The Texture Lab

A creative painting membership for texture-loving artists

A cosy and creative home for texture lovers

A calm, layered place to explore texture and keep creating

For artists who love building layers, scraping paint, adding marks, and discovering what appears underneath.

The Texture Lab is my monthly creative membership for artists who want to explore texture in a calm, inspiring, and supportive way.

We work with cold wax and oils, but also acrylics, mixed media, collage, mark-making, and layered materials because texture is about curiosity, not one product.

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What’s inside?

What’s inside The Texture Lab?

A growing creative library full of projects, colour, techniques, inspiration, and support so you always have something beautiful to return to.

Monthly Projects

Together, we’ll work through a project, which you can use a warm-up or turn into a complete painting!

Colour Palette Fun

Each month brings a new palette, so you can play with colour while gently building your colour confidence and theory.

Resources & PDFs

Helpful reference sheets, downloadable PDFs, and fresh texture or technique tips to support your practice.

Mini Classes

Shorter classes for quick inspiration, focused practice, and creative sessions that fit around real life.

Full Classes

Deeper classes for when you want to slow down, dive further into technique, and really immerse yourself.

Community & Support

A warm place to share, connect, and reach out to me directly when you need feedback or help getting unstuck.

This is for you if...

You want your creative practice to feel more inspiring and less overwhelming

✓ You love texture, layered surfaces, and expressive marks

✓ You want structure, but not pressure

✓ You enjoy process as much as finished results

✓ You want the option to contact me directly for feedback on work in progress, questions, or help when you feel stuck

No pressure. No falling behind. Just a calm space to explore, experiment, and keep painting.

Join the waitlist to hear first when doors open and to receive the Founding Member price.

Yes, This Sounds Like Me →

Meet your teacher

I’m Marina, and I’ll guide you on your creative painting journey

I’m deeply passionate about painting with cold wax, especially in oils, and I also love exploring texture through acrylics, mixed media, collage, mark-making, and layered materials.

I created The Texture Lab as a calm, encouraging space where we can paint, experiment, and keep growing together, one layer at a time.

And when you feel unsure, stuck, or in need of feedback on a work in progress, you can reach out to me directly.

My mantra is: explore, experiment, and play.

Why members love it

A creative membership designed to feel calm, inspiring, and supportive

Plenty to explore, without feeling overwhelmed.

Signature Classes & Mini Classes

Dip into shorter classes when time is tight, or go deeper with full classes when you want to immerse yourself.

Monthly inspiration and gentle structure

Monthly Inspiration & Gentle Structure

Each month brings a fresh project, a colour palette, and a new technique or texture focus to keep you moving.

Community & Marina’s Support

Share your work, feel encouraged, and know that you can always reach out to me when you need feedback or guidance.

Everything inside is designed to feel calm, doable, and inspiring. No pressure, just space to enjoy the process.

Why did I create The Texture Lab?

I’ve been creating classes for years, and while I love it, I started to miss something…

The connection. The moment where I can see how someone is progressing, where they get stuck, and where they need a bit of encouragement to keep going.

I do receive emails and works in progress, but I know that many people are painting on their own. And I don’t love that thought, because this way of painting, with layers and texture, takes time to understand.

It’s easy to feel unsure, to get stuck, or to stop too soon.

I found myself really craving that feeling of being in the studio together, sharing the process, encouraging each other, and growing step by step.

And that’s exactly why I’m creating The Texture Lab.

Choose Your Plan

Both plans include full access to The Texture Lab.
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MONTHLY

$19

per month

✓ Full access to The Texture Lab

✓ Fresh monthly content and live sessions

✓ Cancel anytime

✓ A flexible way to begin

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Best Value

YEARLY

$190

per year

2 months free

✓ Full access to The Texture Lab

✓ Everything included in the monthly plan

✓ The best value for long-term members

✓ One simple payment for the year

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A few questions before you join

Just in case you are wondering...

Yes. If you choose the monthly plan, you can cancel at any time. Your access will continue until the end of your current billing period.

The Texture Lab is planned to open at the beginning of September. If you join the waitlist, you will be the first to hear when doors open.

Each month you can expect a new project, a colour palette focus, fresh creative inspiration, and access to the growing library of classes, resources, and live sessions.

Yes, absolutely. The Texture Lab is designed to feel welcoming and doable for beginners, while still inspiring for more experienced painters too.

You can absolutely use acrylics too. While cold wax and oils will remain part of the membership, we will also explore texture through acrylics, mixed media, collage, and other layered materials.

Yes. One of the beautiful things about The Texture Lab is that you will be able to reach out when you feel stuck, have questions, or would like feedback on a work in progress.

Ready to Join?

Join the waitlist and be the first to know when doors open for The Texture Lab.

The waitlist will also receive the special Founding Member price.

The Texture Lab

by Marina Teding van Berkhout