Easter holidays – Arty Afternoons: Photograph of a special moment
Penlee House Gallery & Museum, PenzanceCome and join us and handle some old cameras – what do they look like? How did they work?
Come and join us and handle some old cameras – what do they look like? How did they work?
Discover the different people and outfits in the paintings and photos on display at Penlee House. Dress a peg doll by making your own outfits from fabric scraps and felt.
Come and see the portraits in the current exhibitions and find out how to draw a face.
Choose a portrait painting or photograph from our exhibition and turn it into a jigsaw. You can draw your own jigsaw too, maybe a self portrait design or a portrait of your favourite pet!
Join us to have a go at embroidery by sewing and decorating a felt fish, just like the ones on the plate in the image.
Look closely at how the landscapes look layered and recreate this by collaging different types of paper.
Learn how to compose and draw a still life and create your own everyday life artwork.
Join us to create either a rag rug or woven piece that you can display in your home.
Taking inspiration from the bold and colourful artwork ‘Sikar II’ by Gillian Ayres, which is on display in Penlee House Gallery, use geometrical shapes and bold colours to paint an […]
Create an artwork of your own and make a mount and frame to give it a professional gallery look
Using coloured crayons make a colourful background, then add black over the top and scratch out a picture
Using building shapes made from card and collage a townscape based on the artworks at Penlee House.