IN-HOUSE: Adele Partington: Watercolour for Beginners + Learning Essential Skills

  • Tue, April 07, 2026
  • Tue, April 14, 2026
  • 2 sessions
  • Tue, April 07, 2026, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Tue, April 14, 2026, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Barrie Art Club
  • 7

Registration

  • Registration Fee $70.00
  • Non-member Registration $100

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**IN-HOUSE WORKSHOP**

Watercolour for Beginners +  Learning     Essential Skills

TWO 3-HOUR SESSIONS:
TUESDAY EVENINGS

  • Subject: Florals and Various Examples Supplied by instructor
  • Medium: Watercolour

Levels:

  • Beginner 
  • Beginners with some experience
  • Registration:
    - Members: $70.00
    - Non-members: $100.00

Course Description:
This course is a beginner-friendly course that explores the delicate and fluid art of painting with watercolours.  It will give you guided exercises on the essential techniques to feel confident with this medium.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding the Water to Paint Ratio
  • Washes
  • Mixing Consistencies and Value
  • Using a Color Swatch
  • Common Mistakes
  • 70/30 Approach
  • Combining what we learned into painting
  • Flowers in a Vase

  • Boat on Water

  • Northern Lights

  • Create a Small Painting Series

Note: Materials will include items each participant must have, or the Instructor will make an Essentials Kit available for $80.00 or borrowed kit for $35.00.  See full workshop information for details.  Materials costs are payable directly to the instructor on the first day of the course (order in advance).

About the Artist/Instructor:

Adele Partington is a self-taught watercolour artist, she creates art that is inspired by the beauty of the landscape.  Adele work has been awarded by the International Watercolour Society, Canadian Painters of Watercolour and Fabriano Aquarello.  She is a sought after watercolour teacher, teaching both online and in-Person.

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