AUG 2026 Creative Sparks - 4 Week Course - 8/15/22/29th Aug

£395.00

“It’s never too late to unlock your creativity. Through playful, expressive art, you can rediscover your authentic self and feel confident again.”

Join me for a 4 week in person workshop programme where we will

🎨 Workshop 1: Play & Paint – Rediscovering Creative Joy

Length: 4 hours
WHEN: Saturday 8th Augusty 10-2pm

WHO: Ideal for artists wanting to push their art to the next level, experiment and expand their visual language. Prior knowledge of working with Acrylics not essential.

Focus: Breaking through fear, embracing play, and reconnecting with creativity.

🎨 Workshop 2: The Joy of Colour – Painting with Emotion

Length: 4 hours
WHEN: Saturday 15th August 10-2pm
Focus: Understanding the emotional power of colour and using it to express mood.

🎨 Workshop 3: Experiment to Express – Finding Your Authentic Voice

Length: 6 hours
WHEN: Saturday 22nd August 10-4pm
Focus: Experimenting with texture, layering, and mark-making to develop unique artistic expression.

🎨 Workshop 4: Authentic You – Bringing It All Together

Length: 6 Hours
WHEN: Saturday 29th August 10-4pm
Focus: Integrating play, colour, and experimentation into a finished work that reflects each participant’s authentic self.
Create your own masterpiece

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What You’ll Gain:

✅ Confidence through playful expression
✅ Your unique creative style
✅ A supportive community of like-minded people
✅ One to one mentorship from award winning abstract artist
✅ Opportunity to experiment with new materials
✅ Tips and tricks to get yourself out of a creative lull
✅ A sketchbook full of ideas to spark new work
✅ A group of new friends!

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The workshops will take place at Waterside Studio, Clonterbrook and you are advised to bring warm clothes and footwear suitable for outdoor sketching should the weather allow.

Purchase in one payment or over 4 payments to suit. The final payment is to be paid within 2 weeks prior to the course commencing.

You are paying for four weeks of tuition and there is no option to attend for selected weeks.

Class size limited to 6 to ensure one to one tuition and mentorship.

Materials provided but you will need a sketchbook (one that takes wet media - watercolour, ink, acrylic etc) and pencil, eraser.

This course is designed to give you a creative pathway to produce your own work with a process that is aligned with your authentic self. It is designed to be fun, experimental, and inspirational.

Previous participants have said

If you have any questions or would like to know more please email me at alison@alisonstafford.com‍ ‍and I will get back to you.

OPTION TO PAY IN ONE PAYMENT OR INSTALLMENTS - Please contact me to organise part payment option.

“It’s never too late to unlock your creativity. Through playful, expressive art, you can rediscover your authentic self and feel confident again.”

Join me for a 4 week in person workshop programme where we will

🎨 Workshop 1: Play & Paint – Rediscovering Creative Joy

Length: 4 hours
WHEN: Saturday 8th Augusty 10-2pm

WHO: Ideal for artists wanting to push their art to the next level, experiment and expand their visual language. Prior knowledge of working with Acrylics not essential.

Focus: Breaking through fear, embracing play, and reconnecting with creativity.

🎨 Workshop 2: The Joy of Colour – Painting with Emotion

Length: 4 hours
WHEN: Saturday 15th August 10-2pm
Focus: Understanding the emotional power of colour and using it to express mood.

🎨 Workshop 3: Experiment to Express – Finding Your Authentic Voice

Length: 6 hours
WHEN: Saturday 22nd August 10-4pm
Focus: Experimenting with texture, layering, and mark-making to develop unique artistic expression.

🎨 Workshop 4: Authentic You – Bringing It All Together

Length: 6 Hours
WHEN: Saturday 29th August 10-4pm
Focus: Integrating play, colour, and experimentation into a finished work that reflects each participant’s authentic self.
Create your own masterpiece

_____________________________________________________________________________

What You’ll Gain:

✅ Confidence through playful expression
✅ Your unique creative style
✅ A supportive community of like-minded people
✅ One to one mentorship from award winning abstract artist
✅ Opportunity to experiment with new materials
✅ Tips and tricks to get yourself out of a creative lull
✅ A sketchbook full of ideas to spark new work
✅ A group of new friends!

________________________________________________________________________

The workshops will take place at Waterside Studio, Clonterbrook and you are advised to bring warm clothes and footwear suitable for outdoor sketching should the weather allow.

Purchase in one payment or over 4 payments to suit. The final payment is to be paid within 2 weeks prior to the course commencing.

You are paying for four weeks of tuition and there is no option to attend for selected weeks.

Class size limited to 6 to ensure one to one tuition and mentorship.

Materials provided but you will need a sketchbook (one that takes wet media - watercolour, ink, acrylic etc) and pencil, eraser.

This course is designed to give you a creative pathway to produce your own work with a process that is aligned with your authentic self. It is designed to be fun, experimental, and inspirational.

Previous participants have said

If you have any questions or would like to know more please email me at alison@alisonstafford.com‍ ‍and I will get back to you.

OPTION TO PAY IN ONE PAYMENT OR INSTALLMENTS - Please contact me to organise part payment option.

Waterside Studio is based within the grounds of Clonterbrook House, close to Clonterbrook Opera. It is all on one level but access to the toilet facilities is across a courtyard.

Waterside Studio, Clonterbrook House, Trap Road, Swettenham Heath, CW12 2LS

This workshop is limited to 6 people to ensure one to one tuition and can be booked on a first come first basis.

There is plenty of parking on site which can be found to the back of the courtyard (follow the signposts)

Arrive 15 minutes prior to the workshop to get settled with a cup of tea/coffee.

There will be a lunch break - please bring a packed lunch though there will be cake and biscuits provided.

The workshop will take around 4 hours with a break for lunch.

Please note that phone signal is weak at the studio so if you have any issues on route or wish to get in touch please email me - alison@alisonstafford.com

To reserve your place book on this page, or email the details to alison@alisonstafford.com and I will send you a link for payment

If there is not a viable number of students, workshops may be cancelled and payment returned.

Should you cancel, a refund will be given less 50% of the course fee. It is regretted that no refund can be made in respect of bookings cancelled 30 days (or less) prior to the date of the workshop. The booking is non transferable.

Please note that phone signal is weak at the studio so if you have any issues on route or wish to get in touch please email me - alison@alisonstafford.com