23 March 2025, Loose Watercolour Florals with Karen Holloway

A fun and creative workshop with Karen Holloway inspired by native floral patterns and colours.

Dates: 23 March 2025
Times: Sunday 9.30am-12.30pm
Venue: NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith; free parking is available at either the front or both sides of the building.

About the Course
Learn all about watercolour paints as a medium for capturing the essence of beautiful native flora to produce a loose, intuitive watercolour painting. 
This course will cover the basics of working loosely with watercolour medium and getting familiar with colour and equipment choices. You will complete a flower painting with different techniques to build familiarity and confidence with the watercolour medium.

Learning Outcomes:

• Knowledge of materials and equipment used with watercolour paints
  
• From beginning to end - discussing the steps from concept to finished artwork
  
• Knowledge of basic colour and composition theory
  
• Skills in using different watercolour techniques for applying watercolour to paper
  
  

At the end of the class students can expect to be familiar with choosing and using material and equipment, mixing colour, employing composition and colour basics to make a pleasing composition, and using different brush strokes to create a loose native floral artwork. Students can choose to create the class project or enhance their own process of discovery by working on a composition of their own creation.

Materials
A materials list will be provided before the start of the first class.
The kit (of the watercolour medium and set of pigments) has been bought specifically for this course. The kit costs an additional $44.00, which can be paid directly to the tutor.

Level of course/workshop
Suitable for students from beginners through to intermediate students
This course is suitable for any nature enthusiast aged 16+. No prior experience or artistic ability is required.

About the tutor
Karen Holloway is a Canberra based botanical and mixed-media artist with a background in design and applied science. She combines her love of nature, patterns and surface decoration with keen observation honed by many years working as a paper conservator to create fresh, loose artworks with a vintage sensibility.

Karen is an enthusiastic advocate for using art and observation to connect with nature regardless of age or skill level. She encourages students to enjoy investigating different techniques and mediums to embrace the beauty of nature and explore their own passion for the natural world.