I love to paint from photos; it allows me to relax and really slow down and study colors and textures. I paint about half and half realistic landscapes and whimsical landscapes, but all of the technical skill I use for whimsical scenes comes from paintings like this.

This sweet little lazy river is a study in light and shadow. We'll paint bands of illumination passing through the trees and onto the grass to capture the atmosphere of a late summer afternoon.

Grab your paints and lets paint this pretty Woodland Walk! This scene is a great exploration of texture and atmosphere that is an absolute joy to paint!

I've painted a few different versions of this beautiful scene over the past several years, and it's always a joy to paint!

In this tutorial we’ll paint a pretty misty sunrise using a limited color palette to capture the dramatic light and shadows. This landscape is an excellent way to practice creating natural textures and blending with gouache, and will work well on a cotton or cellulose paper.

I love sharing the time-lapse videos of the little gouache landscapes, but there’s not a whole lot of meat to them if you are looking for information on how to go about painting a gouache landscape yourself. So I thought I would do a walk-through of sorts for my latest snowy gouache landscape, and hopefully share some tips for breaking down these sorts of small landscapes.