Join artist Anna Freeman Bentley for a focused workshop exploring how to map and paint interior spaces. Using the grid method, you’ll learn practical techniques for accurately drawing more complex compositions. Anna will guide you through her thoughtful approach to layering and building colour, helping you develop depth, tone, and atmosphere in your work. By the end of workshop, you’ll have created a considered painting of your chosen space – your very own interior world!
Materials:
• Paper
• Acrylic paint
• Brushes
• Paint Palette
• Pencil Pen
• Ruler
• Cup of water
• Reference images (available to download)
• Tape (optional)
Anna Freeman Bentley (b. 1982, London, UK) received her BA from Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2004 and her MA from the Royal College of Art in London in 2010. In 2019 she participated in the artist residency at Palazzo Monti, Brescia and in 2012 the Artist in Restaurant residency at Michelin-starred restaurant Pied a Terre in London. Her work was included in the Prague Biennale 5 2011 and Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2009. Selected exhibitions include: Anat Ebgi, LA, USA; Monica De Cardenas, Zuoz, CH; Massimo de Carlo Piece Unique, Paris, FR; Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, NL; Lyndsey Ingram, London, UK; Frestonian Gallery, London, UK; Space K, Seoul, KR; and DENK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Her works are included in the Tia Collection, Santa Fe; Museum X, Beijing; Hotel Crillon, Paris; Hogan Lovells, London; and the Ahmanson Collection, Irvine. A recent catalogue titled Complete Reality with essays by Jennifer Higgie and Kathryn Lloyd and an interview with Elisabetta Fabrizi was published in January 2025 by Anomie Publishing.
Freeman Bentley lives and works in London, UK.
Download the easy-to-follow workshop flash sheet to follow along with written instructions.
