Watercolour Workshop: Lavender Fields | Margaret River Region Open Studios

Silvia Busetto creates joyful, narrative watercolours that transform everyday gestures and scenes into luminous, evocative visual stories, inviting viewers to step inside and renew their sense of wonder for the quiet magic of daily life.  

During the thirteenth edition of Margaret River Region Open Studios, in September 2026, join Silvia for a beginner’s level watercolour workshop, perfect for those who’d like to try their hand at contemporary watercolour painting for the first time.

You’ll experiment with and explore basic watercolour techniques, unleashing your inner artist as you create your very own masterpiece.

Maximum 6 participants

What you’ll learn:
– the differences between the three main surface textures
– how to hold a brush correctly and which brush to use when
– making use of water and mixing pigments
– watercolour techniques of wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brushing, lifting, splattering
– how to simplify subjects for emotional effect

After working through a few technique-based exercises, we’ll paint a Lavender Fields scene.

What we provide:
– prepared exercises to complete, on 100% cotton, 300 gsm watercolour cold pressed paper
– pre-drawn Lavender Fields scene 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 markers
(Feel free to bring your own brushes and pigments, if preferred)
– complimentary drinks and supper

What you’ll take home:
– your own beautiful watercolour masterpiece, finished, mat boarded and ready to frame
– your own tin watercolour palette case with 14 pans

Where:
Shion Art – 6 Hovea Lane, Margaret River