Painting a Double-sided Holiday Card In Watercolor

Here's a wonderful idea from my fellow teacher over on Skillshare, Melinda Wilde! Learn how to paint a double sided greeting card! Use any size envelope as your guide to the card size - saves hunting for an envelope later!

Painting A Rose on Shizen Round Watercolor Paper

A demo of how to paint a rose using a new paper for me Shizen Design round watercolor paper 140 lbs. 100% rag.

Painting a Fall Landscape in Watercolor Pen & Ink

Learn how to do a quick watercolor pen & ink sketch using homemade masking fluid! Painted on an inexpensive block of 140 lbs. watercolor paper purchased at Tiger in Copenhagen, Denmark. Strathmore or Canson paper would be similar.

Painting Fall Pumpkins in Watercolor

Enjoy this detailed class demo and learn how to paint a lovely watercolor of  pumpkins and a Fall bouquet - great for Thanksgiving cards!

Painting a Sunset With Evergreens in Watercolor Using the Primary Colors

If you are new to watercolors here is a great project to start with! Using just the 3 primary colors (red, blue & yellow) create a beautiful sunset scene.

Test Painting on 50% Cotton Watercolor Paper Part 2

I just received this little sample of a new type of watercolor paper with my SAA Newsletter from England.

So, here is the demo of painting the teasels on this 50% cotton watercolor paper called Flamboyant. It's manufactured in France, and I am not sure it is available here in the States yet.

Watch my video to find out how I liked this watercolor paper!

Test Painting on Cellulose Watercolor Paper Part 1

I have been going through some of all my art materials in my studio, and found this watercolor block I bought in Copenhagen several years ago, and decided to give it a try! Normally I am not a fan of cheap  cellulose watercolor paper, but I found that with the right mindset, it can actually be quite fun to paint on this type of watercolor paper, as long as you don't expect it to react like 100% cotton watercolor paper!

I combined it with pen & ink, using a Micron permanent ink pen, and a Gold Posca pen for a little final detailing. Try it out yourself!

New Travel Palette from Art Toolkit

Unveiling my newest watercolor palettes - tiny travel palettes! Can't wait to fill them with color and start using them!

Opera Rose Watercolor - how fugitive is it?

I tested out the lightfastness of Opera Pink (PR 122) in three brands of watercolor paint - and here is the result!

Painting Fuchsias In Watercolor

Inspired by one of my artist friends beautiful garden I decided to paint Fuchsias - they remind me of summer ballerinas! Have fun painting along!

Painting Cosmos Flowers In Watercolor

Here is another demo on painting some summer flowers - this time I took inspiration from the Cosmos summer flowers I just planted in my garden! I am using a limited palette with the primary colors: Quin Red, Transparent Yellow, Cobalt & French Ultramarine Blue!

Painting Rosebuds in Watercolor

I am finally back in the studio and in the classroom and it feels good!



In this video I show you how to pick a good brush with breaking the budget, and paint rosebuds using only the 3 primary colors, Quin Red, French Ultramarine Blue and Transparent Yellow! Using a limited palette is often a good idea, especially if you are a beginner - that way you avoid getting mud!



You can use any colors that speaks to you, and create your own design to paint a colorful painting of rosebuds!

How To Paint A Spring Mountain Landscape in Watercolor

The sun is shining and the snow is melting, so spring is just around the corner up here at Lake Tahoe! Inspired by the beauty to come, I painted a spring watercolor landscape using my Daniel Smith palette! Grab your brushes and paint along!

How To Paint A Sunset Winter Landscape In Watercolor

In this demo I show how I use the wet-into-wet watercolor technique to create a lovely, atmospheric background for a winter landscape with Aspens and a stream that reflects the colors of the sky. Easy to follow along, so get your watercolors out and have some fun!

Painting a Dancing Crane In Watercolor

Inspired by my visit to Hornborgasjön in Sweden a few years ago. Here about 20.000 cranes gather every spring to rest, fourage and perform their mating dances. An unforgettable sight which I have wanted to paint for a while. Now I have finally worked out a couple of sketches, and here is my demo of my first watercolor painting of a Dancing Crane. Enjoy!

Painting Rainbow Carrots in Watercolor on Yupo

In this little watercolor demo I have fun painting some delicious fresh Rainbow Carrots on Yupo paper using Watercolor and Pen & Ink. Easy, fun and quick little project perfect for a winter day!

Painting a Winterlandscape & Barn in Watercolor

Inspired by my Fall visit to the Mid-west I painted a red barn in a winterscape - a big thank you to Angela Fehr for letting me use her reference photo!

This is a very detailed demo, lots of information along the way about what materials I use, and how to use masking fluid to mask out the snow on the barn and fence.

Hope you try it out!

Please also go to Angela Fehr's YouTube Channel to see a couple of other ways to paint this scene and get some of her great tips!

Watercolor Playtime in My Studio!

Join me for a little watercolor fun! I love to play and have fun painting little miniature Tahoe Scapes and other landscapes in my studio to get the creative juices flowing!

Prepare some watercolor paper, use masking tape to create a clean, nice border and just have fun and see what happens!