Here’s your chance to follow Pablo Picasso’s advice: “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them as an artist”. Learn from professional artist and sought-after art educator, Crystal Beshara and take your water colouring skills to the next level.
A two-day intensive
Two days of concentrated, hands-on learning experiences in the PMAC Studio — a uniquely creative space — the company of fellow artists and Crystal's guidance will help you develop and improve your watercolour skills at a pace not otherwise possible.
What you’ll learn
During this two-day intensive workshop, you’ll learn how to identify and read values, create reflective surfaces and render fabric. You’ll learn how to develop luminous dark backgrounds that make your subject pop.
Other techniques you’ll learn include lifting • glazing • masking • rich colour recipes • creating luminous darks and mastering control.
With Crystal’s guidance, you’ll explore the building blocks of realism and then create a final still life painting.
Experience required
This workshop is suitable for intermediate and more developed watercolourists looking to develop and refine their technique. You must have some knowledge and practice in watercolour as this is a quick-pace workshop. A good benchmark would be having taken at least two prior workshops with Crystal or you have a good understanding of basic watercolour techniques, terminology and colour names.
Included
- All materials (including cotton paper) and tools — you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer
- Step-by-step guided demonstrations
- Practice sheets for techniques
- Reference images
About Crystal Beshara
Crystal is an international award-winning contemporary realist painter and sought-after educator. A self-taught realist, she spent her rural childhood observing and drawing the natural world around her. Crystal shifts easily between mediums — watercolour, gouache and oil — focusing on realism juxtaposed with expressive, gestural brushstrokes.
Her popular creative workshops are well structured and geared towards developing participant’s skills. Benefit from Crystal's more than 25 years’ teaching experience in this workshop.
Good to know
Please arrive a little early, settle in and help yourself to some refreshments. Late arrivals disrupt the rest of the class, and it may not be possible for the instructor to help you catch up.
Lunch
We'll take a 30-minute lunch break — bring a packed lunch or support a local eatery.
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At a glance
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Facilitating Artist Crystal Beshara
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Class size 12 seats
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Language English with supplementary explanation in French if required
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Date 12 & 13 February 2026
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Time 10:00 to 16:00
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Experience needed Intermediate and more developed watercolourists
