Waves & Water, Land & Clouds
Considered one of the best skill-building courses for any painting style.
Great for all skill levels. Beginner-Friendly.
Paint at your own pace.
Painting waves in watercolor can present challenges due to the medium's transparency and fluidity. Achieving waves' dynamic movement, translucency, and foam requires careful control of the water-to-pigment ratio, brush technique, and layering. Experimenting with different brushstrokes, varying degrees of wetness on the paper, and incorporating texture can all create convincing wave effects in watercolor paintings.
Relax and enjoy mastering waves and clouds and learning the fundamentals of landscapes and seascapes through broad washes, vibrant skies, and the use of your brushstrokes. Use those so-called mistakes and make them work for you to create paintings you love.
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Traceable templates, (No drawing skills required)
Use many of the materials you already have on hand.
Step-by-step lessons
What you will learn
Brush strokes, Clouds, Wind blow water, Marsh and wetlands, Still water, Wet-into-wet, Lagoon landscape, Value and distance, Crashing waves, Simple reflections, Wet sand reflection, and keeping it simple
Movement and action
Put the water back into a watercolor painting by learning water and color ratios and mixing color.
Learn why brushes matter and how to work with different textures. Use light and shadow to create depth and contrast.
Paint anytime, day or night
Paint at your own pace and learn to get the desired results you want with different techniques.
Includes lifetime access to course content.
"Thank you!!! I would never have thought I could paint like this. Amazing instruction and so easy to follow. You are an excellent teacher!! Kathleen Parker
Example Curriculum
WOW! I am so happy with my painting results. thank you for being a great teacher!" Arleen Schaller
"I enjoyed this course immensely, and learned more from you than any other art instructor!" Ingrid Farnham
I am an internationally recognized artist whose work has been displayed in international galleries and the US. I am best known for my dynamic and bold floral paintings, figures, and landscapes.
Why would I want to learn watercolor painting from her?
A master of transparent watercolor and with Master Signature Status of the (NWWS) NorthWest Watercolor Society, (LWS) Lousiana Watercolor Society, (CWA) California Watercolor Society.
My top-selling books include “Watercolor in Motion,” “Paint Watercolor Flowers,” and “Watercolor Essentials.” I have 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 A faculty member of Watercolor Live 2020, 2021, 2023. Additionally, my work has been juried into several national and international exhibitions. I have 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.
"Your course videos and instructions, handouts etc were absolutely perfect. You leave nothing out of the instructions, thank you so much" Kathryn Bevin
Paintings by Students
Kerry Woodward
Student painting
"This course offers so much, and I learned a lot. I also like that I can pace myself and do the lessons when it fits my schedule."
J Dulgarian
Student painting
"I am learning so much in this class. Your teaching method highlights the small details that make a successful painting."
Denise Mendelsohn
Student painting
"I had so much fun. I loved the results, and I’m now feeling more confident.
Thank you!"
Nancy Brandt
Student painting
"I Love this class. It's one of my favorites!"
Denise Mendelsohn
Student painting
I absolutely loved this class, and I've learned so much. You are such a generous teacher, my tendencies are toward very controlled and tight paintings and I could not have done this painting of my Grandson in Hawaii without this course. This course has inspired me!
Thank you so much for your time and generosity.
Denise Mendelsohn
Student painting
I loved this exercise. It made me wish I was back at the beach.
Spring Walton
Student painting
This is a fabulous class. It is so jam-packed with techniques, brush strokes, use of water and color, you use so subtle techniques.
I appreciate your critiques, which are so helpful and so encouraging. We are in a safe place to learn, stretch, and grow.
THANK YOU for being you.
Betty
Student painting
"I'm so happy that I decided to take this wonderful course. In the 40 years that I have been trying to paint on my own, with books and workshops, I have never achieved the results that I obtained in 6 weeks with your so casual and didactic way of teaching. Your generosity in sharing your experience has brought me great enthusiasm, confidence, and hope to create beautiful paintings.
John Eegan
Student painting
"Thanks again for an enjoyable class. Letting the painting tell you what it needs or which way to go is a huge lesson in making paintings that evoke a feeling or mood. Seeing how you move the paper around and let the pigments mix and flow gets me away from copying a photo and closer to expressing something about the scene that attracted me. I'm always challenged to be expressive and not repetitive. Your techniques are a big help in developing my own style and moving in that direction."