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Prevent watercolor paper from buckling WITHOUT stretching your paper

Prevent watercolor paper from buckling WITHOUT stretching your paper

Making Basic Edits to Your Reference Photos

Making Basic Edits to Your Reference Photos

Everyone asks, "How do I paint _______ in watercolor?" Let's flip the question.

Everyone asks, "How do I paint _______ in watercolor?" Let's flip the question.

Easy DIY "Low-Stress" Watercolor Sketchbooks, Part 2

Easy DIY "Low-Stress" Watercolor Sketchbooks, Part 2

Easy DIY "Low-Stress" Sketchbooks (Part 1)

Easy DIY "Low-Stress" Sketchbooks (Part 1)

Who's the Star of the Show?

Who's the Star of the Show?

Tips for Mixing Darks and Shadow Colors in Watercolor

Tips for Mixing Darks and Shadow Colors in Watercolor

Metamorphosis, a Better Way to Adjust Paintings in Progress (Art Invitation for Mar 2023)

Metamorphosis, a Better Way to Adjust Paintings in Progress (Art Invitation for Mar 2023)

More Tips for a Consistent Sketching Practice—Don’t Try to Do It All! (at once)

More Tips for a Consistent Sketching Practice—Don’t Try to Do It All! (at once)

Art Invitation—Try Improv Painting!

Art Invitation—Try Improv Painting!

Establishing a Consistent Sketchbook Practice—Boring Scenes are Priceless!

Establishing a Consistent Sketchbook Practice—Boring Scenes are Priceless!

Easily Create Circular Designs (All You Need is a Plate and Piece of Paper!)

Easily Create Circular Designs (All You Need is a Plate and Piece of Paper!)

An Alternate Method for Softening Edges in Watercolor

An Alternate Method for Softening Edges in Watercolor

Take It to the Limit—A "Find Your Style" Exercise

Take It to the Limit—A "Find Your Style" Exercise

How Do I Mix Tan? (beige/sand/fur/feathers/skin tones)

How Do I Mix Tan? (beige/sand/fur/feathers/skin tones)

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along (and Plan-Along): Coast Sunflowers

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along (and Plan-Along): Coast Sunflowers

Avoiding Pencil Lines in Your Watercolors

Avoiding Pencil Lines in Your Watercolors

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along—Dragonfly

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along—Dragonfly

The Evolution of a Painting — The Moon's Web

The Evolution of a Painting — The Moon's Web

Working in Drafts to Complete the Lighthouse Painting

Working in Drafts to Complete the Lighthouse Painting

Dragonfly Spirit Studio Live Stream

Dragonfly Spirit Studio Live Stream

What Makes It Easy or Hard to Reserve Lights & Whites in Watercolor

What Makes It Easy or Hard to Reserve Lights & Whites in Watercolor

From Design to Plan: Figuring Out the Painting Sequence for Watercolor

From Design to Plan: Figuring Out the Painting Sequence for Watercolor

How to Use Reference Photos More Creatively

How to Use Reference Photos More Creatively

Three Simple Strategies for Designing Your Own Watercolors (even if you're a beginner)

Three Simple Strategies for Designing Your Own Watercolors (even if you're a beginner)

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Lighted Christmas Trees at Night on a Snowy Slope

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Lighted Christmas Trees at Night on a Snowy Slope

Holiday Postcard Plan-Along

Holiday Postcard Plan-Along

How and Why to Keep a Studio Notebook

How and Why to Keep a Studio Notebook

Stop Paint from Beading Up on a Plastic Watercolor Palette

Stop Paint from Beading Up on a Plastic Watercolor Palette

What's on Your Palette? (Second Sunday Live Demo for Aug 2020, re-recorded)

What's on Your Palette? (Second Sunday Live Demo for Aug 2020, re-recorded)

Blue Bowl and Lemons

Blue Bowl and Lemons

Cloudy Winter Sunrise

Cloudy Winter Sunrise

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Backlit Clouds Variations

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Backlit Clouds Variations

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Rocky Beach with Stormy Sky

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Rocky Beach with Stormy Sky

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Crashing Surf

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Crashing Surf

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Eggs in a Glass Bowl

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Eggs in a Glass Bowl

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Full Moon Above the Forest

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Full Moon Above the Forest

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Full Moon Over the Ocean

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Full Moon Over the Ocean

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Simple Iris

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Simple Iris

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Glowing Jack O'Lanterns on the Porch

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Glowing Jack O'Lanterns on the Porch

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Crazy Colorful Pears

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Crazy Colorful Pears

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sunrise Joy!

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sunrise Joy!

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sunset Variations

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sunset Variations

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sketching with Watersoluble Line

Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along: Sketching with Watersoluble Line

How to Remove Masking Tape from a Watercolor Without Tearing the Paper

How to Remove Masking Tape from a Watercolor Without Tearing the Paper

Using Sketchbook to Plan Paintings (and changes to paintings in progress)

Using Sketchbook to Plan Paintings (and changes to paintings in progress)

Simple Ways to Show Your Work Table in Zoom

Simple Ways to Show Your Work Table in Zoom

(Painless) Planning for More Creative Watercolors, Step 1: Exploratory Drawing

(Painless) Planning for More Creative Watercolors, Step 1: Exploratory Drawing

Second Sunday Live Demo (Jul 2019) - Finding Focus Sketching on Location

Second Sunday Live Demo (Jul 2019) - Finding Focus Sketching on Location

Second Sunday Live Demo (May 2019) - A Few Tips for Watercolor Florals

Second Sunday Live Demo (May 2019) - A Few Tips for Watercolor Florals

Second Sunday Live Demo (Apr 2019) - Tips for Grays and Shadows in Watercolor

Second Sunday Live Demo (Apr 2019) - Tips for Grays and Shadows in Watercolor

Getting ALL the Paint Out of a Watercolor Tube

Getting ALL the Paint Out of a Watercolor Tube

Dealing with Mold on a Watercolor Palette

Dealing with Mold on a Watercolor Palette

Second Sunday Live Demo (My Setup for Watercolor Plein Air Sketching)

Second Sunday Live Demo (My Setup for Watercolor Plein Air Sketching)

Watercolor Tips—Removing (& Preventing) Stuck Caps

Watercolor Tips—Removing (& Preventing) Stuck Caps

Line-and-Wash Sketch Project - Boats at Fisherman's Wharf

Line-and-Wash Sketch Project - Boats at Fisherman's Wharf

Watercolor Sketching Tips

Watercolor Sketching Tips

Line and Wash Part 2 - Waterproof Line and Washes of Color

Line and Wash Part 2 - Waterproof Line and Washes of Color

Line and Wash Part 1 - Water-soluble Line

Line and Wash Part 1 - Water-soluble Line

Watercolor Skillbuilder - Loosening Up

Watercolor Skillbuilder - Loosening Up

Watercolor Jumpstart 10–Bowl and Lemons

Watercolor Jumpstart 10–Bowl and Lemons

Watercolor Jumpstart 7—Laying Flat and Graded Washes

Watercolor Jumpstart 7—Laying Flat and Graded Washes

Watercolor Jumpstart 9–The Kayaker Project

Watercolor Jumpstart 9–The Kayaker Project

Watercolor Jumpstart 8–Glazing Over a Previous Wash

Watercolor Jumpstart 8–Glazing Over a Previous Wash

How to Present Watercolors Without Glass or Frame

How to Present Watercolors Without Glass or Frame

Currents & Eddies Timelapse (Updated)

Currents & Eddies Timelapse (Updated)

Cloudy Winter Sunrise

Cloudy Winter Sunrise

Currents & Eddies - Behind the Scenes

Currents & Eddies - Behind the Scenes

Watercolor Basics—Exploring Pigments

Watercolor Basics—Exploring Pigments

Dragonfly Brush Drawing

Dragonfly Brush Drawing

Watercolor Basics—Brush Drawings (Hummingbird)

Watercolor Basics—Brush Drawings (Hummingbird)

Watercolor Basics—Brush Drawings (Bee & Coneflower)

Watercolor Basics—Brush Drawings (Bee & Coneflower)

Watercolor Basics—Brush Marks

Watercolor Basics—Brush Marks