Don’t Paint Trees with Watercolor (Do This Instead)
Stop trying to paint trees the “right way” and start using watercolor as a tool for exploration and creative freedom.
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Watercolor Circle Challenge – Control, Consistency, and Clean Shapes
A watercolor circle challenge focused on improving brush control, consistency, and clean continuous strokes.
Watercolor Line Challenge – How Much Control Do You Really Have?
A simple watercolor line challenge designed to improve brush control, confidence, and clean, continuous strokes.
The Speed Comes From Understanding – Draw Loose
Learn why speed in drawing comes from understanding your subject first, then simplifying it into loose, expressive sketches.
Simple Drawing Exercise to Loosen Up
Learn how to loosen up your drawings by building structure first, then deconstructing into expressive, gestural sketches.
Abstract Mixed Media Figure Painting – Loose Gesture Study
Loose mixed media figure painting focused on gesture, structure, and expressive brushwork using simple shapes and abstract techniques.
Gesture Figure Drawing Study – Capturing Movement and Weight
A gesture figure drawing study focused on capturing movement, balance, and weight using simple shapes and flowing lines.
Unique Half-and-Half Watercolor Project
Learn a fun half-and-half watercolor technique using loose washes and expressive line work. A beginner-friendly project that builds confidence and creativity.
Progressions: The Secret to Painting Loose
Want to paint loose? Learn the construct to deconstruct method in this 25-minute mini course. Master it tight first, then let go with confidence and intention.
How to Draw Cars for Beginners
Learn how to draw cars by simplifying them into basic forms. This beginner-friendly approach makes vehicles easier to understand and draw with confidence.
Advanced Watercolor Landscape Using Tonal Color and Loose Washes
An advanced watercolor coastal landscape created with loose washes, tonal color, and value-driven decisions. A painterly approach that embraces uncertainty and expression.
Loose Collage Coffee Cups Painting with Mixed Media
A loose mixed media coffee cup painting using collage paper, negative space, and expressive line work. Simple, fun, and beginner friendly.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
How I Make Expressive Collage Paper
I show how I make expressive collage paper using watercolor, scrap paper, and loose mark-making to create versatile materials for future paintings.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Learn Various Ways to Hold a Watercolor Brush
Learn simple ways to hold a watercolor brush and how each grip affects looseness, control, and texture in your paintings.
Landscape Painting Tutorials
Loose Coastal Study Mixing Acrylic and Watercolors
A loose coastal painting created with watercolor and acrylics, focused on atmosphere, abstraction, and letting the scene evolve naturally.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Collage & Acrylic Still Life Video Tutorial
Learn how I create an expressive mixed-media still life using collage, acrylics, and charcoal. This tutorial includes an ad-free video demonstration and step-by-step tips.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Blend Watercolor and Acrylics for Expressive Landscapes
Learn how to blend watercolor and acrylics to revive old paintings and create loose, expressive mixed-media landscapes.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Easy Beginner Collage Art with Fruits & Veggies
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly collage project built from loose paper shapes, easy paint layers, and a playful composition. Perfect for anyone wanting an approachable mixed-media idea.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
How to Paint Loose Pine Trees With Watercolor
Just another garage style watercolor video sharing tips for painting loose pine trees. And as always, it's an ad-free video, enjoy!
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Cleveland Browns Original Art – Jim Brown & Classic Football
I grew up watching NFL games on a black-and-white TV with rabbit-ear antennas, so painting classic Cleveland Browns players — especially Jim Brown — is something I always enjoy.
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Denver Nuggets Basketball Paintings
I’m starting a new Denver Nuggets painting series featuring Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon. Each piece is acrylic on canvas with loose, expressive brushwork.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Expressive Painting Progressions
Explore expressive painting progressions with collage and acrylic. Learn to loosen up your art and paint with confident, painterly energy.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Non-Traditional Watercolor Demo
A short demo about breaking watercolor habits — no drawing, no color-matching, just instinct and design.
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Original Buffalo Bills Art – Kelly, Thomas, Smith & Dynasty Legacy
Celebrate four consecutive Super Bowls and Bills Mafia passion with original hand-painted artwork featuring Kelly, Thomas, Smith, and Josh Allen.