Hey Artists Just dropped a new YouTube video and thought you'd enjoy this one. I painted a winter landscape: straw-coloured grasses lit up by that beautiful low winter light, warm beiges, soft crimsons, bare poplar trees, all set against dark, brooding mountains in the background. No snow, but honestly, the light in this scene is everything. I walk through exactly how I captured it and kept those warm tones feeling luminous against the cool darks. Hope it gets you inspired to paint something this week! Happy painting Sam 😊 P.S. This painting was actually done live inside Sam's Art School — if you want to follow along with the full step-by-step version replay plus weekly live painting classes, come and join us over there. 👉 https://www.skool.com/samuel-earp-online-art-school/about

Hey Artists If you've ever wanted to paint a dramatic coastal scene but weren't sure where to start, my latest post walks through exactly how I painted the Twelve Apostles in oils, from thumbnail sketches through to final highlights. I cover colour mixes for ocean blues, how to handle white water without it looking flat, and the brush techniques I use to keep things loose and painterly. It's a good read whether you're just starting out or looking to tighten up your seascape skills. Check it out here: 👇 https://samuelearp.com/blog/seascape-painting/ I'd love to see any coastal paintings you're working on. Drop them in the comments below! Cheers. Sam

12x9 Acrylics on Yupo paper. We don't have New Zealand vistas around here, but I think you can find interesting art anywhere. I like the looseness, but there are some composition things I would change on this one.

Hey Artists I've just posted a new video below giving you a look at where we're at with our current painting in Sam's Art School, and honestly, I'm loving how it's coming together. We've got bare winter trees, that stripped-back skeletal quality you only get when the leaves are gone. A field with sheep catching some beautiful light. And behind it all, dark, brooding mountains sit deep in shadow. The contrast is everything. The whole painting is really an exercise in capturing winter colour, and winter colour is so much more interesting than people give it credit for. It's not grey and dead, it's subtle, it's warm against cool, it's all about finding the light hiding in the landscape. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW 👇 I walk you through my process so far and show you exactly where we're headed with it. And the good news? We're not done yet. I'm continuing work on this painting live at Sam's Art School tomorrow, painting along together, step by step, with real-time Q&A. 🗓 Monday 9AM New Zealand time 🗓 Sunday afternoon if you're joining from the USA If you've been thinking about joining, now is a great time. You can try everything FREE for 7 days. Watch me paint live, access 60+ tutorials, and get feedback on your work. If it's not for you, cancel before Day 7 and pay nothing. 👉 Try it free: https://www.skool.com/samuel-earp-online-art-school/about Come paint with me. 🎨 Cheers. Sam

Hello! Welcome to the Painters Hub. I'm Samuel, and I'm so glad you're here. 🎥 First: Watch my 10-minute Painters Hub tour (see video below 👇) See exactly how to navigate the community + discover which option is right for your painting journey THE TRUTH ABOUT LANDSCAPE PAINTING Most artists struggle because they jump straight to colour without understanding the foundations. Here's what actually works: Values do all the heavy lifting. Colours get all the glory. That's why we start with sketching and tonal values, not pretty colours. Master these fundamentals, and your paintings will transform. WHAT YOU GET IN THE FREE PAINTERS HUB I've organised my best YouTube tutorials into structured painting courses, so instead of hunting through hundreds of videos, you've got a clear path to follow. These courses cover my core techniques for landscapes, values, colour mixing, all the fundamentals you need to improve. READY TO GO DEEPER? For Rapid Transformation: Join the Sam's Art School ($39/month or $299/year) If you're serious about transforming your painting in the next 7 days with my complete framework—thumbnails, master sketch, values, colour, Sam's Art School is where that happens. You get: - Weekly LIVE painting classes where we work through paintings together - 60+ in-depth live class recordings, much more comprehensive than standard tutorials - My complete 4-stage framework for landscapes - Full critiques of your work - All the painting tutorials from the Hobby tier (so you get everything in one place) - An active community of committed painters - 14-day guarantee - cancel anytime The Art School is the complete package; everything I offer is in there. JOIN SAM'S ART SCHOOL: https://www.skool.com/samuel-earp-online-art-school/about Other Options That Fit Your Journey: I know for some of you, $39/month isn't in the budget right now, and for others, you might not be ready for the live class commitment just yet.