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organized by popular topics
such as
• Postcard Paint-Alongs
• Sketching & Plein Air
• Supplies & Materials
• Color
and more . . .

The Tip Jar
watercolor painting of three marbles in the sunlight

Self-Guided Courses

Learn at your own pace!

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You can access all your current courses from your Course Dashboard.

The courses have been moved to a new site of their own, the button below will take you there.

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Group Classes & Coaching

• Interactive Online Classes
• Small-Group Coaching

Visit the Topical Index
of Watercolor Technical How-to Articles & Videos
Accepted Students Click Here to Schedule an Appointment

One-on-One Coaching

Limited availability; must be accepted as an individual student.

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Collections

Collections of videos and articles on popular topics. Or, you can see all videos and articles, newest first, on the main Blog page.

Postcard Paint-Alongs

Simple and stress-free. Easy enough for complete beginners, but experienced folks might pick up a handy tip or two.

Color

Pigments, palettes and color-mixing.
(Watercolor Jumpstart and Watercolor Skies & Clouds 1 also contain some lessons on color which are not in this collection.)

Third sketch of conservatory buildings.

Sketching and Plein Air

Tips for easier on-location sketching and ideas for what to include in your sketching kit.

The Other How-to

Take the leap from paint-alongs or copying photos to designing your own paintings.
• design & planning
• evaluating work in progress
• “loosening up”
• dealing with your inner critic

Watercolor brushes drying on a towel on a slanted board.

Watercolor Supplies & Materials

Choosing, using and caring for watercolor supplies and materials.

Live Demo Archive

Recordings of past live demos.

Studio Tips & Hacks

Solutions for pesky problems and for making tasks easier in the studio.

Green and blue "jungle face" mask, with fish and underwater image on facing page.

Creative Energy Journaling

Shake things up and explore your creativity.

swatch showing mixtures of phthalo green, quin gold deep, azo yellow and ultramarine blue

All Technical How-to

Watercolor basics and techniques.

Self-Guided Courses

Self-Guided Courses Have Moved

To reduce the load on the server and—we hope!—eliminate the problems people were having getting signed in, we have moved the online courses to a new site just for the online courses.

I have tried to make it look and work almost like a part of this site, with all the same links back to articles and videos that are still here.

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You can access all your current courses from from the new course site using the button below.

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Small Group Coaching

On pause while I work on some new self-guided video courses.

Classes

On pause while I work on some new self-guided courses for times when a scheduled class doesn’t fit your schedule

Yes! I know you’ve been waiting a looooooooong time for help sessions, live demos, Zoom classes and especially, these new self-guided courses. I’m working as fast as I can. These courses turned out to be more complicated to create than I’d hoped!

One-on-One Learning (Coaching)

Accepted Students click here to schedule an appointment.

Coaching Might Be Right for You If —

  • you’re struggling with a persistent technical issue (streaky washes, muddy colors, how to reserve lights, etc.)
  • you need help planning your paintings or evaluating work in progress
  • you’re not satisfied with the paintings you’re creating, but you’re not sure what to do differently
  • you want to discover and develop your own authentic creative vision and style

I coach planning and creative development with artists working in any medium, although I can only provide technical assistance with watermedia (acrylics, casein, watercolor, gouache, egg tempera, inks).

One-on-one coaching is a premium experience. I want to make sure each one-on-one student has ready access and my full energy and attention. Space is limited. I screen new students to make sure there is a good match between your coaching goals and my areas of expertise.

Contact me here to describe your coaching goals and inquire about availability.

FAQs about coaching:

A. A 75-minute video conference is $50. This includes a video recording of your session for you to download and keep.

A. A computer with a camera and microphone, or a smartphone or tablet. You’ll also need a fast-enough internet connection to participate in a Zoom call. You can do a Zoom test call here.

A. No worries! Most people simply text or email me some photos before or during our meeting.

A. This is one thing I really can’t fix, sorry. (If it’s just a temporary slowdown or outage (electricity or internet) on either end, we’ll communicate by text or email and simply reschedule.)

A. If your needs are being met by group classes or online courses, keep using them!

One-on-one coaching is focused, personalized instruction for those times when you can’t find what you need in a one-size-fits-all type of class.

75 minutes, one-on-one, packs in a lot more information relevant to you and your art than you get in a group class. Most people schedule coaching every other week or once a month. You’ll need time to unpack and absorb everything!

A. Yes, you may share with up to two others, but one of you must take for “hosting”. The host handles scheduling and payment for the session (you figure out any payment-sharing among yourselves). The host also takes responsibility for relaying Zoom information and recording links to the other participants.

Contact me here to describe your coaching goals and inquire about availability.