About Us
It’s encouraging to take a look at other member’s work. It’s surprising how many different takes there can be on the same subject. And you’ll always get some support.
In 2014 we held a large exhibtion at Maghull town hall, and invited the local schools to come and see our exhibition, which helped them to vsually understand better the horror of the First World War.
Sefton Art Group is a friendly bunch of local amateur artist and art enthusiasts, from beginners to more experienced artists. It was founded and is run by Liverpool artist, Roy Munday. It includes members from each of the art classes—Lydiate Parish Hall, Merseyside Motor Boat Club (Lydiate), The Atkinson (Southport) and our online group. Roy says:
I’ve been doing art courses for a number of years and the combined groups have now grown into a very lively art group where people come together to not only learn about doing art, but also as a social activity. There are no pressures put on people in any of my classes – No certificates to achieve and which take away much of the fun from art and are worthless to most people. At the same time my art courses are structured according to the needs of each person.
As with any group of people, you will find different needs and different abilities. Some people may have done art at school, then nothing for many years, but have a long desire to do it – And that’s all that’s needed. The course is also useful for 6th formers, thinking of going onto a foundation art course, or degree course, as the course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge essential for doing a degree course – especially the life drawing class.
I can teach you the basics, starting from the beginning, learning how to draw up your subject, then on to tonal work, using charcoal. Then you move on to using paint, again, starting with the basics. A few weeks later you will start to learn about colour theory. Once you reach this stage, then you can start to think about working more independently, but with me still offering help and tuition.
You are very welcome to come along to any of our classes to meet some of the members and find out more. You can find full details of all our classes by clicking the button below, or contact us if you have any questions.
Whenever the weather permits, we try and work outside.
Another example of our artist’s work.
We also arrange occasional social events. Here we have some members on a visit to the Walker art gallery Liverpool to view the John Moore’s exhibition.