Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings!

This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of Xmassy watercolour art - to keep or to gift.

You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a beautiful image for your homemade Xmas cards this festive season.

We welcome absolute beginners!

What will we cover?

This beginner’s painting class will:

Focus on using watercolour and illustration skills
Cover drawing and composition
Teach the basic of watercolour paints through a playful approach
Help you achieve an Xmas watercolour illustration!

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible Venue
Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Early Bird Cheaper Tickets
Quiet Spaces
Auslan Interpreted Upon Request

Who will be teaching

Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).

Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.

In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne.

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FAQ

More about accessibility

Other questions or accessibility requests? Just shoot an email to Maddy (she/her) at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.

Contact the host of Watercolours for Beginners: Xmas Cards with Emilie