Magic & Fantasy

Glowing lanterns, enchanted forests, mysterious portals, sparkling skies, and little worlds that feel just beyond reality. Browse these collections when you want to add a little magic, mystery, and imagination to your painting practice.

Garden Curiosities

In this collection, we’ll explore how light can transform simple garden fixtures into atmospheric, story-filled scenes.

Between Worlds

A collection of tranquil moments, full of soft light and magic.

Mossbound

A group of texture-focused tutorials based in a world overrun by moss.

The Oracle

Step into a world of mysterious doorways, storm-lit skies, and whispered secrets hidden in the fog, as you see what The Oracle has in store for you...

The Forest of Stars

Step into the enchanting Forest of Stars, where you'll learn how to capture glowing orbs filled with galaxies, create messages written with stardust, and paint sacred spaces filled with quiet and wonder.

Midsummer Magic

A dreamy collection of four magical landscapes exploring the shifting light of the summer solstice. Each project captures a different moment of a single enchanting day.

Fable Wood

Dream up your own magical creatures and learn how to include them in your scenes.

The Talekeeper's Emporium

Combine art and storytelling with this collection of book-themed projects. ⁠

Forest Finds

Explore the heart of the forest to uncover its hidden treasures. From ancient stones to mossy stumps and glowing springs, each scene captures the enchanting details of nature's quiet magic.

The Lantern of Wandering Souls

Step into the enchanting world of The Lantern of Wandering Souls, where glowing lanterns illuminate mystical pathways and foggy forests. These projects will guide you in creating atmospheric scenes filled with light, depth, and magical details.

The Frostweaver's Garden

Imagine a garden forever frozen in the depths of winter, where nature has adapted to the cold and even the stars in the sky find their own way to decorate the night.

Hallows Eve

Embrace the spooky season with these wicked projects. Paint a spooky house, a bubbling cauldron, and a collection of glowing magical objects.

Crystal Quest

Have a go at three sparkling projects that all explore a different aspect of precious stones. Paint polished gemstones, crystal shards and a towering geode...

The Witching Hour

Capture the vibrant magic of the night in this collection of dark projects.

Fairy Glen

Practice your loose brushstrokes with this collection of glowing, ethereal scenes from a magical fairy glen!

Cosmic Forest

Explore vibrant colors and loose blending in these enchanting landscapes from the cosmic forest.

Winters Magic

Embrace the calm magic of winter with this selection of frosty projects. Choose between quicker paintings- perfect for a last minute holiday card, or immerse yourself in the epic Winters Quest!

Trick or Treat

Sink your fangs into this collection of spooky Halloween-themed projects, full of atmosphere and ghoulishly gouachey details!

Dark Magic

Explore a world filled with dark magic in these enchanting tutorials. Visit a cavern filled with stars, capture a mysterious castle, and discover the spot deep in the forest where magic is created.

The Tulgey Wood

Learn how to capture magic and whimsy in these enchanting projects, where you'll paint illuminated details, spiral trees and the point where two worlds meet.

The Lost City

Explore a lost city as you paint crumbling ruins, mountain steps and a mysterious moonlit archway.

Dreamworld

Escape to a world of whimsy and wonder, full of squashy moss and little magical details.

Gouache & Watercolor

Combine the best qualities of both gouache and watercolor to create a selection of magical scenes.

Forest Magic

Explore all the wonderful techniques we can use with gouache to create a sense of magic in our paintings with this panoramic forest scene. In these tutorials you'll also find a selection of quick exercises to paint a variety of beautiful light effects.

Tiny Gardens

Working with a theme gives us so many clues to the colors and textures we can use, and that's what we'll be going in these tiny gardens full of details and magic.

Painting for Fun

Let me show you one of my favorite approaches to painting, as we create some loose backgrounds and them fill them with glimpses into enchanting worlds.

Magical Terrariums

In these tutorials you'll capture tiny plant worlds enclosed in a variety of enchanting vessels...

Painting From Your Imagination

Learn how to bring an idea to life from scratch in these tutorials. I'll walk you through each stage of my process in painting this magical Secret Garden.

A Night Under the Stars

There's something so cozy about painting a night scene. In these tutorials you'll capture the glow of a camp fire, moonlit plants, a bright aurora, and more!

Autumn

In these tutorials we'll explore the beauty of autumn colors as we seek to capture the magic of this time of year.

Winter Wonderland

It's the holidays in the enchanted forest and these snowy projects are full of winter charm!

Greens

We use a green a lot in our landscapes, and in these projects you'll expand your repertoire of planty shapes and learn how to create dynamic greenery.

Illumination

In these tutorials you'll learn about how to capture glowing light in your paintings.