Loose and Easy Portland Lighthouse

Learn through unique techniques how expressive results can allow for a certain level of spontaneity. Watercolor can mimic the movement of water, and painting a lightthouse scene emphasizes light, atmosphere, and fluidity, making it a compelling choice for capturing this subject.

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Expressive Landscapes - Idependent Study

Elevate your artistic abilities and truly capture the heart of the landscape.

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• By Birgit O'Connor

Expressive Seascapes -Independent Study

Learn how to paint loosely in watercolor, which allows for more freedom, creativity, and spontaneity. The fluid nature of watercolor encourages experimentation, where the paint can blend and flow in unexpected ways, creating unique and vibrant effects.

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Beach Chairs in Watercolor Workshop Replay

Get the Replay! Relax, unwind, and paint 2 different paintings as companion pieces. Great for all levels!

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Backgrounds & Shadows 6-week Interactive course

In this 6-week course, we will explore various options, tips, and techniques to tackle backgrounds and shadows with confidence.

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Wild Iris Workshop Replay

All levels. In this immersive watercolor course, you'll learn how to capture the delicate beauty of the Douglas Iris—an exquisite flower known for its vibrant colors and intricate structure. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class will guide you step-by-step through the process of painting this stunning bloom using a combination of soft washes and fine details.

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Wild Iris, Complete course

Intermediate-Advanced. In this immersive watercolor course, you'll learn how to capture the delicate beauty of the Douglas Iris—an exquisite flower known for its vibrant colors and intricate structure. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class will guide you step-by-step through the process of painting this stunning bloom using a combination of soft washes and fine details.

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Home is Where the Heart is

Create a scene that feels like coming home: with roses climbing a sun-kissed fence, each bloom holding a quiet love, and every breeze carrying her warmth. Whether you’re new to watercolor or already love to paint, this is your chance to pick up your brush and let your heart lead the way, step by step. In this workshop, we’ll not only capture a garden but also the comforting essence of childhood memories. Together, we’ll explore soft washes, warm light, and the gentle beauty of shadows — all while creating a piece that carries a story close to your heart.

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Elegant Orchids, Workshop Replay

Includes step-by-step lessons. Paint a delicate orchid, focusing on detail, and a different ways to paint a background.

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Expressive Waterfalls Workshop Replay

Explore a variety of different waterfalls and learn how you can apply the techniques to your paintings.

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Moments in Time Chairs, Workshop Replay

Includes 2 different designs, workbook, line drawing, event recording, and step-by-step segmented lessons.

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Fall Colors - Aspen, Workshop

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New! Fun and Easy Flowers, Workshop Replay

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New! Happy Flowers Workshop Replay and Step-by-step lessons

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New! Light & Delicate Sally Holmes Rose Workshop Replay

Watercolor Made Easy

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New! Hollyhocks, Workshop

Watercolor Made Easy Includes Step-by-step lessons, a workbook, and line drawings.

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The Joy of Painting Loose and Free, Flowers, Paint at your own pace

Relax and unwind and learn to paint flowers in a looser style easily, includes 11 different paintings.

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Calla Lily with Dramatic Background Workshop Replay

Learn to paint and an elegant flower and make it dramatic

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Flowers in Bloom - Masterclass Series, Paint at your own pace

Dive deep into the flowers and learn unify petals, work with highlights and add impactful backgrounds

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Floral Passion Star flower, Independent Study

Dive deep into the layers of watercolor

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Paint Sweet Pea's Workshop Replay

Relax and enjoy painting Sweet Peas in this Workshop Replay. It also includes bonus projects, so you can easily be successful while having fun.

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Stargazer, Workshop Replay

Paint Large and more in depth, workbook, step-by-step segmented lessons, line drawings, and reference photos. Good for all levels.

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Spring Garden Chairs, Workshop Replay

Event replay, workbook, step-by-step lessons, line drawings, and reference photos. All levels.

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The Love of Lighthouses, Paint at your own pace

Learn how you can easily paint your favorite lighthouses, with 11 in depth lessons, all levels

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Atmospheric Landscapes, Paint At Your Own Pace

Includes 16 different lessons. This is a great course to build a foundation to watercolor upon.

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Waves and Water, Land and Sea - Paint at your own pace

Includes 18 different lessons. Learn how to get the results you want when painting water and waves.

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Wet & Wild Plein Air Painting - Paint at your own pace

Learn how to Plein air paint anywhere at antime Includes 14 different lessons

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Nature's Abstraction - Kelp, Paint at your own pace

Become the artist you have always dreamed of, focus on one indepth semi-abstract project, self paced

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Nature's Abstraction - Peony Flower, Paint at your own pace

Become the artist you have always dreamed of, focus on one indepth project, inside the flower, self paced

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Nature's Abstraction - New Beginnings, Paint at your on pace

Become the artist you have always dreamed of, self paced, includes 2 different projects

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Rocks, Sand and Sea Glass, Paint At Your Own Pace

Independent study, learn from a wide variety of different lessons that you can easliy apply to your own paintings, includes lifetime access

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Free Mini Course - Barns

Get started in watercolor by painting barns, Free mini course

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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.

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Fearless Flowers 3, Masterclass, Paint-at-your-own-pace

Paint at your own pace, full course, all levels are encouraged designed for Intermediate-advanced

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• By Birgit O'Connor

Exotic Orchids in Watercolor, Independent Study

Includes eight different lessons in the full course. Step-by-step lessons with new ways to approach backgrounds. Includes Bonus reference photos

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• By Birgit O'Connor

Fearless Flowers 2, Masterclass - Paint-at-your-own-pace

Full course: Expand your skills into a full sheet painting, non-interactive

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Fearless Flowers 1 Light & Shadow, Paint-At-Your-Own-Pace

Design for intermediate to advanced students, all levels are encouraged

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Boats in Watercolor, Bundle

Learn from 10 different lessons on how to create weathered textures, expand values, and manage large washes to go beyond basic watercolor painting skills to cre

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Desert Landscapes, Bundle

Enjoy painting 26 different desert scenes from all over the southwest, exploring many different techniques you can then interpret into your painting

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Dynamic Flowers, Masterclass Series Bundle

Paint 6 colorful paintings with a complete series of dynamic compositions. Each lesson focuses on different skill-building skills, retaining highlights, and bui

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Exotic Orchids Bundle

Paint 6 exotic orchid paintings. Learn and explore various techniques by transitiontioning large areas ibackground, and how to change what you see into somethi

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Garden Chairs Bundle, Watercolor Made Easy

Perfect for date night, family fun or on your own. Includes 5 full paintings you can do, plus excercises. Lifetime access

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Getting Started Land and Sea Bundle

Includes 30 different lessons and paintings to do, plus excercises

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Introduction to Dramatic Painting

Relax and unwind with three popular lessons along with excercises that show you layering, negative painting, water drops, and how to paint Big!

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Natures Abstraction - Bundle

Dive deep into the abstracted nature of flowers and how to turn your subject into an experience rather than a rendering. For more advanced levels.

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New! Light Delicate Florals

Explore the workshop replays with manageable projects designed to keep watercolor simple and easy while learning techniques.

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New! Woods & Waterfalls

Includes two full workshop replays, plus step-by-step lessons, workbooks, and line drawings.

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New! Workshop Simple & Elegant Workshop Replay Bundle

Includes, 4 different workshops plus recordings

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Paint BIG! Dynamic Flowers - Bundle

Push your limits and paint BIG! Move your arm, and push the color. From start to finish, this will be a wild ride as the painting shifts and evolves.

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Simple, Fun and Easy Watercolor Bundle

Beginners, relax, have fun and paint along! Perfect for date night and family fun! This a Great way to get started with watercolor, with 30 different lessons.

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The Joy of Painting Loose and Free - Bundle

Explore all levels of loose painting, from the garden, land, and sea. Includes over 40 fun and easy lessons.

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Watercolor in Motion

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