🎨 New Class: Beginner Watercolor – Express Your Emotions with Flower-Inspired Color
I’ve just released a new watercolor class on Skillshare, and this one came from really just wanting to paint with ease. Just to relax.
So I sat down with my paints, thinking about flowers… not how to paint them, but how their colors made me feel. And that’s how this class was born.
“Beginner Watercolor: Create Abstract Art with Flower-Inspired Color” is a gentle invitation to slow down and paint without pressure. It’s for beginners or anyone looking to reconnect with their creative side in a calming, intuitive way.
🌸 What This Class Is About
This class isn’t about painting realistic florals. Instead, you’ll explore color and emotion — using inspiration from flowers like wisteria or orchids — and turn them into abstract brushstrokes. We’ll play with soft edges, gentle layering, and mindful mark-making. No drawing skills needed.
And yes, we’ll keep it light and joyful. As Julia Cameron says,
“Serious art is born from serious play.”
Let’s paint that way.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
Playing with different mark making
Understanding wetness stages
How to build a 60/30/10 color palette that feels like you
How to connect color with emotion
How to loosen up and trust the brush
We also go through warm-up exercises to help you get into flow, and I included a Flower-Inspired Color Guide PDF to help you build your palette based on what you feel in the class!
If you ever feel like watercolor is frustrating or too “technical,” this class is a reminder that it doesn’t have to be.
📚 Want to Go Deeper?
If you want more guidance on water and pigment ratios, check out my other class:
Watercolor for Beginners: Minimal Japanese Stones
It dives deeper into how to control paint consistency.
And if you’re curious about the supplies I’m using in this class, I’ve also shared a YouTube video:
Watercolor Essentials for 2024 + Mini Haul
✨ Come Paint With Me
I hope this class helps you feel grounded, expressive, and relaxed. Watercolor has always been a place I return to when life feels loud — and I hope it becomes that for you, too.
👉 Take the class on Skillshare here
Enjoy the process,
Miwa
