Botanical Watercolours for Beginners

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Botanical Watercolours for Beginners

Lesley Alexander will demonstrate basic watercolour techniques after which you will have a go yourself at painting a leaf or simple flower.

Ideal for complete beginners in watercolour or those wanting to try a new medium. 

You will:

  • understand what watercolour is and how it differs from other art mediums
  • learn different watercolour techniques
  • learn how to mix colours using a limited palette of 3 colours
  • transfer an outline of a leaf to your watercolour paper
  • begin your painting using techniques learnt earlier

This workshop will be held in the Friends building.

Spaces are limited so please register for one of these workshops. Workshop costs $75.00 per person.

Please register for one session:

Morning session - https://events.humanitix.com/botanical-watercolour-for-beginners-morning-session

Afternoon session - https://events.humanitix.com/botanical-watercolour-for-beginners-afternoon-session

What to bring:

Essential materials and equipment will be provided, but please bring

  • white china dinner plate for mixing your colours on (you can then take your paints home and carry on as you may not complete your painting)
  • 2 x water containers/jam jars/plastic beakers
  • notebook or sketchbook

Feel free to bring watercolours, watercolour paper (Hot Press) and brushes you may already have - ideally they would consist of these colours or similar.

Magenta - Winsor & Newton, 
Phthalo Blue or Winsor Blue Green Shade and 
Yellow - either Pure Yellow (Schminke) or Winsor Yellow

Sunday
15 February 2026
9.30am - 12.30 pm OR 1 - 3.30pm
$75

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