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Welcome, and thank you for being here I hope you enjoy the attached webinar. In it, I share the six key principles that help artists become more consistent, confident, and clear in their work. These are the foundations that have shaped my own journey and the way I now teach. During the video I mention my training programme, The Expressive Pathway Programme. Doors are now closed but will reopen in July 2026. Please click https://sarah-stokes.mykajabi.com/expressive-pathway-sales-page-d6e70ea1-17eb-4cdb-8162-e7582801efa5 to go on the wait list. In the meantime, please feel free to join my private Facebook group where there are free lessons available to get you started!

Your artwork looks unfinished… here’s why 👀 In this video, I’ll show you exactly how I mount my prints and originals — and the simple embossing trick that instantly makes your work feel more professional. It’s quick. It’s inexpensive. And once you start doing it, you won’t go back. Embossing your prints doesn’t just look good either. It helps protect your work and gives it a clear mark of authenticity. This came from a question inside my Expressive Pathway Programme. I get a lot of good, practical questions in there, so I’ll keep sharing the best ones here. If your work feels a bit flat or “not quite finished”… this could be the missing piece. 👉If you want to be able to paint without second guessing the results, my online Programme is now accepting members this week. Here is the link 🔗https://sarah-stokes.mykajabi.com/expressive-pathway-wait-list-sales-page-with-original-url-1 👉 Join my free Facebook group for more tips, demos and support: 🔗 https://m.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolouranddrawing/?ref=share #arttips #watercolour #artisttips

In this video I teach you how to see, draw and paint the tones in a black animal, using the ear of a black lab as the example. The primary colours I use are made by Winsor and Newton. They are from their professional range and they are: Winsor Blue (green shade) Winsor lemon Quinachridone magenta For more free tips and tricks, please join my Facebook group where you'll be welcomed by a very supportive community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolouranddrawing 😊 Membership to my paid subscription site The Expressive Pathway Programme reopens on the 12th July 2026. Please click beliw to go on the wait list. https://sarah-stokes.mykajabi.com/expressive-pathway-sales-page-d6e70ea1-17eb-4cdb-8162-e7582801efa5

In this video I teach you how to paint s peacock in a loose expressive style. The primary colours I use are made by Winsor and Newton. They are from their professional range and they are: Phthalo turquoise Winsor lemon Quinachridone magenta 👉If you want to be able to paint without second guessing the results, my online Programme is now accepting members this week. 🔗https://sarah-stokes.mykajabi.com/expressive-pathway-wait-list-sales-page-with-original-url-1 Taken from my book “Painting Birds, expressive watercolour techniques” 2024 👉https://amzn.eu/d/0ceaCdjQ For more free tips and tricks, please join my Facebook group where you'll be welcomed by a very supportive community! 👉https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolouranddrawing Membership to my paid subscription site The Expressive Pathway Programme reopens on the 12th July 2026. Please click below to go on the wait list. 👉https://sarah-stokes.mykajabi.com/expressive-pathway-sales-page-d6e70ea1-17eb-4cdb-8162-e7582801efa5 Photo reference: Ian Gray. 👉https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PuqsnQH-oZPvMZS_JeYAlHrWXVYjsQrp/view?usp=drivesdk Peacock Drawing : 👉 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTnZCb_AnEN5tHUmWxZ17Z9kOBX61qLT/view?usp=drivesdk

This is a preview to a free video on drawing. The full FREE still life drawing lesson is available inside my Facebook group, where I share step-by-step art teaching, explain the fundamentals of drawing from life, and post updates as new lessons are released. 👉 Join the Facebook group to access the full lesson: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17az4eMp18/?mibextid=wwXIfr If you’re looking for beginner-friendly drawing lessons, practical art advice, and a calm, supportive way to improve your drawing skills, you’ll feel very at home. Thanks for watching, Sarah #freehanddrawing #stilllifedrawing #learntodraw #drawingpractice #drawingbasics #beginnerdrawing #drawingconfidence #drawinglesson #artlearning #artprocess #pencildrawing #observationaldrawing

This is a real time process video of how to draw a parrot with just a handful of charcoal tools. It’s a great companion video to my Domestika best selling course on creating birds in watercolour in which we draw a nuthatch in unit 1. https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/1769-artistic-watercolor-techniques-for-illustrating-birds/sarah_stokes Thank you to Ian Gray for the reference photo Tools used Line and wash board by Daler Rowney Charcoal block by Seawhite of Brighton Dark charcoal pencil by Kon I Noor (Derwent is another good make) Mono eraser by Tombow Standard eraser Old oil brush for blending Paper blending stump

Thank you to Peter Stokes and Reg Stokes for the creation of this wonderful virtual gallery.

This is a recording of a December live feed with the me and Andrew Hemming. 🖌️During this feed we demonstrated playful techniques with a limited colour palette to create expressive landscapes and doorways. 🎁 A free resource online pack full of goodies will be sent out to subscribers of www.oliveandplumretreats.com in a few days time including … ✅video demo ✅materials list ✅templates ✅working examples ✅photos. Thank you to everyone who joined us! Hopefully see you in Arley or at the Cotswolds retreat next year! @oliveandplumretreats #free #paint #ink #Watercolour #watercolor #andrewhemming #sarahstokes

A quick little video showing wet into wet watercolour techniques.