Building The Art Garden
is designed for people who might not have all the right supplies and it neatly contains the exercises in one place
It is an excellent "on holiday' experience, being light and easy to pack, and makes a fabulous gift
There are heaps at the gallery and you get to choose your own colours
Anyone who wants to experience painting BIG with watercolour
...This is not something you can do anywhere else
-The cost of having just that much watercolour paint available is pretty prohibitive..maybe impossible....I invented the paintbowls to be able to do this
and you have big boards to paint on the big paper
Large scale watercolour painting ... I reckon its the next evolution in modern painting
Im pretty excited about it
You dont have to bring anything - just turn up
We will work through the exercises from Mandys Big Watercolour Booklet on loose sheets of supplied paper - and then you get a nice clean book to take home with you.
You could either use it yourself or give to someone for a present
and you also get a cup of tea and a glass of wine if you want
THE ART GARDEN GALLERY - 98 VINCENT STREET BEVERLEY
Beverley is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 133 kilometres south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York and Brookton on the Great Southern Highway.
I have lived here for about 6 years now, and I love it
There are big wide streets, no traffic, and its very relaxed and laid back -
It's a small population but there are a few galleries in the main street now, with more being built
I think it's because its a great place to make art
You can drive from Beverley to Perth - depending on where you live - its about 90 minutes on average - but there are plenty of great places to stay overnight too
Saturday and Sunday 18th - 19th Oct 2025
starting at 10am each day
It helped me to loosen up and realise how pleasurable art was without the boundaries of expectation
Every mark is a surprise - and there is no pressure because it can be a background that you paint over - it is a wonderful feeling
As a controlled artist for over 30 years I felt a rush of the wonder I had experienced as a young artist just learning everything, it was so exciting
Since then I have been breaking more and more boundaries and have immersed myself into abstract art - I LOVE IT - and you can do it too