Margaret River Region Open Studios | Watercolour workshops

Create a Vibrant, Textural Masterpiece on cold or hot pressed paper.

During the twelfth edition of Margaret River Region Open Studios, in September 2025, join Silvia for a beginner’s level workshop, perfect for those who’d like to try their hand at contemporary watercolour painting for the first time.

Experiment with and explore basic watercolour techniques, unleashing your inner artist as you create your very own watercolour masterpiece to take home.

Maximum 6 participants.
$120 per person, includes complimentary drinks and supper.

You will learn:

• the differences between the three main surface textures
• how to hold a brush correctly and which brush to use when
• how much water to use and how to mix pigments
• watercolour techniques of wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brushing, lifting, splattering
• how to simplify your subjects.

After working through a few technique-based exercises, you’ll paint an everyday-life subject.Materials provided:

• prepared exercises to complete, on 100% cotton, 300 gsm watercolour cold pressed paper
• pre-drawn everyday life subject on 100% cotton, 300 gsm watercolour cold pressed paper, around A5 size
• watercolour pigments
• round brushes
• masking tape, backing boards, paper towels, water containers, plastic palette
• pencils, Uniposca markers, fine Artline marker

The workshop on 22 September features cold-pressed paper, the one on 23 September hot-pressed paper.

Venue:

Shion Art
6 Hovea Lane (Brookfield)
Margaret River