The Art of Watercolour Places & Spaces - 5 Week Course - Daytime, Kelsall

The Art of Watercolour: Places & Spaces

A relaxed, beginner-friendly 5-week course exploring beautiful buildings, charming streets and special places through watercolour.

Have you ever looked at a beautiful cottage, colourful shopfront or sun-drenched Mediterranean street and thought, I'd love to be able to paint that?

This course will show you that you absolutely can.

Over five relaxed and supportive sessions, we'll take the mystery out of painting buildings and places, breaking everything down into simple, manageable steps. There's no need to worry about perfect straight lines, complicated perspective or getting every tiny detail right. Instead, we'll show you how to capture the character and feeling of a place using loose watercolour, colour, texture and simple shapes.

We'll start with characterful cottages before moving onto Mediterranean streets, colourful shopfronts and beautiful doors and windows. Each week you'll create something different while gradually building your confidence and discovering just how effective simple watercolour techniques can be.

In our final week, you'll have the opportunity to paint a place that's special to you — perhaps your home, a favourite holiday destination, wedding venue, local pub or somewhere that holds lovely memories.

This course works beautifully as a follow-on from our Art of Watercolour course, but it's also completely suitable for beginners. You don't need to be able to draw and you certainly don't need to consider yourself "arty". We'll guide you through everything step by step.

Come along, switch off for a couple of hours each week and enjoy learning something new in our friendly Kelsall studio.

Details
🗓️ Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm
📍 The Imaginators Studio, Kelsall
Starts: Wednesday 24th February
💷 £28 per session or £125 for the full 5-week course

Throughout the Course, You'll Explore…

Week 1 — Cottages & Characterful Buildings
We'll start gently, learning how to turn a building into simple shapes before adding windows, doors, roofs and lovely loose greenery. You'll be surprised how quickly your little cottage starts to come to life!

Week 2 — Mediterranean Streets
Think sunshine, colourful shutters, balconies and tumbling plants. We'll create a beautiful Mediterranean-inspired scene while introducing perspective in a really simple and approachable way.

Week 3 — Shopfronts & Cafés
Paint a gorgeous little shopfront or café, exploring windows, awnings, signs and reflections. We'll also have a play with combining pen and watercolour to add character and detail.

Week 4 — Beautiful Doors, Windows & Details
You don't need to paint an entire building to capture a beautiful place. We'll zoom in on colourful doors, old windows, climbing flowers and interesting architectural details while exploring texture, light and shadow.

Week 5 — Paint a Place You Love
For our final session, bring along a photograph of somewhere special to you. It could be your home, a favourite holiday spot, wedding venue, local landmark or somewhere filled with happy memories. We'll help you simplify your photograph and guide you step by step as you create your own personal watercolour.

What's Included
✔️ Friendly, step-by-step tuition
✔️ All materials provided
✔️ Five beautiful projects to complete
✔️ Simple, beginner-friendly drawing techniques
✔️ An introduction to pen and watercolour
✔️ Lots of individual help and encouragement
✔️ A relaxed, sociable studio environment
✔️ No pressure and absolutely no expectation of perfection!

Do I Need Experience?

Absolutely not.

This course has been designed to make painting buildings feel achievable, even if you've never painted one before or you're convinced you "can't draw".

If you've already joined us for The Art of Watercolour, this is a lovely way to continue building your skills and confidence. But if this is your first watercolour course with us, you'll be just as welcome.

Everything is demonstrated and broken down step by step, all your materials are waiting for you, and we're always on hand to help.

We truly believe everybody is creative — sometimes you just need someone to show you where to start.

Accessibility

If you have specific access or learning arrangements, please contact us at hello@imaginators-creative.com and we'll do everything we can to support you.

Important Information

🎨 Clothing: Aprons are provided, but please wear clothes you're happy to get paint on.

📸 Photography: We may take photos during the event for marketing. If you'd prefer not to be included, just let us know when you arrive.

🎟️ Tickets: Tickets are non-refundable. With at least 48 hours' notice, we're happy to transfer your booking to another event once (subject to availability). You're also welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else — just let us know their name in advance.

👨‍👩‍👧 Age: Children are welcome when accompanied by a paying adult with their own ticket, unless the event is marked as adults only.

❓ Questions? Email us at hello@imaginators-creative.com.

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