Join our next Nature Diary online painting activity!   Each month throughout 2021 Majjistral Park we will be hosting an online activity demonstrating how to draw wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals and more. For the month of August we will be drawing and painting dolphins - specifically the three species that are found close to the Maltese Islands.   This activity is aimed at children but adults are welcome too.   Details: Date: Saturday, 7th August 2021 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm Duration: Approximately 1 hour   Materials needed: Paper*, Pencil, Rubber, Newspaper (to protect surface from paint), Paint (ideally watercolour)**, White paint (poster/acrylic/gouache), Water pot filled with water, Palette to mix paint in, Old t-shirt/ material (to wipe brushes), Soft paint brushes (thin and medium sizes), Rough paper to test colours.   *To create the whole Nature Diary you will need 13 pieces that are the same size. The best paper to use if you are using watercolours is watercolour paper. You can use paper from a watercolour pad so that you do not need to cut the paper. If you do not have watercolour paper thick painting paper (eg. sketching paper) should also be ok but it would be a good […]

Join Majjistral Park for our next Nature Diary online painting activity! Throughout 2021 we will be learning how to draw wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals and more. The activity is aimed at both children and adults. For the month of September we will be drawing and painting the Greater Flamingo, a truly spectacular looking bird!   This activity is aimed at children but adults are welcome too.   Details: Date: Saturday, 4th September 2021 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm Duration: Approximately 1 hour Hosting platform: Zoom     Materials needed: Paper, Pencil, Rubber, Newspaper (to protect surface from paint), Paint (ideally watercolour), White paint (poster/acrylic/gouache), Water pot filled with water, Palette to mix paint in, Old t-shirt/ material (to wipe brushes), Soft paint brushes (thin and medium sizes), Rough paper to test colours.   *To create the whole Nature Diary you will need 13 pieces that are the same size. The best paper to use if you are using watercolours is watercolour paper. You can use paper from a watercolour pad so that you do not need to cut the paper. If you do not have watercolour paper thick painting paper (eg. sketching paper) should also be ok but it would be a good […]

Join Majjistral Park for our next Nature Diary online painting activity! Throughout 2021 we will be learning how to draw wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals and more. The activity is aimed at both children and adults. For the month of October we will be drawing and painting the Algerian Hedgehog, one of our endearing native mammals!   Details: Date: Saturday, 2nd October 2021 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm Duration: Approximately 1 hour Hosting platform: Zoom   Materials needed: Paper, Pencil, Rubber, Newspaper (to protect surface from paint), Paint (ideally watercolour), White paint (poster/acrylic/gouache), Water pot filled with water, Palette to mix paint in, Old t-shirt/ material (to wipe brushes), Soft paint brushes (thin and medium sizes), Rough paper to test colours. Note re paper - To create the whole Nature Diary you will need 13 pieces that are the same size. The best paper to use if you are using watercolours is watercolour paper. You can use paper from a watercolour pad so that you do not need to cut the paper. If you do not have watercolour paper thick painting paper (eg. sketching paper) should also be ok but it would be a good idea to test it with your paint first. Note re paint - Watercolour paints can be […]

Join Majjistral Park for our next Nature Diary online painting activity! Throughout 2021 we will be learning how to draw wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals and more. The activity is aimed at both children and adults. For the month of November we will be drawing and painting the Painted Frog, Malta’s only native amphibian!   Details: Date: Saturday 6th November Time: 3:00-4:00 pm Duration: Approximately 1 hour Hosting platform: Zoom   Materials needed: Paper, Pencil, Rubber, Newspaper (to protect surface from paint), Paint (ideally watercolour), White paint (poster/acrylic/gouache), Water pot filled with water, Palette to mix paint in, Old t-shirt/ material (to wipe brushes), Soft paint brushes (thin and medium sizes), Rough paper to test colours. Note re paper - To create the whole Nature Diary you will need 13 pieces that are the same size. The best paper to use if you are using watercolours is watercolour paper. You can use paper from a watercolour pad so that you do not need to cut the paper. If you do not have watercolour paper thick painting paper (eg. sketching paper) should also be ok but it would be a good idea to test it with your paint first. Note re paint - Watercolour paints can be substituted with coloured pencils or poster paint but watercolour […]

Join Majjistral Park for our next Nature Diary online painting activity! Throughout 2021 we have been learning how to draw wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals and more. The activity is aimed at both children and adults. For the month of December we will be drawing and painting a Chaffinch, a bird which visits the Maltese Islands at this time of the year!   Details: Date: Saturday 4th December Time: 3:00-4:00 pm Duration: Approximately 1 hour Hosting platform: Zoom   Materials needed: Paper, Pencil, Rubber, Newspaper (to protect surface from paint), Paint (ideally watercolour), White paint (poster/acrylic/gouache), Water pot filled with water, Palette to mix paint in, Old t-shirt/ material (to wipe brushes), Soft paint brushes (thin and medium sizes), Rough paper to test colours. Note re paper - To create the whole Nature Diary you will need 13 pieces that are the same size. The best paper to use if you are using watercolours is watercolour paper. You can use paper from a watercolour pad so that you do not need to cut the paper. If you do not have watercolour paper thick painting paper (eg. sketching paper) should also be ok but it would be a good idea to test it with your paint first. Note re paint - Watercolour paints can […]