Saturday, March 21, 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Art Up Front Street, 120 Front Street, Exeter, NH
$75 per person, includes canvas and art supplies
What happens when you start a painting with no plan, lots of texture, and permission to play?
You end up somewhere surprising—and beautiful.
In this half-day workshop, we’ll begin by creating a mixed-media playground using acrylic paint, stencils, markers, scraping tools, and whatever else feels fun in the moment. Think layers, marks, happy accidents, and curiosity leading the way. No pressure. No perfection. Just play.
Once the surface is alive with color and texture, I’ll guide you step-by-step in transforming that abstract playground into a unique birch tree painting—one that could never be replicated and feels completely yours.
Create a lively mixed-media base filled with color, texture, and expressive marks
Explore playful, low-pressure techniques that encourage experimentation
Learn four different approaches to painting birch trees:
Painting birches with an old business or credit card
Reserving tree shapes using blue painter’s tape
Using a palette knife for expressive, textured trunks
Painting trees in by hand for a more organic feel
Mix and match techniques—or focus on just one—there’s no “right way,” only your way
This workshop is perfect for you if:
You love loose, expressive painting
You enjoy mixed media and experimentation
You want to loosen up and trust your instincts
You’re curious about multiple ways to approach the same subject
You want to have fun and go home with something beautiful
All skill levels are welcome—beginners included.
Nothing but yourself and a willingness to play
All materials are provided
A finished, whimsical birch tree painting
A fresh, playful approach to starting a painting
A new collection of mixed-media techniques you can use again and again
Renewed confidence in trusting your instincts and embracing imperfection
Natalie Marquis is an intuitive energy healer and mixed media painter inspired by the natural world and the sense of quiet magic it evokes. Her expressive wildlife, floral, and landscape paintings reflect how nature feels—alive, playful, and deeply nourishing—through rich color and whimsy. She is the author of The Kachina Women and a creator of guided meditations with over 100,000 listeners on the Insight Timer app. Explore her offerings at NatalieMarquis.com.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Art Up Front Street, 120 Front Street, Exeter, NH
$75 per person, includes canvas and art supplies
What happens when you start a painting with no plan, lots of texture, and permission to play?
You end up somewhere surprising—and beautiful.
In this half-day workshop, we’ll begin by creating a mixed-media playground using acrylic paint, stencils, markers, scraping tools, and whatever else feels fun in the moment. Think layers, marks, happy accidents, and curiosity leading the way. No pressure. No perfection. Just play.
Once the surface is alive with color and texture, I’ll guide you step-by-step in transforming that abstract playground into a unique birch tree painting—one that could never be replicated and feels completely yours.
Create a lively mixed-media base filled with color, texture, and expressive marks
Explore playful, low-pressure techniques that encourage experimentation
Learn four different approaches to painting birch trees:
Painting birches with an old business or credit card
Reserving tree shapes using blue painter’s tape
Using a palette knife for expressive, textured trunks
Painting trees in by hand for a more organic feel
Mix and match techniques—or focus on just one—there’s no “right way,” only your way
This workshop is perfect for you if:
You love loose, expressive painting
You enjoy mixed media and experimentation
You want to loosen up and trust your instincts
You’re curious about multiple ways to approach the same subject
You want to have fun and go home with something beautiful
All skill levels are welcome—beginners included.
Nothing but yourself and a willingness to play
All materials are provided
A finished, whimsical birch tree painting
A fresh, playful approach to starting a painting
A new collection of mixed-media techniques you can use again and again
Renewed confidence in trusting your instincts and embracing imperfection
Natalie Marquis is an intuitive energy healer and mixed media painter inspired by the natural world and the sense of quiet magic it evokes. Her expressive wildlife, floral, and landscape paintings reflect how nature feels—alive, playful, and deeply nourishing—through rich color and whimsy. She is the author of The Kachina Women and a creator of guided meditations with over 100,000 listeners on the Insight Timer app. Explore her offerings at NatalieMarquis.com.
