Beginners Watercolour Sunflowers

Yesterday we held a Beginners and Refreshers Watercolour Class and also celebrated a special birthday.

It really was a very sunny fun day full of Sunflowers.

Claire talked through papers, brushes, paints etc before the artists settled down to practice with colours and mixing, before starting their painting.

The artists were also introduced to masking fluid and texture paste, the paste is excellent for creating the petals.

There were also tiny beads to stick into the paste for the centre of the Sunflowers.

After the first wash of background colours, it was time for lunch, to give the paintings time to dry.

Lunch was Nigel Slaters Chicken and Deliciously Ella's Salad, full of fresh and seasonal flavours.

Here are the finished works of art, they will look lovely on everyone's walls this Summer!

Sunflowers Watercolour Class

Wednesday was great fun with our Sunflowers Watercolour class, we haven't done Sunflowers for a years, so it great to do.

We started positioning our Sunflowers and then masked around the flowers edges.

We used acrylic texture paste to add texture on the petals!  

Then we stuck small clear acrylic beads into the centres.

We had to ensure that everything was really dry before we added our wash

We use a great thick paper from St Cuthberts Mill (in Somerset) so it is able to hold alot of water without losing it's flat surface.

Here is the fantastic showcase of Sunflowers

Have a great Summer and we look forward to seeing you all in the Autumn Term.

A Sunny Sunflowers Class

We started our class today, very leisurely in the morning sunshine!

It was lovely to have some sunny bright sunflowers to paint, with everyone choosing a variety of layouts.

We used an acrylic texture paste today for the petals and some glass beads in the centres, these were applied with palette knives and looked really effective.

Hard at work!

The lovely Wisteria hanging from the window ....

Final Summer Term Classes ....

(WEST WITTERING - MAY 2013)

It's half term, time to catch our breath and plan our June and July classes.

We have some spaces left on a few of our Watercolour classes:

Tuesday 18 June

Beginners Watercolour

Wednesday 19 June

Watercolour Sunflowers

Wednesday 3 July

Coastal Watercolour

All of our classes with Claire Warner cost £70, this includes all of your materials, a 2 course home cooked meal, biscuits and refreshments throughout the day.

To book please email Emily

emily @ treetops-newbury.co.uk

Spaces Available ....

Somewhere the sunshine and warmth are just waiting ....

In the meantime, our classes are filling up for next term, here is a reminder of what is available:

Beginners Watercolour

Tuesday 18 June

9.30am - 3pm

£70

All materials and a 2 course lunch included

3 spaces left

Sunflowers in Watercolour

Wednesday 19 June

9.30am - 3pm

£70

All materials and a 2 course lunch included

1 spaces left

Coastal Watercolour

Wednesday 3 July

9.30am - 3pm

£70

All materials and a 2 course included

4 places left

To book please either call or email me.

Gift vouchers are available.

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