Learn to paint botanical watercolours with Lauren May SK
Creating botanical art is a valuable pass time for anyone wanting to exercise their creativity, learn new skills, practise mindfulness and focus and appreciate the beauty and intricacy in nature.
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Learn the skills you need to enjoy watercolour painting in Lauren's workshops.
Lauren runs her workshops and courses across several venues within Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
Venue details are listed within each class description.
Upcoming Classes...
Beginner Watercolours
Are you ready to start your watercolour journey?
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In this four-week beginner course, you’ll explore the essentials of painting with watercolour — from understanding your materials and how the medium behaves, to learning key techniques like washes, layering, blending and more.
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Venue: Hudson street Hum, Hamilton
Painting Gum Leaves
They're beautiful, iconic and found in almost every colour of the rainbow! Come and paint the Australian eucalyptus leaf with me. Working from real leaves we will learn to capture the leaf's shape, colour and texture. And maybe learn to paint it's shadow, too!
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Suitable for beginner botanical watercolour artists.
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Venue: The Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, Heatherbrae
Painting Pansies
In this step-by-step class, you’ll learn how to capture pansies vibrant, velvety petals and fresh green foliage, building confidence with colour and the quintessential watercolour technique, wet-in-wet painting, along the way.
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Suitable for beginner botanical watercolour artists.
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Venue:
Picture Point Framing and Art@theBay Studio & Gallery
Warners Bay
Layers of Leaves
In this nature-inspired class, you’ll learn how to build depth and dimension by painting the negative spaces within your artwork. Discover how contrast, tone and defined edges can bring your foliage forward and create a beautiful sense of layering.
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Suitable for beginner botanical watercolour artists.
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Venue:
Picture Point Framing and Art@theBay Studio & Gallery
Warners Bay
"Very clear instructions, beautifully talented, would love to do another workshop."
Teesha S.
“Loved the class. Very insightful and Lauren was a great teacher."”
Joy C.