Where Inspiration Blooms – One Day Watercolour Flowers Workshop
Venue: The Pavilion, Penn Street, Bucks, HP7 0PX
Cost: £95
Timing: 10am-3pm
Date: 8 May to 8 May 2026
Website: https://www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk/product-page/one-day-watercolour-flowers-workshop-summer-26
To book this class please click here – https://www.whereinspirationblooms.co.uk/product-page/one-day-watercolour-flowers-workshop-summer-26
This class is suitable for absolute beginners, as well as more experienced painters.
Join us for a really wonderful day spent truly luxuriating in the world of flowers with local artist Zoe Duncan.
Using freshly picked seasonal blooms, you will have the opportunity to study their unique structures, forms and colours before learning to paint your own interpretations.
You will be taught how to choose a flower that appeals to you, (from images and also an abundance of real flowers in the studio), how to make a pleasing composition, and then how to tackle painting your chosen bloom.
As this is a longer workshop, we can really take our time to explore the structure of the flowers, learn how best to apply the paint, to make a convincing interpretation. You will learn the techniques of wet on wet to make a colour blush in soft transitions across a petal, as well as learning the wet on dry techniques needed to make convincing details such as stamens and anthers.
This will be a day to really slow down and immerse yourself in the beauty of flowers and painting. By the end of the session, not only will you have a deeper appreciation for the natural beauty of flowers, but you will also have created stunning pieces of art that reflect your personal vision and creativity.
All of the fresh flowers we will be using will have been grown locally at The Walled Garden on the neighbouring Penn Estate. Zoe will also have a wide selection of images as reference materials, or you are very welcome to bring flowers from your own garden.
It’s our absolute pleasure to welcome back much-loved local artist Zoe Duncan. Zoe has been running watercolour classes with us for the past couple of years and is always a hugely popular teacher, known for her relaxed, encouraging approach and her ability to help everyone feel at ease, whatever their level of experience.
Beyond learning new techniques, this workshop offers a chance to slow down, switch off and immerse yourself in the calming rhythm of watercolour painting. Working with fluid washes, gentle movement and natural forms can be deeply relaxing, helping to quiet the mind and ease everyday stresses. Many people find watercolour to be a wonderfully mindful practice — a space to focus, breathe and reconnect with creativity, leaving the session feeling refreshed, grounded and inspired.
This class is suitable for absolute beginners as well as more experienced painters, with plenty of individual guidance throughout. Everyone will leave with their own finished watercolour painting, along with new skills, renewed confidence and a sense of calm to carry with them beyond their time at The Pavilion.
Zoë trained at the City and Guilds London Art School, studying for a Post Grad Diploma in Sculpture and Drawing. She is a hugely experienced teacher, having taught art to adults and children for over 16 years, including as a tutor at Waterperry Gardens, at her own studio and at workshops within schools, and local art groups in both Bucks, and Oxfordshire.