Award-winning Kathy Anderson’s easy-to-follow and detailed painting demeanor will have you painting fresh beautiful florals with new knowledge of floral structure. Her passion is easily conveyed so you’ll soon share her true love for the flowers, weeds, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden.
How to Paint Flowers Outside
Painting flowers is difficult for most people because they’ve never been shown the right ways to depict the glowing light on the petals and leaves, and how to capture the emotion within flowers.
Kathy believes that she can teach anyone to paint a beautiful garden scene.
You don’t need to be an expert painter…
…you just need to fall in love with what you’re painting and follow Kathy’s step-by-step process.
If you come alive when you see spring flowers, this video will help you master the art of painting the flowers you love.
Let’s take a closer look at what you’ll learn in this video:
How to design a perfect garden scene before you begin painting
How Kathy chooses the types of plants to use in her paintings
Why it’s OK to start painting before you know exactly how everything will look (and how to deal with that uncertainty)
Why Kathy doesn’t worry about the focal point of her paintings when she gets started (unlike almost every other painter out there)
One nifty trick to help you test out ideas without making a brushstroke on the canvas (this one will save you from so many mistakes)
How to use a special technique to build a sense of movement in your paintings that enchants the viewer and reveals a sense of beauty beyond the canvas
How much detail to paint into your scene (and why less detail is often more)
The go-to book that Kathy believes all painters must have if they want to understand how color truly works on canvas
How you can create affordable canvases at home (or where you can buy ones that are a great value!)
The color patterns that get Kathy more excited than anything else (hint: the color is not on the flowers)
Why mistakes are always fixable (and why you should always be searching for them)
The common mistake most new painters make when putting paint on their palettes
The exact paints and brushes Kathy uses to make her paintings come to life
How Kathy creates a background to set the proper tone for an entire painting
What music can teach you about painting garden scenes
How experienced and novice painters treat mistakes differently (and the simple thing you can do to be more like the pros)
Why the stems of your plants are one of the most important, yet most often overlooked, parts of your paintings
Why the pros compliment Kathy for creating flowers that appear “transparent” (and how you can do the same)
The step-by-step process for figuring out what’s wrong when you feel your painting is “off,” but you don’t know why
A special technique for creating delightfully realistic dahlias (hint: it requires using the paintbrush for something other than painting)
The difference between painting cut flowers versus planted flowers
What to use in your drawing to make sure your proportions are just right before you begin your real painting
Why people struggle with painting leaves (and how you can paint them right every time)
The proper way to paint sunflowers, daisies, and other flowers with large, circular centers
What to do if you can’t finish your painting in one day (flowers are living creatures, so their appearance changes by the minute)
Bringing the Garden Indoors
If you come alive when you see spring flowers, this video will help you master the art of painting the flowers you love.
Kathy believes that she can teach anyone to paint a beautiful garden scene.
You don’t need to be an expert painter…
…you just need to fall in love with what you’re painting and follow Kathy’s step-by-step process.
If you come alive when you see spring flowers, this video will help you master the art of painting the flowers you love.
Let’s take a closer look at what you’ll learn in this video:
How to design a perfect garden scene before you begin painting
How Kathy chooses the types of plants to use in her paintings
Why it’s OK to start painting before you know exactly how everything will look (and how to deal with that uncertainty)
Why Kathy doesn’t worry about the focal point of her paintings when she gets started (unlike almost every other painter out there)
One nifty trick to help you test out ideas without making a brushstroke on the canvas (this one will save you from so many mistakes)
How to use a special technique to build a sense of movement in your paintings that enchants the viewer and reveals a sense of beauty beyond the canvas
How much detail to paint into your scene (and why less detail is often more)
The go-to book that Kathy believes all painters must have if they want to understand how color truly works on canvas
How you can create affordable canvases at home (or where you can buy ones that are a great value!)
The color patterns that get Kathy more excited than anything else (hint: the color is not on the flowers)
Why mistakes are always fixable (and why you should always be searching for them)
The common mistake most new painters make when putting paint on their palettes
The exact paints and brushes Kathy uses to make her paintings come to life
How Kathy creates a background to set the proper tone for an entire painting
What music can teach you about painting garden scenes
How experienced and novice painters treat mistakes differently (and the simple thing you can do to be more like the pros)
Why the stems of your plants are one of the most important, yet most often overlooked, parts of your paintings
Why the pros compliment Kathy for creating flowers that appear “transparent” (and how you can do the same)
The step-by-step process for figuring out what’s wrong when you feel your painting is “off,” but you don’t know why
A special technique for creating delightfully realistic dahlias (hint: it requires using the paintbrush for something other than painting)
The difference between painting cut flowers versus planted flowers
What to use in your drawing to make sure your proportions are just right before you begin your real painting
Why people struggle with painting leaves (and how you can paint them right every time)
The proper way to paint sunflowers, daisies, and other flowers with large, circular centers
What to do if you can’t finish your painting in one day (flowers are living creatures, so their appearance changes by the minute)
