Missenden Abbey

Journey to the West 2023 Summer School

We are in the process of exploring Summer School dates for August 2023. Details will be published as soon as they become available. However, the theme we are currently working on is the great Chinese literary work ‘A Journey to the West’ which is also known as ‘The Monkey King’…

Details regarding Paul’s courses, along with other CBP courses, are shown on the Missenden School of Creative Arts website. Working on the principles of the subjects will give us the opportunity to explore them while learning a host of brush techniques which can be applied to other subjects.

Red Spring 2023

Paul taught a 2 day residential Winter School entitled ‘Red Spring’ on the weekend of Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th February 2023 at Missenden Abbey (map), Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

Over the course of the weekend this course entitled ‘Red Spring‘ explored plum blossom, Chinese cranes and bamboo along with other subjects which link with Chinese New Year, the central colour of which is the colour red.

Red Spring - Crane with Plum pine and bamboo - Paul M 2023 — Red Spring – Crane with Plum pine and bamboo – Paul M 2023

Over the Misty Mountains 2022 Summer School

Paul ran a 3 day residential Summer School CBP course entitled ‘Over the Misty Mountains‘ at Missenden Abbey (map), Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire from Wednesday 17th – Friday 19th August 2022.

Stubborn Ox in the Lofty Mountains after Qu Ding - Paul Maslowski 2020 — Stubborn Ox in the Lofty Mountains after Qu Ding – Paul Maslowski 2020

A Chinese Dragon is more than the sum of its parts… 2022

Paul ran a 2 day residential Winter course entitled ‘A Chinese Dragon is more than the sum of its parts…’ at Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire on Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th February 2022. This workshop concentrated on how a Chinese Dragon is built up in order that students could create their own…

If you wish to learn more about Chinese Dragons, see the series of blog posts Paul created, starting with Chinese Dragon origins.

Double Dragon - Paul Maslowski 2021 — Double Dragon – Paul Maslowski 2021

Fish, Ponds and Trees 2021 Summer School

New for 2021, Paul taught a 3 day residential Summer School CBP course at Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire from Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th August. The course was entitled ‘Chinese Brush Painting: Fish, Ponds and Trees’. Available CBP courses are shown on the Missenden School of Creative Arts website.