Colourful Blooms in Watercolour - A weekend with Jan Lawnikanis

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18th to 19th July 9am - 4pm

A weekend watercolour workshop exploring techniques for painting colourful flowers.

MEMBER: $165

NON-MEMBER; $195

Join Jan for a weekend workshop where her passion and expertise in watercolour florals take centre stage. With years of experience and a deep love for painting flowers, Jan will guide you through the process of creating vibrant, lifelike florals using watercolours. Throughout the weekend, you’ll explore how to paint a wide variety of bright, colourful flowers, all while mastering techniques to enhance the contrast and depth of your work.

A key focus of the workshop will be learning how to distinguish the subtle nuances of colour and tone that make your floral paintings truly come alive. You'll discover that shadows vary depending on numerous factors, from the angle of light to the environment surrounding your subject. Jan will help you understand how to observe and interpret these variations in tone, so you can paint with greater accuracy and richness. By the end of the weekend, you’ll have a deeper understanding of colour dynamics in watercolour and beautiful floral paintings that reflect your newfound skills.

All reference materials will be provided, and it is not essential to have drawing skills as templates will be offered for transferring images.

This workshop caters for all skill levels, though some previous experience in watercolour basics is required.

Materials List

Paints –Any “Artists’ Quality” brands of watercolour in a range of different colours. Include a magenta (permanent rose), Phthalo blue and a primary yellow (eg Hansa Yellow). Neutral Tint is also handy.

Paper – For this workshop you will require 300gsm Cold Pressed watercolour paper in pads or a block. It must be 100% cotton. Again, only buy Artists’ quality. Arches, Saunders Waterford or Master’s Choice by Baohong are all acceptable brands. Don’t compromise on paper, cheap brands are useless! A watercolour block is ideal as there is no need to stretch the paper. The size needs to be from about A4 or larger.

Brushes - Bring whatever watercolour brushes you already own but include at least one or two “rounds” with sharp points. (One small and one larger.) A squirrel hair “mop” would also be handy if you own one or a hake; any brush really for larger areas. Watercolour brushes can be synthetic or natural hair, but they should have short handles, not long ones, as the long-handled brushes are for acrylics and oils.

Palette – The large plastic palettes with lots of wells and a lid are my recommendation; otherwise bring what you own. Even ice-cube trays will do for puddles of colour, but you’ll need something with a larger flat surface for mixing paint on.

Other Necessities – Drawing equipment (pencils, eraser, ruler etc), 1 sheet of graphite transfer paper (no other type will do), an old hand towel or rags, tissues, 2 plastic containers for water and masking tape. A pipette would also be handy. Also think about bringing a board with something that will prop up one end for keeping your painting surface at an angle.

* Jan will bring transfer paper and pipettes for sale.

Jan will supply the flower references for this workshop

Morning and afternoon tea is complimentary,

BYO lunch. (Refrigerator & microwave available.)

email: create@noosaartsandcrafts.org.au

phone: 07 5474 1211