Frequently asked questions

None at all. Most people at any given workshop have never used oil paint before. Everything is demonstrated, and the artist works with each person individually during the evening.

It is the most common way people come. Roughly half of the places at each workshop are taken by people arriving alone, and the evening is deliberately structured so that nobody has to introduce themselves cold.

You will be guided the whole way through, and nobody is left with a canvas they cannot finish. If you would rather not take the painting home, that is completely fine too.

Yes — choose the number of places during registration. For groups larger than the per-booking limit, get in touch and it can be arranged directly.

Nothing. Paints, brushes, canvas, aprons and everything else are provided. Wear clothes you would not mind marking, although aprons are given out at the door.

Around three hours, including a break. The exact duration is on each workshop page. It is worth arriving five or ten minutes early to settle in.

Both. A glass of wine and soft drinks are included, along with something to eat during the break.

Yes. Oil paint is still wet, so it is carried flat and handled carefully, and you are shown how to get it home without smudging it.

On workshops where it is offered, yes — the deposit amount is shown on the workshop page and the balance is settled on the day. Where only full payment is offered, the workshop page says so.

The cancellation and refund policy is linked in the footer and summarised on every workshop page. If something has happened at short notice, get in touch — a place can often be transferred to someone else or to another date.

Card details are entered on the payment provider’s own secure pages and are never seen or stored by this website.

Join the waitlist on that workshop page. You are contacted first if a place opens up, and before anyone else if a second date is added.