Watercolor, gouache, wildflowers, folk art, polaroids..

Gorgeous paintings start with one afternoon and one good class.

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New immersive drawing class

Lush & Loose Florals in watercolor

A complete watercolor florals program: brushstroke library, floral form system, composition mastery, bouquets, wreaths, and bonus prompts to keep your practice going long after the class ends.

⚡︎ Instant lifetime access • 4h 15m

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Conquer the Blank Page

Four watercolor exercises I swear by for getting out of my head and into the paint. The blank page fix you didn't know you needed.

45m
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Wildflower Wonderland in Gouache

Paint a dreamy wildflower meadow in gouache with techniques for sky, mountains, and loose florals in one satisfying sitting.

38m
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Vintage Wildflowers: 14 Days of Watercolor

Fourteen standalone watercolor workshops, each one a different wildflower painting, ready for your new daily creative ritual.

2h 30m
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Watercolor Polaroids: Summer Sunsets

Three golden-hour Polaroid paintings that teach you the wash and layering techniques that make watercolor finally click.

1h 10m
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Gouache Polaroids: Snowy Landscapes

Capture winter scenes in tiny compositions. This class is so fun and will help to craft balanced, vibrant mini-paintings that tell a story in a darling Polaroid-sized frame.

1h 5m
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Modern Folk Art Botanicals

Bold shapes, flat color, negative space patterns.. botanical art with folk art energy, painted in watercolor and gouache.

1h 15m
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Student love

Actual people who started where you are

From watercolor looseness to gouache color play, these students found their way into paint one class at a time.

Thank you for this awesome class! You taught me so much more than ’just’ painting watercolor vintage flowers. Over the course of the class I learned to let go time and again, to trust myself more, to start over without feeling bad about it; and, finally, I actually was content with what I made following your prompts. This has been the first time I’ve painted flowers, but I’ll definitely keep going from here.

Kelly P.

Kelly P.

Vintage Wildflower Watercolor Challenge

I have really found an inspiring outlet for creativity in these folks flowers. I keep making them for my friends with custom color palettes based on my interpretation of their personalities. What a great class!!!

Jen W.

Jen W.

Modern Folk Art Botanicals

As I expect from Peggy's classes, I learned something fun and super gratifying in one short sitting. The polaroids were a fun break from the standard paper canvas. I want to take this idea and paint a million tiny landscapes!

Stephanie S.

Stephanie S.

Watercolor Polaroids: Sunsets

This class was so much fun! Peggy's instruction was very clear, but there was plenty of room for using our own ideas and creativity. I can see myself filling up whole sketchbooks using this class.

Sara C.

Sara C.

Modern Folk Art Botanicals

This class is really fun. It pushed me to try new things and I love that. I'm a beginner with watercolor and I didn't feel like this class was too advanced. It got me to try new techniques and forced me to loosen up a bit and just go with the flow.

Amy W.

Amy W.

Vintage Wildflower Watercolor Challenge

Peggy possesses a rare combination of being an exceptional professional and a talented teacher. She has the ability to simplify complicated subjects and present them in a clear and concise manner. I have taken numerous courses, but hers stand out as the best.

Assi H.

Assi H.

Gouache Polaroids: Winter Snowscapes

Excellent class. Learned much about folk art, and sketching. I loved the sketching part, because I find that the hardest. Really interesting stuff about color palettes as well.

Alicia W.

Alicia W.

Modern Folk Art Botanicals

I’m so glad I took this class! Loosening up is really hard for me, so these exercises were just right! Plenty of beautiful little bite size pieces that help you learn to loosen your grip and go with the flow. The muted “vintage” color palettes are lovely and it was fun to experiment with my own paints to create these tones. Peggy does a wonderful job demonstrating her technique making it easy to follow along. Her fun personality shines throughout the class. Highly recommend!

Lisa K.

Lisa K.

Vintage Wildflower Watercolor Challenge

Class was so clear and helpful to me. I learned so much about color and pattern and putting it all together. So much fun!

Melanie M.

Melanie M.

Modern Folk Art Botanicals

Practice makes progress. I'm so happy with this little polaroid from Peggy's class. It might have been the first time that I actually painted along, and I'm proud of trying something new.

Joni G.

Joni G.

Gouache Polaroids: Winter Snowscapes

Wow...just wow! I'm absolutely blown away by Peggy Dean! I love the earthy vintage style and clear instructions. This is exactly what I've been looking for.

Carolyn D.

Carolyn D.

Vintage Wildflower Watercolor Challenge

I'd always felt shy about creating folk art but this class gave me so much confidence in this! I found the painting very therapeutic and the class provided me with ways to source inspiration on pinterest!

Super P.

Super P.

Modern Folk Art Botanicals

Meet your instructor

hey I'm Peggy

A lot of painting tutorials teach you to copy.. how to follow along, make what the instructor made, and hope something sticks. I'm more interested in teaching you what's actually happening... why the paint behaves the way it does, when to stop, how to read your painting and make decisions. Because once you understand that, you can take any subject and make it yours.

Don't stay in one lane if you don't have to

Looking for something different?

I've got classes in watercolor, gouache, botanical drawing, brush lettering, and urban sketching, and more! If your creative curiosity lives somewhere other than an iPad, there's a whole catalog waiting for you.

There's artwork  only you can make.

I'd love to help you do it.