The Watercolor Artist's Guide to Paints Mar 11, 2024

High-quality watercolor supplies can be expensive, so you really don't want to play a guessing game when you're out shopping for paints!

This video and blog answers all your pressing questions ab...

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How Can I Use Negative Painting to Improve My Watercolors? Mar 04, 2024

The concepts of positive space and negative space exist in your watercolor paintings whether you're aware of them or not.

But you may not be using them to your advantage. They may not be living u...

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Dive into the Serenity of Landscape Painting with our Guided Watercolor Tutorial Feb 26, 2024

I know how powerful it can be to get a glimpse into the process of another watercolor artist

Being shown the techniques behind watercolor scenes can push you into new territory. It equips you wi...

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Techniques to Paint Lifelike Figures that You Need to Try Feb 19, 2024

Adding figures to your paintings adds vitality, energy, and movement to your watercolors. And - like cars - they also help establish scale for the rest of your watercolor scene.

Keep reading to le...

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Choosing the Right Brushes: Comprehensive Guide watercolor supplies Feb 12, 2024

It can be intimidating to shop for watercolor brushes when you're not sure what you really need. The choices are endless.

You might find yourself asking questions like:

  • What makes a brush a goo...
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Watercolor Mastery: Techniques to Preserve Luminosity in Your Paintings light and shadow Feb 05, 2024

When I paint, I've got my eye on the light. In fact, it's a motivating factor for me.

I find myself captivated by watercolor scenes that have interesting light and shadows. Whether it's another a...

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Positive Mindset Shifts that Accelerate Your Learning Jan 29, 2024

When you're learning something new, it is important that you focus on the literal craft - the skillset that you're building, the process you're learning, the muscle memory you're developing - and o...

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Secrets to Loosening Up Your Watercolor Paintings Jan 22, 2024

There's this elusive quality that I strive for when I paint: an ease, an impressionistic take on a subject, an artistic rendering of a scene. 

In a word, I want to paint loosely

It's this quali...

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How to Prepare for a Smooth and Successful Painting Session Jan 15, 2024

Do you ever find yourself searching for a specific brush during your painting process, wasting that precious wet-into-wet time? Have you ever been deep into your painting session and realize you do...

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4 Keys to Painting Great Watercolors with Consistency Jan 08, 2024

Here's the thing about learning a creative skill that we don't often admit - it is not a linear process. It isn't just a straight upward trajectory.

We experience ups and downs and disappointments...

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How to Create a Large Connected Shape: A Watercolor Tutorial Jan 03, 2024

If you've followed me for anytime at all, you know that a foundational lesson I go back to time and time again is finding the large, connected shape of your scene when you're painting a watercolor....

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Are you using the wrong watercolor brushes? Dec 26, 2023

A common problem I see is an overworked watercolor painting. It is easy to get carried away with the details of a painting or to use too many brush strokes to create a scene.

There are many reason...

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