Have you ever been stopped in your tracks as you set up to paint a scene when you realize you just don't know where to start? This can be paralyzing and frustrating.

This is what I am going to add...

Today, I'm going to cover ten frequent mistakes I see watercolor students make. All of them are mistakes that I too have made before, and all of them are fixable.

So let's go through them and addr...

When you are able to transform a thin sheet of paper into a scene with depth and realism, this can feel like magic. 

But magic can feel fleeting. Sometimes it works out and looks great, and other ...

This week I am sharing with you this hay bale landscape sketch and showing you my step-by-step process for creating this scene.

Get your supplies ready, follow along, and see what you can learn!

Today I'm going to talk about some simple and repeatable concepts that can make a big difference in your paintings. These are things that I wish I would have known years ago when I started painting...

Have you set any watercolor goals or resolutions for the new year?

Maybe you want to paint more frequently. Perhaps you want to work through a course you've purchased. Or maybe you want to make sm...

Here in the Midwest we don't have the most interesting terrain, but the sky can really take your breath away. I'm captivated by the light in the sky always, but especially at the end of the day.

It can be intimidating to include people in your paintings, and there is only really one way to get past this intimidation, and that is practice, practice, practice.

It's good to isolate the skill...

As a Midwesterner, there is something about old barns that inspire me. No doubt it is connected to the time spent as a little boy exploring my grandparents' farm, finding treasures in their old bar...

When you're a novice, your attention might go, straight-away, to the most detailed part of a scene. There might be that one thing in the scene you're dying to paint, and that's where you start. In ...

A primary interest of mine as a watercolor artist is creating believable and captivating light. Whether I am painting an interior, a street scene, or a landscape, light is a dominant consideration ...

This painting is one that was accepted into an exhibition in 2024. I loved the light in the scene, and want to show you the steps to painting a building awash in light.