Art With Bianca. Celebrate your favorite furry, feathered, amphibious or scaled friend in our upcoming mixed-media art workshop. Whether you prefer the delicate transparency of watercolors or the bold, vibrant layers of acrylics, this day is dedicated to capturing your pet’s unique personality on canvas. ​Designed specifically for adults, this session offers a relaxed, creative environment where you can focus on honing your skills while honoring your beloved companions.Workshop Details: ​Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM ​Mediums: Watercolors and Acrylics ​Experience Level: All levels welcome! ​What to Bring; ​Your Art Kit: Please bring your own brushes, paints (watercolor or acrylic), and preferred painting surface (paper or canvas), a drawing board, and pots for water. ​Reference Photos: Bring one or more clear, high-quality photographs of your pet to work from. ​Lunch: We will take a dedicated break to refuel. Please bring a packed lunch, as food is not provided. ​What’s Included: ​Free Refreshments: Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and light snacks throughout the day. ​Expert Guidance: Hands-on support to help you master pet proportions, fur textures, and expressive eyes. ​Spaces are limited! Treat yourself to a day of creativity and leave with a beautiful portrait of your pet.

Art With Bianca. Inspired by the unique art of David Ambarzumjan, this workshop will teach you to create a "painting within a painting." You'll learn to use bold, expressive strokes and rich acrylics to peel back the layers of a scene, revealing a different time or place. Perfect for anyone looking to try a fresh and imaginative approach to painting. Forget conventional landscapes; we'll learn how to layer time itself onto the canvas, transforming a single scene into a powerful narrative. This is your chance to create a piece that tells a story. Image courtesy of David Ambarzumjan. https://david-ambarzumjan.com/brushstrokes-in-time-main-collection 10am – 3:30pm (30 min lunch) Refreshments will be provided but learners will need to provide own lunch. Resources Required: For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, a sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring at least one palette knife for mixing paint and paper towel or cloths if you’d prefer. It would be very helpful to have a drawing board. Links to resources are suggestions, if learners bring the required equipment it doesn’t need to come from Amazon. *Acrylic paints, thicker heavy body paint is ideal * Acrylic GESSO * A paint palette * Canvas board, stretched canvas or canvas paper * Small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic painting * 2x water pots * Wide minimum 3” flat paint brush *Refreshments, please note although there is lactose-free milk and caffeine free beverages, if specialist dietary resources are required, learners will need to provide those themselves, […]

With David Pasfield. Saturday 28th February 2026, 9.30am-4pm (please arrive 9am to set up) £48 payable in advance   Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board.  (Size should be at least 50x50 cm) Large bristle brushes (old decorator’s brushes will suffice) Palette knife Easel – (table or free-standing) Palette – greaseproof paper over cardboard is adequate, or ‘stay-wet’ palette 2 large water pos and roll of kitchen towel Sketches or photos for inspiration Do wear old clothes as this can be quite messy!