Service Description

This 4-hour workshop offers a creative immersion to discover and begin using an artist's sketchbook as a space for exploration, research, and personal expression. The artist's sketchbook is a free, intimate, and evolving space: a place to experiment, observe, and collect ideas, images, and sensations. This workshop encourages you to create without the pressure of achieving a specific result, giving free rein to gesture, materials, and spontaneity. On the agenda: • Discover what an artist's sketchbook is and its many uses • Start your sketchbook through guided and intuitive exercises • Explore different painting techniques: acrylic, watercolor, inks, mixed media • Play with materials, colors, textures, and layering • Learn to document your creative process: notes, words, sketches, collages, traces • Develop a personal and sensitive approach to the sketchbook as a creative tool Workshop objectives: • Overcome the fear of the blank page • Freely experiment with different painting techniques • Learn to use the sketchbook as a tool for research and creative memory • Cultivate a personal and evolving artistic practice 👥 Who is this workshop for? This workshop is open to all levels, from beginners to those already engaged in an artistic practice. No prior technical skills are required, only the desire to explore and create. Participants leave with their sketchbook and have the opportunity to continue working on it during weekly workshops in Montreux. DATE - Sunday, July 5, 2026 TIME - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM INSTRUCTOR - Stéphanie Pothier https://www.stephaniepothier.art/ LOCATION - Artiloft, Avenue des Alpes 104, 1820 Montreux PRICE - CHF 95 per participant, all materials provided (sketchbook, paints, inks, brushes, paper, various tools). LANGUAGES - French and English Please note that online registration here is mandatory due to limited space.