‘My Gathered Star’ Stencilling Workshop with Sutapa Biswas
Immerse yourself in a tranquil journey as Sutapa Biswas guides you through her mesmerising stencilling workshop.
Nengi Omuku: ‘Bird of Paradise’ Acrylic & Pastel Workshop
Description:
Join artist Nengi Omuku as she guides you through the process of painting a “Bird of Paradise” plant using acrylic paints and oil pastels. The workshop emphasises creativity without pressure, encouraging you to freely explore shapes, colours, and textures. The session includes step-by-step instructions for preparing the canvas, blending colours, and drawing the plant’s elements, all while highlighting that there’s no right or wrong approach. By the end, you will have created a vibrant, personalised artwork to brighten up any space.
Materials used:
Materials:
• Paper
• Acrylic paints
• Paintbrushes
• Flower printout (download below)
• Palette (optional)
• Oil pastels or chalk pastels (optional)
Nengi Omuku
Nengi Omuku is a visual artist who lives and works between Lagos, Nigeria, and London. She received her BA and MA at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London.
Recent exhibitions include Soulscapes, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Aso Oke: Prestige Cloth from Nigeria, Saint Louis Art Museum, MO; and a solo institutional exhibition, The Dance of People and the Natural World, Hastings Contemporary. Collections include Baltimore Museum of Art; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Whitworth, Manchester; Women’s Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
