Watercolour workshops in the Samford Valley

BRushe Creative Studio runs small, friendly watercolour workshops from a home studio at Highvale in the Samford Valley, just outside Brisbane. Every session is designed for absolute beginners: calm, supportive and never rushed, with a maximum of eight painters.

All materials are supplied — paper, paints, brushes and palettes. You bring yourself and your curiosity, and go home with a finished piece.

Workshops

• Landscapes in Watercolour — Escape into nature with this relaxing watercolour workshop inspired by beautiful landscapes and expressive trees.
• Australian Native Flowers — A relaxing 2½ hour watercolour workshop celebrating the beauty of Australian native blooms — wattle, gum blossoms and flowing eucalyptus.
• Under the Sea — Dive into creativity in this relaxing watercolour workshop inspired by the magic beneath the ocean's surface.
• Introduction to Watercolour — The perfect place to start — get to know your paints, your brushes and what watercolour loves to do.
• Roses & Flowers — Soft petals, layered colour and loose, romantic blooms in watercolour.
• Succulents & Cacti — Sculptural little plants with wonderful shapes, shadows and dusty greens.
• Line & Wash — Ink and watercolour together — expressive linework with soft colour washed over the top.
• Introduction to Drawing — Pencil, paper and the fundamentals — shape, shading and really looking at things.
• Introduction to Gouache — Watercolour's opaque cousin — bold, matte colour you can layer light over dark.
• Painting Birds — Rooster — A characterful rooster full of colour, movement and personality.
• Painting Birds — Kingfisher — That extraordinary blue, and the shape of a bird mid-flight.
• Painting Birds — Loose Birds — Quick, loose little birds — the joy of suggesting a shape rather than labouring over it.
• Still Life — Everyday objects, beautifully observed — light, shadow and quiet composition.
• Mindfulness with Watercolour — Less about the finished piece, more about the hour spent making it.
• Christmas Greeting Cards — Paint a set of your own Christmas cards to send to the people you love.
• Painting Animals — Loose Farm Animals — Cheerful, loosely painted farm animals with plenty of character.