Stream "Coastal Seascape with Rocks and reflections”

was live on July 12, 2026

⏱ Total duration: ~1.45 hour
 

That first look at turquoise water against sun-warmed rock — the kind of scene that makes you want to paint loose and just let the color do the talking.

In this step-by-step streamed lesson, we paint one coastal seascape built from a reference photo, adjusting the composition to fit our paper rather than copying it exactly, and working the whole piece as a series of big, confident washes instead of tight, controlled detail. We start with a rough gesture sketch — just shapes, no fuss — then work light to dark: warm rocks and greenery first, then one big variegated wash for the water itself, shifting from warm golds near the shore to cool ultramarine and violet toward the horizon, softened into the sky with clean water so no hard line ever appears. A dark, graphic tree silhouette anchors the foreground against all that light and color.

You'll learn how to adapt a reference photo to a different paper ratio without losing the composition, mix a warm neutral grey and a coastal palette built on Naples Yellow, Quinacridone Sienna, Ultramarine, Phthalo and Indigo Blue, and Olive Green, build a whole range of textures on rock and foliage using dry brush and sprinkle texture, create the shimmer of sun on water with a scratching technique and touches of white gouache, and — maybe most importantly — release the urge to control every drop and let the water be water.

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