Art Social Workshop Chiswick 8th July 2021

For the Love of Tulips

I had the pleasure of hosting Art Social via zoom for this lovely bunch. I was quite nervous about this booking as I knew no one in the group apart from the organiser I had a zoom chat with. I had no idea what their skill level was. I had no idea how many were going to turn up. This Art Social was also going to be challenging as I was going to paint live with acrylics. Normally I use oil pastels for zoom workshops. I can be quite messy working with paints in my home studio. I was afraid of spilling paint, getting my hands and face covered in paint etc. Reason I had to use acrylics – they were all sent packs with canvas and acrylic paints. The pack included palette, brushes and apron. How exciting!

At 10:25am on the 8^th of July, I started the zoom meeting to be ready for 10:30am start. There was ping and a face popped up. Within next few minutes I had ten faces. Ten new faces. I started with the usual round of introduction. They all knew each other. They all said they had not painted before, all beginners keen to use their art materials. Not all, some were very unsure of their artistic abilities – this is always good news to me. I love helping people build confidence when it comes to making art. It is the process of relaxing and enjoying that is more important than the end result. The end result is always amazing anyways. What you paint or create is unique to you. Just that in itself is amazing.

Hour and a half later, we wrapped up, having successfully painted tulips. No mess made! I also realized I was on the right path – doing what I am meant to be doing. I know how to run a successful, relaxing and fun art workshop. I loved that they trusted me, gave me great feedback and would like to book another session soon.

A wonderful group of creatives sharing and experimenting at Art Social workshop online

This is what Ann had to say, “A big thank you for arranging the art class – lovely and relaxing and the teacher is so nice too plus a great pack – thanks for this art class, helps me have a break from a lot of stress of care duties which I do every week to disabled persons and their children.“