What to Expect
No experience needed
Step-by-step guidance
Relaxed atmosphere
All materials included
Take home your artwork
Plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits
Choose a workshop or course below

Beginners Acrylic Painting
Tutor – Mark Mulholland
Duration – 6 Week Course
Dates and times – 12th November - 17th December 2026
Thursdays 7 – 9pm
Location – Arty People Studio, Unit 1 Kirky Arcade, G66 1HW
Cost – £130
What you get :
✔ Instruction and advice from experienced art educator
✔ Working in a comfortable and bright studio setting
✔ All materials provided: Acrylic paints, brushes, palette, table easel, water pot, pencils, paper and primed paper, visual resource bank
✔Unlimited tea/coffee/biccies
Course Description:
This 6-week course offers a great introduction (or reintroduction for those with some experience) into using acrylic paint.
Join seasoned professional artist and educator Mark Mulholland for 12 hours of relaxed creative stimulation and bring joy and sense of achievement to your Thursday evenings.
Using your own imagery, or our bank of printed visual stimuli, you will create one or two paintings. You will be guided through planning out initial sketched compositions to laying down 1st layers of paint and onto the finished piece – one that you’ll be proud to show off!
Mark will take you through some basic dos and don’ts, but the teaching method focuses on ‘what works for you’ with pointers and supportive suggestions to facilitate good progress, where working at your own pace is encouraged.
Skills development will include:
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Paint mixing using TONE and COLOUR
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Methods of paint application and brushwork
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Consideration of layout and turning an image into a good artwork
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Identifying stages of a painting (Beginning – Middle – End)
You can expect tutor demonstrations, short instructional slideshows and ‘How To’ activity sheets to help cement learning.
This course is capped at 10 participants per session to ensure good 1-to-1 time, offering insightful tutoring and quality feedback for effective next steps.
Learn the fundamentals of acrylic painting in a relaxed, supportive studio.
Starts Nov 12
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Tuesday Evening Drawing Class
Tutor – Mark Mulholland
Duration – Ongoing
Dates and times – Term 1 starts 10th Nov - 22nd Dec (7 weeks)
Tuesdays 7 – 9pm
Location – Arty People Studio, Unit 1 Kirky Arcade, G66 1HW
Cost – £15 per session or get 1 session free by block booking whole term: £90
What you get:
✔ Instruction and advice from experienced art educator
✔ Working in a comfortable studio setting
✔ All materials provided
✔ Visual resource bank available
✔Unlimited tea/coffee/biccies
Course Description:
These ongoing drawing sessions offer a great way to develop or maintain a consistent drawing practice, whilst receiving expert guidance.
Join seasoned professional artist and educator Mark Mulholland and expand your visual awareness and advance media handling using pencil, charcoal and drawing inks amongst other techniques.
Using your own imagery, our bank of printed visual stimuli, or available still life objects, you will create a variety of drawings. These evening sessions will follow the structure of short duration warm-up exercises and longer format main drawing activity.
Mark will take you through some basic dos and don’ts, but the teaching method focuses on ‘what works for you’ with pointers and supportive suggestions to facilitate good progress, where working at your own pace is encouraged.
Skills development will include:
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Media handling and coupling of materials for 'mixed media'
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Appreciation of proportion and planning a drawing
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Awareness of layout/compositional options (turning an image into a good artwork)
You can expect tutor demonstrations, short instructional slideshows and ‘How To’ activity sheets to help cement learning.
This course is capped at 10 participants per session to ensure good 1-to-1 time, offering insightful tutoring and quality feedback for effective next steps.
Block Booking:
Learn the fundamentals of drawing in a relaxed, supportive studio.
Starts Nov 10
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Wednesday Afternoon Water-based Painting Class
Tutor – Mark Mulholland
Duration – Ongoing
Dates and times – Term 1 starts 11th Nov - 23rd Dec (7 weeks)
Wednesdays 2 – 4pm
Location – Arty People Studio, Unit 1 Kirky Arcade, G66 1HW
Cost – £17 per session or get 1 session free by block booking whole term: £102
What you get:
✔ Instruction and advice from experienced art educator
✔ Working in a comfortable studio setting
✔ All materials provided
✔ Visual resource bank available
✔Unlimited tea/coffee/biccies
Course Description:
Water-based paints offer us a great way to explore expressive mark-making, to appreciate colour and to allow us to capture a scene or create a composition with a quick turnaround.
Join seasoned professional artist and educator Mark Mulholland and expand your visual awareness and advance media handling using your choice of watercolours, tempera paints, acrylics or ink washes.
Using your own imagery, our bank of printed visual stimuli, or available still life objects, you will create a variety of artworks. These afternoon sessions will allow you to work on your own projects and help cultivate confidence.
Mark will take you through some basic dos and don’ts, but the teaching method focuses on differentiated approaches for each participant with ‘what works for you’ pointers and supportive suggestions to facilitate good progress, where working at your own pace is encouraged.
Skills development will include:
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Media handling (brushwork and palette knife)
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coupling of materials for 'mixed media'
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Colour mixing
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Awareness of layout/compositional options (turning an image into a good artwork)
You can expect tutor demonstrations, short instructional slideshows and ‘How To’ activity sheets to help cement learning.
This course is capped at 10 participants per session to ensure good 1-to-1 time, offering insightful tutoring and quality feedback for effective next steps.
Block Booking:
Learn different water based techniques in a relaxed, supportive studio.
Starts Nov 11
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Looking for unique private group experiences?
We host private art workshops in Kirkintilloch for:
• Birthday Parties/Children's Birthday Parties
• Team building
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Group event
• Baby shower activities with a difference
• Hen Activities with a difference
Relax, get creative, and enjoy a fun, social session.
No experience needed.

