‘The sight of stars always makes me dream’ - Van Gogh (1853-1890). This is the phrase the now I C O N I C artist wrote to his brother Theo in one of his many letters whilst admitted to an institution in the south of France. He loved painting the stunningly clear starry nights he could see from outside his window, leading to one of the most famous...

Today we’re in fairy land its the turn of HWP to host, let's hope there isn’t too much laughter someone might end up needing an outfit change ;)..

You may hear some people arguing that life drawing is outdated and boring ...oh how wrong they are!

When was the last time you picked up a charcoal piece, a graded pencil or a piece of sketching paper? We appreciate that for most of you it may have been years since your last encounter with your eccentric art teacher and endless art supplies.

Here at HWP, we pride ourselves on being an open and accepting space for all. An artistic environment free of judgement and prejudice.

Do you ever just look at someone and wonder ‘ What is going on in their head?’ because if you looked in ours you’d see we were wondering why were always hungry at parties! Is your party in the Bath or Bristol area?

As we write this blog we hear news from our Prime Minister Boris Johnson that further measures are being introduced to ease the lockdown imposed since the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores and we can all be thankful for that!

Here at Hens With Pens we strive to create magic from the simplest apparatus, to bring raw joy to a room and memories to last a lifetime. There’s nothing worse than having a wonderful adventure with all your friends and coming home with blurry images or no images to look back on in future, to show off at a wedding or birthday!

If you have never attended a life drawing class before you may be wondering why people do attend them and if it is a good fit for your good self. So in this blog we thought we would give you some of the reasons why many people get so hooked on life drawing.

I am sure you have heard of the term `struggling artist` many, many times over the years. Going back through time there have been so many examples of great artists living in virtual destitution and only getting recognised long after their death, which can`t be of much consolation to them!

I hope you have managed to catch the Grayson`s Art Club series which has been running on channel All 4 for the past few weeks. The celebrated and very watchable Grayson Perry has hosted the series where he has looked to unleash the potential of all our collective creativity in an effort to unite the nation and help us through the dark times of...