One of our most powerful tools in watercolor painting is using opposites. 

Opposites bring visual interest, create beauty, and evoke feeling. And there are countless ways that you can use them in ...

Follow along in this week's video as I try to capture the character of this winter scene. In this demonstration I talk through watercolor timing as I try to portray the light in the scene.

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As artists, we are inspired by the things around us - the scenes of everyday life and the majestic beauty of nature. Hopefully you are collecting some of those moments through the lens of your came...

Watercolor has its unique challenges that we’re all familiar with. 

Maybe you have issues with your painting drying up or blooms occurring as you paint. Maybe you feel like you have something f...

As many of us start the year, we tweak our habits, recommit to goals, and sometimes reorganize our spaces. In this week's video, I give you a look into my studio workspace. This is where I do every...

In watercolor, there's actually a recipe for success.

You may have heard me talk about this before in my video that breaks down the different washes of your painting, but today I want to talk a l...

Understanding how to organzine your painting is important in keeping your viewers attention. It's important to know how to handle your foreground, middle ground and background. Today I share a help...

It's so tempting when you're on social media and you follow artists that you admire to think they must not struggle. It is important to remember that you're seeing their finished work. You're seein...

It can be challenging sometimes to know what supplies are worth your money. There are so many choices out there, so I thought I would share with you the three most important watercolor brushes and ...

There is a temptation when you're painting a scene to include everything that's in your reference photo or everything that's in front of you. But today we're going to talk about how choosing what n...

The first time I tried to paint without taping down my paper I hated it. I felt out of control and uneasy. 

Then I took a workshop with watercolorist Andy Evansen. In watching him paint, I began t...

Skies and clouds are one of my favorite subjects to paint. They do however, require a good sense of timing to create a variety of edges. Also, it's important to get the values correct so the bright...