One of our most iconic little species, this beautiful blue fairy wren is native to south eastern Australia, and is commonly seen in scrubby tangled undergrowth, and even in suburban gardens. Try going 'loose' with this one, we'll talk about it, and give this picture some movement - just like the little birds.

This beautiful chuch in Dresden, Germany was destroyed during WWII and famously rebuilt. A lovely introduction to painting busy architecture in a very simple way, you'll need your drawing hat on, just for a bit symmetry, but the idea is to let loose a lot with the painting.

You'll enjoy ditching the 'drawing hat', and using your soft-edge skills to create a temple of texture. Stones one atop another is a relaxing and New Age (borrowed from the ancients) symbol of relaxation. Let's see if we can relax while painting this.

Everyone wants to know how to paint lovely Australian species of plants. They are not easy however, and are usually overpainted. Golden Wattle, Acacia pycantha, is Australia's national floral emblem, with its striking and fluffy heads of stamens. It can be easily overdone, so we'll give it all the attention but none of the fuss to create a beautiful spray of spring.