Big Feelings, Bold Marks Workshop

A mixed media workshop exploring expressive colour, movement, and emotional mark-making, led by Gabby Graham.



2.5 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests    

  £35 - £40 (Earlybird price of £35 applies if you book into a public session 14+ days ahead)

Step into a spacious, expressive two-and-a-half-hour workshop where we explore how emotion can be transformed into colour, texture, line, and movement. This is a session for anyone who wants to loosen up, experiment, and discover new ways of making art that feel instinctive and alive. Working with paint, ink, and charcoal, you’ll be guided through playful exercises that help you connect with your emotional landscape and translate it into bold, intuitive marks. There’s no pressure to be realistic or precise; this is about freedom, flow, and the joy of making. You’ll leave with a layered abstract artwork that reflects your own sense of energy and feeling, plus a renewed confidence in your creative voice.
What you’ll explore:
  • How colour, line, and movement express emotion
  • Bold, intuitive mark-making
  • Layering paint, ink, and charcoal
  • Letting go of realism and embracing experimentation
  • Creating an expressive abstract artwork to take home


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Save £5 per guest, when you book 14+ days before a session
What you'll get
A unique abstract artwork to take home. All materials are included.
Knowledge required
All levels of skill are welcomed.
What to bring
If you would like your work mounted by Gabby, please bring £1.50 to pay her directly.
Location

Southlands Arts Centre, The Green, West Drayton UB7 7PW

Enter UB7 7PW into your SatNav. We're on the Elizabeth Line if you're coming by train.

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Southlands Arts Centre is a wonderful Queen Anne Grade 2 listed building with extensive, beautiful grounds. It is the perfect backdrop for all creative people. The Centre is used by people and groups who engage in cultural activities across the fine arts, music, photography, film, and craft design.
We are well known for our exhibitions held throughout the year and attract some amazing artists (many local) who regularly exhibit their work at the Centre. We are also the home for The West London Photo Exhibition and SouthlandsLIVE.

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