Service Description

🦋🌸 Butterflies & Flowers in Watercolour Workshop Join us for a beautiful new watercolour workshop at The Lost Barn, held in their stunning tipis surrounded by the Cheshire countryside. With its own coffee roastery and café just steps away, The Lost Barn provides the perfect setting for a relaxing and inspiring day of creativity. 🦋 Discover Butterflies & Flowers in Watercolour Explore the delicate beauty of butterflies and flowers in this relaxed and inspiring workshop, perfect for complete beginners and developing artists alike. Guided by professional artist Dan Bethell, with over eight years of teaching experience, you'll learn how to capture the vibrant colours, intricate patterns and delicate forms of butterflies alongside beautiful botanical elements. Working from carefully selected reference images, you'll combine expressive watercolour techniques with fine details to create a harmonious composition full of colour and natural beauty. 🎨 What You'll Learn 🦋 Butterfly Anatomy & Proportions – Understanding wing shapes, symmetry and intricate patterns. 🌸 Botanical Techniques – Capturing the delicate forms, colours and textures of flowers, petals and foliage. 🎨 Colour Mixing & Layering – Creating vibrant wings and subtle floral tones using transparent washes. 💧 Water Control & Blending – Exploring wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques for soft transitions and expressive effects. 🖌️ Fine Details & Brushwork – Painting intricate wing patterns, delicate veins and petal textures. ✨ Composition & Backgrounds – Combining butterflies and flowers into a balanced composition with soft, understated backgrounds. 👩‍🎨 Live Demonstrations – Step-by-step tuition and individual guidance throughout the workshop. By the end of the session, you'll leave with your own beautiful butterfly and floral watercolour painting, along with the confidence to continue exploring these techniques at home. 🌸 What's Included ✔️ Professional-quality watercolour paper ✔️ All painting materials provided ✔️ Step-by-step demonstrations and individual tuition ✔️ Optional professional mounts and backboards available to purchase for framing 📍 Location: The Lost Barn, Old Hall Farm, Tilston, Malpas, SY14 7JE 📅 Date & Time: Monday 26th October 2026 | 10:00am – 2:00pm ✨ Places are limited, so early booking is recommended! No experience necessary — just bring your curiosity and enjoy a creative day exploring the wonderful colours and delicate beauty of butterflies an