BOKEH – Watercolours Blurring technique

Morning Workshop with JACKY PURTILL

Sunday 20 July 2025 – 10:30am to 1:30pm – ÂŁ45

This workshop is suitable for adults.

Come and have some creative fun exploring a unique watercolour painting blurring technique.
Bokeh is a painting technique where areas of the watercolours are removed/blurred out giving the illusion of shapes floating in space.
Bokeh is traditionally explored within photography.


You will investigate the background and techniques associated with the technique.
Create different examples of bokeh techniques
Explore using watercolour paint, mark making and painting tools to produce exciting finished and mounted artwork to take home.

No experience required. All materials provided.

Covid prevention

If you feel unwell please carry out a test and don’t attend if positive to avoid contagion as far as possible of our more vulnerable customers.

Cancellation policy.

Please note that a ticketing fee of ÂŁ2 is included in the price of this workshop and this is not refundable in any circumstance.

If you are unable to attend the workshop and you cancel your attendance more than two weeks prior to the workshop, the ticketing fee above will be retained.  If you cancel less than two weeks before the workshop no fees are refundable.

In the event of City Arts having to cancel the workshop due to participants’ numbers falling below the minimum requirement or government advice changes, we will refund the whole workshop amount.