20 Days of Calm – In honour of Stress Awareness Month this April, join us on a journey of 20 free events designed to help you relax, recharge, and prioritise wellbeing.
Welcome to the Watercolour Painting Session: Seasonal Bluebells
Join us for a calming and creative watercolour painting workshop, where you’ll learn how to paint the delicate beauty of bluebells in bloom. Led by the talented tutor Holly Foskett-Barnes, this gently-guided session will walk you through the painting process step by step, allowing you to connect with nature and your inner creativity.
In this mindful workshop, you’ll embrace the joy of painting without the pressure of perfection. Through guided techniques and mindfulness exercises, you’ll release expectations and fully immerse yourself in the experience. By the end of the session, you’ll have a beautiful bluebell painting to take back to work and a refreshed sense of creativity.
Whether you’re new to watercolour or looking to deepen your skills, this session offers a peaceful, encouraging environment to explore and create. No experience needed and everyone is welcome!
Come connect with nature, your creativity and the calming flow of watercolour.
More about the tutor: Holly is a Bristol artist and tutor whose art is interwoven with the natural world and wellbeing practices. She enjoys weaving mindfulness, seasonality and folklore into her teaching to provide a holistic environment for artmaking. Nature is often brought into the classroom, as Holly creates still-life displays from seasonal foraged plants, to encourage creative observations and nature connection. Holly loves to share her 10+ years of studio experience painting and drawing with others. Her teaching style is grounded, warm and personal, responding to everyone’s individual needs. She offers a process-based approach, which focuses on the enjoyment and richness of artmaking, rather than an outcome or product.
More about the venue: The Bristol Folk House is an adult education centre providing a variety of part-time day and evening courses and workshops for over 18’s. The Folk House provides a welcoming environment in which to explore your creativity and learn new skills. The cafe provides fantastic organic food and a space to get together before and after classes. It is also open to the public and is the perfect place for those seeking a relaxed and friendly place in Bristol city centre. Live music and festivals happen throughout the year, as well as markets, events and exhibitions.