A Focus on Creating Dramatic , Moving Skies.
Painting with watercolor usually means working from top to bottom, back to front and the biggest shapes to smallest shapes. That said, more often than not, the sky will come first- setting the tone and mood for the rest of the painting. The colors, texture, design and composition are all influenced by these very first washes.

My painting, Treeline Attraction has been juried into this amazing exhibition in Taos, New Mexico

Dan will be demonstrating on the Watercolor Stage

Each year LPAPA turns Laguna Beach into an outdoor painting studio,
inviting the top award-winning plein air painters from around the nation to gather
to paint the town as they compete for top cash awards and
carry on a century-old plein air painting tradition!

Artist Robert Masla and his wife Monica Levine LICSW, invite you to join them as they host Dan Marshall in the unique, relaxed, tropical environment of their home and studio, in the charming fishing village of Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s gorgeous Pacific coast. Here inspiration abounds, with tropical flora, fauna, and all the beauty the sun, surf and sea have to offer. A very special and safe retreat space. This is a very special opportunity to improve your watercolor techniques with Dan Marshall.