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Watercolour Botanicals

Keely van Order

This introductory watercolour tutorial will introduce students to a technique often deployed in botanical compositions, sometimes referred to as the Tea Wash Method. We will be sketching an assortment of locally sourced Eucalyptus leaves and, following these tracings we will use our brushes to direct the flow of colours, tapping puddles of colour into the outlines on the paper to build depth and tone, with the measured pacing that this medium exacts for. Final touches of detail will be added on after each undertone has dried to achieve a striking effect seen in some of the most provocative and compelling botanical compositions. All are welcome — hope to see you there!

About Keely

Keely van Order is a professional artist with a background in digital media, printmaking, painting and drawing. Her works have been exhibited and are on display in several collections internationally and recently in Canberra. She has a Masters of Visual Art (Digital media and illustration) from the ANU. Currently studying neuroscience and psychology, she teaches software, art and language courses while also working as a freelance graphic illustrator. Keely recently illustrated Kaaron Warren’s The Grief Hole, and published her first illustrated book, The Grief Hole Illustrated.