Launching Summer 2026
The Botanical Academy
From your first brushstroke
to the painting you've always dreamed of.
Paint with Me — Live
Grab your brushes and join me every two to three weeks for a free live painting session on Instagram and YouTube. Watch, ask questions, and paint along in real time — no experience needed, just curiosity.
Follow @daria.botanicals →My Signature Palette
Not sure which pigments to start with? This free guide gives you my personal selection of sixteen lightfast watercolours — with real hand-painted swatches, mixing notes, and the exact brands I trust.
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The Pigment Diary
Ever wondered why some colours glow and others go muddy? This reference guide takes you deep into individual pigments — how they behave, how they mix, which ones are truly lightfast, and which to avoid.
The kind of knowledge that transforms how you see your palette.
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Learn alongside me in small groups of up to ten. I paint, explain every decision, and answer your questions as they come — like having a private tutor, but with the energy of painting together.
Structured around clear goals, so you leave each session with something new.
First course: Botanical Watercolour Foundations
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Video Courses
For when you want to learn at your own rhythm. Carefully produced lessons with close-up camera angles, so you can see every brushstroke — and narration that explains the why, not just the how.
Your own private studio class, available whenever inspiration strikes.
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I'm Daria — a botanical watercolourist with twenty years of teaching experience and a deep love for pigments, plants, and the quiet discipline of painting. My orchid painting received a Certificate of Merit at the World Orchid Conference 2026. I'd love to share what I've learned with you.
My Signature Palette