Creating art is a type of meditation, an active training of the mind that increase awareness and emphasizes acceptance of feelings and thoughts without judgment and relaxation of body and mind.

This drawing session provides you with the opportunity to relax and concentrate on :

developing your observational skills using a combination of mindfulness and right brain focussed techniques. This will help develop your drawings outside of the judgemental mind that may have inhibited your drawing experience in the past.
developing further exciting mark making and colourwork. Here we focus on making drawings based on the sensory and imagined world inspired…

Things to remember

Materials

All materials are provided

Getting to the Studio Venue

Bus : 240 /221/113

Tube : Mill Hill East, then bus 240

Thames Link : Mill Hill Boradway(10 mins walk to the studios) or bus 240/221

Car : Free parking in gated carpark

Refreshments

Kitchen facilities available

Please text me when…

Is this class suitable for absolute beginners?

This class is suitable for people who have no previous experience with drawing or art, and who may be terrified to start. It can also help people who want to feel more centred and less stressed using mindfulness drawing techniques to help them relax.

Do you offer this class online too?

Yes, please just send me a message and we can set this up too.

Can I find the venue easily? What facilities are available?

Yes, it is easy to find located right next to a free evening car park. In the studio complex there are kitchen facilities and it is well lit and warm.

Chris - 12 July 2023

What a beautiful afternoon of quiet, contemplative drawing, lovingly curated. Highly recommended!

Private BookingFor groups of 4 to 10 guests

£20

By AppointmentBook anytime you want

£40

Obby Guarantee

We ensure quality. If your class doesn't reach your expectations, we'll give your money back.

Age Requirement

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.

Mindfulness And Wellbeing Art Drawing

Shoal of Art Workshops

Shoal of Art Workshops with Debra and Mark offer a variety exciting and carefully prepared classes for drawing and painting. We are both qualified, practising artists and highly experienced tutors and we are passionate about sharing our understanding of making art to enable participants to develop their own creative and unique selves.
Debra is a practising artist specialising in depictions of the human figure, portraiture and the urban environment. She was trained at Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, and has taken part in a number of artist residencies (most recently FIAF, Italy 2019) and exhibitions. She…