Expressive Floral Painting: Colour, Gesture & Mood
8 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-04-14 12:00 PM
This course explores floral painting beyond representation, focusing on colour, gesture, and mood. Using fresh floral arrangements and selected references, students will learn how to translate observation into expressive, dynamic compositions.
Through demonstrations and guided exercises, we will investigate colour relationships, temperature, layering, and expressive brushwork. Emphasis will be placed on simplifying forms, creating depth through value and contrast, and developing a confident personal painting language.
Suitable for students working in acrylic or oil who are interested in loosening their approach while strengthening their technical foundation.
Base Tuition: $406 + Material Fee: $10 = $416 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Use colour expressively to create mood and atmosphere
- Apply gesture and brushwork to bring energy to floral forms
- Simplify complex shapes into strong compositions
- Create depth using value, contrast, and layering
- Mix vibrant, harmonious botanical colours
- Balance representation and abstraction in your paintings
Leila Refahi
Leila is a visual artist, researcher, and educator working across painting, installation, and digital media. Her practice explores environmental issues such as climate change, ecological loss, and endangered species, with a strong focus on socially engaged and participatory art. Through her work, she is interested in how art can raise environmental awareness and contribute to shared knowledge within communities. Refahi has presented six solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 national and international group exhibitions and festivals.