Want to become someone who paints?

Sound familiar?

You've watched the videos. You've taken the courses and painted along with tutorials. You probably have more supplies than you can use.

You don't lack information. You need a way to sit down and paint.

Meet The Studio

How it Works

A place to learn, practice, and actually paint. The Studio is a supportive watercolour community built around landscapes. You always have something to paint, something to practice, and people to paint beside. Here's how it works:

🗓 Every week: a new reference photo. Pick one, sit down, and paint. Members say it takes about 60-90 minutes. There's no schedule and no falling behind.

🎥 Every month: a live paint-along. We paint a landscape together, live, and you can ask questions as you go. Can't make it? It's recorded.

🎯 Every month: one skill to focus on. The paint-along introduces it, and the month's references let you practice it on your own.

🌱 Beginner 101. The foundation for getting started, from "huh??" to "I know how to paint something."

💬 A community of painters. Share your work, ask questions when you're stuck, and see how other people handle the same reference.

How it solves what's been getting in your way

“I save all the videos but never get started.”

You start with a reference that's already chosen. There's nothing to search for, so there's nothing to put off.

“I don't know where to begin.”

That's what Beginner 101 is for. You'll learn what you actually need, how much water to use, when to let it dry, what to paint first, and how to turn a photo into a painting.

“I don't have the time.”

It's one sitting a week, about 60-90 minutes, and you paint when it suits you. Miss a week and you pick up with the next reference.

“I can follow a tutorial, but I'm lost on my own.”

"If it's live, I paint. If it's a tutorial, I just watch." The monthly paint-along is live, so you paint instead of watch. Then the weekly references give you chances to make your own decisions.

“What should I paint?”

A new reference every week, plus a growing library. You never spend your painting time searching.

“Color mixing, water control, depth, composition, looseness.”

Each month focuses on one of these skills, and the weekly references let you practice it. We also paint what lives in a landscape: buildings, color, animals, and figures. And when you're stuck, you can ask.

“What if I mess it up?”

The Studio is a low-stakes place to practice. Everyone has painted something they didn't love. You'll see other painters' work in progress, ugly stages included.

What members are doing

Painting beside other people changes what you think is possible.

☕ Members paint in waiting rooms, at the kitchen table, on trips, wherever they have a free hour.

"A daily sketchbook, a travel journal with my own paintings instead of photos." "Cards and paintings people keep." "A painting of my house that I'm proud enough to frame."

These dreams came from people like you, and some are already happening in the Studio.

Where The Studio came from

For years, painters joined my #ipaintedthat challenge for a simple reason: having a reference every week made it easier to paint. They painted things they wouldn't normally have chosen. They saw how other people interpreted the same subject. They learned from each other, and they improved.

The Studio grew from that idea, and it's become much more. Now there's a monthly skill to practice, a live paint-along, Beginner 101, feedback, and a community built around helping you keep painting, away from social media.

"Painting your prompts was a great skill builder for me as an intermediate painter. It helped remove the mental load of deciding what to paint each week so I could stop thinking and start painting."