LIVE WORKSHOPS 2023

Saturday 22nd April 2023

Paint a Portrait in Oils – For Beginners

At The Arthouse Oasis

10am-3pm

If you would like to learn how to paint a portrait in oils in a direct, lively, expressive way then this half day workshop is for you.

Jo Sinclair is an experienced portrait artist and teacher. Jo will take you through the different stages of mapping out a portrait, applying tone and form, mixing oil colour and using mediums in a simple to understand way.

All materials, including a variety of photographic portraits will be provided. Alternatively, you can bring your own large photo to work with. Only low odour thinners will be used.

This workshop is completely suitable for beginners as Jo will show you how to get started with oils and progress through the stages of a portrait.

You’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

8 spaces available. Early booking highly recommended.

Bring your own lunch.
Soft drinks provided.
Private parking. (With steps leading down into the studio.)

DATE: Sat 22nd April 2023
TIME: 10am-3pm with breaks.
COST: £85 per person. All materials provided.

LOCATION: The Arthouse Oasis, Great Hallingbury, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.

Oil Painting Portrait Workshop for beginners

Wed 7th Dec 2022

Robin in the Snow Painting Workshop

At The Little Arts Workshop

7pm-10pm

Join Gabrielle for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop and create your very own robin in the snow painting. This event is tailored for absolute beginners and you’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

This is a great way for friends and families to get creative together!

All materials included.
Refreshments included.

Robin in the Snow Painting Workshop in Bishops Stortford.

DATE: Wednesday 7th Dec 2022
TIME: 7pm – 10pm with break.
COST: £55 per person.
LOCATION: The Little Arts Workshop, Millside Industrial Estate, 3, Southmill Rd, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3DP

8th August 2022

Paint a Rainbow Unicorn Workshop

At The Little Arts Workshop

Join Gabrielle for this adorable children’s workshop and create your very own rainbow unicorn painting. This event is tailored for absolute beginners. We’ll be using acrylic paints, glitter and gems!

All materials included.

25th September 2022

Busy Bee Painting Workshop for Beginners


At The Arthouse Oasis

BOOKINGS CLOSED

Join Gabrielle for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop and create your very own bumble bee painting. This event is tailored for absolute beginners and you’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

This is a great way for friends and families to get creative together! Suitable for adults and children aged 7+.

All materials included.
Refreshments included.

DATE: Sunday 25th September 2022
TIME: 10am-1pm with break.
COST: £55 per person.
LOCATION: The Arthouse Oasis, Great Hallingbury, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.

3rd October 2022

Winter Landscape  Painting Workshop for Beginners

At The Little Arts Workshop

Join Gabrielle for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop and create your very own winter mountain landscape. This event is tailored for absolute beginners and you’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

This is a great way for friends and families to get creative together! Suitable for adults and children aged 7+.

All materials included.
Refreshments included.

Paint a Winter Landscape Workshop Bishops Stortford

DATE: Monday 3rd October 2022
TIME: 6pm-9pm.
COST: £55 per person.
LOCATION: The Little Arts Workshop, Bishop’s Stortford.

16th October 2022

Hummingbird Acrylic Painting Workshop for Beginners

At The Arthouse Oasis

Join Gabrielle for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop and create your very own hummingbird painting. This event is tailored for absolute beginners and you’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

This is a great way for friends and families to get creative together! Suitable for adults and children aged 7+.

All materials included.
Refreshments included.

Hummingbird Painting Workshop Bishop's Stortford

DATE: Sunday 16th October 2022
TIME: 10am-1pm with break.
COST: £55 per person.
LOCATION: The Arthouse Oasis, Great Hallingbury, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.\

 

BOOKINGS CLOSED.

9th November 2022

Robin in the Snow  Painting Workshop for Beginners

At The Little Arts Workshop

Join Gabrielle for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting workshop and create your very own snowy robin landscape. This event is tailored for absolute beginners and you’ll end up with a finished painting that you can take home with you.

This is a great way for friends and families to get creative together! Suitable for adults and children aged 7+.

All materials included.

Paint a Snowy Robin Workshop Hertfordshire

DATE: Wednesday 9th November 2022
TIME: 7pm-10pm.
COST: £55 per person.
LOCATION: The Little Arts Workshop, Bishop’s Stortford.

Live Workshops Frequently Asked Questions

Here are a few answers to our most common questions.

Costs vary depending on which workshop you choose.

Private Workshop are also available and costs vary.

Contact us for more details.

Materials vary depending on which workshop you choose. In most workshops all materials are included so you only need to bring yourself! If you want recommendations on materials so that you can work at home, we offer links to materials via Amazon, always choose the most cost effective options we can find.  More info here.

Absolutely! We are very careful to plan each workshop for the absolute beginner. We use the most basic of materials and break each step down into it’s simplest form so that everybody can succeed.

Yes of course, we love it when groups get involved 🙂 It’s a great way to spend quality time together.

Our studio is in Great Hallingbury about ten minutes from Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire. We are in a residential location so full address details are given upon booking.

Public workshops are roughly 3 hours with breaks in the middle. We can tailor private events to be any length.

 

We have reduced the amount of people in each workshop to give everyone more space. We do regular cleaning of all the surfaces and areas used by visitors. Masks are optional and any refreshments are now supplied separately rather than to share. Masks are provided when requested.

Any public workshops will be listed here.

We also run private paint pouring experiences.

Contact us for more info.

Spaces: 4-7 people.
Included: 2 canvases and all materials provided. Refreshments included.

Curing time 1 month.

Whilst primarily we tailor our workshops for adults, we find that children aged 7+ are able to follow along loosely and have produced some lovely works of art.