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Atmospheric Landscapes

Master atmospheric landscapes with 32 lessons and 7 hours of content, perfect for beginners and intermediate painters

 
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Have you dreamed of painting expressive landscapes but felt too intimidated to begin?

If you’ve ever struggled with watercolor—frustrated by unpredictable paint spreads, muddy colors, or not knowing how to capture the mood of a place—you’re not alone.

If you often feel stuck or unsatisfied with your landscapes, the missing piece is usually understanding key techniques and practicing them in the right order. In this course, we’ll work on both together!

This 'Atmospheric Landscapes' course is designed to guide you on a creative journey, helping you master essential watercolor skills while building your own expressive style. From learning water control and brushwork to creating dramatic skies, reflections, and moody light, you’ll gain both technique and freedom.

With step-by-step modules covering skies, water, trees, mountains, and complete practice projects, you’ll discover how to paint both loose, expressive scenes and multi-layered artworks. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your practice, this course provides the tools, guidance, and inspiration to paint landscapes with confidence and joy.

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Hello, I am Olga Koelsch!


I'm a watercolor artist, book author, and educator based in Bergen, representing Norway in NAS (Nordic Watercolor Society). My journey with watercolor began in 2016 with a simple set of paints. Within a year, I made significant progress in botanical illustration and participated in key botanical exhibitions across the UK, USA, and Japan. By 2018, I began experimenting with modern watercolor techniques, particularly focusing on transparency and expressiveness, which led to my first custom orders.

Today, I'm a full-time artist, with my work featured and licensed globally, including collaborations with Hobby Lobby, Home Decor, Next, and Karen Millen. I am proud to be a Resident Artist at Arches and an Ambassador for Princeton Brush, Maimeri, Canson, and Daler-Rowney.

As an educator, I've had the privilege of teaching students from around the world, sharing my passion for watercolor. In addition to my YouTube channel and my book, “How to Paint Watercolor Transparent Flowers,” I’ve developed a series of in-depth watercolor courses that have received incredible feedback from my students. Your progress inspires me to develop easy-to-follow yet comprehensive classes that empower you to paint with confidence, offering a solid foundation of skills to support your creativity.

Hello, I am Olga Koelsch!


I'm a watercolor artist, book author, and educator based in Bergen, representing Norway in NAS (Nordic Watercolor Society). My journey with watercolor began in 2016 with a simple set of paints. Within a year, I made significant progress in botanical illustration and participated in key botanical exhibitions across the UK, USA, and Japan. By 2018, I began experimenting with modern watercolor techniques, particularly focusing on transparency and expressiveness, which led to my first custom orders.

Today, I'm a full-time artist, with my work featured and licensed globally, including collaborations with Hobby Lobby, Home Decor, Next, and Karen Millen. I am proud to be a Resident Artist at Arches and an Ambassador for Princeton Brush, Maimeri, Canson, and Daler-Rowney.

As an educator, I've had the privilege of teaching students from around the world, sharing my passion for watercolor. In addition to my YouTube channel and my book, “How to Paint Watercolor Transparent Flowers,” I’ve developed a series of in-depth watercolor courses that have received incredible feedback from my students. Your progress inspires me to develop easy-to-follow yet comprehensive classes that empower you to paint with confidence, offering a solid foundation of skills to support your creativity.

Course Projects

What My Students Say: 

¨This is the best lesson on color mixing, I learned so much. The color swatching brought it all together for me. I love your little book of colors for various flowers, what a handy resource. I think it will also be helpful when I want to recreate some of the colors. I am such a visual learner, this was excellent.¨

¨I want to thank you so much. You explain things in such detail, demonstrating patiently all the while. I am not a beginner but I am wishing I had someone like you to help me understand where I so often went wrong and why. Learning through making mistakes is valid but without understanding the fundamentals, e.g. the properties of paint, that method of learning will always bring frustration. Your work is stunning and I am very much enjoying this course.¨

¨This is not something that was ever addressed. Picking up paint and palette mixing and diluting. Leading to heavy use of pigment. I am glad to have gotten the bundle even though I thought I knew what I was doing... HMMMM. Thanks so much.¨

“Thank you very much for your excellent explanations and videos. With the explanations I have the confidence to paint and I would like to start painting right away.”

Course Content

 
 

The course contains 32 lessons across 11 modules and about 7 hours of guided training—ideal for beginners and intermediate painters looking for a clear, confidence-building path.

We’ll start from the foundations: a quick intro to watercolor, essential tools and paints, brushwork basics, dry brush and graded washes, how water, paper and pigments interact, practical water control, plus simple composition for landscapes.

Most of the course is hands-on painting. Lessons progress from easier to more advanced projects—covering water and reflections, mountains, trees, skies and atmosphere, light (sunrise, sunset, night scenes), and snow—so you can steadily master techniques and finish a beautiful piece after each class.

By the end, you’ll have a toolkit of expressive watercolor skills, multiple finished landscapes, and the confidence to paint with freedom and joy. We’ll also bring everything together in five complete atmospheric scenes with distinct moods and color stories.

Throughout the course, I guide you step by step—with clear demonstrations and actionable tips—so you can understand each move and replicate it with ease.

The course contains 32 lessons across 11 modules and about 7 hours of guided training—ideal for beginners and intermediate painters looking for a clear, confidence-building path.

We’ll start from the foundations: a quick intro to watercolor, essential tools and paints, brushwork basics, dry brush and graded washes, how water, paper and pigments interact, practical water control, plus simple composition for landscapes.

Most of the course is hands-on painting. Lessons progress from easier to more advanced projects—covering water and reflections, mountains, trees, skies and atmosphere, light (sunrise, sunset, night scenes), and snow—so you can steadily master techniques and finish a beautiful piece after each class.

By the end, you’ll have a toolkit of expressive watercolor skills, multiple finished landscapes, and the confidence to paint with freedom and joy. We’ll also bring everything together in five complete atmospheric scenes with distinct moods and color stories.

Throughout the course, I guide you step by step—with clear demonstrations and actionable tips—so you can understand each move and replicate it with ease.

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Course Outline

Modules
1, 2 & 3

Let’s start! Painting water and Painting reflections:

  • Welcome
  • Materials and tools
  • Paints for the course
  • Basic brushstrokes
  • Dry brush technique
  • Graded washes
  • Interaction of water, paper and paints
  • Water control
  • How to cut paper
  • How to flatten paper
  • Composition in landscapes
  • Shimmering sea - dry brush technique
  • Stormy waves - wet-in-wet
  • Boat 1. Dark on light
  • Boat 2. Light on dark

Modules
4, 5 & 6

Painting mountains, Painting trees and Painting sky:

  • Dry technique
  • Wet-in-wet technique
  • Single tree - dry technique
  • Single tree - wet technique
  • Autumn landscape with trees
  • Scattered clouds with dry technique
  • Single fluffy cloud and negative painting
  • Rainy clouds

Modules
7, 8 & 9 

Painting Light, Painting Snow, Practice;
Wet-in-wet:

  • Mixing colors for sunsets
  • Sunrise/sunset differences
  • Sunrise painting
  • Sunset painting
  • Night scene painting
  • Snowy trees
  • Snowy park
  • Misty Mountains & Gentle Skies

Modules
10 & 11

Practice; Mixed techniques and Multi-layered painting:

  • Rocky Shore & Moody Sky
  • Golden Hour on Lavender field

How the Course Looks Like

 

In this video I want to show you what the course and its lessons are like. I recommend watching the sessions in order, as the course offers a sequential and logical learning path. Remember that you can always go back and watch the lessons as many times as you need.

All videos are in FULL HD, and you can adjust the speed, sound and quality.

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Bonuses Included:

Bonus #1:
Downloadable References



For each painting project, you’ll receive a downloadable reference file. These images will help guide your work and inspire your creativity as you bring each subject to life on your canvas.

 
Value: $27 FREE

Bonus #2:
List of recommended materials


I’ve carefully curated a selection of essential materials to help you get started. These supplies are chosen for their quality and versatility, making them ideal for both beginners and enthusiasts.

Value: $27 FREE

Bonus #3:
Chart of paints alternatives by different brands


For each paint color, you’ll receive a chart showing alternatives from different brands. This will help you find the right colors for your palette and make it easier to work with what you have.

Value: $27 FREE

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Two Options To Achieve Your Goals

 Here, you can find two options that differ only in how you want to pay. The first option is a one-time fee, and the second is a monthly option with four installments. The price displayed below is in USD, but you can pay with ANY currency.

Let's boost your watercolor skills!

One-Time Fee

$297

  • 32+ videos
  • 7+ hours of content
  • Access to a private community
  • Dedicated support
  • Access on any device
  • Lifetime access to the course
  • Course completion certificate
  • 14-day money-back guarantee
  • Bonus #1: Downloadable References $27 - FREE
  • Bonus #2: List of recommended materials $27 - FREE
  • Bonus #3: Chart of paints alternatives by different brands $27 - FREE

Total Value: $378
Special Price: $297

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4 Installments

$87

  • 32+ videos
  • 7+ hours of content
  • Access to a private community
  • Dedicated support
  • Access on any device
  • Lifetime access to the course
  • Course completion certificate
  • 14-day money-back guarantee
  • Bonus #1: Downloadable References $27 - FREE
  • Bonus #2: List of recommended materials $27 - FREE
  • Bonus #3: Chart of paints alternatives by different brands $27 - FREE

Total Value: $378
Special Price: $87/m

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My guarantee for my students

If you are not satisfied with the course, I give you the right to ask for a full refund within 14 days, which means 0 risk!

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