Leics CBP Group

Summer 2025 workshops

• Saturday 17 May: Summer trees

• Saturday 07 June: Birds in trees (Please note change of venue: Tur Langton Village Hall)

• Saturday 12 July: Lotus & waterfowl (Fully Booked)

Winter/Spring 2025 workshops

• Saturday 11 January: 3 companions of winter (Pine, bamboo & plum) (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 08 February: Animals - Cats (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 08 March: Prawn & Crab (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 12 April: Flower & Insect (Fully Booked)

Autumn 2024 workshops

• Saturday 26 October: Autumn Trees [Suitable for beginners] (Fully Booked)

  • See Autumn Trees: LCBPG blog post

• Saturday 09 November: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Snake (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 07 December: Seasonal subject - Snow on Bamboo (Fully Booked)

  • See Snow on Bamboo: LCBPG blog post

Summer 2024 workshops

• Saturday 13 April: Wild Orchid [Suitable for beginners]  (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 11 May: Rocks (& Wild Orchid) (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 08 June: Simple female figures (with Claire) (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 13 July: Scholars Rocks (gōngshí)

Winter/Spring 2024 workshops

• Saturday 13 January: Birds: Little birds [Suitable for beginners] (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 10 February: Birds: The Chinese Phoenix (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 09 March: Birds: Angry birds & Flowers with Claire (Fully Booked)

Autumn 2023 workshops

• Saturday 09 September: Flowers - Chrysanthemum [Suitable for beginners]

• Saturday 14 October: Zodiac Animals - Chinese Dragons

  • See Chinese Dragon origins blog post

• Saturday 11 November: Fish - Koi Carp (Fully Booked)

  • See earlier Painting a Lucky Carp - tips and techniques blog post

• Saturday 09 December: Seasonal subject - Winter Landscape (Fully Booked)

Summer 2023 workshops

• Saturday 15 April: Figures - Buddhas/Bodhisattvas

• Saturday 27 May: Summer Trees (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 10 June: Contemporary Summer Landscape with Claire

• Saturday 08 July: Birds - Water waders [Suitable for beginners]

Winter/Spring 2023 workshops

• Saturday 21 January: Plum Blossom in the moon (Chinese New Year) (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 11 February: Birds - Red Cranes

• Saturday 18 March: Spring Landscape (Fully Booked)

Autumn 2022 workshops

• Saturday 01 October: Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival (Fully Booked)

• Saturday 12 November: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Rabbits/Hares

• Saturday 03 December: Birds - Three French Hens

Summer 2022 workshops

• Saturday 07 May: Blossom in the Botanic Gardens

• Saturday 11 June: Large-leaved plants in the Botanic Gardens i.e. Gunnera, Lotus etc...

• Saturday 09 July: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Tigers with Claire

Winter/Spring 2022 workshops

• Saturday 08 January: (CANCELLED due to COVID-19)

• Saturday 05 February: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Chinese Dragons [Suitable for beginners]

  • See Chinese Dragon origins blog post

• Saturday 12 March: Bird principles [Suitable for beginners]

• Saturday 09 April: Spring Landscape

Winter 2022 Attenborough Arts workshop

Paul ran a Winter workshop entitled A Chinese Dragon is more than the sum of its parts... at Attenborough Arts in Leicester (map) on Saturday 12 February 2022. This workshop concentrated on how a traditional Chinese Dragon is built up in order that students could create their own...

Autumn 2021 workshops

• Saturday 13 November: Autumn Trees

• Saturday 11 December: Trees and Water

Winter/Spring 2020 workshops

• Saturday 11 January: Calligraphy – signing and dating your painting (resource links included)

• Saturday 08 February: Fish – Coloured carp for new year

  • See Painting a Lucky Carp – tips and techniques blog post

• Saturday 07 March: Chinese Zodiac Animal – Hares [Suitable for beginners]

• See Spring Hares blog post

• Saturday 04 April: (CANCELLED due to COVID-19)

Autumn 2019 workshops

• Saturday 7th December: Animals - Camels not kings!

• Saturday 7th November: Flowers - Poppies

• Saturday 12th October: Figures - Goddesses & Demons...

• Saturday 7th September: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Rats & Rodents

  • See Rats in the garden! blog post on our WordPress blog. This workshop ensured we were ready to send Chinese New Year cards in 2020!

winter/spring 2019 workshops

• Saturday 12 January: Animals - Deer

• Saturday 09 February: Goldfish

• Saturday 09 March: Birds - Cormorants

• Saturday 13 April: Butterflies with Grape Hyacinth

Autumn 2018 workshops

• Saturday 15th December: (CANCELLED due to illness)

• Saturday 24th November: Traditional - Ox and boy

  • See Ox and boy blog post on WordPress blog

• Saturday 20th October: Birds - Geese & Swans

• Saturday 15th September: Flowers - Morning Glory (Convolvulus)

Summer 2018 A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens

Paul ran a Summer School entitled A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens which was run through Attenborough Arts. This took place in the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th June 2018. The weekend allowed beginners and artists to look in detail at the principles of Chinese Birds and Fish as well as Water Lilies & Gunnera plants that are available in the beautiful Botanic Gardens. Students were encouraged to take inspiration from the Botanic Gardens and by the end of the weekend everyone had created a fabulous array of beautiful Chinese Brush compositions...

summer 2018 workshops

• Saturday 19 May: Visiting Artist - Jane Dwight: Wisteria + Lion

• Saturday 17 June: Visiting Artist - Jean Turton: Birds - Kingfisher + Landscape

• Saturday 21 July: Backing Paintings + Modern Landscape

Winter/Spring 2018 workshops

• Saturday 13 January: Landscape - Boats on snowy river + Fishing Junk

• Saturday 10 February: Trees - Back to basics

• Saturday 17 March: Chinese Zodiac Animal - Pig / Boar

  • See Radicals and pigs blog post on WordPress blog

• Saturday 21 April: Landscape - Waterfalls

Autumn 2017 workshops

• Saturday 09th December: Festive subject – Partridge in a Pear Tree

• Saturday 18th November: Animals – Dogs

• Saturday 28th October: Figures – Old men

• Saturday 09th September: Fruit – Grapes

Summer 2017 A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens

Paul ran a Summer School entitled A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens which was run through Attenborough Arts. This took place in the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens on Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2017. The weekend allowed beginners and artists to look in detail at Chinese Calligraphy principles as well as Banana plants, Bamboo, Damselflies & Dragonflies along with a fabulous variety of rocks that are in the beautiful Botanic Gardens. Students were encouraged to take inspiration from the Botanic Gardens and by the end of the weekend everyone had created a fabulous array of beautiful Chinese Brush compositions...

Summer 2016 A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens

Paul ran a Summer School entitled A Chinese Brush with the Botanic Gardens which was run through Attenborough Arts. This took place in the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2016. The weekend allowed beginners & artists to look in detail at the Bamboo, Lily & Pine that are in the beautiful Botanic Gardens. Students were encouraged to take inspiration from the Botanic Gardens and by the end of the weekend everyone had created a number of beautiful Chinese Brush compositions…