Watercolour Flow

Instructor: Natalie Thomas Materials Included All skill levels welcome Discover the benefits of experiencing a creative state of ‘flow’, while learning how to paint flowing watercolour landscapes and florals. Participants will learn about the mental state of ‘flow’ and its benefits for mental and emotional wellbeing, while also learning some of the basic properties of using water, watercolours and inks (watercolour, acrylic and plant-based) to create loose, intuitive paintings. We will take a look at some materials, including different papers, inks, paints, and brushes, and other mark-making tools, and following some warmup practices, we’ll create some landscapes and floral paintings together. Come prepared to loosen up and get into the flow for a relaxing and fun workshop! Natalie Thomas is a local artist and therapist in Guelph with a deep love of nature that provides ongoing inspiration for her paintings and creative experiments. Painting in particular is therapeutic for her, and she is drawn to multiple mediums for their various qualities and pigments, including oils, acrylics, watercolours and inks. A self-taught artist, her work has been shown locally and she enjoys the vibrancy of the artistic community. She also believes creativity is something everyone has access to, and that playful curiosity that leads to unexpected results can be a source of happiness. And what better way than to be curious together?