ART AFTERNOON OUT: Mindful relaxing watercolours

Name: ART AFTERNOON OUT: Mindful relaxing watercolours
Start: 2025-05-31T15:00:00+10:00
Location: Qirkz in the Hunter

Schedule

Sat, 31 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

Qirkz in the Hunter | Cessnock, NS

The Event: ART AFTERNOON OUT - Mindful Relaxing watercolours
Discover the mesmerising magic of abstract painting with watercolour - it's the best way to switch off a busy mind and loose yourself in glorious colour and swirling designs.
Learn some of the essential skills for using water colour paint to get beautiful results.
Follow step by step instructions to create the outlines of a stunning abstract design
work at your own speed to fill in the sections with your choice of colours and effects to create a one of a kind artwork that is both beautiful to look at and like a creative meditation !
This is paint and sip, the Wild Learning way: Our step by step process makes painting fun and you get to create something totally personalised.
You get plenty of instruction and support so you know how to create your artwork, with lots of freedom to be creative, relax and paint at your own pace while you chat to friends and other painters or visit the bar
Qirkz in the Hunter is a licenced venue with a fabulous bar - so you can purchase wine, beer, cider, spirits and cocktails, soft drink or amazing coffee to enjoy during your painting session - come early or stay late to make it a fabulous night out!
Your teaching artist: Emmie, owner of Wild Learning
Emmie has managed to combine a deep love of art, sewing, singing, flamingos and all things gold into a career as an artist, community arts worker and owner of creative studio Wild Learning. Her teaching style is big on generating creative energy and helping people find their own unique art experience. With a focus on a warm, inclusive and welcoming atmosphere, absolute beginners and experienced creatives find Emmie's classes like a soft place to land in a world that sometimes feels too spikey.
www.wildlearning.com.au
The venue:
Qirkz in the Hunter. This incredible Music and Arts venue will blow your mind - it is bursting with inspiration and creativity and the perfect space for a great night out! Located in the beautiful building once known as the Denman Hotel in Abermain, conveniently nestled between Cessnock and Kurri Kurri. Support a local venue and order a drink at the bar and get to know owners Yaron and Edith and soak up some of the atmosphere in this very special place.
www.qirkz.com