I recently had the privilege of taking a trip with my brother to Seoul, Korea.

Despite having lots of cloudy days, I was able to snap some photos to work with when I returned to my studio. This painting is one that has been inspired by some of these scenes.

I hope you take some time and try yo...

Today I'm going to teach you how to do a graded wet into wet wash that will help you create a nice vignette in your paintings.

Notice in this painting how the sky is a more saturated color at the top and fades it gets closer to the horizon. Notice how the grass, too, has this vignetted effect:...

I've been painting about ten years, and I have made quite a bit of progress since I first decided to pick up a paintbrush.

As I look back on my learning, there are five things that I would have done differently. And I'm going to share those things with you today because I believe this will hel...

The sunset is a remarkably beautiful subject - one that I enjoy capturing in my paintings.

Follow this tutorial to learn how to paint this scene. 

Learn to Paint the Sunset with Watercolor

Today's video is a demonstration of my 3-step watercolor process and teaches you the light-to-dark waterc...

The robins are out in front of my house, and the weather is warming up, but I had to get one last snow scene in before things heat up too much.

Snow is a tricky subject, but it's one that I return to time and again. Watch today's video for a step-by-step tutorial on this scene!

Paint a Winter W...

Today, I'm going to go through some common watercolor terms - terms that I use a lot.

I want to be sure that all of you know what they mean and that you have a quick reference to check your understanding of certain watercolor vocabulary. Whether you are a beginner to watercolor or you've been d...

A lot of times in workshops, students will come up to me and want some help thinking through how to approach a specific scene. Unbeknownst to them, sometimes they're holding a reference photo that is really difficult to paint. 

Now, I don't tell people they can't paint a certain scene. Growth ha...

To paint dynamic and realistic paintings, you've got to learn and master layers in watercolor painting.

The most concise way I can break down this lesson is to give you a mantra for each wash (or layer) of the watercolor painting process:

• 1st Wash - "light and loose"
• 2nd Wash - "finding conn...