Make the artwork you've been looking for.

A painting workshop · Utrecht

You know the painting you’d love on your wall — the one that feels personal. In one afternoon, with Pooja beside you, you’ll make it yourself. No experience needed.

See this month’s classes → An intimate atelier painting workshop with Pooja Verma in Utrecht

One seat: €60 ~~€75~~ — €15 off with code MAKEYOURS

Atelier at Barkasstraat 33, Utrecht West · ≈ 3 hours · everything included

The piece that’s truly yours

There is something uniquely personal about a painting you make yourself. You choose the story, the colour, the feeling — and you have the memory of making it. In one afternoon at the atelier, Pooja helps you create a piece that is entirely yours.

Three ways to make it yours:
· Join the group class — five to six people, one afternoon, €60 with code MAKEYOURS
· Book a private 1-on-1 — your idea, your colours, guided the whole way, at your pace
· Give it as a gift — a meaningful, one-of-a-kind present someone will keep

A small-setting workshop

A small group of five to six, in a semi-private setting at the atelier. Small enough that you never wait for help. Here is what that means for you:

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Personal guidance, when you need it In a group of five to six, there is time to look closely at your work, answer your questions and help you correct your technique as you go.
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You’ll never be stuck on your own The moment you hit a rough patch, someone is already there — help arrives while you’re still working, not after you’ve given up.
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Canvas or paper, paint and palette knife ready for you The right surface and materials for your workshop’s medium — prepared before you arrive, and included in the seat.

The method behind “anyone can do it”

Teaching beginners is not a slogan here — it is a method, and I have built it around a specific medium for every workshop (watercolour on paper, acrylic or palette knife on canvas). The whole session follows a demonstration, not theory in the air. Here is how it works:

I break everything down into simple, manageable steps and guide you personally through the whole workshop. I’ll show you how to use the paint, mix colours, build the painting step by step and make confident brushstrokes — always adapted to your level. You don’t need to know how to paint before you arrive. That’s what I’m here for. You’ll never sit in front of a blank canvas wondering where to start — and you’ll leave with a painting you’re proud of.

In practice: you follow along as I paint, I work beside you until the technique lands in your hands, and you go home with a finished piece — not a half-done start. Each session is capped at 5–6 seats and all materials are prepared in advance and included — just come.

Who you’ll learn from

Pooja Verma, artist and workshop teacher, Utrecht

Pooja Verma makes her own canvases in oil and in acrylic painted by palette knife. Her work has been shown in 4 solo exhibitions and hangs in private collections in 20+ countries. In her teaching sessions she works in watercolour, acrylic and palette knife — and she hands the palette knife to novices every week. But the standard she is held to is simpler: will you, a beginner, leave with a finished painting ready to hang? That is the test she is confident every first-time painter in her class meets.

“She gets everyone painting” — that is not her claim. It is what participants repeat.

Pooja teaching a live class — see how supportive the group feels

What they said, and what they took home

“Loved Pooja’s workshop! She teaches watercolour, acrylic and especially her beautiful palette-knife technique with so much passion. I’m so happy to have a piece of her work hanging in my living room now. I’m definitely coming back!”

Irina, Utrecht

Brought home her own painting — and coming back for more

“Pooja is an incredible artist that I have been following for years. Coming home with a new piece of art each time is so gratifying, and the atmosphere is extremely welcoming.”

Dana, Amsterdam

Came back again, from Amsterdam — a new piece each time

“It had a good mixture of structure and free flow, allowing each artist to express in their own ways.”

Subin, Eindhoven

Travelled from Eindhoven

“I attended Pooja’s acrylic knife painting workshop. Had a really wonderful experience learning from her. What a pleasure it was to share stories and paint a beautiful art piece. Will be joining her soon again for water colour workshops as well.”

Bharti, Utrecht

Coming back for a watercolour workshop