Workshop - Botanical Watercolours for Beginners with Lesley Alexander, Sat 18th April

Saturday 18th April 

9am-12pm or 2-5pm

Botanical Watercolours for Beginners
$95

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:

• draw a leaf or simple flower using live specimens

• 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 your leaf/flower to your watercolour paper

• begin your painting using techniques learnt earlier

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)

• Notebook or sketchbook

Optional: feel free to bring watercolours, watercolour paper (Hot Press) and brushes and paints you may already have - ideally they would consist of these colours or similar:
Magenta - Winsor & Newton (not Schminke as it is too blue) 
Phthalo Blue or Winsor Blue Green Shade and 
Yellow - either Pure Yellow (Schminke) or Winsor Yellow

website - lesleyalexanderart.com