Enjoy a creative escape surrounded by the natural beauty of the South Street Gardens greenhouse! Our winterized greenhouse offers a cozy, plant-filled setting to slow down, get inspired, and explore your creativity. Join us for Introduction to Watercolor Florals & Greetings, a relaxed and welcoming class where you’ll discover a new skill and enjoy the simple pleasure of creating something beautiful.
Learn how to:
Paint basic strokes
Use brush techniques with watercolor & water
Store your brush & palette
Paint botanical fruit, floral motifs, and bouquets
Paint lettering with watercolor
Translate brush strokes and techniques into a greeting card or a lettered quote
Your beginner watercolor kit is yours to keep:
Premium watercolor palette
Beginner-friendly round brush
Time-tested paper samples packet
Instruction booklet
Why learn watercolor painting? Personalize anything in beautiful vibrant colors. Make your own greeting cards, painted wreathes, journaling borders, letter lovely quotes and frame them for yourself or as gifts. Plus, creativity has numerous positive effects to well-being, from exercising cognitive flexibility to reducing stress!
Grab a seat with a friend or come enjoy some time to yourself! Please use the “Special Instructions field” when registering to indicate the first name you would like to be used to personalize your kit if it is different from your formal name or if you are registering for more than one person.
Adults and teens 15+ with a ticketed adult are welcome to register.
Gift the gift of fun learning! If you are giving this workshop as a gift, please email info@deardaughtersdesign.com letting us know the correct first name you'd like to add to the kit and class place card.
After class support | Leave the class with beginner watercolor skills, and everything needed to keep practicing and to get you started on your own projects. After class, you’ll be invited to join our private Facebook group, where students can ask follow-up questions, share their projects, and get ongoing tips and support from our instructor and fellow creative souls & calligraphy lovers in the area.
Arrive Early & Enjoy the Gardens! Doors open 30 minutes before the workshop begins, giving you time to settle in, walk around the greenhouse, and get ready for a relaxing evening. As our thank-you for joining us, you'll receive 15% off purchases in our Home & Gift Store and Nursery.
Photography Notice: To celebrate and share the creativity of our workshops, photos and short video clips may be taken during this event for promotional, website, and social media purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please let the instructor know upon arrival, and we will gladly respect your wishes.
About Pearl Lui & Dear Daughters Design
Instructor | Pearl Lui is a local New Jersey artist and modern calligrapher. She holds a Natural Science Illustration certificate from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and a Botanical Illustration Certificate from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). She is a member of International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH), Society of Scribes NYC, The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), and Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). Specializing in Botanical & Wildlife Painting and Modern Calligraphy, she blends expressive strokes, scientific observation, and a whimsical touch. Prior to her art career, she spent over 20 years in New York City, leading marketing strategy and mentoring marketing teams at publicly traded companies.
Enjoy a creative escape surrounded by the natural beauty of the South Street Gardens greenhouse! Our winterized greenhouse offers a cozy, plant-filled setting to slow down, get inspired, and explore your creativity. Join us for Introduction to Watercolor Florals & Greetings, a relaxed and welcoming class where you’ll discover a new skill and enjoy the simple pleasure of creating something beautiful.
Learn how to:
Paint basic strokes
Use brush techniques with watercolor & water
Store your brush & palette
Paint botanical fruit, floral motifs, and bouquets
Paint lettering with watercolor
Translate brush strokes and techniques into a greeting card or a lettered quote
Your beginner watercolor kit is yours to keep:
Premium watercolor palette
Beginner-friendly round brush
Time-tested paper samples packet
Instruction booklet
Why learn watercolor painting? Personalize anything in beautiful vibrant colors. Make your own greeting cards, painted wreathes, journaling borders, letter lovely quotes and frame them for yourself or as gifts. Plus, creativity has numerous positive effects to well-being, from exercising cognitive flexibility to reducing stress!
Grab a seat with a friend or come enjoy some time to yourself! Please use the “Special Instructions field” when registering to indicate the first name you would like to be used to personalize your kit if it is different from your formal name or if you are registering for more than one person.
Adults and teens 15+ with a ticketed adult are welcome to register.
Gift the gift of fun learning! If you are giving this workshop as a gift, please email info@deardaughtersdesign.com letting us know the correct first name you'd like to add to the kit and class place card.
After class support | Leave the class with beginner watercolor skills, and everything needed to keep practicing and to get you started on your own projects. After class, you’ll be invited to join our private Facebook group, where students can ask follow-up questions, share their projects, and get ongoing tips and support from our instructor and fellow creative souls & calligraphy lovers in the area.
Arrive Early & Enjoy the Gardens! Doors open 30 minutes before the workshop begins, giving you time to settle in, walk around the greenhouse, and get ready for a relaxing evening. As our thank-you for joining us, you'll receive 15% off purchases in our Home & Gift Store and Nursery.
Photography Notice: To celebrate and share the creativity of our workshops, photos and short video clips may be taken during this event for promotional, website, and social media purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please let the instructor know upon arrival, and we will gladly respect your wishes.
About Pearl Lui & Dear Daughters Design
Instructor | Pearl Lui is a local New Jersey artist and modern calligrapher. She holds a Natural Science Illustration certificate from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and a Botanical Illustration Certificate from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). She is a member of International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH), Society of Scribes NYC, The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), and Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). Specializing in Botanical & Wildlife Painting and Modern Calligraphy, she blends expressive strokes, scientific observation, and a whimsical touch. Prior to her art career, she spent over 20 years in New York City, leading marketing strategy and mentoring marketing teams at publicly traded companies.
