These bright fungi are fun to paint! Using irresistible, vibrant reds and oranges and lovely textures you can try a very classical watercolour approach or a wilder way with vivid colour and freer brushstrokes, however you approach it they always look appealing.

We will work with masking fluid, which can at times can make your watercolour look very static and garish and often naive. Tutor, Nicky Hunter will show you how to get a more sensitive outcome from this medium, along with other watercolour techniques to keep your work loose, lively and vivid.

Through out the day there will be demos and lots of 1 to 1 guidance to help you progress your painting and develop your watercolour skills.

What you need to bring

Materials – bring whatever watercolour kit you currently have. There is no need to purchase extra items as the tutor will supply paper, boards, water pots and additional larger brushes and paint colours. She can guide you or additional items you may need to enhance your watercolour kit to carry on your watercolour journey.

Good reference material – some will be provided by the tutor.

Old clothes or something to cover up your clothes whilst working.

What is included

Some paint, paper, paint brushes, pots but please bring your own kit as a basis.

Cost

£49 per person.

Booking

Booking is via the tutor: please email nickyred@gmail.com or telephone 07899 942944. Places are limited to 10, so we recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.

About the tutor

Nicky Hunter is a textile designer specialising in painting floral patterns for fashion fabrics, you may well have worn one of her designs as she has designed for many well-known brands in the UK and internationally. Her love for floral painting using inks and watercolours in her design work has many admirers and over the past couple of years has been selling work in galleries and teaching watercolour workshops in the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

Now with a regular following of students who love to learn how to paint florals, birds and other beautiful things from nature, Nicky teaches many styles but the loose and lively watercolour style appeals the most to herself and her students. Her teaching style is enthusiastic and generous, and you are sure to enjoy and develop your techniques working with her, whether you wish to build on some basic experience and refine your painting skills or liberate them and become freer with your floral painting.

For more information about Nicky Hunter, check out her Facebook page (Nicky Hunter Watercolour Painting).