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Join me for a live video session today at 1pm Pacific time (tap the link or image to see the countdown and time in your area). I'll be reworking an old painting and talking about design strategies and how to evaluate and strengthen your own work. This link will take you to the live session, or if you miss, it, to the recording of the session: LINK Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Values opens for enrollment August 27th. I'll be sharing more about the course over the next couple of weeks. If you're actively painting and yearning to create paintings with more confidence, strength or impact, Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Values was designed for you. Watch your email for two more live sessions before the course starts. we all deserve to paint with confidence, joy and freedom, Angela |
The most important thing you bring to your art is YOU. If your heart for painting has gotten squashed by perfectionism, criticism or fear of failure, let me help you to find freedom to make art you truly love that reflects the beauty you long to share.
Hi Reader, I'm on a plein air painting getaway this weekend, and while I was packing my car with gear for painting on location, I thought I'd use my trip to share some resources to help you get out and enjoy painting on location as well...even if it's just your backyard! Plein air painting can feel intimidating, so the key is to make it as accessible as possible. My friend Steve Puttrich says, "Even if you're just looking out your window and painting what you see, you're plein air painting."...
Hi artist, Watercolour is the hardest medium. How many of us started painting with that warning ringing in our ears? Maybe it made you doubt whether you had what it takes to be able to paint competently. Maybe it made you tighten your grip on the brush, working warily and ready to switch to damage control as soon as the painting took an unforeseen turn. How I wish we'd been told this instead: Watercolour thrives on the unexpected. I didn't realize until years into my watercolour journey that...
Hello Reader, I took my first watercolour class when I was 18 years old, over 30 years ago, and yet I spend a lot of time thinking about where I've come from. My art today looks nothing like what I thought my art would become, and I'm so glad! My original style was very controlled! As part of the introduction to Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Value, I spent some time telling my story of how I got into watercolour, and then how I discovered that I had freedom to paint in the loose and fluid...