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Traceable templates(No drawing skills required)
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this project will provide valuable insights into the techniques and mindset required to create stunning paintings. Our primary focus will be on one main project and learning how to create your own dynamic paintings. By the end of this workshop, you will have the essential skills to create paintings that you can be proud of.
Includes: Workshop replay reference image, line drawings, step-by-step lessons, tips, and workbook.
I've watched a lot of videos over the last year and yours are by far the BEST!!!! Your presentation is clear, very informative, and beautiful. Carol Jakubow
Pink Starflower
The goal for this project is to paint a stunning and bold yet delicate flower on a half-sheet of paper 22"x15".
"Thanks so much for your teaching these incredible online workshops...they are magical! :)" Debra Laurie
Who this is for
If you love painting and want to learn how to be bold and confident with your paintings, then this is for you. Learn everything you did in my in-person workshop but so much more. Photo from one of my in-person workshops in Pueblo CO.
I've watched a lot of videos over the last year and yours are by far the BEST!!!! Your presentation is clear, very informative, and beautiful." Carol Jakubow
Workshop Curriculum
- Pink Starflower workshop 1 (20:29)
- Pink Starflower workshop 2 (13:06)
- Pink Starflower workshop 3 (10:57)
- Pink Starflower workshop 4 (5:25)
- Pink Starflower workshop 5 (9:16)
- Pink Starflower workshop 6 (5:19)
- Pink Starflower workshop 7 (10:11)
- Pink Starflower workshop 8 (17:09)
- Pink Starflower workshop 9 (8:43)
- Pink Starflower workshop 9b (0:08)
- Pink Starflower workshop 10 (5:49)
- Pink Starflower workshop 11 (12:38)
- Pink Starflower workshop 12 (11:05)
- Pink Starflower workshop 13 (1:02)
- 1 a Masking (3:18)
- 1 b Choosing color (15:02)
- 1 c Main shadows (14:50)
- 2 a Mid-tone value shadows (8:50)
- 2 b Darker value shadows (7:58)
- 3 a Add the background (7:09)
- 3 b Center stamens - negative painting (7:50)
- 3 c Mid-tone values (8:37)
- 3 d More sculpting (11:43)
- 3 e Pulling the stamens forward (6:13)
- 3 f Tinting the stamens (6:36)
- 4 Dramatic background (3:04)
- 5 Finer details (3:40)
- 6 Evaluating the painting (2:37)
"I enjoyed this course immensely, and learned more from you than any other art instructor!" Ingrid Farnham
"I'm getting used to virtual instruction- you make it absolutely seamless and easy to understand! What you're offering in your classes is amazing Thank you so much for doing what you do!" Susan Tate
About Birgit O'Connor
A master of transparent watercolor and with Master Signature Status of the (NWWS) NorthWest Watercolor Society, (LWS) Lousiana Watercolor Society, (CWA) California Watercolor Society.
My top-selling books include “Watercolor in Motion,” “Paint Watercolor Flowers,” and “Watercolor Essentials.” I have also been published in over 60 other national and international publications, such as Splash, Watercolor Magazine, American Watercolor Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Australian Artist Magazine, the New York Times, SF Gate, Watercolor Magazine, Dobry Zank (Poland), and L’Art de aquarelle (France).
A featured instructor with many Art Centers and Watercolor Societies throughout the United States and Canada, and A faculty member of Watercolor Live 2020, 2021, 2023. Additionally, my work has been juried into several national and international exhibitions. I have also served as a judge and juror for numerous shows, including the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Her memberships include Cambridge Who’s Who, Who's Who in America, and Who’s Who in American Women.
