{"title":"workshops","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"workshop-linocut-for-beginners","title":"Linocutting for beginners","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCreate Your Own Handmade Print in Just 3 Hours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into the world of lino cutting with artist Matthew Grove and discover how satisfying printmaking can be. In this immersive workshop, you’ll design, carve and print your own original artwork, even if you’ve never done it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fully guided, hands-on experience. You’ll learn the fundamentals of carving and printing, experiment with ink and layers, and produce multiple prints from your own lino block to take home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo materials required. No experience required. 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Now you can learn how to do this yourself, in this workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of an afternoon, we’ll learn the technique of creating an image, through colour and form, based on your own observations. We won’t be aiming for a detailed, finished painting, but rather a more intuitive, abstract image using colour notes. This way, we’ll capture an impression of the original subject or image. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis technique is very useful when you want to create one or more visual memories with limited resources or time, at home, in your studio, or even outdoors, or on travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this workshop, we deliberately use a limited basic palette of gouache colors, drawing inspiration from images. We work on a small scale so that you can finish your piece in a single afternoon and take it home with you. You don’t need any prior experience for this painting workshop – you’ll pick it up here!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis workshop is in English! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is possible to organise this workshop for a Spanish group as well. Contact us for more info by email : \u003ca href=\"galerie.frits@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003egalerie.frits@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this workshop you don't need to bring anything. All materials will be provided so you can focus on the actual painting  :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGouache painting (Titanium white, Primary Yellow, Magenta, Cyan Blue, Black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne or two round synthetic brush per attendee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatercolor paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper towel \/ Recycled rags in cotton or similar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Jar \/ Glass for water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashi tape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrayon, eraser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the workshop you are of course, free to take your freshly made painting home. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this workshop is special\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might think you're not capable of painting, out of the blue. But no artist started as a professional. With this technique you will learn to put down your personal impressions fast, and you'll be able to create some unique images. Once you learned how you can use this everywhere, and amaze friends,family and possibly even yourself with your work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSome inspirational video's by Elena!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"painting video 1\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WMcCCAREx-Y?si=HAo9baQKoZBDeePz%20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evideo 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"travel memory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F0_HvWLz7fQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evideo 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"sketchbook painting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vEvTbciQPP4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evideo 3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"landscape painting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ihVUgHC3Qjc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evideo 4\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elena Burcio Alonso","offers":[{"title":"Sunday - June 14 2026 - 14h00 - 17h00","offer_id":57252971839832,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/7673\/5320\/files\/workshop2.jpg?v=1778253616"}],"url":"https:\/\/galerie-frits.com\/collections\/workshops.oembed","provider":"Galerie Frits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}