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A pen-and-ink drawing of the Union Buildings framed by trees.

About

Welcome to Grey Art

I'm Mariska Joynt, a Pretoria-based artist and tutor, and the creative hands behind every workshop and custom art kit at Grey Art.

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Welcome

Bringing art to life through hands-on experiences

Mariska is a self-taught artist and art tutor based in Pretoria. She is the person behind every workshop, box and brush roll that Grey Art sends out.

She enjoys helping beginners unlock their creativity. It’s the idea behind every Grey Art workshop, box and kit.

Portrait of Mariska Joynt.
A framed watercolour of a blue kingfisher perched on a branch.

My journey

Completely self-taught, and still learning

Mariska is a self-taught artist working across watercolour, acrylic, oil, graphite and realistic pencil or chalk portraiture.

Some older artwork carries a previous surname or signature; it’s still hers.

  • Watercolour
  • Acrylic
  • Oil
  • Graphite and realistic pencil or chalk portraiture

Teaching

What I do as an art tutor

For the first-timers

People who haven’t painted since school, and are quietly convinced they can’t. Every workshop is beginner-friendly, with every material supplied.

For the returning painters

People who used to paint and want it back, or who want to work on one particular technique properly.

For a shared afternoon

Friends, families and small groups who mostly came for the company, which is a perfectly good reason to pick up a brush.

A tutor guiding participants who are painting around a busy workshop table.

Workshops

Watercolour and acrylic, in small groups

Small, beginner-friendly sessions with plenty of one-on-one guidance and every material supplied, from relaxed Paint & Sip evenings to more focused guided sessions.

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A guided watercolour kit with a pre-drawn lilac-breasted roller, colour swatches, a colour wheel and brushes.
Handmade sketchbooks with patterned covers, one standing open.

Made by hand

Kits, travel sets and creative tools

Not everyone can get to a workshop. Mariska packs each Starter Box by hand, and sews and binds handmade creative tools so painting can carry on at home.

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In the workplace

Corporate workshops and creative learning

Mariska brings more than ten years of corporate experience to Grey Art, and understands what a shared creative session can do for a team away from their usual work.

Grey Art hosts Paint & Sip sessions, guided workshops and theme-based team building for 6 to 100 people, anywhere in South Africa.

Corporate workshops

Community

Community and charity work

Pretoria is home. I volunteer with the Moot Project, using art to help brighten the neighbourhoods around me, and I take on community and fundraising sessions where I can.

If you are organising something for a group who would not otherwise get to do this, please ask. I would rather hear about it than not.

The work

See what Mariska creates and teaches

Genuine Grey Art work and workshop photography.

People painting at tables with small easels in a bright workshop room.
Private worshops
A participant at a paint-and-sip table with a colourful portrait painting on an easel.
Paint & Sip
Corporate Events
A workshop group holding up their finished framed watercolours.
Guided Watercolour Workshops
Framed animal studies displayed together.
Commissions
A framed watercolour of a springbok.
Grey Art Originals

In their words

What people say afterwards

“Thank you very much for today's session. It was really wonderfully relaxing. Learned a lot today. What I know is dangerous!”

Melinda Watercolour Beginner Workshop in the Park; Watercolour Starter Pack

“Such a fantastic watercolour class! Mariska is an incredibly patient teacher, which is exactly what you need as a beginner. The starter pack was a huge and wonderful surprise, filled with great quality supplies to get you going. I finally feel confident enough to start painting on my own, but I will absolutely be back for more workshops soon!”

Cisca De Freitas Watercolour Beginner Workshop in the Park; Watercolour Starter Pack

“I attended a Grey Art workshop and enjoyed the whole package of art items in a box, demos of techniques and especially Mariska's hands-on teaching style.”

Henrietta Pieterse Watercolour Beginner Workshop in the Park; Watercolour Starter Pack

“I've attended her course last Saturday and she is brilliant. Very knowledgeable in her field. 👍🏻🥰👩🏼‍🎨”

Ronel De Wet Watercolour Beginner Workshop in the Park; Watercolour Starter Pack

“Thank you, very, very much for this morning's class - for all your extra effort, the fine detail, the delightful painting class and end product and even a cappuccino too. I really enjoyed it.”

Rachel Maritz Watercolour Lilac-Breasted Roller Workshop - Pretoria

“Thank you for sharing your knowledge with such patience 🫶 It really was such an informative and relaxing class”

Ilana Gebhardt Watercolour Lilac-Breasted Roller Workshop - Pretoria

“Thank you very much for today's workshop. It was a very nice class. Learned a lot. My artwork came out very nicely.”

Yolanda Niemand Watercolour Lilac-Breasted Roller Workshop - Centurion

“A very interesting and informative day. Thank you for your time and patience.”

Alta Steenkamp Watercolour Lilac-Breasted Roller Workshop - Steenbokpan

Come and make something

Book a seat, take a box home, or just write to me

You don’t have to be an artist to make something beautiful, and you don’t have to decide today which of these is the right way in.

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