Paint with culture & tea Amstelveen

As Valentine’s Day approaches, this workshop invites you and your partner to slow down, reconnect, and celebrate love through creation.
Through inspirational acrylic painting, we explore a gentle yet meaningful artistic process:

• not to impress, but to express
• not to rush, but to be present

This art date is about shared time, quiet connection, and creating something together -- a memory made visible.
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🎨💗 What We’ll Do
In this Valentine’s special workshop, you and your partner will paint side by side using acrylics, guided step by step in a relaxed and romantic setting.
You’ll explore color, texture, and emotion — creating artworks that reflect your connection, your mood, or simply the joy of creating together.
No painting experience needed.
You’ll leave with:

1. Two finished acrylic paintings that mark a special date
2. A shared memory turned into art
3. A moment of connection beyond words

🧠 Who Is This For?
For couples who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a meaningful, creative, and intimate way -- away from crowded restaurants.
Limited to 3 couples only to keep the experience personal and unrushed.
🌹 Setting & Atmosphere
Hosted in an artistic living room of a private apartment in Elsrijk-Oost, Amstelveen.
Romantic floral decoration, warm lighting, soft music, and a calm, cozy vibe -- designed for presence and connection.
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EUR 65 / couple (a price for 2 people);
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Good to know:

• All inclusive: you don't need to bring anything!
• For all levels. No prior experience required.
• A pot of tea is served - and refill-able!

As the Lunar New Year approaches, this workshop invites you to slow down and step into the rhythm of Chinese tradition, culture, and symbolism.
This year marks the arrival of the Fire Horse (赤马) -- a sign associated with vitality, movement, courage, and renewal.
Through traditional Chinese ink painting, we explore an artistic process rooted in balance and flow:

• not to control the brush, but to follow it
• not to decorate, but to cultivate presence

Ink painting is about energy, breath, and intention -- each stroke reflecting the state of the mind. This workshop is about experiencing Chinese culture not through explanation alone, but through doing.
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🖋️🧧 What We’ll Do
In this workshop, you will be introduced to the basics of Chinese traditional ink painting (水墨画) and try painting on rice paper (宣纸) using brush and ink.
Along the way, we will:

1. Learn the fundamental tools and brush techniques
2. Explore the symbolism of the Fire Horse and the Lunar New Year
3. Get familiar with key Spring Festival traditions and cultural meanings

No prior experience is needed.
You’ll leave with:

1. Your own ink painting on rice paper
2. A hands-on cultural experience connected to the Lunar New Year
3. A deeper appreciation of Chinese art and oriental philosophy

🧠 Who Is This For?
For anyone who is curious about Chinese culture, enjoys mindful art experiences, or wants to welcome the Lunar New Year in a meaningful, hands-on way.
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EUR 25 / person;
EUR 22 / person for 2 or more people as a group, or repeated attendees.
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Good to know:
Hosted in an artistic living room of a private apartment in Elsrijk-Oost, Amstelveen

• All materials included — ink, brushes, rice paper
• For all levels, no prior experience required
• Tea is served and refillable