This workshop offers a relaxing space to cultivate a personal visual vocabulary inspired by nature’s quiet rhythms, led by painter Farida Zaman. You’ll begin with gentle, mindful painting exercises, investigating organic shapes, intricate textures, and evocative colour palettes drawn from elements like leaves, flowers, water, and sky. Through guided prompts and an emphasis on intuitive mark-making, you’ll develop expressive abstract pieces that resonate with natural forms. This experience is an opportunity to pause, explore, and paint with intention, fostering a deeper connection to your artistic process. Farida will guide you through her unique artistic processes and techniques, fostering a well-rounded experience in how to unwind and create from an authentic inner place.

• Explore and construct dynamic abstract compositions using natural inspiration.
• Develop confidence in utilising loose watercolour techniques.
• Cultivate a small series of cohesive abstract works.
• Embrace and apply intuitive, mindful approaches to art-making.

• Acrylic Paints (variety of colours)
• Watercolour Pencils
• Mixed media paper (9×10” – 11×16”)
• Brushes (variety of sizes, including round and flat)
• Palette for mixing
• Jars for water, paper towels or cloth
• Pencil, eraser, masking tape
• Optional: white gel pen, coloured pencils, natural items (leaves, twigs, etc.) for inspiration