Acrylic Pouring Workshops

Kelly Noble is running acrylic pouring workshops at Jolt Art Studios on Saturday 14 November, the first of a monthly series that continues with sessions on Saturday 16 January and Saturday 20 February. If you've never tried it, acrylic pouring is exactly what it sounds like: you thin down acrylic paint and pour it across a canvas, letting the colours run and blend into each other rather than painting with a brush. It's a bit of a departure from traditional painting, and the results are usually more about the process than having a precise plan in mind.

Noble is a Gloucestershire artist and illustrator who's been working as both a practising artist and a teacher for over 15 years, so she knows her way around the medium. Each session covers at least two different pouring techniques, and you'll leave with a minimum of two pours—at least three if you stay for the whole day. The afternoon and all-day sessions also bring in mixed media and acrylic painting, so you're not just pouring and calling it a day.

There are three ways to do it. You can drop in for the morning from 10:30 to 12:30, the afternoon from 13:30 to 15:30, or stay for the full day from 10:30 to 15:30. A half-day session is £30 and the all-day one is £50, with all materials included in the price. The studio is on the first floor of 27 St Aldate Street, GL1 1RP, right in the centre of Gloucester.