During this workshop you will create an expressive painting bursting with light and radiant colour capturing a vibrant and beautiful swan painted at large scale for dramatic effect.

During this workshop you will create an expressive painting bursting with light and radiant colour, capturing a glimpse of  a charming group of birds.

During this workshop you will create an expressive painting bursting with light and radiant colour capturing a glimpse of a fountain in a sun-dappled courtyard.

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During this workshop you will create an expressive painting bursting with light and radiant colour capturing a glimpse of a  garden scene.

Create an expressive painting of flowers bursting with radiance, light and joy. Loosen up and lift your paintings from lack-lustre flowers to radiant blooms with wow factor!!!

Use a mixture of wet in dry and wet into wet method and a limited colour palette along with lively direct brushwork to create paintings that are radiant and fresh with a vital balance of areas of impact with strong tonal contrast combined with soft edges to create beautiful yet bold artworks.

Create an expressive painting of Spring florals bursting with radiance, light and joy. Loosen up and lift your paintings from lackluster flowers to radiant blooms with Wow factor!

Use a mixture of wet in dry and wet into wet method and a limited colour palette along with lively direct brushwork to create paintings that are radiant and fresh with a vital balance of areas of impact with strong tonal contrast combined with soft edges to create beautiful yet bold artworks.

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Create a painting of this delightful subject in watercolour which is a perfect medium to capture the sparkling eyes, captivating character and the radiant bushy tail of this well loved creature.

We will use a limited colour palate and explore temperature and transparency and a dynamic direct brushwork using limited layers to give our artworks vive and vibrancy. The colours and techniques are very similar to the January workshop painting squirrels so its a perfect move on from this subject but with a little more challenge.

Create paintings of this delightful subject in watercolour  which is a perfect medium to capture the cheeky character and the radiant bushy red tail of these much loved woodland creatures.

We will use a limited colour palate and explore temperature and transparency and a dynamic direct brushwork using limited layers to make our artworks feel fresh and vibrant.

Create a loose and lively painting of this delightful subject using the wet into wet Watercolour method which is perfect to capture elements of nature such as fruit, flowers and foliage.

Create an expressive painting of autumn florals bursting with warmth, light and joy. Loosen up and lift your paintings from lackluster flowers to radiant blooms with Wow factor!!!

Create a loose and lively painting of this enchanting subject using the wet into wet Watercolour method which is perfect to capture simple architectural structures, atmospheric landscape  and dynamic reflections.

Capture the spirit of summer painting lavender meadows in an expressive and radiant watercolour style. We will create simple yet vibrant landscape paintings of ever inspiring summer vistas of lavender fields both English and Provence to capture different atmospheres. We may even add some busy bees or a simple figure to enhance the paintings and expand our skills.

Creating an artwork of these ever inspiring  florals , exploring how to keep colours radiant and edges soft and beautiful painting in an expressive loose watercolour style.

Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and trap the sunlight on your blooms so they are bright and  radiant  bursting with the joys of spring

Creating a painting of these majestic spring blooms, exploring how to keep whites and subtle colours fresh and radiant in expressive loose and lively watercolour style.

Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and trap the sunlight on your blooms so they are bright and  radiant  bursting with the joys of spring

Capture radiant spring blooms in expressive loose and lively watercolour style.

Nicky will demo the stages of a painting and watercolour techniques which you will then use to create your own painting in a loose watercolour style. She will give demos and one to one guidance and support to help your painting skills progress and loosen up your style to achieve lively lucid paintings.

Capture the enigmatic and dramatic Himalayan Blue Poppy in expressive loose and lively watercolour style.

Nicky will demo the stages of a painting and watercolour techniques which you will then use to create your own painting in a loose watercolour style. She will give demos and one to one guidance and support to help your painting skills progress and loosen up your style to achieve lively lucid paintings.

Create a painting capturing the bright and bustling character of these popular feathered friends as they nestle amongst the autumnal teasels. Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and the effectiveness of loose and lively brushwork to give your artwork an expressive edge and lustrous colours.

Create a painting bursting with colour and vibrancy, capturing the bright and cheery character of this popular feathered friend. Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and the effectiveness of loose and lively brushwork to give you artwork an expressive edge and lustrous colours.

Capture the last days of summer in bright and radiant watercolour. We will create a simple yet vibrant painting ( maybe even a couple of mini paintings too) of typical British summer vistas, including atmospheric elements of the summer landscape such as bright summer skies, golden hay bales and undulating meadows with trees.

Capture the essence of meadow flowers swaying in the breeze in this workshop with Nicky Hunter. You focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and trap the sunlight on white flowers, which are often hard to achieve with out masking fluid which can look stiff and static.

Welcome in the warmer weather by painting foxgloves and bees! Using watercolour, in this workshop with Nicky Hunter, you will experiment with expressive and vibrant techniques to keep your work looking bright, fresh, dynamic and sun kissed.

Capture the essence of dwarf irises elegantly swaying in the breeze in this workshop with tutor Nicky Hunter. Paint these beautiful flowers in a vibrant and expressive style with loose and lively watercolour techniques. Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and trap the sunlight on theses delightful blooms to give you artwork a radiant colour boost.

Lively expressive spring florals are always a wonderful inspiring subject matter to enjoy exploring expressive watercolour techniques and use vibrant colour to make an exciting floral artwork. Loosen up, get bold and vibrant with the techniques demonstrated by well known floral artist and designer Nicky Hunter.

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Capture the colourful and quirky character of a plucky little pheasant with tutor Nicky Hunter, and enjoy painting with a riot of colour texture and patten. Learn techniques and the painting stages to create a lively bird image. Focus on how to colour mix and paint with lively brushwork so your artwork has clarity and radiance.

Capture the cool crisp essence of a simple winter scene or two in this watercolour class with Nicky Hunter. Learn about balancing the warmth of the sun in the cool crisp seasonal snow scape. Explore how shadow play really makes the painting sing. Complete the story with a charming cottage, plucky pheasant or simple figures to bring narrative to your painting.

No need to be shy with colour this festive season, tutor Nicky Hunter will teach you to use watercolours in a vibrant and joyous way to paint super shiny festive baubles with WOW factor.

Join friendly and experienced artist and tutor, Nicky Hunter and learn how to paint colourful toadstools in the loose and lively watercolour style.