New floral watercolor class on Skillshare



Happy Holidays

I hope you have had a very good year. I am really looking forward to 2019, and hoping it will have not any hurricanes or record rainfall levels in it. (We have had a hard year in NC, USA in 2018, and this is why I have had to delay my new class releases -- forgive me!)


New Watercolor Class

Today is Christmas (Dec. 25), and as a special gift to you, I have uploaded a new class that's totally different from my abstract art classes. In this class, you will learn a simple method to paint a flower in watercolors. Then we will outline the flower and add a hand-lettered word of inspiration.

 

I paint these flowers for Art-o-mat and sell them all over the world. I hope you enjoy this class free free for the next few days. I will change settings to a paid class soon, so be sure to let folks know they can watch it free if they act now.

Free just for a few days

You can send friends and family this link to let them enjoy the class for free.  In the next few days, I will move the class to a paid class so participants will have to pay.  However, if you get in free then your class will always be free (no matter if you want to take it again at some other date).

Peony Lettering and Practice

If you are worried that you need practice, please print this pdf template to trace, practice, sketch and work on lettering and peonies until you feel confident about your "hand" (your own lettering) and your floral design.  Again, my free gift to you!



Merry Christmas from my family to yours!




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