From Frustrated to Fearless: The Secret to Painting Flowers You're Proud Of
- Elena Valerie
- Jun 12
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 17
🚨 SOLD OUT! Thank You! 🚨
The July 11-12 Masterclass is Now Fully Booked!
I am still absolutely speechless from the overwhelming response to the Peony Masterclass! Both July sessions sold out incredibly fast, and I am so grateful for all your enthusiasm.
For everyone who missed out on securing a spot for the intensive 2-day workshops, I have important news:
Missed Out? Join the Waitlist for Future Workshops!
Demand for these masterclasses is exceptionally high, and spots fill almost instantly! If you weren't able to secure a place this time, don't miss your next opportunity!
I am actively planning future workshop dates due to popular demand. By joining the official waitlist, you'll ensure you're the very first to know about new dates, locations, and early bird registration opportunities. This is the best way to guarantee you don't miss out again.
Your message confirms your interest and helps us prioritize new workshops. Don't wait – secure your spot for future workshops by getting on the list today!
Can't Make It? Help Me Bring a Masterclass to Your State/City!
I've received so many inquiries on social media about running workshops in various states and cities across Australia! Your enthusiasm for this idea is incredibly inspiring.
If you live outside the Gold Coast area or find it too far to attend our current workshops but are interested in me bringing a masterclass to your specific state or city, please drop me a message through my contact form on the website. This is the best way for me to track interest by location, and it will allow me to:
Gauge the exact demand for your city/state.
Keep you personally updated on potential workshop dates.
Once I have your details, I will keep you personally updated and let you know if we gather enough interest to schedule a workshop in your area! Your message helps make it happen.
You have a vision in your head: a flower on canvas, with petals so soft and luminous they look like you could touch them. You buy the expensive paints, the best brushes, and you sit down to create. But hours later, the result is… not quite there. Maybe your work is already good, but it just lacks that final touch of realism and the “glowing” effect you dreamed of.
Or maybe you’re facing a more common frustration: you stand before a wall of 100+ tubes of paint, but feel a wave of uncertainty, not knowing which 3 or 4 are the secret to mixing the perfect, nuanced shade you see in your mind. The result on the canvas is often a step backwards—colours become muddy, petals look flat, and the painting loses the life you intended to capture.
As an award-winning artist and teacher for over a decade, I’ve seen this happen time and again. I’ve met so many talented, passionate students who get stuck on the same crucial challenges. I designed this masterclass to be the definitive solution—to give you the specific, foundational skills that unlock that next level of mastery.
This isn’t just about painting flowers. The blending and layering techniques you will learn are the key to creating plasticity in any subject. These are the same skills you need to paint a luminous sky, the silky surface of water, or any natural form that requires seamless, believable transitions.
Your Transformation: The Skills to Match Your Vision
This intensive masterclass provides a direct path to acquiring professional-level techniques. You will learn:
Clean Colour Mixing: A reliable process for colour selection and mixing to produce clean, vibrant hues and eliminate muddy tones.
Advanced Blending Techniques: The specific brushwork and medium application required for seamless, creamy transitions and soft edges.
A Structured Painting Process: You will learn and practice my complete, step-by-step method, providing a repeatable framework for all future projects.
Creating Depth and Luminosity: The layering process required to build form, transparency, and the "lit-from-within" effect characteristic of realistic painting.
Workshop Details:
📅 When: Friday & Saturday, July 11–12, 2025🕤 9:30am – 4:00pm each day
📍 Where: Hinterland Baptist Church 405 Hinkler Dr, Worongary, Gold Coast
☕ Morning & afternoon tea included. Please bring your own lunch
💰 Investment: $450 🖼️ Photo References: Download Here 📋 Materials lists: Download below
What Past Students Are Saying:
"You create a calm, exciting and friendly atmosphere in the group. You are a kind and patient teacher... I have mastered many useful techniques for working with oil... opening up space for fantasies... and thanks also for inspiring the desire to discover and learn new things in painting."
— Marina Fordyce
"Highly recommend oil painting workshops with Elena. Competent, caring, skilled teacher that has a passion for sharing everything she knows. Will definitely attend another workshop."
— Michelle R
"An amazing, educational, and artistic learning curve with Elena. Learnt so much about colour mixing, tonal values, dark to light with fabulous effect!!! A wonderful teacher!"
— Elisabeth Brain
"Attended recent Pet Portrait 2 day workshop with Elena. Wonderful workshop, well explained, good and frequent demonstrations..."
— Lesley Harrison
"I've just finished my first term of art classes with Elena and would highly recommend her class to anyone who is a beginner like myself, or who is wanting to further their skills. Elena is a wonderful and very patient teacher and her classes are very relaxed and fun!"
— Michelle
Why a Small Group Makes a Big Difference:
To ensure the quality of this masterclass, spots are strictly limited to 10 participants. This small group size is essential. It allows me to dedicate significant one-on-one time to you, to watch you paint, answer your specific questions, and help you personally overcome the unique challenges in your work. My goal is not to lecture, but to guide you to a genuine breakthrough. This is only possible in an intimate, supportive setting where every artist gets the attention they need to truly transform their skills.
If you are ready to break through your plateau and equip yourself with the skills to create the art you've always envisioned, your place is here.
Register now and let's elevate your art together!
– Elena
