We wanted to jazz up our social a little this month, so we asked a lovely member of the Beyond the Mix community and talented artist, Emma Allen, to come and host a Sip and Paint evening alongside our usual drinks and chat.

This will be a relaxed painting session. You will develop your own acrylic on canvas piece using a sample design (or your own if you wish) and adding your own flair to it while experimenting with different painting techniques. No painting experience is necessary, no pressure, just fun!

All materials are provided and you will take home your canvas at the end of the evening.

Emma Allen resides between Sri Lanka and the UK. She’s a multi award wining artist that produces work in a broad range of different media.

She combines painting, body-painting, animation, sculpture, textiles and even light in her work. Despite such breadth her personal work has a clear focus on the human condition, and how it interacts with nature.

She’s best known for her body-paint animation work which has exhibited all over the world, received millions of views online, and press coverage in print and online and featured as TV news stories in over 17 countries. Her work manages to combine critical acclaim with mainstream appeal, attracting audiences in many countries around the world.

Emma is not afraid to tackle big issues with her work and through the course of it has helped a number of charities, worked with refugees, prisoners and founded her own arts charity for disadvantaged children in Sri Lanka.

She also works with private clients and fashion brands creating bespoke hand-painted products ranging from shoes and bags to large sculptures, installations, and painted people!

Contact: emmadallen@gmail.com