Creative Bloom in Gouache & Watercolour - Sydney Jan2027

Sydney • January 23, 2027 • 2 Days

Acclaimed Canadian artist Helen Dardik is coming to Sydney for a special weekend of creativity, colour and inspiration. Exclusive to Artable, join Helen as she shares her joyful approach to painting, drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of the region. Discover how to transform florals, gardens, birds and botanical elements into whimsical, expressive artworks using gouache and watercolour, all brought to life with Helen's signature vibrant palette and playful style. Whether you're just beginning your artistic journey or are an experienced artist looking for fresh inspiration, this fun and welcoming workshop will encourage you to experiment, embrace colour and create beautiful works filled with personality and joy. Come along for a weekend of creativity, connection and making art together. Lunch included!


Teacher

Helen Dardik

Helen Dardik is a professional artist / illustrator and a surface pattern designer based in Canada. Vibrant, folksy, playful toomuchery is a perfect way to describe her style. Born by the Black Sea...
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Helen Dardik

Location

Working Dog Gallery
89 Chandos Street, St Leonards NSW 2065

Painting Day One

Let's get to know each other and get up close and personal with the materials. On the first day we'll get comfortable with using watercolours and gouache and learn about mixing, consistency and colour matching. We’ll talk about contrast, depth and composition. A presentation will follow. We’ll start with one flower. After some practice we’ll move onto a full blooming composition and weave together a floral.

Painting DayTwo

Now that we are a tight comfortable group we will enter the magical forest together and introduce supernatural fungi and berries into our floral art. This piece would be just right kind of toomuchery with an otherworldly flavour. As a bonus and a desert we will do a monochromatic blue piece full of whim.

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

We have included lunch in the cost of your workshop fee. We will provide for Vegetarian and GF. Any other diet requriements need to be emailed to us 7 days prior.

PARKING

There is some street parking available or you can park in the Hume St carpark for $20 Saturday and free on Sunday. It's a 4 minute walk to the venue. Or the Chandos St Council carpark for $10 p/day and it's a 6 minute walk to the venue.

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.