Paint Your Pet Workshop

Marlene Lees is running a Paint Your Pet workshop at the Old Fire Station Gallery on Wednesday 2 December, starting at 18:30. It's an evening of acrylic painting where the whole point is to get your pet's personality onto canvas, with Lees leading the way.

If you've got a dog, a cat, or any other animal at home that you're particularly fond of, that's your subject for the night. You'll be working in acrylics, so you'll be building up your painting over the course of the evening. The focus is on the character of the animal rather than just a likeness, so it's as much about how they act as how they look. Lees will be there to guide you through it, which makes it a good one to go to even if you haven't picked up a brush in years.

It's a single evening, so you'll come away with a finished piece by the time you leave. If you've been wanting to try painting but weren't sure where to start, this is a straightforward way into it, especially since you're working from a subject you already know inside out. The session runs from 18:30 at the Old Fire Station Gallery in Reading, and tickets are £49.46.