About the Course

Do you have floral paintings that feel almost right—but something feels off?
Maybe the flowers feel stiff, overworked, or disconnected from the background. Maybe the color is beautiful, but the painting lacks depth, flow, or intention.

Floral Reconstruction is an exploratory course designed to help you return to unfinished or unsatisfying floral paintings with fresh eyes—not to fix them, but to understand what they need.

This is not a paint-along and not a step-by-step floral tutorial.
Instead, you’ll learn how to read a floral painting, recognize what feels unresolved, and make intentional decisions that bring clarity, expression, and cohesion.

What You’ll Learn

Learn How to Read a Floral Painting

Before making changes, you’ll learn how to:

• Observe your floral painting without judgment
• Identify where the painting feels unclear or unresolved
• Understand whether the issue is design, value, color, edges, or structure
• Recognize when a painting needs less, not more

This foundation removes frustration and replaces it with clarity and confidence.

Revisit & Repurpose Old Floral Paintings

This course encourages you to work with:

• Unfinished floral studies
• Paintings that feel overworked or stiff
• Pieces you set aside because something didn’t feel right
• Florals that need simplification, not correction

You’ll learn how to:

• Decide whether a painting wants refinement, abstraction, or release
• Let go of unnecessary detail
• Bring harmony back into complex floral compositions

From Observation to Intentional Action

Rather than reacting emotionally or overworking details, you’ll learn how to:

• Pause before making changes
• Choose a clear direction for the painting
• Make small, thoughtful adjustments that create big shifts
• Strengthen florals without tightening or overdefining them

You’ll explore when to:

• Soften or lose edges
• Rework values without flattening petals
• Clarify focal areas without adding unnecessary detail
• Create breathing room between flowers and background

Who This Course Is For

This course is ideal for:

• Students who already paint florals and want deeper understanding
• Artists with unfinished or unresolved floral work
• Painters who want to move beyond copying and into intentional decision-making
• Anyone who wants more confidence when returning to a painting

This course is not focused on:

• Step-by-step floral demonstrations
• Copying reference photos
• Creating a single finished piece