painting birds in watercolour and collage : class photos

3 December 2019
Piwakawaka / New Zealand Fantails : student paintings
Piwakawaka / New Zealand Fantails : student paintings

Fantastic Saturday with 8 lovely students learning to paint birds in watercolour, ink and collage. In the morning we all painted my favourite bird, the Piwakawaka. In the afternoon students chose their own bird and ventured bravely out on their own.

The finished paintings were absolutely beautiful. And the day was so much fun! Thank you wonderful people for a truly great day.

Next class will be in January 2020 ... painting flowers in ink and watercolour. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to be notified of details.

Adding watercolour to a pencil drawing
Adding watercolour to a pencil drawing
Adding watercolour to a pencil drawing
Adding watercolour to a pencil drawing
Adding details with ink and collage
Adding details with ink and collage
Adding details with a tiny brush
Adding details with a tiny brush
Having fun with lovely colours and soaring wings
Having fun with lovely colours and soaring wings
Adding collage elements
Adding collage elements
Adding collage to a Quail's wing
Adding collage to a Quail's wing
Cutting out collage elements
Cutting out collage elements
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