Expressive Watercolor

Expressive watercolor is perfect for beginners, and advanced students will learn to hone their eye for line, color, and value.
About this Event

Expressive Watercolor

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

10:00am-12:30pm

Instructor: Natalie Brooks

Class Description: Expressive watercolor combines blind contour drawing with color impressionism. The result is a beautiful, loose, and lively semi-abstract artwork, and just as important- stress reduction for the artist: YOU! Expressive watercolor is perfect for beginners, and advanced students will learn to hone their eye for line, color, and value. Even if you have taken this class before, you will exercise new skills and leave with a completely different painting!

All supplies are included in your session fee.

Registration includes admission to the beautiful gardens before or after class.

With over a decade of experience in watercolor, Natalie Brooks Dourte shares her love of nature through painting. Born and raised in Florida, her imagination has been captured by the coasts and the lush world between. Her work is a rhythm of breathing in nature and exhaling with paint, honoring her source of inspiration, and inviting others to join her in the practice of wonder. Natalie is a member of both the Florida Watercolor Society and Central Florida Watercolor Society, and graduated fellow of Arts Fellowship Orlando.

Participants must withdraw from classes at least 5 days prior to the start of class in order to receive a full refund or credit. If we must cancel a class, we will make every effort to inform you prior to the class time, and you will receive a full refund or credit.

Only those registered for the class will be permitted in the classroom. Childcare services are not provided.

Photo Description: Abstract lines in black are highlighted by multiple hues of watercolor paints creating a unique piece of art including flowers, butterflies and portraits.