In 2026 I'm taking my family on the adventure of a lifetime! We are going to do a lap of Australia and I am going to teach workshops along the way. What does this mean? I'm coming to you! The first few dates have started to book in and
I'm taking expressions of interest from communities around Australia - if this sounds like something you'd like to bring to your town, learn more and apply via the button below.
Date: Saturday 8 November 2025
When: 9.30am - 12:30pm
Where: The Lightbox, 2/7-9 Cylinders Drive, Torquay VIC
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginners
Spend the morning with Natalie learning the joys of loose, contemporary watercolour painting. Suitable for total beginners, you’ll learn some watercolour techniques and tricks, have a play and find your feet in the medium. After a refuel with some morning tea we will then work towards a floral inspired piece to take home.
Date: Thursday 22 January 2026
When: 1pm - 4pm
Where: The Lightbox, 2/7-9 Cylinders Drive, Torquay VIC
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginners
Spend the morning with Natalie learning the joys of loose, contemporary watercolour painting. Suitable for total beginners, you’ll learn some watercolour techniques and tricks, have a play and find your feet in the medium. After a refuel with some morning tea we will then work towards a floral inspired piece to take home.
Date: Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 January 2026
When: 9.30am - 4pm
Where: Studio 1310 at Senior Arts Supplies, 1310 Malvern Rd, Malvern VIC
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner
Enjoy learning the joys of free and flowing contemporary botanical watercolour painting with Natalie Martin. Best suited for beginners, we will cover a broad range of basics so that you can feel confident in approaching your botanical subjects.
This workshop is fascilitated by Artable. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Date: Saturday 28 February 2026
When: 9.30am - 12:30pm
Where: Meet Gather Collect - 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda, ACT
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner
Discover the freedom and joy of loose watercolour painting in this welcoming, this workshop designed for complete beginners. Under the guidance of artist Natalie Martin, you'll explore the fluid beauty of contemporary botanical watercolour in a relaxed, supportive environment.
This workshop is fascilitated by Meet Gather Collect. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Date: Saturday 28 February 2026
When: 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Where: Meet Gather Collect - 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda, ACT
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner-Intermediate
Take your watercolour skills to the next level in this dynamic workshop focused on capturing the beauty of seasonal flowers. Perfect for those who've completed our introductory class or have existing watercolour experience, this session deepens your understanding of botanical painting through a more sophisticated approach
This workshop can be taken as a standalone experience or as part of a comprehensive weekend of watercolour exploration following our introductory class.
This workshop is fascilitated by Meet Gather Collect. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Date: Sunday 1 March 2026
When: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Where: Meet Gather Collect - 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda, ACT
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner
Discover the freedom and joy of loose watercolour painting in this welcoming, this workshop designed for complete beginners. Under the guidance of artist Natalie Martin, you'll explore the fluid beauty of contemporary botanical watercolour in a relaxed, supportive environment.
This workshop is fascilitated by Meet Gather Collect. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Date: Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 March 2026
When: 9.30am - 4pm
Where: Hudson St Hum, 7 Hudson St, Hamilton, NSW
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner
Enjoy learning the joys of free and flowing contemporary botanical watercolour painting with Natalie Martin. Best suited for beginners, we will cover a broad range of basics so that you can feel confident in approaching your botanical subjects.
This workshop is fascilitated by Artable. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Date: Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 March 2026
When: 9.30am - 4pm
Where: The Royal QLD Art Society (RQAS) 25 Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach QLD
Instructor: Natalie Martin
Skill level: Beginner
Enjoy learning the joys of free and flowing contemporary botanical watercolour painting with Natalie Martin. Best suited for beginners, we will cover a broad range of basics so that you can feel confident in approaching your botanical subjects.
This workshop is fascilitated by Artable. The button below will take you to their website to book.
Duration: 90mins
Skill level: Beginner
Suitable for ages 8+
This is my first online course, and where else do you start but at the beginning? In this self-paced beginners guide to contemporary watercolour we start from square one and build your skills and confidence towards painting botanical specimen from observation. I have essentially broken down my own process into accessible, bite size pieces ready for you to devour.
Duration: 120mins
Skill level: Beginner - Intermediate
Suitable for ages 10+
My second course, The Magic of Colour Mixing follows on from Welcome to Watercolour and is for budding and established artists alike. In it, we’ll go deep into modern colour theory and together, we’ll build up your skills and confidence so you too can create works bursting with life and begin to develop your own language with colour.
Duration: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Skill level: Intermediate
Suitable for ages 10+
Lessons in Layering with Watercolour is my third online course, following on from Welcome to Watercolour and The Magic of Colour Mixing. In it, we’ll dig into basic and more advanced layering techniques, you’ll spend time experimenting with ways to layer pigment, and learn how to create different effects (as long as you can muster the patience to let things dry properly as you go!) You’ll gain greater insight into my practice, as we explore how to create artworks with greater complexity, detail and interest. We also take time to delve into common errors and equipment care.
Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
Skill level: Intermediate - Advanced
Suitable for ages 14+
Composition, but make it fun! In this course we are going to explore ways to create successful compositions using the principles of art as our tools. This is a hands on course where we will be applying these principles to artworks we create, learning as we go. The outcome will be a greater understanding of composition, the role it plays in our artworks and a clearer path to creating successful artworks.Composition is such a large subject that I've created not one, but two courses! The first course or Compose, Paint Create Part 1 is launching in August and the follow on course, Compose, Paint, Create Part 2, later in 2023.
Duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Skill level: Intermediate - Advanced
Suitable for ages 14+
Are you a budding artist wanting to take the next step? Join me, Natalie Martin, a professional watercolour artist as I guide you through how to bring artworks together on your own and start to develop your own artistic voice. I am encouraging, gentle and human and nothing brings me more joy than watching my students grow.
Compose, Paint, Create Part 2 is the follow up course to Compose, Paint, Create Part 1. We’ve already begun to understand the importance of this underrated, fascinating and fundamental bank of knowledge, it’s time to make it official. This course will solidify your understanding of how to create compelling compositions using watercolour botanicals.