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  • A composite image of four paintings depicting women in various settings. Each woman is engaged in a different activity, evoking introspective and thoughtful moods.

    Arty Afternoons: Portrait Games

    Explore the different styles of portraits and self-portraits on display in the gallery spaces here at Penlee House.  Join us to try out lots of fun, different games focused on drawing portraits. 

  • A textured blue watercolour painting with patches of light and dark shades. A delicate brown feather lies slightly off-centre, creating a tranquil, airy feel.

    Arty Afternoons: Silhouette Collage

    Take inspiration from the delicate silhouette of a feather on a soft, colourful background and recreate this using black paper and tissue paper collage. Choose an object from the natural world to be your silhouette focal point.

  • Come and see one of the smallest archaeological finds at Penlee House, a beautiful glass bead, and be inspired to create some beads from our special modelling material.

    Festival of Archaeology: Iron Age Beads

    Come and see one of the smallest archaeological finds at Penlee House, a beautiful glass bead, and be inspired to create some beads from our special modelling material.

  • A textured painting of an older woman with light hair and blue eyes, surrounded by abstract swirls of vibrant autumn colours, conveying a serene mood.

    Arty Afternoons: Colourful Self Portrait

    Draw your self-portrait, cut it out and add it to a beautiful, collaged tissue paper background to mirror a similar style and colour palette.

  • A spiral-bound sketchbook with blank white pages sits on a pink surface next to a row of colorful sharpened pencils arranged in a diagonal line.

    Make Your Marks: PZ Food Festival Sketchbook

    Make a mini sketchbook with us and get creative at PZ Food Festival! Explore the colours, shapes, patterns and textures around you, from delicious food to colourful stalls and inspiring artwork.

  • A close-up, angled view of white serif text printed on a textured black paper surface, with the words CD-R and LATE clearly visible in the foreground.

    Arty Afternoons: Design a font

    Take inspiration from their ideas and design your own unique alphabet of letters – it can be as bright, coloured and patterned as you would like it to be!

  • An abstract painting features vibrant yellow, red, and blue shapes, including circular forms, geometric blocks, and thick textured brushstrokes.

    Arty Afternoons: Geometrical Abstract Art

    Create your own version of the artwork by choosing shapes, arranging them in a composition, drawing around them and adding bold, bright colours.