Join artist Hilary Cooper for a watercolor painting workshop focused on flowers and flower bouquets. We’ll explore how to simplify our approach to complex botanical forms and review basic watercolor techniques focusing on fluidity and color.

Please note: This workshop for two hours on two consecutive days: Tuesday, July 22nd, and Wednesday, July 23rd, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. 

No previous experience is required. All supplies will be provided; you are also welcome to bring your own drawing and watercolor materials if you like.

This workshop coincides with the exhibition Hilary Cooper: Flower Portraits, currently on display at Sweet William Coffee Shop and Bakery, 17 Main Street, Salisbury (June through August 2025).

Hilary Cooper is an artist and portraitist. Her portraits are grounded in traditional classical training but with a more modernist and vibrant handling of color, line and brushstroke. Her influences range from Goya to Alice Neel. Her works are paintings as much as portraits.

The child of foreign service officers, Hilary grew up abroad. Formative years were spent gazing at portraits in England’s National Portrait Gallery. Later she spent a semester soaking up the contemporary art scene at Goldsmiths College, University of London. In the U.S., she attended Oldfields School, Mount Holyoke College, the Art Students League and National Academy.

Her work has been widely exhibited. In particular, her project Divided Portraits: Identity and Disability toured the country and resulted in a book of the same title. For more information, please visit HilaryCooper.com.