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Watercolor Floral Card: Beginner Basics & Loose Style

Watercolor Floral Card: Beginner Basics & Loose Style

Saturday 06 June
Roseville, close to downtown - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Gaby Narvaez
A Creative Beginner Workshop

Discover the joy of watercolor while creating your own floral card from start to finish.

In this beginner-friendly session, you'll learn the essentials of watercolor, how to work with water, control your brush, and mix color, while exploring a loose, expressive floral style. We'll focus on simple shapes and soft layers to allow your flowers to feel natural and full of movement.

Through guided practice, you'll experiment with basic techniques and get comfortable with the materials, building confidence with every stroke.

By the end of the class, you'll create a floral card that feels personal, and beautifully yours.

No experience needed, just bring your curiosity and enjoy the process.
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$49       0 places left

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Saturday 22 August
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Emma Brown
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful artwork. Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition. Perfect for complete beginners!
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ABOUT SACRAMENTO
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Sacramento Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
REVIEWS
Informative and helpful instruction
4/5
Stacie
2026-05-04
Very good class!
5/5
Jen
2026-05-03
A lovely day in the park. Nishi taught me new techniques that I'm excited to try on my own. Nishi has a wonderful energy, and cares about artistry.
5/5
Anita
2026-04-19

It was hard hearing her at first. The ppl that attended were kind and so was the instructor. It was appropriate for beginners. She has a strong accent and was hard to understand at times
4/5
Ayesha
2026-03-22
Thoroughly enjoyed. The only improvement could have been if the brewery manager kept the patio for adults only - class students and adult customers, The other patrons? children were a distraction. Teacher was great.
5/5
Colleen
2026-02-16
I enjoyed learning the practice of creating a mandala and loved the space!
5/5
Mallory
2026-02-09

I loved it! I learned so much. Nishi is a great teacher. Her calmness & flexibilty are so helpful in a learning situation. Thank you.
5/5
Teresa
2026-02-08
Thoroughly enjoyed this event drawing & painting birds
5/5
Pamela
2026-02-01
great location and fun event. I had a great time. Many thanks to Nishi
5/5
Janet
2026-02-01

Lovely day
5/5
Jennifer
2026-02-01
our instructor was great...good warm up and practice techniques for beginning ink and watercolor even in such a dynamic overflow book sale environment where she had to adjust to the library's huge book sale where we were seated in a children's section due to the overflow of the library by patrons. I was appalled at the unprofessionalism of the librarian supervisor who chose to inform our instructor of the city's change in policy in such a manner.... nonetheless, our instructor kept her composure despite being informed of the change in front of our class... not a class act by the library... I did speak with the librarian about her behavior after the class and she did acknowledge that she should have handled the situation in a more diplomatic and more professional way... As a supervisor of personnel in business, university and non-profit organizations, I was disappointed to see such poor behavior by the librarian.
5/5
Cynthia
2026-01-26
It was ok! I understand that teachers don?t want you to copy exactly what they do, but if someone?s trying to learn watercolor techniques, they actually have to show some techniques. Gabbi was very nice and she did show us some techniques and making trees, but they?re very elementary.
5/5
Debbie
2026-01-25

ARTISTS
Gaby Narvaez
I am a visual thinker certified by Bikablo (Germany) and a lifelong learner of watercolor and ink painting. More than 20 years ago, I began with ink, drawing old houses and religious figures, while also exploring watercolor through flowers and landscapes. Over time, watercolor became my main love because of its immediacy and freedom. I also illustrate digitally with Procreate and have written and illustrated two children's books. Mostly self-taught, I've taken courses here and there, but what truly guides me is not striving for perfection 2014 I simply enjoy the creative process.
Beyond art, I am an early childhood specialist, a lactation consultant, and a childbirth and parenting educator. I love music and always try to bring it into my painting sessions with a carefully chosen playlist. I also love to dance and find great joy in sharing what I know with others. For me, painting is my happy place, my secret weapon for joy, and my way of staying present.
PHOTOS
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-11-18
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2026-04-08
Title or Location: Pucker & Juici
Created In Lincoln CaMy first try doing a still life. My goal and challenge was to see how close to real life I could get. I've been painting in watercolors since 2019. I was gifted my first set of watercolor paints and started to learn as much as I could via YouTube since it was during the height of Covid. I generally lean towards landscapes but do dabble in floral and still lifes. It's so exciting to see the water flow!
Credit: Marsha Hong
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-11-18

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-09-22
Title or Location: Northern Lights
I?ve only been painting with watercolor since June, and most of my pieces so far have been created in a class setting using reference photos. This painting is one of three that I painted at home on my own, and it quickly became one of my favorites.I?ve fallen in love with watercolor ? the flow, the unpredictability, and the magic of watching colors blend on the page. I just joined this watercolor group, and I?m excited to keep learning new techniques, improving my skills, and exploring every
Credit: Shantell Kinslee
Facebook: Shantell Kinslee
Instagram: tellkinslee
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-09-16
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-08-26
Title or Location: Barn in early morn
I love the character and charm of this old barn. It?s got some patched up walls, holes in the roof, and areas where a large opening appears to have been closed off. Rather than detracting from its beauty these items enhance it and help tell the story of its life.
Credit: Robi Kaseman

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-02-24
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-08-01
Title or Location: Nine of Rings from The Veralla Tarot
I am in the process of creating a Tarot deck which began with a creature that I began drawing when I was 12. It varied between being something like a dog to something like a cat, with flames to represent my emotional state in those original images. When I decided I wanted to learn the tarot more deeply, I embarked on a journey of this symbol system I had already begun in my youth and expanded it to all four elements which tie to the suits of the tarot. I call this creature the Veralla.Having w
Credit: Christine Reyes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoxGypsy/
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-02-24

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-05-02
Title or Location: Venice side canal
Went to Venice in March. The day started with light rain/clouds, then suddenly the sun came out. I snapped a couple of photos and painted after returned home. Hope my efforts here show cases a little of the uniqueness of Venice.
Credit: Tonia
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2024-12-03
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2025-04-28
Title or Location: Winter Sunlight
Shadows and light have always felt magical to me. Whenever I come across a scene that captures these elements beautifully, I?m instantly drawn to paint it. When I stumbled upon the photo of this quaint little Parisian caf? street, bathed in the warm winter morning light filtering through the trees, I simply couldn?t resist the urge to bring it to life in watercolor.I hope you enjoy my painting, especially the play of light and shadows ? it was an absolute joy to create. I?m a self-taught artis
Credit: Sudarshana Pal
Facebook: sudarshanapalart

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2024-04-30
Liverpool Watercolour Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Bromborough, Wirral, UK
A morning with the Wirral Urban Sketchers. A quick 2hr sketch of Victorian School building in pen and watercolour, in A3 sketch book.
Credit: Richard Oldfield
Facebook: richard.oldfield.752
Instagram: @richardmo55
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2024-03-27

Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Newcastle Thunder
This painting was created for a charity rugby event in Newcastle and will be featured on their warm up kit, it features landmarks of Newcastle/Northumberland and includes a stormy sky with lightning as a nod to the clubs name. It will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on the day of the charity match.
Credit: Shelley Johnson
Sacramento Watercolor Group
2024-03-11
Houston Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: Early Summer Sunset - Houston
Beautiful early summer sunset. Particular love the dark cityscape as the backdrop. The sharp contrast made it a perfect inspiration for painting.
Credit: Claire Zhang

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2024-03-11
Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: NZ
Christmas plein air study at Collins Memorial Reserve, South Island.A quiet rural morning ,soft light, distant hills and a few simple shapes dissolved into the atmosphere.Watercolour on paper half sheet
Credit: Xin Yi
Fresno Watercolor Group
2026-04-27

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