Join artist Lauren May SK for a relaxed beginner-friendly watercolour workshop where you’ll learn the essentials of this beautiful medium. In a small group, you will explore wet-on-dry painting, water control, and brush techniques while building up layers of colour to capture the vibrant wings of the Ulysses butterfly.
By the end of the session, you’ll take home your own finished painting along with new skills and confidence to keep practising.
Your lovely creative self!
This workshop is excellent for anyone in the mood for making something beautiful. Come along, bring a friend, and have a morning of mindfulness and creativity
All materials will be provided. Just bring your lovely self and a friend or family member!
About Lauren May SK
Lauren is a natural history artist specialising in botanical illustration based in the Lake Macquarie region. She seeks inspiration from the natural world and recreates that beauty using pencils, paper and watercolours.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.
Workshop Schedule
This is a 3hr hour workshop to be held on Sunday, 2nd November from 2pm-5pm.
What you get:
Expert tuition from an experienced artist
All art materials are supplied including quality water colour paper, watercolours and brushes
Tea, coffee and a light afternoon tea
Your lovely creative self!
About Lauren May SK
Lauren is a natural history artist specialising in botanical illustration based in the Lake Macquarie region. She seeks inspiration from the natural world and recreates that beauty using pencils, paper and watercolours.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.
Lauren is a natural history artist specialising in botanical illustration based in the Lake Macquarie region. She seeks inspiration from the natural world and recreates that beauty using pencils, paper and watercolours.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.
Lauren has a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Grade I Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her botanical art pieces are held in collections of the Sydney Florilegium Botanical Art Society as well as the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, US. Lauren is a member of the prestigious Sydney Florilegium and the Botanical Art Society of Australia.