Deane Christiansen of Deane Beesley Designs is a self taught artist, illustrator, designer and watercolor painter living in beautiful Alberta Canada.
Deane licenses her artwork to companies and is proudly represented by MHS Licensing. Her artwork can be seen on products worldwide.
Highlights
- Learn how to paint loose watercolor florals
- How to create a successful composition
- Key features to pay attention to when studying a flower
- How to create beautiful loose brushstrokes
- What to do before even picking up the brush
- How to embrace the "mistakes"
- The workshop is perfect for beginners to advanced painters
Get creative with us!
join us as Deane walks us through the basics of creating expressive blooms with watercolor.
This class is perfect for beginners to advanced painters. You will be guided through how Deane creates her beautiful loose florals starting from basic beginner strokes.
You'll start by painting a few of her favorite flowers and leaves, and concentrate on how to make them seem effortless. She'll go over her favorite brushes and their key features, and also share her approach to free-flowing and interesting compositions.
Be inspired
Hear from Deane herself why she loves painting watercolor florals, ask her questions and be inspired!
Learn the skills!
Learn Deane's tips and tricks of painting her favorite flowers and leaves.
Continue on
Continue experimenting with your new creative skills, who knows where they will take you!
Painting loose seems effortless, but it’s really not. She constantly struggles with wanting to add more detail, or “fix” things.
Over the years she has found a few tricks to overcome this and will be sharing these with YOU!
Listen in to Deane's Windowsill Workshop Podcast Episode here!
for this workshop
Look at what participants have to say about our past workshops!!!
Thank you, her way of making art inspires me so much...
Trying new techniques is so precious to find your own voice. Her teaching is fresh and clear and quick, so there is nearly no space for starting to overthink things. Love it! Thank you also for your always fresh way of being in the Windowsill Workshop and in your delightful Windowsill Chats.
-- Paulene
Loved every minute!
It was really useful to have a resources list beforehand so I had everything ready. She is such a clear and calm teacher and had us all ‘doing’ within minutes of starting. It was great to learn new techniques and to come away from the session with several pieces of artwork as well as ideas for more.
Thank you!
-- Ness
Hi. I'm Margo.
I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
A little bit about why me & why this...
I have spent basically my whole life immersed in some sort of creative project or another. I love putting art out into the world, especially the work of other creatives.
I am an entrepreneur first, however I’ve got decades of experience in design, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, product development, licensing and all around management of artful products and creative people.
My absolute favorite pursuit though, is helping other artists and creatives grow by focusing on what they do best. That’s why I created Tantau Studio. I love helping people hone in on what lights them up, and then watching the magic that can unfold. I mentor and teach students through the Make Art that Sells courses, my Windowsill Chats Podcast and Relish Monthly Membership, and now, Windowsill Workshops.
I promise you will find something that will entertain or delight, the time to play & dream, and I’ll bet you’ll even learn something new. I look forward to supporting you as you grow into your potential even more along the way.
I see you shining!
xxo Margo
Are you Ready?
Not only can you listen to your Windowsill Chats episodes but now you can also participate and learn from my guests. This will give you more of a hands-on knowledge of what they do and love.
My hopes are that it will inspire, motivate, and grow this wonderful creative community we have.
This is a recording of our live workshop hosted in May.
- Learn how to paint loose watercolor florals
- How to create a successful composition
- Key features to pay attention to when studying a flower
- How to create beautiful loose brushstrokes
- What to do before even picking up the brush
- How to embrace the "mistakes"
- The workshop is perfect for beginners or advanced painters
