Watercolor Workshop: Yellow Bird & Lavender Blooms with Willow Wolfe

Create a fresh, expressive watercolor filled with soft lavender blossoms and a cheerful yellow bird. In this class, we’ll explore how to build delicate, luminous flowers using transparent layers of color, then add depth with loose shadows, expressive details, and rich, contrasting centers.

Beginners welcome! Your line drawing will already be applied to the watercolor surface when you arrive, so you can jump right into painting—no drawing experience required.

We’ll work through layering, blending, value, and color variation to give the flowers dimension without overworking them. You’ll also learn how to simplify the little bird, using just enough shape, color, and detail to bring it to life.

Along the way, we’ll explore how soft and hard edges, negative space, overlapping shapes, and loose finishing marks bring the entire composition together.

Perfect for anyone wanting to explore watercolor, loosen up their brushwork, and create florals that feel light, dimensional, and full of life.

Materials

Brushes and paint will be supplied for in-class use. 
Willow Wolfe Callia Brushes -  Round #2 and #6, Liner 10/0, Short Rounds
Surface: Supplied with line drawing applied on CP watercolor paper
Bring a ceramic plate/palette, or palette paper will be supplied