Over two full days we progress through a series of skills and techniques working towards painting beautiful loose flowers and foliage. We'll look at getting the paint moving fluidly on the page, how to hold your brush, manage water control, relax into the process - seemingly simple things that contribute to better outcomes.
We will be interpreting and painting flowers from real life and discuss the advantages of using this technique. Natalie’s aim is for you to have one or two finished works to take home, but more importantly a new set of skills and a great understanding of watercolour so you can continue practicing at home.
WHAT WE WILL COVER
- Learning about materials: brushes, paints and paper
- Colour mixing
- Brush control
- Watercolour tips, tricks and techniques
- Observing and drawing flowers from real cuttings
- Setting yourself up at home
MATERIALS
Micador for Artists Brilliant Watercolour discs 24 pack. You can get these from Officeworks for around $25-$40
An A4 pad of watercolour paper. Natalie suggests Canson Montval 300gsm Watercolour Paper
1 full sheet of 300gsm cold-pressed/medium watercolour paper 56x76cm
Round Taklon brushes in sizes 4 or 6 and 10 or 12
HB or 2B pencil
Eraser
Water jar/container
Paint palette
Paper towel or tissues
You may bring your own watercolour paints however you may not achieve the same result.
NOTE: Natalie has a painting kit available on her website that has almost everything you need. The only extra things you would need to pick up are the full sheet of paper, palette, water container and paper towel. If you need to obtain all the items, this would probably be easiest.
https://nataliemartin.com.au/collections/painting-kits/products/watercolour-painting-kit
NOTE: Natalie prefers to work from fresh native loose flowers and foliage so if you have any in your garden, please bring some along. Examples are: loose banksia, sunflowers, bird of paradise and tibouchina.
LOCATION
Senior Art Supplies (Studio 1310), 1310 Malvern Road, Malvern VIC 3144
Note: The workshop is held upstairs but there is a lift if you have mobility issues.
BOOKING CONDITIONS
Please note that Artable does not provide refunds for workshops under any circumstances. If you provide more than 7 days notice, you can apply for a credit to another workshop. Check our refunds page for further details and COVID-19 related policies.
Please note that if a workshop is sold out a sold out sign will appear on the listing and you will be unable to book in. If a workshop does not have the number or spots that you require, a note will pop up saying 'out of stock'.
LUNCH
There are food options nearby and a fridge on site if you'd prefer to bring your own.
PARKING
Park in the surrounding back streets or catch the tram which stops near the front door.
IMPORTANT NOTE
From time to time, we have to cancel workshops for reasons well outside of our control. We try very hard to limit this and will confirm 21 days prior that workshop is going ahead. Please make sure that you book accommodation that is flexible if you are travelling to us and we advise travel insurance.
Location:
Studio 1310 at Senior Arts Supplies, 1310 Malvern Rd, Malvern VIC 3144
