Paint with Confidence, Not Pressure

Date: March 29, 2026
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM PT 
Ages: 13 and up
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $25
Location: Elk Grove, CA

This guided watercolor workshop removes the hardest part of painting for beginners: drawing. Using stencils, you’ll focus instead on color, blending, water control, and brush movement.

You’ll choose from a variety of stencil designs such as feathers, landscapes, mandalas, birds, cats, bears, and other shapes, and learn how watercolor behaves on paper. The goal is not perfection, but understanding how to work with the paint and enjoying the process.

This session is calm, structured, and supportive. You’ll complete finished watercolor paintings and leave with the confidence to continue painting at home.

What You’ll Do

• Use stencils to create clean, approachable shapes

• Learn basic watercolor techniques: blending, layering, and control

• Practice brush handling and color mixing

• Complete finished watercolor pieces

Who This Is For

• Beginners and first-time painters

• Anyone who wants to paint without drawing stress

• Creative adults, teens, and families

What’s Included

• All watercolor supplies and paper

• Stencils and guided instruction

• Finished artwork to take home

With more than three decades as a practicing multimedia artist, Lisa Davis has taught painting and visual art techniques to beginners and community groups in supportive, low-pressure settings. Her teaching style emphasizes clarity, repetition, and confidence-building rather than performance or perfection. Lisa has extensive experience adapting instruction for mixed-age audiences, making watercolor approachable through guided exercises and simple tools that allow participants to focus on color, movement, and expression.

Exact location depends on the number of attendees and will be shared prior to the event. It will be in Elk Grove, CA city limits.