🎃 Sneak Peek: 3 Pumpkins & Crab Apples Tutorial 🍂 (Patreon)

Hello my friends! I’m so excited to share a little glimpse of my upcoming October watercolor tutorial — featuring a cozy autumn still life with three pumpkins, crab apples, and chestnuts. This piece captures everything I love about fall: warm colors, soft light, and that peaceful feeling of slowing down with a cup of tea and a brush in hand.

Each pumpkin in this composition will highlight a different watercolor challenge:🧡 The orange pumpkin will help us practice slow glazing and building complex shadows to achieve that perfect rounded, realistic look.🤍 The white pumpkin will focus on painting realistic white subjects — a delicate balance of subtle color shifts and reflected light.💙 And by popular demand, I’m bringing back the blue pumpkin from last year’s demo — with the same beautiful super-granulating blue from Schmincke. (I know how many of you loved that one!)

Of course, a few crab apples and glossy chestnuts will complete the scene, adding a little sparkle and contrast to this fall palette.

And as many of you requested during our recent Live session, I’ve also recorded the full pencil sketch process for this piece — with narration! You’ll be able to sketch along with me in real time as I explain my composition choices and the thought process behind combining distinct elements from multiple reference photos. It’s a great chance to peek behind the curtain at how I build balanced, natural-looking arrangements — and I can’t wait to share some of my favorite composition secrets with you.

🍁 Stay tuned for the full tutorial — it’s coming soon to Patreon, just in time for pumpkin season!

UPDATE: The 3 Pumpkin Tutorial is live: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fall-still-life-141745387