Studio & Play Sessions: Studio Time for Making and Experimenting
These are two-hour, guided studio sessions for artists who want focused time to make work, try things out, and work alongside others.
Each session includes a short introduction, extended studio time, and a closing conversation where we reflect on what’s emerged. The emphasis is on doing — experimenting with materials, responding to prompts, and noticing what happens when you work in different ways.
These sessions also give you a feel for how I work with artists — how I talk about paintings, materials, and studio decisions.
If you find that helpful, it’s the same practical approach that underpins Directions in Abstraction, a longer course focused on understanding the main principles and ideas that help paintings work.
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🎨 Colour — February Studio Session
Explore colour as a material and relationship.
In this session you’ll work with limited palettes and simple mixing frameworks to see how colour behaves, how tones interact, and how subtle shifts change the energy of your work. This isn’t about formulas — it’s about feeling colour with your hands and eyes, making immediate marks, and discovering unexpected relationships.
When: Tuesday 17th February
Time: 3.30pm – 17.30pm UK time
Where: Zoom link sent automatically on booking
Price: £18
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30 min Intro: Framing colour as behaviour, exploring responses and relationships to and between colour
70 min Studio Time: Restricted palette exercises, mixing for tone and depth, small studies
30 min Reflection: Share discoveries, surprises, and take-aways
You’ll need: A small selection of paints, paper or boards, brushes or palette knives
✂️ Collage — April Studio Session
Start with fragments, build expressive surfaces.
This session is an invitation to experiment with collage as a way to generate ideas, loosen habitual marks, and bring texture and layering into your painting practice. You’ll explore juxtaposition, scale, and rhythm through the act of assembling materials, leading to fresh starting points for your work.
When: Tuesday 14th April
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm UK time
Where: Zoom link sent automatically on booking
Price: £18
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30 min Intro: Why collage expands perception and choice
70 min Studio Time: Cutting, combining, layering, responding
30 min Reflection: Feedback + discussion of outcomes
You’ll need: Paper, scissors, glue, scraps, and any mixed media materials you enjoy
🟦 Gel Plate — June Studio Session
Play with texture, mark, and print.
Discover gel plate printing as a means of building surfaces, echoes, and resonances in your work. You’ll explore monoprinting techniques and combine them with drawing or painting to create rich, layered visual results. This session is about playful response — letting materials surprise you.
When: Friday 19th June
Time: 3.30pm – 17.30pm UK time
Where: Zoom link sent automatically on booking
Price: £18
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30 min Intro: Gel plate basics and creative framing
70 min Studio Time: Printing layers, building texture, responding to forms
30 min Reflection: Group look and talk about marks, patterns, and choices
You’ll need: Gel plate, paints/inks, brayers, paper