Furry Friends Watercolour Workshop – Labrador Edition

Schedule

Thu Mar 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Saan1 Gallery | Manchester, EN

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Join us for a fun, hands-on watercolour workshop all about painting adorable Labradors!
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Furry Friends Watercolour Workshop – Labrador Edition
Join us for a relaxing watercolour workshop focused on Labradors, perfect for beginners and pet lovers. All materials included — take home your own Labrador artwork!



🎨 Detailed Event Description
Furry Friends Watercolour Workshop – Labrador Edition 🐕

Come join us for a fun and relaxing evening celebrating one of the UK’s most loved furry friends — the Labrador Retriever!

This Furry Friends watercolour workshop is designed for pet lovers of all skill levels. Guided step by step by our instructor, you’ll learn how to paint a Labrador using watercolours, focusing on expression, fur texture, and colour blending. No previous painting experience is needed.

Enjoy a calm, creative atmosphere while learning new techniques and creating a unique piece of art to take home.



🗓 Event Details
  • Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Location: Saan1 Gallery

🎨 What’s Included

All art materials are provided:

  • Watercolour paints
  • Brushes
  • b6 watercolour paper
  • Palette and basic tools

Just bring yourself and your love for Labradors!



✨ What You’ll Learn
  • Basic drawing foundations – simple sketching techniques, proportions, and guidelines for drawing pets
  • Introduction to watercolour painting
  • Colour mixing for Labrador coats (yellow, chocolate, and black)
  • Creating soft fur textures
  • Painting expressive eyes and facial features
  • Developing your own personal painting style

You’ll leave the workshop with your completed Labrador watercolour artwork.


Instructor : Emily

Emily Wai Ling, Lee is an experienced art educator and creative professional based in Manchester. With over 20 years of teaching experience, she holds a Master of Arts in Contemporary Studio Art and Criticism in Education from the Hong Kong Education University and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from RMIT University, Australia.

She spent more than eight years as an Art Director for the Hong Kong Disneyland Theme Park Project, contributing to large-scale creative development. Emily is also the founder of Artism Studio and Em’s Pet Project, where she creates expressive watercolor pet portraits. Through this work, she supports animal rights and adoption charities, guided by her deep connection with animals and belief in their meaningful bond with humans.

more information: IG:emilism.art


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Saan1 Gallery, 5 Kelvin Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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