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Step into a world of mist, light, and emotion with this expressive watercolor journey. In this course, you’ll discover how to paint not just places, but atmospheres. You’ll learn to capture the feeling of quiet woods, distant villages, lonely roads, and oceans wrapped in fog.
Elevate your skills and explore new artistic horizons!
What this course gives you?
In this course, you will upgrade your skills and broaden your artistic vision. You will become confident in building atmospheric depth and mood in your work. You’ll work with a soft, expressive watercolor palette, and explore how to layer color, blur edges, and balance light.
You will gain experience painting:
- misty woods and glowing tree lines
- dynamic skies and gentle ocean waves
- winding roads and reflected puddles
- coastal light and dramatic headlands
- golden-hour lagoons and quiet shorelines
- luminous villages at dusk
By the end of the course, you will not only feel more confident using watercolours, you will see your landscapes come alive with atmosphere, emotion, and story.
What is in the course?
This course contains six fully guided lessons, each focused on a different type of atmospheric landscape. You will explore the theory of atmospheric perspective and bring it to life through hands-on practice using watercolor techniques.
Over the six sessions, you will paint a variety of natural scenes—from foggy forests and quiet roads to breezy ocean shores and glowing villages. Each class offers a unique subject to help you explore texture, depth, light, and mood in watercolor.
You will study in a thoughtfully designed art studio space in Pakenham, Ontario, Canada. Every session includes step-by-step demonstrations, plenty of exercises, and space to experiment and grow. After each class, you will receive access to a video tutorial of the main project to continue learning at your own pace.
All references and templates will be provided prior to the first day of the course. Please print them or ensure they are available on your device(s) for use during class.
Homework reviews and feedback will be given in person during class sessions to help you stay on track and improve.
Once you register and enroll for this course you will get access to the course content, art studio location and driving instructions.
STUDIO PLUS package for in-person study with full teacher support START Thursday October 2, 2025 10 AM to 12:30 PM 6 in-person 2.5 hour classes at the art studio in Pakenham, Ontario, Canada PLUS Lifetime access to all video tutorials from the package ATMOSPHERIC LANDSCAPE. BASIC
Course Content
The schedule:
Lesson 1
October 2, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Trees
In this lesson you will learn about materials and tools. In this lesson, we explore the simple beauty of lone trees and open space. You will learn how to paint tree shapes with character, show volume through tonal contrast, and suggest subtle atmosphere using layered washes. We’ll study how light travels through the landscape and how to express distance even in the most minimal composition.
Lesson 2
October 9, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Forest
Enter the quiet mystery of a foggy forest. You will work with overlapping forms, muted colour palettes, and soft transitions to create the illusion of depth and space. In this class, we’ll study how to layer trees, soften outlines with mist, and use cool-warm contrasts to suggest movement through the woods.
Lesson 3
October 16, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Road
This lesson leads you down a winding country road, surrounded by open fields and trees. Roads in landscape painting invite the viewer in – here, you’ll learn how to use composition and perspective to create rhythm and lead the eye. We’ll practice mixing greys, using expressive brushwork, and controlling values to show direction and distance.
Lesson 4
October 23, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Ocean
In this class, we turn to the open sea, where sky and water blend together in a breath of light. You will paint waves and distant surf, using controlled wet-on-wet techniques to suggest reflection and movement. Learn how to create a strong horizon line, paint foamy edges, and shift color temperature across the ocean surface.
Lesson 5
October 30, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Laguna
In this session, you’ll paint a sun-drenched lagoon, where land meets sky in glowing reflections. This class is an invitation to explore transparent layers, sunlit skies, and reflections on calm water. You’ll learn to play with warm colors, control your edges, and create atmosphere through tonal gradation.
Lesson 6
November 6, 2025 @ 10 AM EST
Village
We end the course in a small village at dusk, where warm roofs and evening light invite storytelling. This final lesson brings together everything you’ve learned—light, texture, depth, and emotion. You’ll work with architectural forms and soft shadows to create a luminous village scene full of atmosphere and charm.
Student’s work
The gallery of student’s work is coming soon.
Materials that I am going to use during the course;
This list is only for your information, there is no need to get exactly what I am using:
Drawing paper, any type, a few sheets per class
Watercolour paper, per class:
- one or two sheets of watercolour paper, 100% cotton, 300 gm2;
- And /or One or two sheets of Arches watercolour paper, 100% cotton, cold press or rough, 300 gm2, size A4 or bigger
Watercolour brushes;
- Round # 10-12, # 6 and # 2; Escoda or Dainayw;
- calligraphy brush (recommended);
- flat synthetic brushes: 3/4 and 11/2 or larger (Grumbacher, Santa Fe Art Supply, Connoisseur )
- Liner brush (Princeton, Artist’s Loft)
Watercolour paint:
IMPORTANT; Paint in tubes gives you the best results.
This is the list what I am going to use during this course:
Lemon yellow (optional) or any light yellow, Daniel Smith
Cadmium Yellow, Daniel Smith
Yellow Ochre, Daniel Smith
Buff Titanium (optional), Daniel Smith; or you can mix Ochre and Neutral Tint
Quinacridone Gold or Quinacridone Rust or Burnt Sienna, Daniel Smith
Transparent Orange, Schmincke
Quinacridone Red, Daniel Smith / Carmine, Daniel Smith
Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith
Cobalt Turquoise by Schmincke (optional)
Turquoise by M. Graham (optional)
Lavender, HWC (optional)
Cerulean Blue, Van Gogh
Ultramarine, Van Gogh
Delph Blue (optional)
Indigo, Grambacher
Burnt Umber, Daniel Smith
Neutral Tint, Schminske
Payne’s Grey, Van Gogh
White Gouache
And/or
White pen, Gelly Roll, 08, Sakura, Japan
And/or
COPIC White Opaque (gives you the best result)
Masking liquid and a small cheap brush (optional)
Sea sponge
Plexiglass board (any plastic board that the wet paper will stick to); You can use any smooth surface board big enough to place your paper on it; glass, mirror, flat baking sheet
Watercolour palette with a large surface for mixing pigments. Alternatively, you can use a white ceramic plate
A Pencil 3H and 2B and Eraser
Nano mister (recommended) and water spray (optional)
Two large jars for water
Paper towels and Kleenex
Hair dryer
