Free Webinars
Learn Values, Color, and Composition
from Master Artists
Enjoy a series of free online painting webinars focused on core concepts, led by five accomplished representational artists: Matt Smith, Laura Robb, Colley Whisson, Mitch Baird, and Randall Sexton.
Each webinar focuses on one essential painting concept—values, color harmony, simplifying shapes, and composition—and shows how experienced artists think through these decisions in their own work.
As you watch, you’ll learn how to break down complex scenes, make clearer design choices, and avoid common mistakes that lead to overworked or confusing paintings.
These are not paint-along classes. They are clear, step-by-step educational lessons designed to help you see more accurately, simplify what you observe, and create stronger, more confident paintings—whether you work in oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, or pastel.
Laura Robb
Composing with flowers
Laura Robb is an American oil painter widely regarded as one of the country’s leading still life and floral artists, known for her elegant compositions, thin paint application, and subtle color relationships. She brings a unique sense of movement to her subjects, often blurring the lines between traditional realism and soft abstraction.
Matt Smith
5 Key Steps to Achieving Convincing Values
Matt Smith is a renowned landscape painter who truly lives for the great outdoors. While he’s at home in the Arizona desert, he’s often found traveling the West to capture the true "mood and feel" of the wild.
Colley Whisson
4 Steps to Beautiful Color
Colley Whisson is one of Australia’s most celebrated landscape and seascape painters, known internationally for his vibrant color, confident brushwork, and atmospheric oil paintings of rural and coastal scenes. Residing in Brisbane, he draws inspiration from the diverse landscapes of his homeland, as well as his extensive travels in Europe and the United States.
Mitch Baird
How to Mix Colors
for Painting Skies
Mitch Baird is a contemporary representational artist who loves to capture the beauty of the natural world. He has a special focus on light, atmosphere, and how colors work together harmoniously. Mitch believes that painting from life is the best way to truly appreciate the subtle relationships between value and temperature, making every piece a unique reflection of what he observes.
Randall Sexton
5 Key Steps to Obtain Bolder Designs & Expressive Paintings
Randall Sexton (1958-2023) was a California-based oil painter nationally known for his expressive brushwork, bold color, and impressionist treatment of everyday scenes, landscapes, seascapes, and figures. Among artists, Randy was celebrated for his ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, often painting vintage cars, bustling street corners, and the golden California coast with a joyful, loose energy.