pitt.edu/vakalo/zf/html/preface.html"><span style="color: #400000;"><strong>The complete</strong></span> series of illustrations          for The Book of Imaginary Beings was done by the graduate students in          the Department of Illustration and Art of the Book at the Vakalo School          of Art and Design in Athens, Greece.</a></p>
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<p>This workshop coincides with the <a href="http://www.horniman.ac.uk/exhibitions/current_exhibition.php?exhib_id=98">'Myths &amp; Monsters'</a> exhibition at the <strong>Horniman Museum</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Other links</strong>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Bestiary.html"><span style="font-size: 110%;">Bestiary</span></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Winter Term starts 7 January 2010</title><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/1/3/winter-term-starts-7-january-2010.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2010/1/3/winter-term-starts-7-january-2010.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2010-01-03T11:49:10Z</published><updated>2010-01-03T11:49:10Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Hello <br />2010 is the 10th anniversary of Painting Explorers! I look forward to wonderful hours of discoveries and inspiring artwork!<br /><br />The Winter Term will start on Thursday 7 January with a new group and 9 January for the mini Explorers. <br />I look forward to see you all,<br /><br />Sofie Cornillon Guerrero<br /><span style="font-size: 120%;"><br />Thursday&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; new group!<br /><br />&nbsp;new group of 8 to 10 years old. Registration starts on Monday 4 January<br /><br />This class will have a new format: each student will work independently from the others, electing projects according to their curiosity regarding a technique for instance.<br /><br />from 4:30 to 6:30pm <br /><br /><strong>Thursday sessions - Winter 2010</strong><br /><br />7/01/10,&nbsp; 14/01/10,&nbsp; 21/01/10,&nbsp; 28/01/10,&nbsp; 4/02/10,&nbsp; 25/02/10,&nbsp; 4/03/10,&nbsp; 11/03/10,&nbsp; 18/03/10,&nbsp; 25/03/10<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 120%;">Saturday MiniExplorers</span><br /><br />&nbsp;class for 5 &amp; 1/5 to 8 years old will start on 9 January, there is one space left.<br /><br />from 10:00 to 12:00pm <br /><br /><strong>Saturday sessions - Winter 2010</strong><br /><br />9/01/10,&nbsp; 16/01/10,&nbsp; 23/01/10,&nbsp; 30/01/10,&nbsp; 6/02/10,&nbsp; 27/02/10,&nbsp; 6/03/10,&nbsp; 13/03/10, 20/03/10, 27/03/10<br /><br /><br /><br />﻿</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Happy New Year</title><category term="happy new 2010 from painting explorers"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/12/22/happy-new-year.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/12/22/happy-new-year.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2009-12-22T12:13:09Z</published><updated>2009-12-22T12:13:09Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">To all Painting Explorers and their families: have a wonderful, inspiring and joyous 2010.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><img src="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/storage/noel_2009.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1261484513944" alt="" /></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>MANGA Xmas WORKSHOP !</title><category term="Invent and draw your own Manga"/><category term="Manga workshops for children &amp; teenagers in North London"/><category term="Mecha"/><category term="Mythical Manga Characters"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/30/manga-xmas-workshop.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/30/manga-xmas-workshop.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2009-11-30T09:48:55Z</published><updated>2009-11-30T09:48:55Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Create a new image for some well known classical mythical beings, a bran new cast of characters for a traditional fairy tale or an original cast or Mecha and Magical Creaturesfor your own modern magical story during this new MANGA WORKSHOP!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/">19 &amp; 20 December from 10am to 3pm </a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Xmas Workshops! MAGICAL CREATURES - Mixed media &amp; Manga</title><category term="3d workshops for children"/><category term="London art workshops for children"/><category term="Manga workshops for children &amp; teenagers in North London"/><category term="Mixed media"/><category term="art courses for children"/><category term="christmas art workshops for children"/><category term="christmas art workshops for young people"/><category term="magical creatures"/><category term="manga characters"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/30/xmas-workshops-magical-creatures-mixed-media-manga.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/30/xmas-workshops-magical-creatures-mixed-media-manga.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2009-11-30T09:02:18Z</published><updated>2009-11-30T09:02:18Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/holiday-workshops/">Due to public demand, one of the Xmas workshop will be a MANGA Workshop!</a></p>
<p>During the first workshop, on 12 &amp; 13 December you will experiment with plaster and recycled material in order to create fabulous beings.</p>
<p>For the second workshop, on 19 &amp; 20 December, you will look at animals, machines and magical traditional beings - fairies, gargoiles, unicorns, dragons.... and invent your own Modern Mythical MANGA CHARACTERS.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/info/">INFO &amp; BOOKINGS</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>a swarm of spooky spirits congregated for the Halloween party at Painting Explorers,</title><category term="3d workshops  for children"/><category term="Workshops"/><category term="costumes &amp; masks workshop"/><category term="halloween art workshops for young people"/><id>http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/18/a-swarm-of-spooky-spirits-congregated-for-the-halloween-part.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.paintingexplorers.com/news-blog/2009/11/18/a-swarm-of-spooky-spirits-congregated-for-the-halloween-part.html"/><author><name>Sofie C Guerrero</name></author><published>2009-11-18T09:33:11Z</published><updated>2009-11-18T09:33:11Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><br />Last week of October was busy with our first Costume Making Workshop. A group of 6 inventive &amp; talented Explorers created some impressive outfits out of recycled theater sails that were left from a theatre production of 'Sink or Swim' I took part on some years ago. They also made fantastic Masks in plaster.</p>
<p>On the last day of the workshop, they were joined by a group of Mini Explorers masqued with the beautiful 'Animal spirits Masks' they had created during the first half of the term. Some Old Explorers, droped by to join what was a very merry party!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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