How do you know what art supplies are worth spending money on? How do you choose the right paper or paints or brushes from among the plethora of options available to you?

If you're serious about improving your watercolor skills, you'll want the tools you use to this end to support...

Especially if you're out painting plein air in the spring or summer, you will not be able to avoid the challenge of mixing greens to capture the scene in front of you. There are so many hues, such various shades, and such dimension in the greens out in the wild. 

So today, we're going...

A painting with a strong focal point compels viewers, intrigues art connoisseurs, and keeps people engaged longer. The students that I've had who really zero in on the concept of the "main idea" see huge progress in their watercolor learning. 

Keep reading to...

When you start a watercolor, do you have a blueprint to follow? Do you have a process in place? Or do you just wing it?

Maybe you've heard me refer to my "3-step painting process" in some of my other videos. I get a lot of questions about this, and so today, I am going to elaborate on...

The last 10 or 15 minutes of your watercolor painting process are the most important. What you do at this stage can make or break your painting - especially in watercolor.

When you're adding your final bits of detail, when you're adding your darks, when you're trying to bring...

I am loving the chance to get outdoors and explore different areas of the city lately, and because of these frequent excursions, I've seen a lot of progress in my plein air paintings.

Painting outdoors presents a lot of challenges, and when we are challenged, we have the opportunity to...

I have the honor of offering feedback to students in Watercolor Community who submit their watercolor paintings to me to review. There is so much great work being done, and it is encouraging to see such dedication to the craft. 

But as I gain experience as a teacher, I am noticing...

In my studio and in the rest of my home, I like to hang watercolors painted by artists who inspire me. In fact, you might have noticed them every once and a while in the background of my videos.

One of my favorite paintings is by Joseph Zbukvic. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s...