LEARN HOW TO USE WATERCOLORS FOR CLARITY IN YOUR LIFE
Join me for a creative watercolor experience designed to help you slow down, quiet the noise, and reconnect with your creativity. Through simple painting techniques, color exploration, and moments of reflection, you'll learn to create beautiful watercolor paintings while making space for fresh perspectives and a little more clarity. No previous painting experience necessary. I just ask that you bring your curiosity and a willingness to create.
Here’s what to expect:
Beginner-friendly watercolor instructions
Guided painting exercises
Reflective creative prompts
A practice that you can use over and over again
*No previous painting experience is necessary. Class begins Dec 20, 2026
When your mind feels crowded with thoughts, decisions, and endless to-do lists, sometimes you need a moment to step away and find clarity.
My relationship with watercolor began during childhood, when I discovered the comfort of creating during a difficult time in my life. Over the years, through health challenges, career changes, and moments that required me to make difficult decisions about the direction of my life, painting became a way to slow down, process my thoughts, and find clarity. Today, I share that practice with others through Paint with Kris, inviting people to experience the joy of creating and discover what a little time with watercolor can make possible. This is a self-guided online course, so you can learn at your own pace, revisit the lessons whenever you like, and make time for creativity on your own schedule.
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Lesson 1: Intro to Watercolors
Learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting including what materials to use and basic watercolor painting techniques.
Learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting including what materials to use and basic watercolor painting techniques.
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Lesson 2: Slowing Down and Reflection
You begin by slowing the body and breath, allowing the nervous system to settle. I teach you how to use a slow and steady pace through breathing and creating a routine that helps you hear your intuition clearer. I take you through an exercise that helps you with clarity on what you like and dislike.
You begin by slowing the body and breath, allowing the nervous system to settle. I teach you how to use a slow and steady pace through breathing and creating a routine that helps you hear your intuition clearer. I take you through an exercise that helps you with clarity on what you like and dislike.
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Lesson 3: Making creativity a personal practice.
Create an original watercolor painting inspired by a question you want to explore or something you want to make space for in your life.
Create an original watercolor painting inspired by a question you want to explore or something you want to make space for in your life.
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Lesson 4: Expect the Unexpected
Learn how to respond when a painting doesn't turn out the way you imagined. Explore how to work with unexpected colors, blooms, textures, and imperfections rather than trying to control every detail. Use the process as an opportunity to practice flexibility, curiosity, and letting go of perfection.
Learn how to respond when a painting doesn't turn out the way you imagined. Explore how to work with unexpected colors, blooms, textures, and imperfections rather than trying to control every detail. Use the process as an opportunity to practice flexibility, curiosity, and letting go of perfection.
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Lesson 5: Bringing Your Painting to Life
Finishing a painting isn't about making everything perfect. It's about learning to trust your decisions, embrace the unexpected, and recognize when something you've created is enough.
Finishing a painting isn't about making everything perfect. It's about learning to trust your decisions, embrace the unexpected, and recognize when something you've created is enough.
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