Anywhere in the Netherlands

Private creative workshops

Book a creative afternoon for your group - I come to you

Ink & watercolor sketching for bachelorette parties, birthdays, team days and friend groups. I bring everything, it is taught in English, and it is made for people who are sure they cannot draw.

Tell me about your group What it costs

A bachelorette party group in Utrecht holding up the watercolour cards they painted

What people book it for

Two hours that everyone actually remembers

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Bachelorette parties

Something calmer than the usual afternoon, and far more memorable. Everyone goes home with a painting instead of a hangover.

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Birthdays

A lovely way to spend a birthday with the people you like most, doing something none of you expected to be good at.

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Team days

No ice-breakers, no flip charts. Just a table, some paint, and colleagues who end up laughing at their own trees.

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Friends and family

Baby showers, reunions, a mother and daughter afternoon, or no reason at all. Small groups are where this works best.

The sessions

Four sessions, or something made for you

Each one is two hours with all materials included. If none of these is quite right for your group, tell me what they would love and I will build the session around that.

Ink leaves drawn over soft green, purple and blue watercolor washes

Relaxing

Meditative Leaves

Slow, quiet, and very hard to get wrong.

We play with wet-in-wet watercolor to make a soft, colorful background, then doodle leaves over the top in ink. The repetition is the calming part - this is the one people describe as meditative.

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A hand painting a bird of paradise flower in ink and watercolor on a greeting card

Fun

Seasonal Greeting Cards

Everyone leaves with something to give away.

Each person paints two greeting cards, writes a wish inside, and swaps one with someone in the room or posts it to a friend. We pick a theme that fits the occasion - botanical, Christmas, a birthday, whatever suits your group - so the cards become the keepsake.

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Ginkgo leaves painted in red, orange, yellow and green over a rainbow watercolor wash

Playful

Rainbow Ginkgo Leaves

The colorful one, for groups who want to play.

We try a few fun watercolor techniques to build a bright rainbow background, then draw ginkgo leaves over it with a template to follow. Cheerful, loose, and no drawing skill needed.

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Step by step

Mandarines

For groups who like being guided closely.

We follow it together, step by step. Trace the outlines with a fineliner, then build up colorful wet-in-wet washes until the piece is finished. Everyone ends up with something they are quietly proud of.

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How it works

From your message to paint on the table

Four simple steps, and I do most of the work.

Tell me about your group

How many of you, roughly when, and what you are celebrating. A couple of lines is plenty to start.

We choose the session together

I will suggest whichever of the four suits your group, or we shape something around what they would love. Then we settle the date and the place - your home, your office, a rented space, a cafe with a big enough table.

I bring everything

Paper, ink, brushes, paints, palettes. Nobody needs to own a single brush or buy a thing.

We paint together

Two calm hours, taught in English, slow enough for complete beginners. Everyone leaves with something they made themselves.

A session with me

A peek inside a creative session with me

A bachelorette party in Utrecht, October 2026 - fourteen of them, two hours, and a card each to take home.

A bride in a veil holding up the greeting card she painted at her bachelorette workshop in Utrecht

A row of women painting watercolour cards together at a long table

Close up of hands drawing a flower in ink on a card that reads painted with love

The whole room mid workshop, balloons at the window and everyone holding up their paintings

A table set with palettes, brushes and paper before a private workshop begins

What it costs

Built around your group

A private workshop for your group

I come to you

Two hours · for groups of 6 people or more · your location · the date that suits you

Two hours of guided ink & watercolor
All materials brought and set up by me
Taught in English, made for complete beginners
One finished piece each to take home

Tell me about your group →

The price depends on the size of your group and where you are. Send me a few details and I will come back to you with a proper number.

Kind words

What people say afterwards

“

Thank you, Gabriela, for bringing back my love for drawing. Everything is so easy with your help - drawing gives me peace and ease. I look forward to the next challenge!

Svetla Y.

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I truly enjoy the Art Power Hours! Super relaxing painting sessions that recharge me completely. Simple, fun, and so energizing - highly recommend!

Dyiana G.

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I finished “Meditative Leaves” and loved it. I'd recently decided to add ink to my watercolor - your class came at the most perfect timing and was EXACTLY what I was looking for!

Brecken B.

Questions

The things people ask me first

Nobody in our group can draw. Is that a problem?+

That is usually the whole group, and it is exactly who these afternoons are made for. Every step is simple and slow, and there is no perfection here, only beauty. Nothing to be afraid of.

How many people do we need to be?+

Six is the smallest group I take, and above that it is flexible - I have happily taught a group of fourteen. The price changes with the size of the group, so just tell me how many of you there are and I will work it out.

Where can you come?+

I am based in Schiedam and I travel across the Netherlands - Rotterdam, Delft, Den Haag, Leiden, Utrecht, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Breda and further. If your city is not on that list, just ask.

Do we need to find a venue?+

Not necessarily. Plenty of groups do it at someone's home or at their office, and that works beautifully. All I really need is a table everyone can sit around and a bit of daylight.

What do we need to bring or buy?+

Nothing at all. I bring the paper, the ink, the brushes, the paints and the palettes, and I set the table up before you arrive.

What language is it in?+

English. It works well for international groups and for anyone living here who would rather not do their creative afternoon in Dutch.

How long does it take?+

Two hours, and we keep them unhurried on purpose. The slowness is half the point - it is where people stop worrying about getting it right.

How far ahead should we book?+

The more notice the better, especially for weekends. If your date is soon, send me a message anyway - sometimes it works out.

Let's plan it

Tell me who you are celebrating

Send me a few lines about your group, roughly when, and where you are. I will come back to you with a date and a price.

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