Author: Genny

Mindful Art Club

July 16, 2026 Events
Purbeck Workshop art workshops for anyone touched by cancer in Dorset

Come along to my monthly cancer support art workshop at the D’Urberville Centre, Wool, BH20 6DL and find creative respite from cancer.

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Visiting Shanghai Museum

July 9, 2026 Articles
A rear view of Shanghai Museum taken from Renmin Park

Touring the galleries day by day in May 2019

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Peaceful Landscapes

July 8, 2026 Events

Paint landscapes using traditional Chinese brush techniques in the studio at Café D’Urberville, Sherborne, DT9 3BJ, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

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Moth Tetra Pak Printing Workshop

July 8, 2026 Events
Inked Tetra Pak plates incised with various moth designs strewn on a messy, inky table

Create your own original moth prints made from upcycled Tetra Pak packaging at Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone, Blandford, DT11 0QY, on 27th August, 2026, from 10:00am to 1:00pm

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The Four Gentlemen of Chinese Brush Painting

July 7, 2026 Articles
Bamboo painted in black ink on a white background

Meet the four plants that every Chinese brush artist must practice!

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Painting Chickens in China

July 7, 2026 Articles
A female Chinese brush artist standing in front of a magnetic board, her right arm raised to paint. She is holding a Chinese brush and is adding detail to her Chinese ink painting of a rooster

How I spent five days with a Chinese brush painting artist in Wuhu

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Creativity and Neuroscience

July 6, 2026 Articles
A brightly-painted ceramic pot sitting in the foreground on a table surface next to an open sketchbook showing paintings and there are also some pencils laid alongside. The ceramic pot is filled with a variety of paintbrushes

Learn how Chinese brush painting is good for you

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What are The Four Treasures of Chinese Brush Painting?

July 6, 2026 Articles
A roll of paper, Chinese brushes and ink stick laid haphazardly on a table covered with a dark grey cloth

Learn about the tools and materials a Chinese brush artist can’t do without.

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