Beginner focused watercolour classes in Brighton and Hove

Weekly classes

Plein Air Watercolours

Tickets currently discounted from £12 to £8!

New plein-air classes starting Friday 18th of July. Suitable for beginners - but you must bring your own materials! Easels will be provided. Join the Whatsapp to vote / find out where we'll be painting each week

£8 / Fridays 12:30 - 14:30 Join the Friday Whatsapp £8 / Tuesdays 18:30 - 20:30 Join the Tuesday Whatsapp

Cafe Watercolours

Beginner classes are at Starbucks, Western Road, Hove starting the 23rd of July! The cafe at Waterstones is currently under construction but will be finished end of August.

£12 / Wednesday Mornings at Starbucks £12 / Tuesday Afternoons at Starbucks £12 / Friday Mornings at Starbucks £12 Thursday Mornings at Starbucks

Watercolour Bundle

Get 4 classes for the price of 3!

(applied only to 'Cafe Watercolours)

Email me to get the 4 week block discount

Upcoming events & courses

Intro to Plein Air Watercolours

Stanmer Park (meet in front of Stanmer House)

Sunday 27th July


Introductory class for absolute beginners. 

£30 / All materials provided + easels

Book here

Floral Fringe Fair

Loxwood Meadows, West Sussex RH14 0AL.

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August


Drop in classes at Floral Fringe Fair! A vintage / fancy dress fair in the Woods & Meadows of Loxwood. Throughout the day I'll be teaching different themed drop in classes. Entry to the event itself is £12 for adults, £5 for kid. Take a look at the Floral Fringe Fair website so see the other stalls & music this year.

Testimonials

“I started going to these watercolour classes last July on a whim, having not done any painting since before my GCSE picks. It’s become an essential part of my week. Life is short. Take a chance.”


- Erika

“Your watercolor class is the happiest time I've ever spent in Brighton. I think I'll keep thinking this class when I go back to Korea.”


- M

I really enjoy the water colour classes in different venues - Waterstones, the Sidewinder and the Lanes.  It's a really entertaining and informative. Achievable as the techniques are demonstrated in a easy to understand manner.


- Luci

"I had an amazing time at the watercolour morning with Zara. It felt so theraputic and I picked up so many new skills! It really exceeded ,my expectation and I'm already lookin gforwarf to booking my next class. Zara is such a fantastic tutor, really a natural at helping you make the most of your skills and creating a lovely & warm atmosphere. 10/10 recommend. - Mina

“I love going to her classes and have learnt so much. The introduction to watercolour class went too quickly but we did so much!”


- Sue

An artist I am NOT but thoroughly enjoyed my first watercolour art class with Zara. Superb morning, can't wait for next week. - Sarah - Louise

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Blog

Plein air watercolours starting

by NM155088 • 25 July 2025
Starting up plein air watercolour classes!

Mural Process - 'Sea Library'

by Ginger Green • 3 October 2023
Mural Process - Sea Library Mural commissioned by Woodingdean Primary School, Brighton & Hove Completed July 2021 This mural was painted in a the new library area of a primary school which was going to be sea themed. My idea was to create lots of different worlds that the children could walk through, from deep sea to coral reefs. The mural is in the corridor area, just down from where all the books and reading area is. So when coming into the library, or walking to their next class the kids and the staff get to walk through a collaboration between the mural and the fish that the children painted hanging from the ceiling.

Mural Process - 'Pearls of Bliss'

by Ginger Green • 2 October 2023
Mural commissioned by the School of Philosophy and Economic Science, London. Completed on the 30th of July 2023. When I was asked to create something in this space, the client was open to the exact placement of the mural. So we walked around the room looking at the different walls to see what best would brighten up the space. In the end we chose the spot under the stairs because it is a bit of a 'dead space' which in my head just means somewhere that collects dust or that's a bit dark. The other thing about it is the walls kind of frame it either side which means when a mural is painted inside, it will create a kind of tank that you can step inside of, like going into a new world.