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Sip and Paint Sundays Workshop! Experiment Ink & Van Gogh

 
Date and Time
Sunday 25 October 2026
14:00 – 15:45
 
Venue:
Banyan On The Thames
Hotel Rafayel
 
Price £35 includes a glass of wine or selected cocktail plus a soft drink,; access to the class and all materials you will need to paint. Once the allowance of wine and soft drink and materials are exhausted, you can purchase additional drinks or materials on site with cash or card.
 
Overview:
 
Unleash your creativity and express your emotions with a chilled Sunday afternoon sip and learn abstract painting Van Gogh style!
 
Beyond the Brush: Experimental Ink & Van Gogh’s Landscape
 
Ditch the traditional paintbrush and rediscover the expressive power of ink through everyday objects.
 
Join us for a hands-on, experimental art workshop where straws, chopsticks, tissues, and cardboard replace classic brushes. Learn to translate movement, emotion, and texture into ink marks, and create your own dynamic rendition of Vincent van Gogh’s masterpieces.
 
Agenda

02:00 PM – 02:15 PM

Arrival and Networking, drinks served

02:15 PM – 02:30 PM

Tutor introduction, student intro, brief overview of abstract art as a genre

02:30 PM – 03:30 PM

Workshop starts, material hand out

Sammi Wu

03:30 PM – 03:45 PM

Review of all student works and wrap up

Workshop Breakdown
  • Step 1 · Tool Exploration & Mark Discovery: Test and play with unconventional tools, finding diverse line weights, splatters, and gradients.
  • Step 2 · Expressive Line Sketches: Fast-paced exercises translating emotions into pure ink rhythm.
  • Step 3 · Texture Studies: Recreating complex natural surfaces through repetitive, mindful strokes.
  • Step 4 · Final Project: Paint Wheat Field with Cypresses with your custom non-brush toolkit, completing a ready-to-frame, striking original artwork.

What You’ll Experience

  • Mark Making Beyond Rules: Discover the raw scratches of chopsticks, the organic fluid edges of straws, and the textured sweeps of paper towels.
  • Lines of Emotion: Learn visual storytelling without symbols—express feelings like Peaceful, Fierce, or Playful purely through the tempo, weight, and density of ink marks.
  • Organic Texture Translation: Decode natural textures (cracks, ripples, wood grain) into bold, structural mark-making patterns.
  • A Fresh Take on Van Gogh: Deconstruct Wheat Field with Cypresses into rhythmic swirling skies, flame-like cypress silhouettes, and sweeping field textures using your newly discovered techniques.

Who It’s For

*Total Beginners: No drawing experience required—the focus is on exploration, tactile joy, and self-expression.

*Artists & Designers: Looking to loosen up, break free from digital screens, and recharge creative muscle memory.

*Anyone Seeking Mindful Focus: The flow of black ink against white paper provides an incredibly grounding, meditative creative escape.

*All Materials Included: Heavyweight paper, fine drawing ink, and full non-traditional toolkits provided. Just bring your curiosity!

 
 

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