Valentines Watercolour Workshop: with Yulia Lisitsyna

Valentines – Watercolour Hearts Painting Workshop

Join us for “SunCatching Hearts,” a 1.5-hour watercolor workshop perfect for absolute beginners. In this warm and uplifting session, you’ll explore how to blend symbols of love, light, and winter into one harmonious and eye-catching composition. Learn how to capture the gentle glow of sunlight reflecting on icy surfaces and intertwine it with the softness and warmth of heart-inspired shapes. Through guided exercises, you’ll experiment with dry-brush and wet-on-wet watercolor techniques to create contrast, movement, and emotion. This workshop invites you to express themes of love, care, and connection through color and light while discovering the joy of painting freely and intuitively.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Date: February 13, 2026

Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM

About the Instructor

With over 25 years of experience as a watercolor artist, graphic, and ornamental designer, Yulia has been teaching at the Ottawa School of Art since 2016, sharing her expertise in vibrant watercolors, bold acrylics, and intricate drawings. Her artistic journey began in Moscow, Russia, where she studied Fine Art, worked as a ceramic artist, co-owned a studio, and collaborated with the Paleontological Museum. She has participated in international exhibitions across Germany, Sweden, the UK, Canada, and the US. Since 2017, she has also taught at the Glebe Community Centre and Abbotsford House. A dedicated craft-maker, she has been an artist-vendor at ByWard Market since 2016 and has showcased her work in SAW Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, and BlueBird Café. Passionate about traditional media, she integrates medieval patterns, mythology, and light effects into her art. She is committed to supporting Ukrainian refugees and enriching Ottawa’s artistic community.

MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED:

Strathmore Watercolour Paper

Watercolour Sets

White Acrylic Paint (Soft Body)

Masking Fluid (Demco, Winsor& Newton, etc.)

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