This is a spot for classes at Warburton Wellspring for these dates:
5 Fridays: 24Oct - 21Nov 2025
10am to 12pm
Venue: The Wellspring Warburton, 3424 Warburton Highway
Investment: $300 ($50 off if you have taken a class with me before. Email me to get promocode!)
In this immersive and comprehensive course, we will discover the magical therapeutic qualities of watercolour by creating painting beautiful inspiring flowers right here in this most inspiring beautiful town of Warburton, right on the river's edge in the heart of town. Over the course of 10 hours we will cover:
- Understand all about our supplies and materials and how to use and take care of them.
- Practice brushstrokes required for floral painting
- Learn water 'control' and colour mixing.
- Understand how to achieve depth and interest with values.
- Learn key watercolour techniques and uncover the stunning effects of watercolour.
-Understand basic floral composition principles.
-Paint all the basic flowers as single stalks, in loose bouquets and more.
- Flowers we will paint : Roses, Poppies, Daisies, Zinnias, Dahlias, Tulips, Hydrangeas and more!
These workshops are beginner friendly as well as the intermediate painter who dabbles in other mediums and want to learn this new style of painting. Take home your very own pieces of art to hang on your wall or gift to loved ones and friends.
5 Weeks Loose Botanical Watercolour in Warburton - 24 Oct to 21 Nov
Materials list for the 10hr watercolour course
If you opt for the supplies, here's what I will be providing.
If you are bringing your own, this is a good list of what you may/will need:
Paint & Palette
A full plastic palette of professional grade paints (Holbein) in these 10 colours (At least 3ml or a 'half pan' of paint for each colour) - worth $30:
- Lemon Yellow (Or Cad Yellow)
- Scarlet Lake
- Quin Red (Or Perm Rose)
- Opera Pink
- Mineral or Perm Violet
- Turquoise
- Prussian Blue
- Sap Green
- Burnt Umber
- Sepia
*Note that if you chose to come with student grade paints (i.e. cotmans, reeves, montmarte etc), the results won't be as vibrant and bright as professional grade.
Paper
1 x pad of A4 Montmarte practice cellulose paper (15 sheets) - $12
1 x pad of Meeden 10x7inches 100% cotton paper (20 sheets) - $18
Brushes
1 x size 10 round Princeton (Heritage or Velvet touch) Brush ($15)
I purchase my paint and brushes from the Art Shop in Bayswater.
Montmarte paper from any discount art supplies store around australia or online here.
Meeden paper online at here - Use code Crystal15 for 15% off any meeden products!
Workshop cancellation policy:
If you give more than 10 days notice prior to commencement of the workshop or course, you may receive a full refund for your course fee. Cancellations between 3-10 days from the workshop date will not receive a refund, but you may reschedule for a future date (to the value of your course fee). Cancellations less than three days from the start date will not be refunded. Your purchase is in acceptance of these terms.