Have you ever come across a beautiful watercolor sketch and wondered,
"How did they make that?"
It's not as difficult as you might think!
Your next gorgeous Watercolor painting doesn't start with a blank page or fancy paints. It begins with getting into a meditative flow state that allows YOU to shine like the star I know you are!
Watercolor for Relaxation:
Your Key to Tranquility
You'll be learning everything that I know and use in order to make Watercolor for Relaxation a major part of my artistic life!
Learn Your Toolkit
I'll be taking you through all of the supplies, journals, and paper I love to use.
Expand Your Techniques
I'll be going into depth about color mixing and brush control so you feel comfortable facing the blank page.
Embrace Your Creativity
I'll give you loads of suggestions for pages to create based on the ones I have created in the past, and teach you how to create your own designs.
Get a Sneak Peek at all the Lessons!
What will I learn in this class?
This course is a full course on watercolor painting with an emphasis on how I use watercolor painting to get into Flow State and release stress.
Discover the soothing world of watercolor in “Watercolor for Relaxation”— designed to help you unwind, tap into your creativity, and develop a meditative art practice.
Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned watercolor enthusiast, this course is your invitation to explore watercolor painting as more than just a technique.
It’s a way to slow down, connect with yourself, and find joy in the creative process.
Start your watercolor journey today and discover the art of slowing down through painting.
What We'll Get Into:
At A Glance
The fundamentals of watercolor: brushes, papers, and color theory.
Techniques for mixing vibrant colors and creating fluid washes.
Incorporating mindfulness and relaxation into your painting practice
Confidence Building Strategies for your art in sketchbooks, journals, and larger projects
The importance of embracing imperfection and enjoying the process over the outcome
This isn’t any other old watercolor class focused only on color theory and brush techniques.
I am committed to creating a relaxed and supportive learning environment where students of all levels feel comfortable and capable.
Accessible to All Skill Levels
Whether you’re just starting your watercolor journey or have years of experience, these lessons are approachable and welcoming.
If you’ve never picked up a brush before, this course will introduce you to the fundamentals step-by-step. For those with experience, it’s a refreshing way to deepen your skills and explore new approaches.
Structured for Success & Flexibility
The course is thoughtfully organized, with each lesson building on the last. You’ll learn essential watercolor techniques—like brush control, color mixing, and paper selection—while practicing at your own pace.
Relaxation Through Creativity
This course is designed to help you find flow, offering a gentle escape from the daily rush. Through painting exercises that feel meditative, you’ll experience how watercolors can foster a sense of calm and presence.
The practice is therapeutic, and will reconnect you to your creativity after long breaks from art or moments of self-doubt.
Ongoing Support & Feedback
My commitment to your success goes beyond the recorded lessons. I listen to your student feedback and responds with bonus videos and follow-ups, ensuring everyone feels supported. You’ll feel like part of a creative community where questions are encouraged, and exploration is celebrated.
Everyone Can Benefit!
Whether you are...
a Beginner, curious about watercolor painting but unsure where to start
an Experienced artist, looking to refresh your skills and rediscover joy in painting
seeking a relaxing, creative outlet to unwind and practice mindfulness
wanting to develop a daily creative habit without pressure
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course live on Zoom or recorded with videos?
The course content is all delivered with recorded videos.
Will I have Lifetime Access to this content?
Yes
Are the videos closed captioned, and if so, in what languages?
Yes they are.
English, French, Spanish, German, Hindi, Arabic and Hebrew.
Other languages available by request.
How many hours of video content are in this course?
A lot.
I always over deliver!
Will I learn bookbinding in this course?
This is not a bookbinding course, and I do not teach how to create the cover of the journals that I work in (the cover structure is from my course called Willa Journals). If you want to bind your own book to paint in, I am going to provide guidance on using the paper that I use to bind into any cover, so that you can bind them into your own journal.
Where did you get the journal that you paint in?
The journal that I paint is was created by me. I used a "Willa Journal" as the cover and a handmade watercolor paper for all of the pages.
The "Willa Journals" course is one of my courses on Willa Workshops. When you make and bind your own journals, you get to choose the papers that you put in your journal.
In the case of the book that is in this video, the pages were created from a handmade 100% cotton watercolor paper with deckled edges that I purchased off of Amazon. I don't recommend painting directly on this paper that I used in this journal-it turned out to not be great paper for watercoloring.
In this course, I'm going to go over the different option for your own journal, the workaround that fixed this journal for me, and even what I want to experiment with in the future.
If I don't make my own journal, can I still create art like this?
Yes, I will provide information about journals that you can purchase that have the same deckle edge effect and then I will teach you what to do with them to create the look that I get.
Will you be teaching us how to paint leaves and flowers in this course?
To learn the basics of loose watercolor leaf and floral painting, please take my course, Willa's Watercolor Leaves and Florals
Can I use Willa Workshops lesson content to inspire my YouTube or TikTok tutorial videos?
That's a hard no.
There's an endless amount of incredible art tutorial content in every Willa Workshops course. For some creatives, it's tempting to want to use these videos as a well of inspiration for their own creative enterprise, YouTube channel, brand, etc.
Willa Workshops Courses are not sold with permission for anyone to use it in this way--specifically, as a source of inspiration for any one's free how-to social media tutorial content, whether that be on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media platform.
If you are a creative who loves to share your work with the world, that's wonderful! I love it when participants share their finished projects in photos and videos on social media. Please tag me @willa.wanders, I'd love to support you!
But making how-to videos of yourself while creating from the lesson content or obviously inspired and derivative of Willa Workshops course content, and then posting those tutorials on any free social media platform, will get you banned from Willa Workshops with no refund issued.
Read more Raving Reviews for yourself!
Constance Hanson
"After trying many watercolor classes I was about to give up, thinking this pursuit wasn't for me; but then I saw this course and, because I have such admiration for Wendy and her teaching style, I decided to give it one last go.
As I worked through the lessons I realized how brilliantly they were structured. They gave me the information, practice sessions and encouragement that allowed me to gain confidence and to truly relax into my creativity. I am now watercolor painting on a regular basis and enjoying it more and more. This class is foundational to my artistic pursuits. Thanks, Wendy!"
Cathy Watson @cathywatsonartlife
A fabulous course that just seems to keep going and going. Great for anyone, beginners and up, wanting to hone their skills and learn how to turn watercolor into a relaxing meditative practice.
Ruth
"Watercolor for relaxation is the best choice I ever made. It is so much more than the usual watercolor course to learn colour theory and painting techniques.
It is a course for heart and soul to slow down, to take a deep breath and to grant some "me-time" from the daily life rush. I am thankful for Wendy to help me to find Flow state. I definitely look at my watercolors differently, they became my calming friends."
Pam Twilegar
"I love Willa Workshops. I’m not vastly talented, more of a dabbler, but when Wendy teaches, I feel capable.
I loved the gentle encouragement and the depth of emotional support I felt while following the Watercolor for Relaxation course. The examples were great and the exercises completely accessible, not intimidating."
Marcia Sattley
"This course is simply FAB! Wendy shares all the things she has learned including time and money saving information about many different types of watercolor paper…. I love painting at my own pace as i pick up on the techniques she shares. Highly recommend this wonderful class."
Rekha Krishnamurthi
"I really enjoyed Watercolor for Relaxation. Learning the basic skills from Wendy's perspective was incredibly helpful. It allowed me to explore new watercolor techniques that I could incorporate into my own style.
Overall, this not only improved my painting skills but also inspired me with fresh ideas for enhancing my daily sketchbook practice. Highly recommend this course!"
Meet the Teacher!
Wendy Solganik, aka @willa.wanders on Instagram, is a life-long artist and crafter, currently working in watercolor, hand lettering, mixed media collage, art journaling and handmade book arts. From production wheel pottery to scrapbooking to knitting and so many more passions, Wendy always dives deep to master a craft.
After a fifteen year stint as the co-owner of Luscious Verde Cards, a successful, Louie award-winning, custom invitation design, printing and manufacturing company, you can find Wendy at home in her spare bedroom art studio moving around from art project to art project. It is the experience of a delicious flow state while she is creating that keeps Wendy coming back to making day after day.
Wendy balances making art with energetically running her online art course platform, Willa Workshops. Over the past four years, she and other artists from around the globe have launched over 40 new online mixed media art, handmade book, collage art and watercolor painting courses. This includes the epic year long mixed media collage art experience called Fodder School, which is the creation that Wendy is most proud of.
You can listen to Wendy interview other prolific artists on her podcast, “Show Up or Shut Up with Wendy Solganik.” Her work has been featured in Uppercase Magazine and Strawberry Moon, and you just never know where she will wander to next. Find all this and more at willawanders.com.