Tide Pools combination
Includes Starfish, Shells, Crabs and Kelp
Paint 12 different lessons
Learn about tide pools and watercolor, at the same time, while having a lot of fun.
This course is designed for all age and skill levels.
Discovering tide pools and the marine creatures that live in them is always so much fun, and no matter if you're on the beach, classroom, at home, we can still play with the water, move it around, get wet, and see what happens.
Paint the little sea creatures one at a time, or put them all in your own tide pool.
Use simple brushstrokes to paint sea urchins, sea anemones and kelp.
Watch an octopus move by adding color to water
Paint a simple Starfish, or make it a bit more complicated with texture
Have fun with different kind of crabs
Paint simple sea shells, sea glass and sand.
Course Curriculum
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StartMaterial list
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StartLittle Crab (7:20)
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StartLitte Starfish 1 (6:34)
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StartStarfish (intermediate) (19:21)
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StartKelp 1 (11:56)
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StartKelp 2 (7:56)
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StartHermit crab 1 (9:37)
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StartHermit Crab 2 (intermediate) (21:07)
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StartSea shells and Sea glass (12:14)
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StartSea Anemoie (9:54)
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StartSea Urchin (5:36)
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StartOctopus (10:52)
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StartPaint a tide pool (33:59)
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.