WELCOME TO LOOSE ON PURPOSE.
Most watercolor artists think the goal is to control every wash, edge, and brushstroke.
I don’t. I believe the goal is to understand the medium well enough that you can stop trying to control every drop.
Everything I teach starts with seeing, drawing, value, and design. Then we loosen, simplify, exaggerate, experiment, and discover what happens next.
Whether you found me through YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, or a flying umbrella, here’s the best place to begin.
STEP 1 — GET THE #1 FREE LOOSE WATERCOLOR LESSON
New here? Start here, slacker.
This free lesson reveals the most important shift behind loose watercolor—and why loosening up has less to do with fancy brushwork than most artists think.
STEP 2 — ENTER PLANET LOOSENESS
Ready to go beyond a single lesson?
Planet Looseness gives you the complete five-course Deconstruction Lab, the full Coffee Cup Club lesson archive, and a fresh watercolor lesson every week.
Learn the structure. Then loosen it up on purpose.
STEP 3 — The Archives
View the archives to dive deeper into watercolor, drawing and design & composition.
STEP 4 — WATCH ME PAINT
Prefer to learn by watching things go right, wrong, and occasionally completely off the rails?
The Loose On Purpose YouTube channel is where you’ll find loose watercolor demonstrations, progressions, experiments, studio stories, and plenty of reminders to stop being so precious about your paintings.
→ WATCH LOOSE ON PURPOSE ON YOUTUBE
Grab your coffee. Drop the perfection.
Let’s get loose.