Watercolour is an exciting medium for painting a portrait.  Learn how to paint warm and lively shadows with wet on wet washes giving movement and life to your portrait.

Come and learn how to construct a portrait from the drawing stage to placing sumptuous watercolour washes!

We will have a live model for some of the course.  You will get lots of individual help in a relaxed and friendly class.  Portrait photo references and handouts provided.  Jacky will teach you a new way of developing a portrait with an accurate likeness.  The facefinder method developed by Jacky demystifies the riddle of portraiture.

Come and have a go it will be fun!

During the week there will be the opportunity to draw and paint from a live model as well as work with photography.

Jacky Pearson is a regular tutor at the Autumn Art School. This year her focus will be on using watercolour techniques to produce portraits.

Jacky was born in the UK and has lived in NZ since 1991 Jacky has been painting watercolours for over 30 years. She is an international tutor, teaching watercolours around the world on Zoom and in person workshops.

Jacky has represented New Zealand in international competitions including International Watercolour Exhibition in Moscow in 2021; the permanent collection of the International Museum of Watercolours in Mexico; a merit for the International Watercolour Society 2022. She has had a successful worldwide calendar series, “Lighthouses of New Zealand”. Jacky has been published in international art books; magazine covers and numerous art articles.

Her painting demonstrations can be viewed on YouTube including Australian TV series “Colour in your Life”. In New Zealand Jacky is
represented by galleries and is currently working on a series of watercolour tuition books, teaching videos and painting aids.

Jacky is an experienced international art tutor and holds regular classes in Wellington as well as workshops and master classes around NZ and overseas. Jacky is frequently asked to judge art competitions at local and national level. She is a member of Watercolour New Zealand and local Hutt and Masterton Art Societies. Jacky Pearson's paintings can be viewed at home studio-gallery in Carterton, Wairarapa.