This 2.5-hour creative session is all about loosening up, embracing expressive brushwork, and reimagining florals in a fresh, abstract way.
Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting your creative journey, this workshop will help you break away from realism and discover the beauty of expressive floral painting.
Guided by artist Ellie, you’ll explore how to layer, build texture, and balance composition, color, and movement to create bold, dynamic floral pieces that reflect your own artistic intuition.
What You’ll Do
🎨 Experiment with different tools – Use brushes, rubber and metal palette knives to create expressive marks and shapes.
🌸 Play with layering & gestural strokes – Bring depth, movement, and energy to your piece.
🎭 Find your creative flow – Start with gentle sketches and exercises to loosen up before working on your final artwork.
🖌️ Learn new techniques – Ellie will demonstrate layering, mark-making, and texture-building techniques to help you bring expressive floral representation into your work.
🎨 Explore color combinations – Discover how different colors interact and enhance your composition.
What You’ll Create
You’ll leave the session with your very own expressive abstract floral artwork on stretched paper - a unique and personal piece to be proud of! If your painting needs a little extra drying time, we can safely store it at Kick Up The Arts for later collection.
No previous experience is needed—just a willingness to explore, play, and get creative!
All materials will be provided and refreshments will be available
Come along for an evening of fun, creativity, and artistic exploration.
Date: Thursday 24th July 2025
Time: 6 - 8:30pm
Location: Kick Up The Arts,14 The Bell Centre, Melton Mowbray,
About me
Ellie is a full time abstract expressonist artist based in the East Midlands. She studied Fine Art at university and has continued to develop and evolve her passions and love sharing this with people. For Ellie Art and Wellbeing going hand in hand and her original works are created by her inner emotions and connection to nature and the natural environment. Ellie also works on community projects and freelances as a workshop lead for charities in the local area.
Follow Ellie on socials @ellielovettartist or visit her website www.ellielovettartist.com
Parking
Parking is available in The Bell Centre Car Park and is free from 6pm. Please use the second car park entrance on St Marys Way.
Accessing The Bell Centre
The Bell Centre closes at 5pm for trading, but fear not it will be open for this workshop.
To access the Bell Centre, use the green gate situated at the back of St Mary's car park, opposite the cutting room. If the gate looks shut, don't worry, there will be a notice board outside to let you know you're in the right place and one of the Kick Up The Arts team will be there to welcome you and open the gate 5 minutes before the start of the session. Any questions, just email us.
You will be able to exit the centre the same way at the end of the workshop.
About Kick Up The Arts
Kick Up The Arts is a creative hub located in the heart of Melton Mowbray, offering a range of art and craft workshops and drop-in sessions for adults, families and children, delivered by professional artists and creatives local to Melton Mowbray.
If you have any questions before booking please email us at kickuptheartsmelton@gmail.com
We look forward to welcoming you to our warm and friendly venue.
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