Watercolour Painting Class: Yarra River Landscape

Learn how to paint a landscape with beautiful reflections in the Yarra River!



3.5 hours Class size 1 to 5 guests    

  $90 (Afterpay available)

Always wanted to try watercolour painting but were never sure where to begin? This is your chance! Come and join in!
Experienced artist and art tutor Esther will take you through basic watercolour painting techniques, and you will apply them to a lovely landscape painting of the Yarra River. The painting is based on one of Esther’s original paintings. She has worked with watercolour paint for over 40 years and is keen to share her technique.
Come and explore the beauty of watercolour in a fun and supportive studio space. You’ll discover your unique style while playfully experimenting and exploring, giving you the skills to bring your imagination to life on paper. Connect to your inner artist in a welcoming gathering of fellow like-minded learners.
Class overview:
  • Work on watercolour paper with quality paints and brushes (provided)
  • Detailed instructions catering to your level with personalised feedback
  • Technique tips on using special effects: washes, bleeding, blending, saturation, salt application, dry brush
  • Learn to mix colours and different thicknesses of paint
  • Explore form, tone, perspective, composition
  • All materials and morning tea provided
  • Friendly, comfortable and supportive environment
  • Work in a real artist's studio in the inspiring bush setting of Warrandyte North
  • Lose yourself and let the world drift away for 3.5 hours
By the end of the class, you can take home your own watercolour artwork!

Please note: Public dates for this class require at least 2 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we'll cancel the class; in this case we'll inform you and allow you to get a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the class.
What you'll get
A finished watercolour masterpiece to take home.
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Knowledge required
Prior experience is not required — just an openness to the joys of painting with watercolors! Beginner-friendly, all skill levels are welcome.
What to bring
An apron to wear.
Location

North Warrandyte, VIC

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Art Echo Design
Art Echo Design

5.0 (3)
female Women-owned

Finding inspiration in the local landscape: the shapes of trees,
reections in the Yarra River, quality of light, depth of shadow, Esther creates textured and layered paintings. Using water colour
and oil paint to visually explore and express the landscape while
capturing her experience of being in it. Some works are inspired by
Impressionist painters others are more experimental in nature:
examining the boundary between representational and abstract ideas.
Recent works are based on water colour sketches that are worked into larger compositions. She also paints portraits and still life compositions.
Esther has been the finalist in a number of Painting Competitions including the Rick Amor Portrait Prize, the Maldon Portrait Prize and the 9x5 Landscape Prize.
Esther has exhibited with various groups in Melbourne as well as
Rotterdam and Hanoi. Recently she held her first solo exhibition in Maroondah Federation Estate.
Esther has been teaching water colour painting for 8 years and loves seeing people discover the magic that occurs when pigment and water hit paper.

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