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Atmospheric landscapes

Using oils and cold wax

We will be working with oil paints and a medium called cold wax to create paintings with depth and atmosphere. I will share with you techniques for creating atmospheric landscapes and dramatic skies with transparent colours and blending techniques.

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Bring your landscapes to life with oil and cold wax painting in this self-paced online course, hosted on the Thinkific platform. Once enrolled, you’ll have 12 months of full access to the course content, plus a community space to share your work, exchange ideas, and connect with fellow artists.

This course is perfect for artists who want to create rich, atmospheric landscapes and dramatic skies, exploring the depth, light, and mood that make a painting truly captivating. You’ll learn to work with transparent and opaque colours, experiment with textures, and master blending techniques to bring your landscapes alive.

 

 

What you’ll learn:

  • Introduction to cold wax medium and how to use it with oils

  • Tools, materials, and techniques for expressive landscape painting

  • Working wet-on-wet to create rich colour blends

  • Using transparent and opaque colours to build depth and atmosphere

  • Incorporating pigments for extra texture and impact

  • Techniques with squeegees, palette knives, and brushes for blending and layering

 

 

This course provides practical guidance, inspiration, and hands-on exercises you can follow at your own pace — ideal for beginners or artists looking to expand their creative toolkit.

Enroll today and start creating landscapes full of depth, light, and atmosphere!