Reeves-Reed Arboretum - Friday, July 24, 2026, 10-11:30am, Summit, NJ - Intro to Watercolor Florals & Greetings Workshop

Reeves-Reed Arboretum - Friday, July 24, 2026, 10-11:30am, Summit, NJ - Intro to Watercolor Florals & Greetings WorkshopIntroducing the watercolor florals & greetings, where youll explore a new skill in a relaxed and fun class. Date & Time: Friday, July 24, 2026, 10 11: 30am Location: Reeves Reed Arboretum Address: 165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901 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

Introducing the watercolor florals & greetings, where you’ll explore a new skill in a relaxed and fun class.

• Date & Time: Friday, July 24, 2026, 10-11:30am
• Location: Reeves-Reed Arboretum
• Address: 165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901

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 focus time to yourself! Purchasing this listing is your ticket to the class. One ticket per student and please ensure your first name is the name you'd like to use during class, as your kit will be personalized with your name on it.

Workshops are for adults or teens 15+. Ticket admission is the same price for adults and teens over 15. For safety reasons, children under 18 must be accompanied with a ticketed adult.

Gift the gift of fun learning! If you are giving this workshop as a gift, please email [email protected] 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.

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.