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A Floral Weekend 
11 and 12 Oct 2025

Starting Saturday afternoon, and ending Sunday afternoon, attend 1 or 2 of these project based 3hr watercolour workshops where we will create some beautiful paintings together. â€‹

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Our venue is the warm and cozy Wellspring Warburton, right in my town of Warburton, in the Upper Yarra Valley, 80km east of Melbourne. With plenty of cafes and walks and places to visit nearby, make this a weekend art retreat for you and friends!

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These workshops are beginner friendly as well as the intermediate painter who paints 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.

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Venue: Wellspring Warburton, 3424 Warburton Highway

AUD$120 per workshop

All materials provided but you're welcome to bring your own paints and brushes if you have favourite! 

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​​Click on the class / classes below to book: 

Sat, 11 Oct, 1pm - 4pm -  Aussie Natives

Sun 12 Oct, 10am - 1pm - Spring Flowers (TBC - get notified when confirmed!)​​​​​

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Please read class descriptions for each of the workshop below... 

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5 Week Course
Friday Mornings - 24 Oct to 21 Nov 2025

 

After 2 wonderful weekly weekday classes here this year in Warburton, we are coming back with another course of 5 classes. And if you have taken ANY class with me before, you get $50 off the course fees! â€‹

 

​​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: 

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- 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! 

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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.

 

Dates:

Thursday Mornings: 24 Oct  -  21 Nov 2025 (5 weeks)

10am to 12pm

 

Course Fees: 

New Students: $300

"Old" Students: $250 

(For anyone who has taken any workshop / course with me in the past. We will paint new projects / flowers from previous courses! Email me for the discount code!)

Optional Materials to purchase $75

(See below for the whole list of materials included in the $75, and for you to get your own if you prefer)​​​

Biscuits and tea provided.

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Venue: Wellspring Warburton, 3424 Warburton Highway​​

Click here to book your spot! 

 

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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: 

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Paint & Palette

A full plastic palette of professional grade paints (Holbein) in these 11 colours (At least 3ml or a 'half pan' of paint for each colour) - worth $30:

- Lemon Yellow (Or Cad Yellow)

- Gamboge

- Scarlet Lake

- Quin Red (Or Perm Rose)

- Opera Pink

- Mineral or Perm Violet

- Cobalt Blue

- Prussian Blue

- Sap Green

- Burnt Umber

- Sepia

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*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. 

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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 or AquaElite) Brush ($15) 

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​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! 

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Workshop cancellation policy: If you give more than 7days notice prior to commencement of the workshop or  course, you may receive a full refund for your course fee. Cancellations between 3-7 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.​​​

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Scenes from previous in person workshops...

I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional owners of the Kulin Nation on which I live, work and play. 

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