Join guest host Kari Stober on Art School Live as watercolor artist Hema Gupta gives you free art instruction.
Learn how to capture the brilliance of strong summer light with artist Hema Gupta. In this watercolor demonstration, Hema reveals her process for creating a glowing street scene by carefully planning washes, defining key contrasts, and balancing warm and cool hues. With a limited palette and a focus on value relationships, she shows how to express the radiance and energy of sunlight streaming across urban forms.
Whether you’re new to watercolor or looking to refine your control of light and atmosphere, this lesson will guide you step by step through achieving luminosity and vibrancy in your own work.
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We want to help you grow, become a better artist, learn new ideas and techniques, and give you some world-class painting instruction from over 24 artists — all while introducing you a community that will support you! Go from feeling afraid to show off your paintings to being proud of your skills when you join us for Watercolor Live, taking place January 21-23, 2026, with an optional Essential Techniques Day on January 20. Visit WatercolorLive.com for the all-star faculty lineup, including Hema Gupta!​
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