Botanical Watercolour for Beginners - morning session

Botanical Watercolours for Beginners

Course outline

Lesley Alexander will demonstrate basic watercolour techniques after which you will have a go yourself at painting a leaf or simple flower.

Ideal for complete beginners in watercolour or those wanting to try a new medium 

You will:

• understand what watercolour is and how it differs from other art mediums

• learn different watercolour techniques

• learn how to mix colours using a limited palette of 3 colours

• transfer an outline of a leaf/flower to your watercolour paper

• begin your painting using techniques learnt earlier

Date/time 

Sunday 15th February 2026

9.30am to 12.30 pm

Where:

The Friends Building, Auckland Botanic Gardens

Cost - $75.00

Max number - 10 each session

What to bring:

Essential materials and equipment will be provided, but please bring

• white china dinner plate for mixing your colours on (you can then take your paints home and carry on as you may not complete your painting)

• 2 x water containers/jamjars/plastic beakers

• notebook or sketchbook

Feel free to bring watercolours, watercolour paper (Hot Press) and brushes you may already have - ideally they would consist of these colours or similar.

Quinacridone Magenta - Winsor & Newton, 
Phthalo Blue or Winsor Blue Green Shade and 
Yellow - either Pure Yellow (Schminke) or Winsor Yellow

website - lesleyalexanderart.com