Acrylic Painting | Fabulous Florals | Mellissa Read-Devine

Course Overview

Join Mellissa Read-Devine for this bold and colourful still life workshop focussing on florals and flowers. Students can either bring in a bundle of their favourite florals to set up a still life, or work from your garden photos. Join Mellissa and immerse yourself in the glorious freedom of colourful bold brushstrokes. Learn to simplify shapes and keep your colours bold and bright, learn about colour mixing, composition and much more. Mellissa is well-known for her impressionistic style of painting, has been the recipient of many award and prizes and is displayed in many galleries and private collections. Mellissa’s workshops are very popular so be sure to enrol early!

Image Mellissa Read-Devine 'From the Heart'

Is this course right for me

Some prior experience with acrylics is assumed. Students should have attended at least an introductory workshop or class.

Materials

Please bring the following:
Either a bunch of flowers foliage that you would like to paint, or a print out of a photograph of your favourite garden. We suggest your bring a colour print out on A3 or A4 paper (it’s tricky working from a ipad, or photograph on your phone)
Your acrylic paints. Bring what you have, please use good ‘artist’ quality paints. Inferior paints do not produce good results. We recommend Matisse Derivan or Atelier brand paints
Your brushes. A selection of large and small bristle brushes
Stretched canvas or canvas board
Any acrylic painting mediums that you usually use
A palette knife
Your painting pallette

Maximum of 12 students in all our classes Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need.

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