Workshops & Demos

Workshops and Demonstrations for 2021

Thursday 11th - Friday 12th February - Watercolour for Beginners. Two day workshop at Gallery 11:11. This is the first of a series of 5 workshops to be presented at Gallery 11:11, designed to be taken in order as a comprehensive course, or as stand alone workshops. Details and bookings here.
Between 14th March and 29th March: two online workshops for a Natural Science Illustrators Guild in the US, on colour mixing. Each workshop has 4 sessions with me via Zoom, and additional sessions for the group to work together without me, also via Zoom. The first is 13th, 14th 17th and 20th March (US dates) and the second is 21st, 24th, 27th and 28th March (US dates). It's a new way to teach international workshops and I really enjoy teaching via Zoom as everyone has exactly the same very clear view of what I am doing. Both fully booked.
Thursday 8th - Friday 9th April - Colour Mixing in Watercolour - Two day workshop at Gallery 11:11. This is the second of a series of 5 workshops to be presented at Gallery 11:11, designed to be taken in order as a comprehensive course, or as stand alone workshops. Details and bookings here.
24 - 29 April - Daniel Smith factory store, Seattle. Booking details will be added soon. Cancelled due to covid-19.
April 24th Free Public Demonstration at Daniel Smith Cancelled due to covid-19.
April 25th - one day workshop - urban and travel sketching Cancelled due to covid-19.
April 26 - 27 - Two day workshop colour mixing for watercolourists Cancelled due to covid-19.
April 28 - 29 Two day workshop - Celebrating the colours of Spring - florals and botanicals Cancelled due to covid-19.
Thursday 24 - Friday 25th June - Sketching Florals and Botanicals in Watercolour. Two day workshop at Gallery 11:11 This is the third of a series of 5 workshops to be presented at Gallery 11:11, designed to be taken in order as a comprehensive course, or as stand alone workshops. Details and bookings here.
Monday 31 - Friday 11 June - 10 day drawing and sketching with watercolour workshop in a beautiful mountain town in Umbria. Includes 60 hours of tuition - Monday to Friday for two weeks - so plenty of time to sketch the sights and fill a sketchbook. An exhibition completes the experience. Postponed due to covid-19
27th June - 3 July - week long workshop in Bathurst with the Winter School of Arts. TBC
Greek Islands sketching tour - 1st - 20th October - three weeks :-) Postponed from September 2020. Here is the itinerary. Contact Diana for more details and to make a reservation. Postponed due to Covid-19
Thursday 26 - Friday 27th August - Travel Sketching with Watercolour. Two day workshop at Gallery 11:11. This is the fourth of a series of 5 workshops to be presented at Gallery 11:11, designed to be taken in order as a comprehensive course, or as stand alone workshops. Details and bookings here.
Thursday 28 - Friday 29th October - Special Effects in Watercolour. Two day workshop at Gallery 11:11. This is the final of a series of 5 workshops to be presented at Gallery 11:11, designed to be taken in order as a comprehensive course, or as stand alone workshops. Details and bookings here.

Would you like to book a Demonstration or Workshop? Contact me.

I've love running workshops and demonstrations. I've taught or demonstrated at the Urban Sketchers Symposiums in Singapore in 2015, Manchester in 2016, Chicago in 2017, Porto in 2018 and Amsterdam in 2019. I've taught workshops and sketched with the Urban Sketchers in many cities of the world, and for art and watercolour societies locally and internationally - I love to travel :-)

In Australia I hope to do some workshops in Melbourne, Hobart and Perth, as well as in and around Sydney.

Workshop and demonstration ideas include 'Drawing out the Details', 'Watercolour for Beginners', 'Special Effects in Watercolour', 'Travel Sketching', 'Watercolour Sketching', 'Plein Air and/or Urban Sketching', 'Colour Mixing', 'Botanicals', 'Working with Inks, 'Mastering Watercolours', 'Watercolour Bootcamp', 'Watercolour 101', 'Understanding Watercolour'.

Demonstration topics include 'Special Effects in Watercolour', 'Colour Mixing' (suitable for all media), 'Mixed media', 'Inky Fingers - Pen, Brush, Ink, Letters and Line'. (looking at the different tools used for drawing and writing over the centuries including lettering and drawing demonstrations), 'Botanicals', 'Plein air Sketching'/'Travel sketching'/Sketching with Watercolour/Urban Sketching.

Classes in Watercolour

I run weekly classes in Watercolour at my home studio on Monday nights and Tuesday mornings. The Tuesday class is via Zoom! and I'll be running an additional Zoom class on Thursday afternoons.

I also run occasional workshops for various art shops, societies or groups. See above list.

Can't come to a class? Consider on-line tutoring!

On-line Tutoring

Need help with something? I am happy to answer questions, but if you need help with something that requires a demonstration with a particular technique, or help with a painting, a palette overhaul, get in touch and I'll see if I can help.
For a comprehensive foundation in watercolour consider my 12-lesson online course Mastering Watercolours.
to learn to draw and sketch from life, consider my 12-lesson online course Travel Sketching.
Payment is simple through PayPal, Stripe or Australian bank transfer.

See the On-Line Tutoring tab in Tutorials and Resources.

Facebook Group

I have a Facebook Group for any of my students to join, whether past or present, workshop students, on-line or in-person regular classes. If you have been, or are, one of my students and wish to be part of this private community, find the group and send me a request through Facebook and remind me where we met. Jane Blundell Art Students.

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Workshops and Demonstrations held in 2020

4th - 8th January - Sketching in Watercolour at the Sturt Summer School. Filled. Click here for the PDF about this course.
Sunday 15th March - Art Est workshop - 'Painting Botanicals'. 10am - 4pm. Bookings here. Fully booked.
April 8 - 11 - I planned to attend the USK Symposium in Hong Kong. Sadly it has been cancelled so I may be involved in running some urban sketching workshops in Sydney. TBA.
Online Mastering Watercolour course available from April 8th. Details here. 12-lesson in depth course.
Saturday 2 May - 12.30 - 4.00 workshop at Gallery 11:11. Details here. This was switched to a Zoom online workshop.
Sunday 17th May - Workshop at Art Est - Special Effects in Watercolour. Cancelled due to Covid-19.
5 - 11 July - 'Urban and travel Sketching with Watercolour' at the Art Scene Winter School of Arts, Bathurst. Cancelled due to covid-19.
As I have not been able to travel, I am creating the online courses I have been teaching for a number of years. 'Travel sketching' will be the next to move to a fully online course with videos. Watch out for this for August 2020.
Thursday 27th - Friday 28 August - Botanical Sketching two day workshop at Gallery 11:11. Details here
Saturday 24- Sunday 25 October - Ayr, Queensland - two day watercolour workshops for the Burdekin Art Society. Contact here. (Was originally scheduled for 30 and 31 May. Postponed due to travel restrictions.)
14th September to 3 or 4th October - Sketching tour in the Greek Islands - this will be another fabulous chance to fill your sketchbooks as we explore Ikaria, Samos, Patmos and Kalymnos, with an optional day trip to Ephesus, Turkey. (Brought forward from April 2021). Bookings filling already so contact Diana with expressions of interest here. To see the full itinerary, click here. Postponed due to Covdi-19.
Sunday 22 November - one day Guest Artist at Gallery 11:11 - I'll be setting up a small exhibition and painting at the gallery for the day. Drop in and visit :-)

Workshops and Demonstrations held in 2019

Monday 21st - Friday 25th January - Mitchell School of Art 5 day workshop in Bathurst. Sketching with Watercolour. Here is the link to the full Summer School Brochure and here is the booking form. It's always a great week :-)
Tuesday April 9th to Thursday April 18th - Melbourne - sketching in the city, demonstrations and a workshop or two.
Wednesday 10th April - 5 hour Faber Castell artist range demonstration using Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils, Pitt markers and Polychromas at the new Officeworks store in Mentone, Melbourne. 12.00 - 5.00. All welcome. Drop in and say hello!
Saturday April 13th - Melbourne - Understanding Watercolour - one day workshop at Studio 1310 - the workshop studio above Seniors Art Store in Malvern. We will be exploring watercolour pigments and how to use them, along with colour mixing, triads and controlling washes. We'll do some small studies too :-) Click here for more information and to book. (Fully booked)
Sunday April 14th - Melbourne - Sketching with Watercolour - one day workshop at Studio 1310 - the workshop studio above Seniors Art Store in Malvern. In this workshop we'll be exploring a range of tools and techniques to get you sketching in watercolour on location, whether travel sketching, urban sketching, botanical or whatever it is you want to collect in your sketchbooks. Click here to make your booking.
Tuesday 16th April - 3 hour Faber Castell artist range demonstration using Albrecht Durer water-soluble graphite, Pitt Pastel Pencils and Pitt artist pens at the new Officeworks store in Mentone, Melbourne. 12.00 - 3.00. All welcome. Drop in and say hello :-)
17th - 21st June - Cairns ARTescape 5 day workshop in Travel Sketching in Watercolour. Winter getaway to the warmth of Cairns :-) This is a fabulous venue in the massive converted Tanks within the Botanic Gardens and we'll explore a huge range of sketching and watercolour tools and techniques including botanical studies, urban sketching, travel sketching and much more. I am really looking forward to it! Contact Maree to book a place. Full information about this great week PDF here.
7th - 13th July - Mitchell School of Arts 5 day workshop Bathurst. Sketching with Watercolour - bootcamp. Lots of exercises to get you using a sketchbook. We'll explore a huge range of sketching and watercolour tools and techniques including botanical studies, urban sketching, travel sketching and much more. More detail and enrolment links here.
Possible workshops in London in July on the way to Amsterdam - contact me with ideas :-)
24th - 27th July - Urban Sketchers Symposium - Amsterdam - I'll be teaching a workshop on tone and texture in urban sketching.
6th to 25th October - I am really looking forward to taking a sketching and painting tour in the Greek Islands. This will be a fabulous chance to sketch at 6 beautiful islands - Rhodes, Nissiros, Kastellorizo, Symi, Kalymnos and Kos, with plenty of tuition but also time to explore. Painting subjects for everyone - Colourful fishing boats, dramatic mountains, domed monasteries, white-washed bougainvillea filled lanes, dense olive groves, medieval fortresses, turquoise coves, cafes, lively sketches of locals and so much more. All levels of ability most welcome including non-artist participants. Here is the full itinerary - doesn't it sound wonderful? Fully booked.
We've added another Greek Islands tour for April 2021

To register you interest please contact me here or Diana here.

Sunday 1 December - One day workshop in Travel and Urban sketching at ArtEst, Leichhardt. Bookings and more information here

Workshops and demonstrations held in 2018

Monday 15th January to Friday 19th January, 5 day Travel Sketching workshop in Bathurst as part of the Art Scene Mitchell School of Art. Download brochure here.
Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd March - two day workshop, Watercolour 101 in The Sheds, Marrickville, Sydney. Details and bookings here
Thursday 29th March - Beginners Sketching with Watercolour workshop. Maiden theatre, Botanic Gardens Sydney. Fully booked - for waiting list contact here
Thursday 31st May - Friday 1 June, two day Sketching with Watercolour workshop, at The Sheds, Sydney. Details and bookings here
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd June - Cairns ARTescape 5-day workshop - Watercolour Bootcamp. This workshop is located in the Cairns Botanical gardens and should be just beautiful! Details here.
Monday 25th - Friday 30th June - Sketching with Watercolour 5 day workshop as part of the Art Scene Mitchell School of Art. Full brochure on the Winter School is here and the enrolment form link is here.
5th - 25th July - sketching trip to Portugal and attending the USK Symposium in Porto, where I will be teaching my workshop Watercolour 101.
1 August - 5th August - series of five one-day workshops in Sarina, Queensland. Day 1 - Sketching, Day two - Colour mixing, Day three - Watercolour techniques, Day 4 - Sketching with Watercolour, Day 5 - Travel Sketching. Designed so students can take any or all. Subsidised by a grant, this is a very affordable series of workshops and Queensland is a great winter escape destination! Contact Brigette here.

September 15th - three hour workshop Watercolour 101 in the Botanic Gardens for Urban Sketchers Sydney as part of the 10x10 series. Details of this international programme here. Book directly with me here.
September 22 - Watercolour workshop for the Ku ring gai Art Society 9.00 - 3.30.
September 29 - Three hour workshop Drawing Out the Details in the Botanic Gardens for Urban Sketchers Sydney as part of the 10x10 series. Details of this international programme here. Book directly with me here.
Thursday 25th and Friday 26th October - two day Sketching with Watercolour Workshop at the Maiden Theatre, Botanic Gardens Sydney. Details and books will be available through the website here.
Saturday 10th November - Colour Mixing Demonstration for the Oatley 101 Art Society AGM 2-4pm.
plans to travel to Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Details to follow.

Workshops and demonstrations held in 2017

March - April 2017 - USk 10 x 10 Sydney event. More information here. I'll be teaching a workshop on Sketching the Details in a range of media, and another Watercolour 101 on setting up a watercolour palette for sketchers.
28th March - Demonstration of plein air watercolour and finished painting processes.
April 29th & 30th - Two day Plein Air Sketching workshop in Temora
June 6th 2017 - Artist Talk as part of the Sketching and Sketchbook Exhibition, Creative Space Dee Why. 2-4pm - I'll be showing the way I use sketchbooks to create published books, as well as talking through some of my precious travel sketchbooks.
3 - 5th July 2017 - Special Effects in Watercolour, a 3 day watercolour extension workshop in Bath, UK. Contact here.
17th - 21st July 2017- Watercolour Bootcamp, 5 day workshop in Bath UK, taking participants through watercolour techniques from the ground up. Perfect for the serious beginner or anyone who wants to learn all about watercolour. Contact here.
July 2017 - Teaching and demonstrating at the 8th annual Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago. Demonstration on how to choose a watercolour palette for sketching, and a workshop Drawing Out the Details.
31 July 2017 - Watercolour and colour mixing demonstration for the Botanical Society AGM.
16th & 17th September 2017 Two day Special Effects in Watercolour workshop for the Central Coast Watercolour Society
September/October 2017- Travelling and sketching in West Coast USA.
September 23rd - sketching in San Francisco with the SF Sketchers. Details here.
September 24rd - Sketching in San Francisco
September 25th - 9.30 - 11.30 Free demonstration on setting up a perfect watercolour palette for travel/urban sketching, San Francisco. bookings here.
September 25th - 1.00-5.00pm - 4 hour workshop on Travel/Urban Sketching with Watercolour in San Francisco. Bookings here. Fully booked.
September 26th - 28th - Sketching on the Ocean Road.
September 29th and 30th - Travel Sketching with Watercolour workshop, Bacara Hotel, Santa Barbara. Contact Betty (bddavisg@aol.com) for more details - Fully booked.
Two day workshop The Colours of Fall in Gig Harbour 3rd & 4th October. Fully Booked.
Friday 6th October - Sketching in Seattle
At the Daniel Smith Store Saturday 7th -Thursday 11th October - more here
7 October 2017 - Free Public demonstration, Daniel Smith Seattle 1.00 - 3.00pm on Special Effects in Watercolour.
8 October workshop, Travel Sketching with Watercolour, Daniel Smith, Seattle. Bookings here Fully Booked
9th and 10th October two day Mastering Watercolours workshop at Daniel Smith, Seattle. Bookings here
11 October one day Colour Mixing Watercolour Workshop at Daniel Smith, Seattle. Bookings here
One and a half day workshop on Travel Sketching at the Currents Gallery in McMinnville, Oregon on October 12th (1.00-5.00pm) and 13th. (9.00am-5.00pm). Contact here for more details. Fully booked.
Saturday 14th October - Sketching in Portland
Sunday 15th September - Sketching in Seattle
29th October - Full day Watercolour Workshop for the Southern Cross Art Society
Friday 1st December - half day Introduction to Watercolour workshop at the Macquarie Art Gallery, Macquarie University. Fully booked.

Workshops and demonstrations held in 2016

January 9th 2016 - Artist talk and demonstration at Gosford Regional Gallery as part of the AWI annual watercolour exhibition. 2.00pm. All welcome.
January 18th - 22th 2016 - Watercolour Bootcamp 5 day workshop at Mitchell School of Arts, Bathurst. More information and bookings here. (fully booked)
Sunday March 6th - Botanicals Workshop at ArtEst 10.00am - 4.00pm. More details here
March 12th & 13th 2016 - two day watercolour workshop at a beautiful Queensland vineyard - Bunnyconnellen - 45 minutes north of Toowoomba. http://www.bunnyconnellen.com.au Day one - Watercolour for Beginners/intermediate including setting up palettes and equipment, colour mixing and watercolour techniques. Day two - Plein air Sketching with Watercolour (anyone). Morning tea and lunch at the cellar door will be included in this lovely workshop :-) Here's the link to book http://www.bunnyconnellen.com.au/announcements/watercolour-workshop-with-jane-blundell (Fully booked)
Sunday 1st May - Inky Fingers Workshop at ArtEst, 10.00 - 4.00. More details here. (Fully booked)
May 14th & 15th - 2-day Mixed Media watercolour workshop for the Leeton Art Society, Leeton, NSW.
Sunday 5th June - Sketching in Watercolour workshop at ArtEst .
July 4 - 8th 2016 - Watercolour Bootcamp 5 day workshop at Mitchell School of Arts, Bathurst. More information here.
July 12 - 16 2016 - Watercolour Bootcamp 5 day workshop in Bath. An intense study of everything you've ever wanted to know about watercolour - setting up your palette, pigments, colour mixing, creating washes, painting botanicals, sketching, plein air and more.
July 27th - 30th 2016 - I'll be on the faculty at the Urban Sketchers Symposium, teaching the workshop 'Watercolour Your World, One Mix and a Time', Manchester UK. More information at http://www.urbansketchers.org
September 27th 'Watercolour Your World full day demonstration workshop in New York City.
Sunday October 2nd - Free Daniel Smith Watercolour Demonstration at Jerry's Palette Shop, 111 Fourth Street, New York. 1 - 4pm.
October 4-5th Hudson, Quebec Watercolour workshop- two day Watercolour workshop.
October 8-9th Lachine, Quebec Watercolour workshop - two day Watercolour workshop.
October 11th - Watercolour demonstration for the LAA association.
Saturday 15th October - Free demonstration of Daniel Smith Watercolours at Artist and Craftsman store in Philadelphia - 307 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19106, 3.00pm.
Sunday 6th November - Workshop at ArtEst on Special Effects in Watercolour 10.00am - 4.00pm. Details here

Workshops and demonstrations held in 2015

Saturday January 10 - Travel sketching in Watercolours at Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 4.00pm. (fully booked)
Friday January 16 - Watercolour Sketching full day workshop in Lane Cove 10.00 - 4.00. (fully booked)
Thursday January 29 - Watercolour Sketching full day workshop in Lane Cove 10.00 - 4.00. (Fully Booked)
Sunday February 8th - Sketching with Watercolours full day workshop at Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 3.00 pm. (fully booked)
Sunday March 8th - Working with Watercolours en plein air full day workshop at Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 3.00 pm.
Tuesday March 17th - Colour mixing and Special Watercolour pigments demonstration for Mosman Art Society, 7.30 - 9.00pm. Mosman Art Gallery
Thursday March 19th - Special Effects in Watercolour demonstration for St George Art Society, 7.30pm
Saturday 28th March - Monday 30th March - sketching in Hong Kong.
Saturday April 18th - Watercolour Demonstration at Tindalls Art Store, Cambridge, UK. 10.00am - 4.00pm
Tuesday April 28th and Wednesday April 29th - Special Effects in Watercolour with a Botanical Theme - Two day watercolour workshop for the Central Coast Watercolour Society.
Sunday May 17th - Botanical Painting with Watercolour. Full day workshop at Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 3.00 pm.
Tuesday June 23rd - Pen, Brush, Ink, Letters and Line demonstration at Lane Cove Art Society. 8.00pm.
Thursday July 9th - Inky Fingers - Pen, Brush, Ink, Line and Lettering demonstration for the Ryde Art Society. 11.00am - 1.00pm
Saturday 18th - Art Jam at Arters - demo on Travel Sketching in conjunction with Arters.com.sg. Time 3.00 - 5.00.
2 Jiak Chuan Road, Chinatown, Singapore.
Thursday 23rd - Saturday 25th July - 4 demonstrations on Colour Mixing and Inky Fingers for the Urban Sketchers Symposium, Singapore.
Thursday August 6th - Critique Night, St George art Society
Sunday 13th September - Free Demonstration at Artist & Craftsman, 555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco USA 2.30 - 4.30. I'll be demonstrating with Daniel Smith watercolours along with other materials, showing colour mixing, special colours and great watercolour effects and techniques, and there will be time for questions :-)
September 2015 - Solo exhibition of prints 'A Splash of Colour' at the Daniel Smith Store, Seattle. Reception Saturday 19th September.
Saturday 19th September - Two Free lectures and Demonstrations on Sketching in Watercolour Plein Air at the Daniel Smith Store, Seattle, USA 10.30 - 11.30 and 1.00 - 2.00.
Sunday 20th & Monday 21st September - Two day Sketching in Watercolour Plein Air workshop at Daniel Smith Seattle Store, Seattle USA. More information here.
Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September - Two day Sketching in Watercolour Plein Air workshop at Daniel Smith Seattle Store, Seattle USA. More information here.
Sunday 18th October - Botanical Workshop, Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 4.00 pm.
Sunday 15th November - Sketching with Watercolour Workshop, Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 4.00 pm. (fully booked)

Workshops and Demonstrations held in 2014

Saturday 8th February 2014- Special Effects in Watercolour full day workshop for the Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society.
Sunday 13th April - Watercolour Botanicals at Art Est, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Saturday 17th May - Beginner's workshop 1.00pm - 5.00pm in Chinatown, Singapore.
Sunday 18th May - Watercolour Masterclass 1.00pm - 5.00pm Chinatown, Singapore.
Sunday 15th June - Colour Mixing - Oils, Acrylics or Watercolours at Art Est, 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Saturday 5th July - Watercolour for Beginners at Art Est, 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Sunday 6th July - Watercolour Sketching en Plein Air at Art Est, 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Saturday 26th July - Special Effects in Watercolour - Florals Day 1 for the Society of Artists, Newcastle, 9.00am - 4.00pm
Sunday 27th July - Special Effects in Watercolour - Florals Day 2 for the Society of Artists, Newcastle, 9.00am - 4.00pm.
Thursday 31st July - Daniel Smith Watercolour Demonstration at The Art Scene 12.00 - 2.00pm 914 Victoria Road West Ryde (Shop entrance and parking is at the rear on Mulvihill Street.)
Saturday 2nd August - Colour Mixing Demonstration for the Nepean Art Society. 2.00pm
Friday 29th August - Watercolour sketching en plein air at Art Est 10.00am - 2.00pm.
Sunday 21st September - Watercolours for Beginners at Art Est, 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Wednesday 15th October - Special Effects in Watercolour, floral theme demonstration for the Drummoyne Art Society, 7.30pm
Sunday 30th November - Sketching with Watercolour workshop at Art Est, Leichhardt. 10.00am - 3.00pm.