Loose Landscapes in Watercolour
Friday 30th October 2026, 10.00 – 4.00,
Beech Hill Memorial Hall, Wood Lane, Beech Hill, RG7 2BE
Let go of the detail and discover a looser, more expressive way of painting the landscape.
This one-day workshop is designed for anyone who enjoys watercolour but would like to move away from detailed, traditional landscape painting and develop a looser, more contemporary and semi-abstract style.
Using the landscape as inspiration, we’ll explore how to simplify what we see and use colour, shape, tone, texture and expressive brushwork to create a painting that suggests a place without trying to capture every detail.
During the day we’ll look at:
- Simplifying a landscape into basic shapes and colour
- Creating interesting compositions from reference material
- Working with a limited and contemporary colour palette
- Loose, expressive brushwork
- Creating texture and interesting marks
- Knowing when to leave areas unfinished
- Allowing the paint to do some of the work
There will be demonstrations throughout the day, followed by plenty of time for you to experiment and develop your own painting with individual guidance.
The emphasis is on exploration rather than perfection. You’ll be encouraged to work more freely, make decisions about what to leave out and discover how much can be suggested with just a few well-chosen marks.
You will leave with new ideas, techniques and a fresh approach to painting landscapes in watercolour.
Suitable for: Artists with some previous watercolour experience. This workshop is not intended for complete beginners.
£88 per person (including watercolour paper) or £75 to my subscribers.
The venue is Beech Hill Hall, Wood Lane, Beech Hill, RG7 2BE near Reading.
Teas and coffees will be provided.
Places are limited so please book before 9th October by clicking the link below
Watercolour Confidence
Watercolour Course – Thursday mornings from 4th to 25th February 2027
I mainly run one day workshops, which I love teaching because they are usually focussed on studying a particular subject in watercolour, but have been asked on many occasions to do a watercolour course which is based around learning the most important watercolour techniques that can be practised, developed and transferred to many different subjects. If this sounds like your cup of tea read on…
In February 2027, I will be teaching a four-week course, designed for anyone who has tried watercolour but found it frustrating, or who is self-taught and feels they have reached a point where their paintings aren’t developing.
Rather than simply producing a finished painting each week, the course focuses on the key watercolour techniques and principles that make the medium work. You will learn how to control water, paint and brushes, understand how to build colour and tone, and avoid some of the common habits that can make watercolour muddy, flat or difficult to control.
Each three-hour session combines demonstrations, practical exercises and guided painting, giving you the opportunity to practise techniques and learning how to apply them in your own paintings.
By the end of the four lessons, you should have a much better understanding of how watercolour behaves, greater confidence in handling the medium and a set of techniques you can continue to develop in your own work.
You will need to bring your own materials (so that you have everything you need to continue painting on your own after the course) but I will supply a detailed list of what to bring – as well as bringing plenty of extra supplies with me for you to borrow if you’re missing anything.
£175 per person for the course, or £155 to my subscribers.
4th -25th February 2027 10.00-1.00
Beech Hill Hall, Wood Lane, Beech Hill, RG7 2BE near Reading.
Teas and coffees will be provided.
I teach all abilities – those that are already painting and would like to improve their skills and beginners that have just discovered their love of painting. Each workshop covers a specific subject in which I teach various techniques that you can transfer to other subjects in your art practice. You will be learning in a friendly environment in a small group (maximum of 10), so that you receive plenty of attention and learn at you own pace. If you would like to come along to any of them, please email me at art@elizabethbaldin.co.uk.
If you click the box below and become a subscriber (it’s completely free) your name will be added to my mailing list so that you will be the first to hear about any up-coming courses and receive a discount if you decide you would like join me. You can unsubscribe at any time.