Once a month I use Heartlands as a painting class venue. Heartlands, in Gipping, is a converted stable and it's rustic charm has not been spoilt. Heartlands is a holistic centre, the place to go for remedial therapies. Often, as I arrive, the owner is playing ambient cleansing music which lifts the spirits as you enter. With colourful crystals hanging in the floor to ceiling windows, the light is fabulous for my AyoubArt painting workshops. It's surrounded by fields and woods - barely a single car will pass on the nearby lane. In summer we take our lunchbreak by the pond, on the lawn, often to the amusement of nearby rabbits who like to sun themselves. I've seen deer on my journey to this venue and I've walked in Gipping Woods, with bluebells in full bloom. Here you can see a couple of yesterday's ladies enjoying their country oil painting workshop. Are you tempted...........?