Waves, Waves, Water, Land & Sea, Independent study
Original course, simplify what you see and work on technique, great for beginners or all level of artists.
Your Instructor
About your instructor,
Birgit O'Connor
Status of the (NWWS) NorthWest Watercolor Society, (LWS) Lousiana Watercolor Society, (CWA) California Watercolor Society.
Top-selling books include “Watercolor in Motion,” “Paint Watercolor Flowers,” and “Watercolor Essentials.” she has 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 faculty member of Watercolor Live 2020, 2021, 2023. Additionally, her work has been juried into several national and international exhibitions. She has 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.
Non-interactive
Covered in the coarse
- Brush strokes
- Keep your paintings simple
- Clouds
- Wind blow water
- Marsh and wetlands
- Still water
- Wet-into-wet
- Lagoon landscape
- Value and distance
- Crashing waves
- Simple reflections
- Wet sand reflection
- Keep it simple
- Have fun
- Be successful and build your confidence
- Let the water do the work
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What people say
Thank you, Birgit. YOU make learning fun, accessible, a DREAM come true! Your fine instruction makes it possible, Frances Gill-Turano
Hi Birgit I am loving your courses! I did Apple Blossom and Quince and just did my last painting from Atmospheric Landscapes last night.....so ready to start this one. You are very thorough and generous with your teaching...thank you. Linda
Thanks, Birgit! This is the BEST class EVER! I'm So Excited. Fanna
Hi Birgit, I enjoy learning to express what impression I see onto watercolor paper. I really enjoy seeing one's personality translate into a scene & 'take your breath away in color and presentation. Painting with Birgit is challenging and fun. I admire your intuitive eye & talented skills. Beth DelGrande Capitola CA
Excellent course! Birgit presents lessons in a very engaging, logical and easy to understand manner. She presents several different aspects of clouds, waves, and water in separate lessons. Everyone who wants to paint waves and water should have this in their library. ! Agnes F.
Thank you, you do so much for everyone and Thank you for all that you do for your painting students. When you are teaching, you put it all on the table, you really do not hold back with information and techniques that you use. I am sure everyone appreciates the constant updating, the looking for a better way to share your knowledge and giving so much of yourself and your time to help people improve their skills. Thanks again, Trish
I love how you challenge your students to paint outside our comfort zones. I've incorporated all of it into my own paintings. Frances
Dear Birgit, I loved the workshop, I really learned so much, it was great to paint along with you. Lucinda Johnson
Hi Birgit, I love the pace of your instruction, and the fact that you include the little details that are so important. It's really so helpful to me that you're making no assumptions about prior experience. Judy