Ended - Saturday
25 February 2023
Sikka 2023: Skyline Drawing
Abdulla Lutfi
Using a simple market pen, follow Abdulla as he shows you how to create your own skyline of Dubai in his distinct black and white style. Attendance is free of charge but seating is limited.
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Ended - Friday
24 February 2023
Sikka 2023: Eye See You
Victor Sitali
Sit down, relax and draw a human eye using charcoal and paper.
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Ended - Friday
24 February 2023
Sikka 2023: Look Up - Chasing the Light
Michael Arnold
Join the celebrated fine artist Mike Arnold to discover a new way to view, enjoy and capture the wonder of the Dubai’s architectural landscape just by ‘looking up’. This introduction will show you how...
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Ended - Tuesday
21 February 2023
Grisaille
James Razko
Learn to paint grisaille portrait studies, a great technique to help you progress from drawing to painting, with artist James Razko.
A Grisaille is a painting executed entirely in monochrome and orig...
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Ended - Sunday
5 February 2023
Drop-in & Draw
Diego Mendoza
Join us for an informal drawing session focused on drawing with ball-point pen and gestural mark making. Working mostly in black and white and through a series of exercises, participants will be chall...
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Ended - Sunday
5 February 2023
Sunday Funday: Mosaic Landscapes
Diego Mendoza
Engage in a discussion about the history of mosaics and explore significant regional examples of this ancient artistic technique with Diego Mendoza. During this workshop, the young artists will get to...
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Ended - Sunday
29 January 2023
Drop-in & Paint
Bassem Boules
Explore soft pastel painting techniques in this workshop with artist Bassem Boules as he introduces the tools and techniques for drawing including outlining, observation and basic shading using two to...
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Ended - Sunday
22 January 2023
Tashkeel Young Artist Programme: Of Light and Lines
Bassem Boules
Play, experiment and try different drawing tools in this introductory drawing session with Bassem Boules. The young artists will be walked through a series of exercises that will help them expand thei...
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Ended - Wednesday
7 December 2022
Pop-in and Paint, the Gift of Art: Miniature Oil Painting
Alonsa Guevara
During the three-hour session, participants will learn how to make miniature paintings inspired by their favourite tiny objects. Using personal photos of favourite small objects as reference, particip...
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Ended - Thursday
24 November 2022
The Crit Group with Alonsa Guevara
Alonsa Guevara
Join us in the next 'The Crit Group', led by our artist-in-resident, Alonsa Guevara, at Al Safa Library. Bring one completed artwork of your own to discuss it with this group critique which will be mo...
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Ended - Tuesday
29 November 2022
Trompe L’œil: Realistic Painting Techniques
James Razko
Trompe l’oeil is an art technique that convincingly tricks the viewer's eye into believing they are seeing a painted object in a three-dimensional space. Learning this technique will help students to ...
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Ended - Monday
7 November 2022
Plein Air: Oil Painting
Alonsa Guevara
Amid the open-air beauty of Nad Al Sheba Public Park, participants will be introduced to a variety of oil painting techniques and have the chance to practice their new-found skills.
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