Get Crafty: Watercolour Landscapes at Hurstville Library

Landscapes hold memories: the places we've been, the views we return to, the natural spaces that ground us. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll explore watercolour as a medium for capturing the essence of place.

Bring a photo of a landscape that matters to you (even just on your phone) of a favourite beach, childhood garden, local park, or holiday view. Using foundational watercolour techniques you’ll then translate it onto paper. We'll cover washes, gradients, lifting paint, and playful mark-making to create skies, water, trees, and texture.

What you'll learn:

• Basic watercolour techniques: washes, gradients, lifting, organic mark-making
• How to approach painting a landscape from a photo
• Working with the fluid, spontaneous nature of watercolour

What you'll create: A unique watercolour landscape inspired by a meaningful place.

No experience needed, this is a beginner-friendly session for adults. Please bring an inspirational photo. This can be on your device or a physical printed photo.

Cost: $8.50

Age: Adults 16+

Equipment: Please bring a photograph of a landscape that is meaningful to you. All other materials are provided.

About the Facilitator:

This workshop is facilitated by local artist Mary-Helen Daly. She is a qualified Transpersonal Art Therapist & Counsellor who helps people become their own creative doorway.

Accessibility Information:

Georges River Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email [email protected] or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.

Terms and conditions:

• Participants must be 16+
• If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the advertised start time and there are people in the standby queue, your ticket may be allocated to the standby queue.
• If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 3 hours prior to the event. As Library Programs have limited spaces, repeated failure to notify staff of cancellations may result in bookings being refused in the future.
• The library does not endorse or promote any products which may be used in the workshop.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hurstville Library and Service Centre, Corner of Queens Road and Dora Street, Hurstville, Australia

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