ARTIST WORKSHOPS
ARCHITECTURE IN WATERCOLOUR
WITH KANCHAN MEHENDALE
Workshop 1: Paint the Peranakan Museum
Join artist Kanchan Mehendale for a guided watercolour session inspired by the elegant façade of the Peranakan Museum. Learn how to capture architectural details, light, and colour using expressive watercolour techniques. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this workshop will help you build confidence in painting intricate structures while exploring a vibrant cultural landmark.
Workshop Details
Date: Saturday, 2 May 2026
Timing: 2pm to 5pm
Cost: $88/person
Venue: 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace, #01-06
All materials will be provided.
Workshop 2: Paint the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Discover the beauty of traditional temple architecture in this immersive watercolour workshop with Kanchan Mehendale. Focusing on the iconic Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, you’ll learn techniques for layering, perspective, and capturing rich textures and tones. A relaxing and creative session suitable for all levels, ideal for anyone looking to deepen their watercolour practice.
Workshop Details
Date: Saturday, 9 May 2026
Timing: 2pm to 6pm
Cost: $120/person
Venue: 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace, #01-06
All materials will be provided.
FLORAL PAINTING WORKSHOP with DOMINIC THIAN
Join Dominic Thian for a floral painting workshop using oil paints! By the end of the workshop , you will have a better understanding of oils and how to paint a variety of subjects. You will get to bring home a completed still-life flower painting.
This workshop is intended for students who have some prior experience in painting. Over two days, you will be guided through small colour sketches to improve your visual acuity. There will be a 1-hour online lecture on the first week, followed by a full day of painting on the second week.
Students are highly recommended to attend a pre-workshop online briefing the week before, on 24th May Sunday. Where demonstrations and infographics will explain how flowers can be painted using fundamental basics of form and light.
In-person, we will discuss how to best use the full colour range of oil paints, with an emphasis on depicting still-life.
Workshop Details
Date: Sunday, 24 May, 9am-10am (online class) & Sunday, 31 May, 10am-5pm (in person studio session with a 1-hour lunch break)
Cost: $215
Early bird discount code EARLYBIRD at checkout for 10% off (code expires 8 May)
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
Check out previous editions of our artist-led workshops. These sessions are important to us and a way for us to support our friends and artists in the community. It was something that we set out to do when we started Arterly Obsessed and we’re so excited to be able to run these sessions. If you love art and want to learn from some amazing artists then come join in our next session!
Mixed media painting workshop conducted by illustrator and children’s book author Priscilla Tey
Studio Ghibli Gouache painting workshop conducted by artist Shirly Koh.
Realistic pet portrait pastel painting workshop conducted by artist Rachel Lim