May 11th, 2025

Celebrate the remarkable woman in your life on Mother’s Day with a chance to learn something new, create memories, and leave with the most beautiful bouquet for Mom to keep after the class!

Our class will focus on mastering the shape and texture of roses, tulips, and ranunculus in a simple "bouquet" compositional study. We will work with gestural strokes and repetitive tricks to master loose petal shapes.

During class, we will discuss building a floral-focused composition centered around three main flower elements. Students will practice making roses, tulips, and ranunculus from their bouquets and use that as inspiration for their paintings. We will create sketches of our central flowers, stems, and greens. We will discuss finishing details, textures, and marks you can make with simple supplies!

Students will work with warm-up exercises, breaking down how to paint each flower and what makes a compelling painting, and work toward a completed mini 6×9 piece! We will work with a warm color palette of pinks, oranges, muted creams, and greens.

• Students will receive a workbook to follow with the instructor during the class!

Students will pick and design their bouquets to paint during class, provided by WildRoot Floral from their shop during the Niagara Street Mother’s Day Market. You will have a choice of (3) Roses, (2) Ranunculus, (2) Tulips, and (2) filler greens.

Wildroot will have the final say in floral colors, quantities, and types of flowers and will direct students to the ones included in this ticket.

Level:

This class is a great building block for those students who have taken beginning watercolor classes and are interested in learning specific florals. 

Though this is a beginner-friendly class, it is excellent for intermediate students who have a basic understanding of brush control and would like to push toward a more detailed, planned, and advanced composition!

Age:

This class is appropriate for ages 16+.

Supplies:

All supplies needed for this class are included in the $60 ticket price.

Students will pick and design their bouquets to paint at the beginning of class. You will have a choice of Roses, Ranunculus, Tulips, and filler greens provided by WildRoot Floral.

This build-your-own bouquet is valued at $35. The flowers you choose are yours to take with you at the end of class. Vessels will be provided for the class, and paper will be provided for each student to transport flowers home.

Time:

Session One • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Session Two • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

When checking out for this class, students will choose ONE of the time slots above. Seating is limited for each session.

Session One •

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Bouquet Arrangement

11:15- 12:30 PM - Watercolor Instruction

Session Two •

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM - Bouquet Arrangement

1:45- 3:00 PM - Watercolor Instruction

Location:

This class will take place during the Niagara Street Mother’s Day Market, hosted by WildRoot Floral!

1250 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY