Mindful & loose painting workshop
About this workshop
Step away from your screens and leave your inner critic at the door for a 2.5-hour intuitive painting experience designed to help you decompress, connect, and play.
In this relaxed workshop, there are no rigid rules, no judgment, and no pressure to create a "masterpiece." Instead, we focus entirely on the joy of the creative process.
What you will do & experience:
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Playful Constraints: Bypass perfectionism with fun, low-pressure exercises like blind sketching, drawing with your non-dominant hand, and wax-resist techniques.
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The Continuous Canvas: Work side-by-side on a large communal roll of heavy paper using graphite, crayons, and fluid watercolor washes.
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Crop & Frame: At the end of the session, youβll learn how to view your marks with a fresh eye, cropping out your favorite sections to take home as a series of unique, framed artwork pieces.
What you will learn:
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How to quiet your inner critic and embrace "happy accidents" in your art.
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Techniques for intuitive mark-making, color layering, and composition.
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Practical exercises you can easily repeat at home whenever you need a mental reset.
What you will leave with:
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1 Mounted Artwork: Your favorite composition cropped and fitted into a crisp, high-quality passe-partout (mat board), ready to frame or display at home.
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Extra Cropped Studies: Additional cut-outs and color studies from the canvas roll to take home in your portfolio.
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A Cleared Mind: Practical, low-ego techniques for intuitive mark-making and loose painting that you can easily repeat at home whenever you need a mental reset.
Whether you haven't picked up a paintbrush since primary school or you're a seasoned creative looking to unblock your flow, this workshop is open to all levels. Come as you are, enjoy a drink, and leave refreshed!
Coffee & Tea included
About the host
I'm Jasmyn, an abstract artist based in Diemen, and until a few years ago, I would have said "I'm not creative".
I've worked in marketing for 13 years and still do. But a few years ago I bought a 2.5 hour online art course, picked up a brush for the first time in two decades, and fell completely in love with creating.
I paint memories ordinary moments of joy translated into colour and form on raw canvas. My work has been exhibited at Appie Gallery Amsterdam and will be shown at L'app Art Gallery in Brussels later this year.
I know there are plenty of courses and resources out there. But knowing where to start, and actually starting, that's where most people get stuck. That's where I come in. In my workshops I guide you through colour, composition and technique, always starting from a memory or feeling that's personal to you. No experience needed. No right or wrong.
Most participants say the process felt therapeutic. Some forgot to check their phone for three hours.