What students say:
"Hello from the back woods of Saskatchewan, Canada. "Part 1" was thrilling I am looking forward to "Part 2" of Fearless Flowers. Birgit, I have falling hopelessly in love with your online interactive courses. Being able to join the next one just as the one I am enrolled in, is finishing up, keeps me motivated and inspired to create and explore watercolor painting on a daily basis". Beth Bentz
"You are the best instructor I have ever had... so down-to-earth, skilled and funny. I am really looking forward to this class!" Arlene Bowles
"These classes are so exciting I can't wait for the next one" Karen
"I'm thrilled with your extensive comments. :-) Feel like I'm on the right track with the right tutor to help me". Kind regards from Jude. :-)
""Thanks so much for your generosity I am a high school art teacher and ave been painting for years your classes are incredibly well developed and clear." Heather Ayris"
6 Week Interactive Premium Course
Session date: Sept 15 - Nov 1
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This is an interactive course so you can paint anytime day or night and go at your own pace from the comfort of your own home studio. To expand your experience meet with other students with bi-weekly optional live meetings, and join the fun and be part of an international classroom environment.
The goal of this course is to stretch a out of your comfort zone and for you to learn to learn to eliminate excessive detail and completely change the feeling of the composition into a more dramatic and effective painting, then expand into full sheet painting of beautiful Rhododendrons.
Immediate access to the first portion of the course along with the line drawing and reference material of our first composition. All other material and lessons will open after the start date of this session.
I am thrilled and so excited that you are considering joining me in this interactive online course, over the next 6-weeks, we will be working on developing your skills to help you feel confidant in your ability to apply them into your own paintings. As an instructor, my goal is to help you become a better artist, through demonstrations, exercises and painting assignments, here you are able work at your own speed, participate in class meetings, ask questions, and post paintings.
Skill Level Artists of all levels are encouraged to participate in this course but this is designed more for intermediate to advanced students
Birgit O’Connor, award winning artist, judge, juror and author of the top-selling North Light books “ Watercolor in Motion” and “Watercolor Essentials” and has been included in with three other book titles. She has been included in over 40 national and international publications, the New York Times, SF Gate,Artist Magazine and Watercolor Artist Magazine INK in New Mexico, in the United States, Dobry Zank, (publication in Poland) "L'Art de l'Aquarelle in France,. Memberships include Cambridge Who’s Who, Who's who in America and Who's who in American woman and is a signature member of LWS & CWA.
Known for her original art and inspirational teaching style, Birgit has developed numerous successful online courses and DVD programs to help students find their own creativity and build confidence within the difficult medium of watercolor.
Workshop schedule visit www.birgitoconnor.com
"I am really enjoying your classes. I enjoy painting the flowers and the format is perfect for me as it gives me lots of time to work on the paintings. The interactive online sessions are fantastic!" Lynn
WOW!!! You are such a real professional!!! I love how you are instructing...quiet, confident voice, SAYING exactly what you are doing and why, SHOWING exactly what you are doing and why, USING the reference photo as a guide and REFERRING to the practice sample as a reminder that "you can do it"!! And then GIVING the students time to put into practice what you've just taught with your comments and suggestions ready to help! WOW! a first class instructor" Cheryl Feragen
"Birgit is an excellent instructor who is organized, informative and thorough in her presentations. Also she is very supportive and helpful in her comments on the painting submissions. I felt strongly that she really wanted me to learn and improve and produce a painting that would make me feel that I had achieved a result that would be worthwhile. I would take another class from her in a heartbeat." Sincerely, Trish Kuncewicz
"I love the pace of your instruction, and the fact that you include the little details that are so important. It's really so helpful to me that you're making no assumptions about prior experience." Judy
"I love how you challenge your students to paint outside our comfort zones. I've incorporated all of it into my own paintings". Frances
"These classes are so exciting I can't wait for the next one" Karen
"Thanks so much for your generosity I am a high school art teacher and ave been painting for years your classes are incredibly well developed and clear." Heather Ayris
"I travelled from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Bend, Oregon to take Fearless Flowers with you and loooooved every moment of it! It really helped me to expand my watercolor painting, figuratively and literally. Since then I have completed several of your online courses and just finished the Rocks, Sand and Sea glass DVD and completed two paintings from it. I must say my sand turned out terrific, thanks to your method. You are the best instructor I have ever had... so down-to-earth, skilled and funny. I am really looking forward to this class!" Arlene Bowles
"I'm thrilled with your extensive comments. :-) I'm really enjoying the course and to have such a valuable critique is such a wonderful addition to this course. Its as good, or possibly even better than being in a class with you. Feel like I'm on the right track with the right tutor to help me". Kind regards from Jude. :-)