Discover how relaxing and satisfying it can be to paint for the sheer pleasure of it—no pressure, no perfection required.
Through soft sketchbook studies, playful colour, and forgiving fruit shapes, you'll gain confidence in working loosely and intuitively with light, shadow, and form.
By the end of the class, you'll feel more relaxed, more connected to your creative voice, and reminded that even the simplest subjects—like a humble lemon—can bring real joy and beauty to the page.
If you’ve dabbled a little in watercolour and want to loosen up, explore new techniques, and bring more joy to your painting, this course is for you!
Choose a playful art supply (use what you already have) to get comfortable with your subject.
This sketchbook project will give you a chance to 'plan with your hands' rather than doing it all in your head.
More than a fun way to fill a sketchbook page or two, this project makes painting the essence of your subject a breeze.
Its not just about the fruit this month - its about the dapples!
Try 2 different approaches to creating the light and shadow that makes these fruit trees come to life.
That means you'll also understand how to use these approaches (key watercolour fundamentals) effectively for any other subject you care to paint.
We'll paint together, step by step to create two different paintings. Aside from the video you'll also have the line drawings and references so that you are guided all the way.
But there is no need to stop there!
Armed with these new techniques AND a library of carefully selected reference images, you'll be itching to create a whole series of your own dappled fruit paintings.
Painting these gleaming sunlight gems is easier than you might think!
This course takes you step-by-step, starting with a fun sketchbook project that identifies the main idea in your painting(the dappled light) and gives you a clearer direction of just how to set about conveying it in paint!
Then we move on to real-time lessons that you will be able to complete in about 30 minutes.
You'll paint light, loose and joyful Dappled Fruits with ease and confidence, and with a curated image library included, you can create your own beautiful series of these gems of nature!
👩🎨 a library of video lessons, references and line drawings so that you always have a painting project ready to go
⏰ quick projects to choose from when you are short on time
🏞️ just enough curated references available to never run out of things to paint, but not so many that you end up overwhelmed!
💡 an exciting painting series theme so that you feel freshly inspired
✍️ simple sketchbook project to support your painting skills and make painting easier and more fun
🤗 nurturing and encouraging environment so that you always feel welcome and supported
🌸 Wildflowers
🌱Garden Paths
🦜Birds
☕️Still Life
🏝️Beach Moods
and many more!
🌸 Wildflowers
🌱Garden Paths
🦜Birds
☕️Still Life
🏝️Beach Moods
and many more!
I always recommend that you use what you already have. There is no need to use exactly the same supplies or colours as I am using.
I always include details of exactly what I use in each lesson but the broad basics include:
If you purchase the Standalone Edition of Dappled Fruit in Watercolour you will have instant and ongoing access to the materials.
If you purchase the membership you will have instant access to not only the Dappled Fruit in Watercolour class but also to the entire growing library of Happy Painters Hub courses. Your access to all of these courses will continue for as long as you choose to pay your low monthly membership subscription.
If you subscribe to the membership, you will automatically be charged on a monthly basis. The membership fee is very low at the moment because the Hub is still relatively new. Over time, more and more content will be added so it is likely that the fee will increase in future enrolment periods.
However, when the subscription fee increases, existing members will continue to pay the low fee they originally signed up for.
That means you never have to worry about the subscription fee increasing for as long as you are a continuing member.
Don’t worry - that doesn’t mean you are stuck with me forever, cancelling or changing your billing details is easy. You can do it all yourself!
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