Have you ever found yourself halfway through a painting and wishing you could turn back time? The thing about watercolor painting is that there is no easy way to course correct. In fact, the more you try to correct your painting, the worse it actually looks. 

This is why it's crucial to have ...

Water is fascinating - even mesmerizing. There is something about it that makes me want to paint it. 

However, with water scenes, you face the challenge of depicting reflections, which can be challenging. In this week’s video, I walk you through a painting and let you in on the 3 tips that ha...

What do you do when you feel uninspired? Do you wait for “it” to show up? And what do you do if it never shows up?

In this week’s video, we revisit an interview I had with watercolor artist Thomas Schaller where we talk about this exact topic - what to do when you are feeling uninspired and h...

Being able to identify problems in your painting can be a real turning point on your painting journey. But this can take time, practice, and keen observation. 

To start, when you are unable to pinpoint what went wrong in a painting, assess it on the most common issues. From here, you can focus o...

Maybe you’ve had this happen to you - You finally get that quiet time to paint, you enter your workspace, get all your supplies ready - and you have no idea what to paint. Instead of diving into this thing you love, you find yourself scrolling for that perfect reference photo that gives you that ...

When I first picked up watercolor, I thought the best way to learn was to complete a painting each time I sat down to paint. Whether it was stubbornness or a way to prove to myself I was capable, I just felt like I had to render an entire scene. 

What I found over time was I grew the most whe...

Hey, welcome back, everybody!

Today we are going to talk about watercolor supplies. I'm going to talk about three important things that I use every time that I paint  - and it's not paint or brushes. Let's take a look.

The first item is my palette knife.

If you're using thick paint in a ...

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 your painting. Think about your options - you have light and dark, warm and cool, big and small, har...