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

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  Welcome
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  Getting started
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  Line drawing and reference Flowers in Bloom
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  Practice excercises
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  The Foundation
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  Flowers
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  Background & Shadow
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  Line drawing and reference (Rose Bonus lesson)
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  Bonus lesson - Rose Vine with background
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  Conclusion
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  FAQ
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“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

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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).

"You have not only created a beautiful painting of lovely red flowers using many shades of red, but maybe more importantly, it is the best use of technical painting methods that I have ever hoped to see. No explanation or detail has been left behind. It is truly an open window to your thought processes.
Each lesson is packed full of information, and evaluation how to expedite the methods, thoughts, and tools to create perfection. For example, evaluation, filling gaps, use of shadows, layering, use of colors, making successful changes to an area, values, corrections, water-to-color mixes, and color-to-color mixes.
You have skillfully promoted ”Letting your imagination to successfully make changes that you the painter sees” (more than once)." Trish Kuncewicz