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Starting today + new demo date

Published about 16 hours ago • 1 min read

Hello Passionate Painter,

Today’s the day.

Wide Open Skies: Painting the Western Landscape in Watercolor starts today—and if you’ve been thinking about joining, there’s still time to jump in.

This class is all about learning how to paint light, space, and atmosphere—not just objects.

We’ll focus on:

  • Simplifying the landscape into strong, readable shapes
  • Building depth through values first
  • Creating luminous pours that actually glow
  • Letting water do what it does best—while still staying in control

If your paintings have ever felt flat, overworked, or just not quite there…
this is where that shifts.

👉 Save your spot here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/436TXV5WPTER2​
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🎥 Quick Update: Art School Live

My live demo on Art School Live has been rescheduled to:

🗓 Tuesday, May 5​
​🕒 12 PM Eastern

I’ll be teaching live on
👉 YouTube via Art School Live

And I’ll be diving into:

  • Notan studies
  • Seeing your painting in strong value shapes
  • How this foundation translates into a poured watercolor

If you’ve ever wondered why some paintings feel powerful and others fall flat…
this will connect the dots.

👉 Watch here​
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Thank you for being part of this journey with me.
Every class, every conversation, every shared painting—it all adds up to something bigger than I ever expected. I’m so grateful you’re here.

With Grit and (hopefully) Grace,

Leslie

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