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PAINT WITH ME - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
24 March 2024
Bran new art course for children in Liverpool.
Children will find themselves in an ideal creative environment to stimulate their imagination while learning to express and manifest, through art, their inner world.
The course runs for 6 weeks and Kristel will be teaching different painting techniques, explore shapes and tones. Kids will be working with Acrylic paint, Pastels, Pencils, Watercolours and other media.
Sundays from 11am to 12:30pm - commencing on Sunday 17th of March and ending on Sunday 28th of April 2024.
Fee £90 for the 6 weeks - includes all art materials. Discount for siblings available!
LIMITED PLACES! Classes will be kept to small numbers so if interested please book soon. You can get in touch via the contact me section on this page or alternatively, send a private message via Facebook or Instagram pages (click on the icons at the footer of this page).
Venue: As previously, the classes will be held at:
Northern Lights
5 Mann Street
Liverpool
L8 5AF
ART COURSE FOR CHILDREN
30 October 2023
Kristel is launching a new art course for Children!
Children will find themselves in an ideal creative environment to stimulate their imagination while learning to express and manifest, through art, their inner world.
The course runs for 6 weeks and Kristel will be teaching different painting techniques, explore shapes and tones. Kids will be working with Acrylic paint, Pastels, Pencils, Watercolours and other media.
Sundays from 11am to 12pm - commencing on Sunday 5th of November and ending on Sunday 10th of December.
Fee £90 for the 6 weeks - includes all art materials.
LIMITED PLACES! Classes will be kept to small numbers so if interested please book soon. You can get in touch via the contact me section on this page or alternatively, send a private message via Facebook or Instagram pages (click on the icons at the footer of this page).
Venue: The classes will be held at:
Northern Lights
5 Mann Street
Liverpool
L8 5AF
LEARN TO PAINT WITH RESIN!
5 June 2019
Have you ever wondered how artists paint with resin and would love to learn this trendy art style? Now it's your chance! Kristel will be launching her Online Geode resin painting course very soon. You will learn all the techniques, materials used and where to get them, tips and secrets to create a perfect geode painting.
Keep your eyes peeled, its coming soon!
ALL SET FOR THE WINTER ARTS MARKET 2018!
1 December 2018
The North West’s biggest and best arts and crafts fairs, the Winter Arts Market and sunny sibling the Summer Arts Market are an amazing opportunity for independent artists from right across the region to sell their work directly to the public, and for the public to support local artists, all in the stunning settings of Liverpool Cathedral.
This year is the tenth annual market and Kristel will be exhibiting alongside with over 200 artists, designers, makers, crafters, food producers, clothing designers and vintage sellers. Head down and pick up the perfect unique Christmas gift for friends and family - and one for yourself!
Opening times: 10am - 6pm
Tickets
£3 (under 16s free), pay on the door.
Parking
Pay on exit
YEAR OF THE BUS SCULPTURES RAISE £100,000 FOR CHARITY
February 2015. Source: Vercida.com
"New Routemaster bus sculpture auction brings down curtain on Year of the Bus celebrations.
More than 50 Year of the Bus sculptures were auctioned on (Tuesday 24 March) by Transport for London (TfL), raising £100,000 for three charities: Kids Company, Transaid and London Transport Museum. The New Routemaster sculptures proved as popular with bidders, both online and in the live auction, as they did with Londoners and visitors to the city when they were displayed on the streets last year.
Painted and adorned by well-known and aspiring artists, the sculptures first went on display in October 2014 on four walking trails across the Capital. All 60 were then brought together at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London for a final show before the search for their new owners began.
The bus sculptures were auctioned by international auctioneer Tom Best who has travelled extensively for charity auctions across the globe and has so far helped raise over £3.5 million for selected charities.
The New Routemaster sculptures, which are 2.5m long, 1m high and 0.5m wide, feature a wide variety of designs including ones based around iconic London landmarks such as Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace, artwork featuring the designs of Cath Kidston and Orla Kiely, and even one of the Queen's Guard complete with faux bearskin hat.
The most popular buses during the auction, each raising £3,500, were a design entitled Spectrum by Venezuelan artist Kristel Pillkahn and Tunnel Vision, a homage by designers One Red Shoe to Harry Beck's Tube map. Also popular were Punk'ed by artist Valerie Osment and the London Telephone Bus by Thomas Dowdeswell, which were each sold for £3,200.
Leon Daniels, TfL's Managing Director of Surface Transport, said: `The Year of the Bus sculptures captured people's imaginations and promoted the great work that London buses, bus drivers and the staff who support them do in keeping London moving. The auction was a great success too, giving people the opportunity to own a unique version of one of London's most recognisable icons and raising an excellent total for three worthwhile charities.
The live auction concluded TfL's celebrations to mark 2014's Year of the Bus, in partnership with London Transport Museum and the Capital's bus operators.'
The Year of the Bus was supported by and delivered in partnership with Exterion Media, Abellio, Arriva London, Clear Channel UK, Go-Ahead London, Metroline, RATP Dev UK, Stagecoach, Wrightbus, Optare and Telent Technology Services. The Year of the Bus sculptures were also supported by other sponsors, most notably Cubic Transportation System Ltd, who sponsored 10".
YEAR OF THE BUS SCULPTURE TRAILS - AUCTION
11 February 2015
Spectrum has gone to auction!
All bus sculptures have been capturing the imagination of Londoners and visitors to the city since last October when they went on display on four walking trails across Westminster, the City, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Croydon.
It is now your chance to own one of these special works, based on the Iconic New Routemaster.
You can place a bid in the timed auction until 12 noon on 24 March here. At 7.30pm on 24 March the live auction will open and competitive bidding will commence.
Bids placed in the timed auction will be transferred to the live auction. All registered bidders for the timed auction will automatically be registered for the live auction.
Good luck to all bidders!
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
8 July 2014
Kristel received a Special Recognition award for her painting titled 'New Beginning' at the Botanical Art competition organised by Light and Space Gallery.
This painting has a special meaning for her as it was painted just a few months after Kristel's baby girl was born.
LOOK WHAT ARRIVED IN THE POST!!
31 July 2014
Year of the Bus Sculpture Trail - London
Kristel is excited to be involved in the Year of the Bus Sculpture Trail organised by Wild in Art and Transport of London. She will be painting this bus for the event!
'During 2014, Transport for London is marking a number of significant milestones for the bus industry through a series of events, activities and exhibitions which will re-connect Londoners with their bus network and celebrate the role that London buses, bus drivers and the staff who support them play in keeping the capital moving 24 hours a day throughout the year.
Key bus related anniversaries in 2014 include:
60 years since the creation of the original and iconic Routemaster.
75 years since the launch of its predecessor the RT-type bus.
100 years since hundreds of London buses were sent to the Western Front to play a crucial role during the First World War.
As part of the Year of the Bus celebrations, 60 painted and adorned bus sculptures will be displayed in free and accessible locations across London’s streets, parks and public spaces from 22 September for seven weeks.
Following the display, the artworks will be auctioned to raise invaluable funds for three charities; Kids Company, Transaid and London Transport Museum'
STUDIOSIX EXHIBITION - LIVERPOOL INDEPENDENTS BIENNIAL 2014
21 July 2014
As part of the Liverpool Independents Biennial 2014, Kristel in conjunction with fellow artists Sophie Green and Blacksoup, will be holding a group show exhibition to showcase our work. The Private View is on Thursday 31st July at 5:30pm where you can meet the artists, view our work whilst enjoying a complimentary drink. COME VISIT! 6th Floor, Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4LN.
Building/ Exhibition Opening Times:
Mon to Fri 9:00 – 21:00
Sat 9:00 – 17:00
Exhibition runs until 30th September
ENTRY: FREE