Capturing light in watercolor is always a primary goal when I am painting a street scene. The light play on buildings, shadows in the streets, and the brilliance of the sky, when done well, can com...

Have you ever finished a watercolor and just sensed that you missed the mark somewhere? 

When this happens to me, it is often because there’s a lack of focus in the painting. My eyes don’t know wh...

Here in Kansas, we don’t have a lot of geographic beauty, but what we do have are gorgeous skies. And there is nothing more suited to watercolor paint than the vibrant colors of the sky.

So today,...

While most of my watercolor paintings are landscapes and street scenes, I really love the challenge of painting interior scenes. Sometimes an interior just enthralls me, and I have to paint it. 

B...

If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you’ve heard me talk about the “large, connected middle value shape.” It’s essential in my process of watercolor painting. 

And, undoubtedly, it’s one...

Adding figures to your watercolor paintings can be intimidating, and often I see students approach them with caution. In a previous video, I outlined 3 tips to help you add figures to your watercol...

When I make full-length tutorials like this one, my hope is that you watch it once through to get a feel for my process, and then you watch it again as you try your hand at it. 

You're welcome to ...

Whether I’m painting a street scene, a landscape, or an interior, I am always observing the light. Light is essential to capturing a scene’s atmosphere and depicting realistic and dynamic dimension...

Watercolor artists don’t have the same opportunity to form surface texture by building up paint on their paper like artists who use acrylics or oils. But this doesn’t mean that texture in watercolo...

Watercolor is difficult, in part, because you have to juggle so many variables at the same time. Timing is tricky, color mixing can be complicated, and creating depth is difficult. 

That’s why, in...

If you’re interested in painting landscapes, one watercolor subject you’ll want to practice over and over are trees. Painting a tree with watercolor and knowing how to group trees and foliage in yo...

Paint This Evening Lake with Me

When I make full-length tutorials like this one, my hope is that you watch it once through to get a feel for my process, and then you watch it again as you try your...