Begin your painting adventure today!
Paint-at-your-own-pace with the step-by-step lessons.
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Embark on a dynamic journey from start to finish as your painting transforms and grows. This isn't a paint-by-numbers experience. I'll guide you through a comprehensive painting process, step by step.
Gain valuable skills that boost your confidence, empowering you to enhance your artwork and evolve as an artist.
Includes traceable template (no drawing skills required.)
“I've learned so much in this class. From softening lines to evaluating the painting, it's been so informative, and I'm excited to apply what I've learned to something I design myself.” Debra Dunlap
About the course
Expand your painting skills into a large full sheet painting or focus on selected areas.
Learn to recognize and manage the amount of water on the paper surface and why paper surfaces make a difference maintain color harmony while using multiple shades of red.
Create intriguing backgrounds to add depth and learn to problem-solve when faced with challenges to realize that everything is manageable.
“Thank you, Birgit, for a challenging educational process!!” Gay Weston
Who This is For
Go beyond basic instruction to become more creative.
Paint at your own pace through the step-by-step lessons, create the illusion of movement and depth, and then apply these techniques to your own works of art.
“Thank you for this course. It was a total joy to be a part of, I learned a lot! Your detailed instructions, broken down into many mini-courses, worked perfectly for me.” Leslie Aguilar
View Curriculum
- 14. Darken shadows (9:07)
- 15. Pull the highlights forward (6:38)
- 16. Background details (15:15)
- 17. Create clarity (5:34)
- 18. Inside the flower (14:18)
- 19. Stems (15:39)
- 20. Form and shape (9:42)
- 21. Centers of the flowers (3:39)
- 22. Curve the stems (3:12)
- 23. Adding depth (7:14)
- 24. Adding depth (11:00)
- 25. Darken the values (13:53)
- 26. Changing shapes (8:56)
- 27. Final details (5:12)
- 1. Wet-into-wet (5:21)
- 2. Negative painting (10:19)
- 3. Brushstrokes (11:27)
- 4. Develop the flower (11:44)
- 5. Shadows (10:09)
- 6. Touch the background (8:22)
- 7. Shift the color (3:22)
- 8 a. Mix your greens (1:26)
- 8 b. Add the background (10:38)
- 9. Add drama (10:25)
- 10. Glazing (9:31)
- 11. Details (3:14)
- 12. Finetuning (5:57)
- 13. Beyond the lesson (5:57)
“I've learned so much in this class. From softening lines to evaluating the painting, it's been so informative and I'm excited to apply what I've learned to something I design myself.” Debra Dunlap
Thank you for providing this excellent course as I've always wanted to paint very large flowers ever since I purchased my first watercolour book, "Watercolour Essentials" :). Your flowers inspired......I hope to take more of your courses.” Linda Ensor
Your instructor
Birgit O'Connor
Master artist Birgit O’Connor is an internationally known award-winning artist, judge, juror and, author, known for her original paintings and inspirational teaching style. She is signature member of M-NWWS, M-CWA, M-LWS. Her memberships include Cambridge Who’s Who, Who's who in America and Who's who in American women.
Her books “Watercolor in Motion”, “Paint Watercolor Flowers” and “Watercolor Essentials” are top selling titles in her field, along with being included in over 60 national and international publications such as the New York Times, SF Gate, Watercolor Magazine, Dobry Zank, (Poland) "L'Art de l'Aquarelle (France).