All courses focus on the creative process rather than on artistic technique. What distinguishes them is their approach.

Vedic Art Course
Created by Curt Källman, this method is based on the 17 Principles of Art and Life. It is a fully intuitive, free-expression approach with no instruction on technique, colour theory, or drawing. The process encourages raw, spontaneous creativity and carries a spiritual dimension.

Beyond the Intellect
Developed by Yanis Zagorianakos, this course draws on artistic principles inspired by Kandinsky’s theories. It guides participants through the creative process while also offering basic technical instruction in drawing and colour theory it is more about the process than it is about technique.

Whispering Waters-Fluid Creativity
Also created by Yanis , this course follows a process similar to Beyond the Intellect but goes further by introducing the concept of “fluid creativity” and offering a way to tune in to the process.

Ready to Join Us? Here’s How to Participate:

1. Click on the workshop you like.

2. Choose whether you’d like to join running a retreat or a workshop or choose to join our mailing list and stay updated for upcoming events.

3. Within each of the above you will find reservation options and cost.

4. Pick your preferred dates from the available options.

When booking a retreat, we offer the following options for accommodation:

Private, solo in the Grapevine House or the Lemon House.

Shared at the Grapevine House.

The Grapevine House is a two bedroom house with large living room, small kitchen and bathroom.

The Lemon House is a large studio with private bathroom and kitchen.

FInd out more about the houses here.

When booking a workshop alonne, you will have to find your own accommodation. We are happy to share a list of friendly places.

Food is included when booking a retreat, and includes breakfast at the house plus tea, coffee, snacks and lunch at the studio, ordered from a choice of two local traditional restaurants. We do eat out at least twice in the week. Dinners are not included

Getting to Aegina is super easy!
Ferries run daily, all day long from Piraeus to Aegina port and back.
You can find out more here.

Workshops are held at The Cool Projects studio daily from 10:00 to 14:00 Sunday to Friday. You have full access to the studio for practice and private work all day.

The Cool Projects studio is located 10-15 minutes walk from Aegina town, and a 5 minutes walk from the Grapevine and Lemon houses. You will find more about the studio here. See studio location here.

List of materials you will need to bring:

• Notebook

• A5 sketchbook

• A3 watercolour paper

• Pencils or pens of your choice

• Water-based colours, at least blue, red, yellow, white, and black

• Brushes in three different sizes

• Clothes you don’t mind getting messy

Good to know:

• The studio has a selection of shared materials available for everyone to use.

• You can also purchase larger sheets of watercolour paper or canvas directly at the studio.

• There’s a local art shop nearby where you can buy any extra supplies from.

Beyond the intellect into flowing creativity through painting

• Design, composition, colour theory, delight in painting

• Formats: 7-day retreat / 3-day weekend / Online (5 sessions)

“One way ticket to flowing creativity”

Come join Yanis on the island of Aegina, Greece, in this unique opportunity to explore your creative potential through painting.

This 7 day workshop is open to everyone above 18 years old. No previous experience, knowledge or skill is necessary except the desire to be creative and paint.

The workshop is limited to a group of 3-10 participants at a time. It takes place in a bubble of safety and security within which we are free to express, learn and make all the mistakes we want. The bubble serves as an invisible protective layer keeping all kinds of judgement out while creating the necessary conditions for creativity to flow freely and unperturbed.

During the week, you will be guided through theory sessions and practice on painting and how to access your creativity, keep it flowing and expand it. Theory sessions usually take place between 10:00 to 14:00. The rest of the time you are free to use as you like. The studio is available for practice 24/7.

One day will be dedicated to exploring the island: we will take a road trip to draw inspiration and connect with nature.

This workshop will take you through the creative process and how to access it with your painting. We will explore our basic tools for painting, different techniques and materials.

This workshop is open to everyone who likes painting, wether a beginner or an artist; to those who may be used to painting or want to try but haven't done so yet for various reasons; to artists who want to work on their own projects with another approach or in a different setting. It is for all of you who paint regularly for pleasure but feel stuck or blocked or curious or looking for something more.

Whispering Waters-Fluid Creativity: Tuning In

• It is not about technique, it is more about the process and a method to tune in.

• Formats: 7-day retreat / 3-day weekend / Online (5 sessions)

• Method created by Yanis Zagorianakos (all rights reserved)

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Most people imagine creativity as something you produce. You sit down at a desk, pick up a brush, and push an idea into existence. The blank page is seen as a battlefield where you must fight until you win. In this model, creativity is tied to force, pressure, and sometimes struggle.

Fluid creativity offers another way. Instead of hammering out a product, creativity is seen as a stream already flowing through life. Just as a river moves downhill without being commanded, creativity moves naturally when you stop trying to control it.

You are not the “author” of creativity — you are the riverbed through which it runs. The paint, the brush, the water are all expressions of the current. You don’t have to force them. They already know how to move.

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Think of cooking soup. If you over-season, stir constantly, or try to rush the simmer, the flavors get muddled. But if you allow the pot to quietly bubble, the ingredients blend on their own, and the soup finds its flavor. Creativity is like that — it is not imposed, but revealed when given space.

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This workshop explores the creative process through the lens of painting, using painting as both metaphor and medium. While the focus is on visual art, the principles we explore apply to all creative practices.

We’re often told to “get into the flow” — to create from a place of openness and movement — but what does that really mean? Over the past 35 years, as a craftsman, artist, and scientist, I’ve explored this question deeply. What I offer here is not a fixed method, but a personal synthesis: insights drawn from the works and theories of many creative minds, combined with my own lived experience.

Together, we’ll enter a kind of alternative reality shaped by the nature of story telling. We’ll use it as a metaphor and a guide to understand how creativity works, how we relate to our tools, and how we engage with the world around us.

This workshop is not about mastering techniques. It’s more about letting go, unlearning, or even pretending — stepping into a playful, imaginative state where creativity can move freely and naturally.

This workshop is open to everyone who likes painting, wether a beginner or an artist; to those who may be used to painting or want to try but haven't done so yet for various reasons; to artists who want to work on their own projects with another approach or in a different setting. It is for all of you who paint regularly for pleasure but feel stuck or blocked or curious or looking for something more.