The Art of Expressive Watercolor: 2-Day Live Intensive with Hazel Soan

Create 4 finished paintings in 2 immersive days on Zoom with direct feedback from Hazel Soan. A rare chance to grow your confidence and expression in watercolor with one of the inspiring master of our time!

October 6–7, 2025, 3 PM CET

Only 6 places are available

The Art of Expressive Watercolor: 2-Day Live Intensive with Hazel Soan

Create 4 finished paintings in 2 immersive days on Zoom with direct feedback from Hazel Soan. A rare chance to grow your confidence and expression in watercolor with one of the inspiring master of our time!

October 6–7, 2025, 3 PM CET

Only 6 places are available

"Watercolour is a love affair with pigment. The fewer strokes you use, the more life remains in the painting" – Hazel Soan

Hazel’s teaching goes beyond technique. She helps you paint with freedom, clarity, and confidence. Her philosophy is to paint the watercolor, not just the subject – capturing the essence of light, tone, and movement rather than copying detail.

Over two days, Hazel will guide you through a series of studies and complete paintings that focus on the building blocks of expressive watercolor:

Day 1: Tonal Value and Hue → understanding how tone builds form and depth, and how hue sets mood and atmosphere.

Day 2: Light, Shape, and Shadow → using positive and negative space to create energy, movement, and narrative in your compositions.

You will watch Hazel demonstrate live, paint alongside her, and receive comments on your own work – all in an intimate, interactive group setting.

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@hazelsoan

Internationally renowned watercolorist, celebrated for her expressive style capturing movement, atmosphere, and light.
Author of more than 15 best-selling books on watercolor, published worldwide.
Works in the National Portrait Gallery, London and featured in over 20 solo exhibitions across the UK and internationally.
Experienced educator with decades of global teaching: workshops on five continents, DVDs, and television art programs (Watercolour Challenge and Splash of Colour).
Master of direct wet-into-wet watercolor – using bold contrasts and confident brushstrokes to capture life in motion.
Deeply inspired by Africa’s wildlife and the vitality of figures in movement, bringing narrative and energy into her paintings.
Hazel believes in clarity, confidence, and the courage to simplify. Her students praise her rare ability to make complex ideas feel simple and achievable.

Here you can find Hazel’s works

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Day 1 – Tonal Value & Hue: Form and Depth

Painting 1 (demo): The Language of Tone

A focused exploration of how tonal value and hue work together to build structure and atmosphere.

Discover the difference between tone (value) and hue (color), and why tone creates form while hue adds mood.
Learn to mix colors that maintain clarity of value, avoiding “muddy” results.
Practice wet-into-wet and wet-on-dry to suggest depth and form without overworking details.

Painting 2 (demo + feedback): The Power of Limited Palettes

An exercise in restraint that reveals how much can be achieved with less.

Work with a reduced palette to strengthen tonal awareness and compositional unity.
Build form through incremental layers of value, moving from light to dark.
Receive feedback on your work to highlight how subtle tonal shifts can transform a painting.

Day 2 – Light, Shape & Shadow: Narrative and Energy

Painting 3 (demo): Painting with Movement

A deep dive into expressive brushwork and the narrative power of light.

Use descriptive, purposeful strokes that carry meaning and avoid “fussy” detail.
Explore the impact of opaque pigments to add punch and drama.
Learn to design with both positive and negative space, creating energy in your composition.

Painting 4 (demo + feedback): Shadows in Motion

An exploration of movement and atmosphere through contrast.

Harness the fluidity of wet-into-wet to imply action and rhythm.
Mix rich, lively blacks that energize rather than deaden the paper.
Balance control and spontaneity to keep the painting alive, followed by feedback on student works.

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You will also receive an official Certificate of Completion*.

This certificate can serve as a formal recognition of your artistic growth — whether for professional use (such as teaching or applying for art-related roles) or simply as a meaningful milestone in your creative journey.

*For Elite plan