Hello friends, I hope October is treating you well. I have just published a new full-length Skillshare class:
Loose Watercolor Painting for Self-Care: The Art of Mindful Mark-Making.
What’s it all about? Well I’m glad you asked…
Do you struggle with the need to make everything ‘productive’, even your hobbies? I know I do. As a chronic over-thinker myself, I sometimes find it hard to switch that off and paint just for fun. But I’ve learned to use watercolors to relax and unwind, in a way that scratches that always needing to be doing stuff bit of my brain because I am refining my skills while I’m relaxing.
In this class, we’ll carve out purposeful, self-care art time. I’ll show you how we can develop our understanding of composition, deepen our grasp of colour, and hone our brush skills, all while painting mindfully. This class is the big sister to my Mini Class: Mini-Mindful Watercolor: The Art of Gestural Brushstroke Technique taking the central concept of that class – the gestural brushstroke – and fully developing it.
In this class you’ll learn how to:
- Develop your eye for composition and colour,
- Practice dealing with common watercolour issues
- Use your brush as an extension of yourself to suggest shapes
You don’t need any experience with watercolors to take this class. I will take you through everything you need to know to find your way. You also don’t need any fancy materials to take this class – simply use whatever watercolor supplies you like best or have to hand.

By the end of this class, you will have mindfully painted three leafy, relaxing pieces of art that look how they felt to create, using colours that tell a story.
Maybe you’re a beginner looking to level up your painting, composition, and colour skills in a low-pressure environment. Perhaps you’re someone who could benefit from winding down, unravelling all the obsessive thoughts and simply focusing on your brushstrokes. Maybe you’re just looking to paint watercolours alongside me.
Either way, I’ve got you. Let’s do this – see you in class!


