Oregon Park in Watercolor with Guest Artist Karen Farmer | Full Demo

Join us for a peaceful and immersive watercolor demonstration as guest artist and landscape architect Karen Farmer takes us step-by-step through painting a misty Pacific Northwest scene from Lewis and Clark National Historic Park in Oregon.

In this full-length tutorial, you'll paint along with Karen as she captures the moody charm of a gray Oregon day—misty forests, glassy water, and those iconic Pacific trees. Using a reference photo taken by her sister, Karen walks you through a layered approach to watercolor that’s rich in technique and grounded in landscape design principles.

You’ll learn essential watercolor skills including:
✨ Wet-on-wet techniques for skies and reflections
✨ Dry brushing for texture and depth in water and foliage
✨ How to paint misty trees with luminous edges
✨ Building believable reflections and shadows
✨ Tips for sketching, composition, and layering values
✨ Painting expressive foreground trees and grasses

Karen’s calm and encouraging style is perfect for beginners but offers plenty of nuance and technique for seasoned painters. As a landscape architect, she brings a special perspective to composition, value structure, and the art of seeing nature with an artist’s eye.

🖼 Materials Used in This Demo:

Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper (5x7 taped size)

Daniel Smith Watercolors (Payne’s Gray, Lunar Blue, Quinacridone Gold, Undersea Green, Sap Green, Lamp Black)

Liner and Quill brushes

Standard graphite pencil

Dirty water! (Yes, really—it’s part of the magic.)

Whether you're new to watercolor or looking to deepen your understanding of natural scenes and atmospheric effects, this tutorial is a great exercise in value control, paint consistency, and knowing when to stop.

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🐦 And yes—there are birds at the end. Because it’s not an Oregon landscape without them.

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