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Flashbacks to large works in progress 🩷

Recent posts

MAGNOLIA LESSON - Online Painting Tutorial In Watercolour
08/09/2026
Tuscany, Italy, Painting Workshop / Retreat 2027 OPPORTUNITY!!!
15/08/2026
ROSE ROBIN LESSON - Online Painting Tutorial In Watercolour
07/08/2026

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Email: theearthenartist@gmail.com

Website: www.heidiwillis.com.au

Recent Portfolio

Splendid Fairywren – Painting in Watercolour

Little Kingfisher and Waterlilies – Painting in Watercolour

European Robin and Roses Painting – Miniature In Watercolour Commission

Canada Jay Painting – Miniature In Watercolour Commission

Raptor And Cornflowers – Miniature In Watercolour Commission

Raptor And Poppies – Miniature In Watercolour commission

Recent Instagrams

A little time before my next #paintingworkshop to

A little time before my next #paintingworkshop to return to this lovely lily pad and damselfly study in watercolour — and now this sweet little painting is finally complete. 💚 One more finished, one more little moment and story captured, ready to be enjoyed ✨

(original available)

#watercolour #watercolorpainting #artist #botanicalartist

The last delicate refinements go down on my little

The last delicate refinements go down on my little #waterlilypainting 💜 A simple but elegant #botanicalillustration in #watercolour

Original is available

#watercolourpainting #botanicalartist

Needing a break? An adventure? Something beautiful

Needing a break? An adventure? Something beautiful to look forward to in 2027? I have 2 spots remaining on my Tuscany Painting Retreat and wed love to have you with us for this wonderful creative experience and place!

Contact me directly or comment ITALY to book

#paintingretreat #paintingworkshop #paintingholiday #travelpainting #watercolorworkshop

My #magnoliapainting is not just a study of the fl

My #magnoliapainting is not just a study of the flower, it looks at its wonderful, colourful and textural branch, adorned with a cluster of mixed lichens for some extra learning and play. This is lovely #paintinglesson available for you online, which is coupled with the rose robin as an optional extension.

Comment MAGNOLIA to join us ✨️

#onlinepainting #watercolourlesson #paintingcourses

My little #possumpainting in watercolour is now so

My little #possumpainting in watercolour is now sold, such a fun study and subject to play with. This #illustration is available as gift cards with @papernestcards if you're after something sweet, fun and Australian... now at its new home, I know this piece will be well loved 💕

#watercolourillustration #animalillustration #illustrator

Putting the last strokes on my RainbowBee-eater pa

Putting the last strokes on my RainbowBee-eater painting in #watercolour before it leaves with its new owner... a most spectacular bird!

#birdpainting #watercolourpainting #birdartist #birdillustrator

Putting the final touches on my magnolia flower he

Putting the final touches on my magnolia flower heart, we shift techniques to explore much finer detailing in this #paintingtutorial ✨️ Its a wonderful practice and feature in this subject bringing strength and punctuation to its story. If youd like to learn more, this #onlinepainting lesson is now live... see you there!

Comment MAGNOLIA for the course 🔗 or check my bio for more

#flowerpaintinglesson #watercolourlesson #watercolorlesson

A final insight into our last #paintingworkshop fo

A final insight into our last #paintingworkshop for you, we look at the last stages of our Regent Honeyeater and Waratah studies coming together, with all the lessons and learning along the way, to completion. My students rose to the challenge for a beautiful week together out at @artshackwilgabah 🙏 It looks like were already booked out for next year, but stay tuned for more opportunities to come soon. I do have a last minute place for Tasmania's #paintinretreat if you can make that... let me know! Thank you to all my students once again 💕

Honeyeater reference is thanks to @rogermacks_photography ✨️

#watercolourworkshop #paintingholiday #artclass

This month's #onlinepaintingtutorial is now live a

This month's #onlinepaintingtutorial is now live and ready for you to explore. Learning more about #realisticwatercolour our focus is on the MAGNOLIA flower in this #paintinglesson covering branch to bloom, and a lovely tuft of simple lichen to accompany it. Its a beautiful subject, a fun lesson, exploring the magic of #watercolourpainting online together... enjoy!

Comment MAGNOLIA for the #paintingcourse 🔗 ✨️

From bird to flower to plant, weve covered a lot o

From bird to flower to plant, weve covered a lot of ground in our special request #paintingworkshop with @artshackwilgabah with some truly wonderful growth and results! Today i start settling in with my second #paintinglesson and group, ready to deep dive into subject, medium and self once more. Sending our 👋🏻 from Wallabadah to you all!

#watercolourworkshop #watercolourclass #nswpaintingworkshops

Weve moved on to our waratah painting to complimen

Weve moved on to our waratah painting to compliment the Regent Honeyeaters, learning new balances and #watercolourpainting techniques with it. Every subject brings its learning opportunities and were exploring it all, along with the great outdoors that surround us. Blessed.

#artist #birdpaintingworkshop #botanicalpainting #watercolourworkshop

Our Regent Honeyeaters are done and were moving on

Our Regent Honeyeaters are done and were moving on to the botanical accompaniment now for a whole new challenge and learning lesson, out here on our painting farmstay... such a wonderful time as always 🥰 #birdpainting #botanicalpainting #watercolourpainting #painting - its a deep dive, and were all about it!

Thanks again to our photographer @rogermacks.bird.photos for our bird reference, @artshackwilgabah for having us and my students as always 💕

#watercolourworkshop

Our special 'by request' Regent Honeyeater #painti

Our special 'by request' Regent Honeyeater #paintingretreat is underway out here in Gods country NSW where the beauty and challenge of this subject are very real and embraced ✨️ Were having a wonderful time here soaking up this place, space, fabulous company and plenty of learning that this week brings us. Its just good for the soul, all of it! Slow mornings, good coffee, puppy love, misty meadows, blossom trees and bird song... Our Honeyeater paintings are taking shape with plenty of time left to unfold and enjoy yet.

Thanks to @rogermacks.bird.photos for allowing us to work from his image, to @artshackwilgabah for hosting us and to my students, wonderful as always 🥰 #paintingworkshop #paintingholiday #birdpaintingworkshop #watercolourworkshop

Putting the final touches on my gum leaves, plucki

Putting the final touches on my gum leaves, plucking out the wonderful textures and blemishes in its surface to complete my Adelaide #paintingworkshop study. This was a fabulous exercise in colour use and technique, rendering these 3 versions of leaf stories. Now we kick off the next study here on our #paintingretreat with @artshackwilgabah - what will it be?! Ill be back with more on that soon 🥰

Red-capped Robin and eucalyptus is in #watercolour and is sold 🙏

#birdartist #birdillustration

Putting the final touches on my gum leaves, plucki

Putting the final touches on my gum leaves, plucking out the wonderful textures and blemishes in its surface to complete my Adelaide painting workshop study. This was a fabulous exercise in colour use and technique, rendering these 3 versions of leaf stories. Now we kick off the next study here on our #paintingretreat with @artshackwilgabah - what will it be?! Ill be back with more on that soon 🥰

Red-capped Robin and eucalyptus is in #watercolour and is sold 🙏

#birdartist #botanicalillustration #botanicalpainting

And now, my Red-capped Robin comes to completion t

And now, my Red-capped Robin comes to completion too... our focal subject from my recent Adelaide #paintingworkshop ✨️ How lovely it has been to return to the purity of painting alone for the past couple of days, going nuts over nuts! 💕

This original is sold 🙏

#birdartist #birdpainting #watercolourbird #birdillustration

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