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 come back to it as many times as you want, focusing on different aspects of the painting and honing ...

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 dimensions.

But achieving this in a scene isn’t simple - and street scenes present unique challenges to an a...

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 watercolor paintings is less interesting or visually compelling.

Let’s talk about different ways to create a...

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 this simple watercolor landscape tutorial, I am going to address all three of these variables as I ...

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 your scene are essential watercolor landscape skills.

So today we’re going to cover how to paint wate...

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 hand at it. You're welcome to come back to it as many times as you want, focusing on different aspe...

I was out for a walk in my neighborhood and I saw this lovely evening scene and the light was hitting the side of this house. So I stopped and took this photo. 

And today I'm going to tell you how I was able to paint the light of this scene and make it feel believable. 

So if you've ever stru...

Watercolor skies are captivating! They are gorgeous to look at, and also incredibly satisfying to create. 

But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to paint.  

This blog and video will provide you with the knowledge you need to paint gorgeous skies that will add intrigue and beauty to your watercolor...