Dynamic Outdoor Painting: How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes on the Go

Discover the joy of watercolor landscape painting! This course is your gateway to enhancing your drawing skills, mastering watercolor techniques, and connecting with the beauty of nature. Learn to quickly capture the essence of any place with this vibrant and versatile medium. Watercolors are affordable, compact, and dry quickly, making them perfect for on-the-go painting.

Don't be intimidated! We'll build your confidence step-by-step, starting with easy warm-ups and progressing to complete watercolor landscape paintings. Whether you're a beginner or have some intermediate experience with drawing and watercolor, this course will elevate your artistic abilities.

What you will learn:

• Create dynamic landscape paintings: Master techniques for quick, beautiful, and engaging compositions.
• Basic Watercolor Techniques: Explore essential skills like brush control, washes, layering, and wet-on-wet techniques.
• Overcome Creative Blocks: Utilize warmup prompts to conquer procrastination and "artist's block."
• See Like an Artist: Develop your observational skills to truly capture the essence of a location.
• Composition & Perspective: Understand the power of composition and how to use atmospheric perspective to create depth.
• Color Theory: Learn how to choose and combine colors effectively.
• Light & Shadow: Master the use of light and dark to add dimension and realism.
• Outdoor Painting Tips: Get special tips and tricks for successful painting outdoors.

Why choose this class?

Escape the limitations of painting from photos! Painting outdoors offers a unique and rewarding experience. This course provides the fun, stress-free approach and essential tools to become a more confident and skilled artist. Many of the principles taught can be applied to various art forms.

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for:

• Beginner to intermediate artists looking to explore watercolor landscape painting.
• Aspiring nature journalers seeking to document their observations.
• Anyone who wants to learn to paint watercolors outdoors with ease.
• Homeschool families searching for engaging art and nature journaling activities.
• Anyone who wants to capture the beauty of the landscapes around them, whether local or while traveling.

About Your Teacher:

With nearly 10 years of experience painting watercolor landscapes – often in challenging conditions (cliffs, kayaks, waterfalls, rainforests!) – I'm passionate about empowering you to create observation-based art in nature. I have hundreds of hours of teaching experience online and in person, and I'm dedicated to helping you develop your artistic skills. I believe in the power of nature journaling to promote biodiversity. I've taught groups, homeschoolers, and trained teachers worldwide. I've also created over 400 videos on watercolor landscapes, nature journaling, and sketching on my YouTube channel.