Al's Creative Juice

Workshop Cancelled.

due to unforeseen circumstances Mondays wood slice workshop is cancelled

Art Club Artwork Time! 🎨🕙🕛

23 Art Club artworks for your viewing pleasure. All from the month of May including a few completed workshop artworks. My apologies in advance with regards to the Brusho workshop artworks as I can't recall who did which one 😱 Please do add your name in the comments under your artwork 🙏

🙏Please do react and comment as this really gives the Art Club members a boost. It's all very well me telling them all how fab they are, but it's always better coming from someone else🙏

My weekly Art Clubs run twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Elson Community Library & Hub . I also run art Workshops, which are open to all abilities, generally once a month on a Monday or Saturday also at held at Elson Community Library & Hub

At present both of my Elson Art Clubs are full. If you are interested in joining please still do let me know as I keep a waiting list.

The next available workshop is on Monday 15th June 2026. Workshop details attached to this post. There are a few spaces left. It's going to be a fun one!

Can't wait? I am available for private tuition, group tuition and art demonstrations. DM or email me at [email protected] to enquire.

Enough from me. Please enjoy, react, comment 😊🎨
Note: In their pursuit of creative Zen as well as their own photos often art club members use photos and artworks from their own searches from various sources as reference for their learning and enjoyment and not financial reward. If you notice that your images have been used I thank you on their behalf and please do add your links in the comments 😊




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New Workshop! 🎨😊

Acrylic flower painting on a wood slice for either the home or garden 🏡

Monday 15th June 2026

10am 2pm

Elson Community Library & Hub

£35 per person. All materials provided. Open to all abilities. Absolute beginners welcome 🤗

Join me, Al Warner, on my fun, friendly & relaxed workshop at Elson Library, Gosport and learn how to create your very own wood slice garden art using my artwork pictured as reference.

During this fun workshop, I will guide you with tips, tricks and techniques to create your very own wood slice flower artwork. Including how to prep the wood and how to protect your wood slice artwork from the elements so that it can be safely displayed outside.

You are more than welcome to paint your flowers any colour that you wish. I will also be bringing circular canvases in case you would rather paint on those.

You will leave my workshop with your very own wood slice artwork along with the confidence and knowledge to continue creating at home 😊

Note: I will also bring canvases (hopefully circular, but can't promise) to the workshop if you would prefer to paint on those.

Suitable for all abilities

A £10 non refundable deposit secures your place.

Cash and card accepted.

For more information or to book either send me a DM,
email me [email protected]
or comment below 👇






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Freebird, oil on canvas 🎨

No, not a new addition to the Colorful Wild Life Series. Well not intentionally anyway.

Nope, this is my recycling of Helena Heath Artist flamingo for the Two For Joy Gallery Recycled Art Exhibition.

I had two half days to start and finish Freebird (you are all aware of the Studiage situation, still ongoing by the way 😔) using a medium, oil, that I haven't used for 10 years with only a small selection of paints and a handful of brushes to boot, two brushes lent to me by the wonderful Rose 🌹😊. Thank you Rose, I used both brushes 🙏

I absolutely loved playing with oils again after all of this time and I will most definitely be playing with them some more 😊

I did consider calling this painting Marmite as when you compare it to the original, Helena's beautiful ping flamingo (now technically the under painting), it is so far removed you'll either love it or hate it.

I will be getting the painting back this week. When I do I will be playing a bit more with it and framing it.

Hmmm, who knows perhaps Freebird will join the Colourful Wild Life Tribe 🤔🎨





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New Recycled Art Project 🎨

Due to an unfortunate series of events I have been locked out of my studiage (Garage Studio) for the last 7 days. I have tired unsuccessfully to, coughs - break in. I have also had a locksmith out who also couldn't gain access.

Inside my studiage is my whole creative life including the recycled art of Jackie Boggeln that I was working on for this Saturday's exhibition 😱

I had to create a piece for this Saturday's Recycled Art Exhibition at Two For Joy Gallery so I grabbed the pink flamingo pictured. The image is of the original flamingo artwork created by artist and gallery owner Helena Heath.

No pressure there then 😅

To add to the 'no pressure' the original artwork was created with oils and I haven't painted in oils for a decade Oh and I only have a day and a bit to recycle it and no easel, and I'm actually away for two days (suitcase, socks, pants, oil painting 😅)

This is going to go to the wire even by Last Minute Al standards

Wish me luck 🤞🎨




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Afternoon all, I hope that you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday.

Art Clubs: Due to a rather annoying garage door incident I can't access the art club art supplies. I have had a locksmith out, but he couldn't get the door open which means it's a mechanical issue.

There will be new water pots and new plates, but no other supplies until the garage door specialist fixes it.

My absolute apologies for the inconvenience 🙏

Note: if you know of an Art Club member who is not on FB can you please pass on the above information. Thank you.

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My friends & I would really like your help 🙏

It’s been over a year since the last addition to the series, and while I’ve been busy on commissions, writing, illustrating etc. My colourful friends have been waiting patiently on the sidelines. We’re ready to grow the tribe, but we need a bit of inspiration to get the pens and brushes moving again.

We’re ready to welcome some new colourful characters to the tribe—I am eager to get back to creating them, and we would really like your help

So, our question to you is... which wildlife should we create next?

Answers below in the comments!

I’ll be looking through all your suggestions to see which animals are the most popular, so don’t worry if someone has already mentioned your favourite—add your vote anyway!

To say thank you, once the new character is finished, I’ll randomly pick one person from the comments to receive a signed print of the new addition to the tribe.

Thank you

Al & the Colourful Wild Life tribe 🎨





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Ooo! Look at this sky 😱⛈️

Taken from my kitchen window around 6:45pm this evening.

Brrr! It's like winter has returned out there! 🥶 🌬️

It's supposed to be mid May! I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but yesterday evening was some kind of crazy. Did we anger the Gods 😱

What kind of meteorological magic is this? 🤯

So to keep warm and dry I stayed in and got creative working on two projects.

First was to prep Jackie Boggeln's seascape ready to add my touch of inspiration to it. For my idea to work I needed to smooth out some of Jackie's texture. However hand sanding just ain't touching it. Who knew texture was so difficult to remove. Time to break out the power tools 🔫😁

My second project of the day involved texture of a different type, wood.

'A wooden slice to be precise'.
(I'm a poet and I didn't even know it)

Actually I did know it as I've co authored and published a whole children's book in rhyme 😅

Anyway back to the wooden slice. I'm trialing out potential new workshop ideas with this being one of them. Once finished it can be art for the home or garden. Thoughts?





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