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art4you Scotland - art school & gallery

art4you scotland - art school & gallery

4.9(34)

Killearn

LOVE ART - visit the friendly art school Art Classes & Workshops, all materials provide and all levels welcome. Oil, acrylic, water, pencil, pastels, ceramic, life & portrait drawing, mixed media, textile & interior design ... Sandwiched between stunning views of the Stirlingshire hills and the tempting aroma of freshly baked scones is this unique art place. Art4you Scotland began life in 2010 as an evening art class and has grown to a highly-regarded art school. The art school now offers a wide range of art courses, from weekly life drawing, watercolour, ceramic, painting and drawing, portrait drawing classes to art holidays, kids classes, plus workshops, talks and more. All materials are provided and the artists at art4you Scotland believe everyone can enjoy art. Students are given the freedom to play with the art materials, encouraged to build up their confidence and self-believe. The Killearn based art studio has received a top award for best independent art school. The art school is run by artists Claudia Duncan and Ewen Duncan and a great team of visiting artists specialising in various art techniques. art4you Scotland claimed the title of Best Independent Art School 2020 Scotland at the UK Enterprise Awards. art4you Scotland has a permanent exhibition space showing and selling work created by art4you Scotland students and artists. The key to art4you Scotland's success is making art accessible to all and allowing art and the creative process to be fun. People come back time and time again because they enjoy what art4you Scotland provides and offers. Whatever the level of experience, art4you Scotland welcomes everyone as their believe is that everyone is creative and can make art.

Five Winds Tai Chi Chuan (Glasgow)

five winds tai chi chuan (glasgow)

Glasgow

A very brief introduction…….. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a Chinese martial art. Often referred to as simply Tai Chi, it is probably best known by the hand form, a set of inter-linked postures performed in continuous, flowing movements. However, Tai Chi also includes many other aspects, eg weapons forms, various push hands partner work, martial training routines, application & self defense, etc. Tai Chi is practiced extensively around the world for the purpose of health and relaxation alone. Regular daily practice can improve co-ordination, concentration, confidence, self awareness, general fitness and health. However, Tai Chi offers a wider agenda for those interested in martial application and self defense, and in the study of theory. Tai Chi requires relaxation during practice, important to effective application, but also recognised as beneficial to health with regular and prolonged practice. It is based upon the principle of Yin Yang theory - for example, soft overcoming/blending with hard, inner firmness and outer softness, or response to change. This principle leads directly to the method of martial application. Tai Chi Chuan is often described as the principle in action. The origins of Tai Chi Chuan are not entirely clear, and reportedly date back to a Taoist monk, Chang San Feng (born Song Dynasty circa 1200CE). There are influences from other areas of Chinese culture beyond Taoism however, for example military, Chinese Boxing Arts, Confucianism, and more. (These influences are reflected in The Tai Chi Classics, a must for serious practitioners). Tai Chi Chuan is an effective means of self defence if diligently practiced, but further study can lead to thinking beyond that of simply fighting. It is probably fair to say Tai Chi practiced today emerged over the 19th / early 20th century, the best known styles being developed through family lineage in the Chinese tradition of martial arts - Chen, Yang, Wu, Sun, Hao.

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