THE EDINBURGH DRAWING SCHOOL
High quality art instruction tutored by professional artists for Children, Teens & Adults
Botanical Painting I Watercolour (8-12)
with artist & tutor Oleksandra Novatska, Thursdays 4.30 - 6pm
Available spots
Service Description
All materials provided. Children paint with fresh flowers every week. Understanding botanical art is about more than learning techniques. It is about learning to observe, ask questions, make thoughtful artistic decisions, and gradually discover your own way of seeing and interpreting the natural world. Designed for students wishing to start or continue their botanical art journey, this course builds confidence through guided practice, individual feedback, and carefully chosen botanical subjects. Through observation, drawing, and watercolour, students strengthen the core skills of botanical art while exploring their own artistic strengths and developing an increasingly personal approach to their work. Each session combines practical demonstrations with structured exercises, encouraging students to deepen their understanding of botanical art while enjoying the creative process. Oleksandra's specially developed Botanical Art teaching diagrams simplify complex ideas, making learning clear, engaging, and accessible. Personalised feedback supports every student in building confidence, refining their skills, and making thoughtful artistic decisions. Suitable for beginners as well as students with previous experience in botanical art, this course offers a supportive and inspiring environment in which to develop skills, enjoy the process of learning, and continue growing as an artist. As an artist Oleksandra works in watercolour, pencil and other media. She is a participant of many international exhibitions in Ukraine, Italy and the UK as well as a number of solo exhibitions. Her great passion is Contemporary Botanical Art and drawing portraits. She lives with her daughter in Edinburgh.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance If a tutor cannot teach a class due to illness, the scheduled class will be covered by another tutor or the class will be postponed and rescheduled for the following week at the same time on the same day of the week. Make up classes are scheduled during the half term week, or in the week following the end of term. E.D.S. runs make up classes in 1/2 term or during an additional week at the end of term. If classes cannot take place in the studios for any reason at 13 or 13a Great King Street, they will an in alternative venue. Thus, the business always completes it's contractual obligations to booked students. If a student cannot attend a make up class, no refund is due.
Contact Details
13A Great King Street, Edinburgh, UK
+ 0131 556 0971
info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk