The 6-Week Watercolor Breakthrough Challenge

Create Watercolor Paintings with More Control, Confidence, and Consistency.

I help beginner and returning artists stop guessing what went wrong and build the skills to finish watercolor paintings with a solid foundation.

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A man with a beard and gray hair, wearing a black hoodie, is sitting at a long wooden table outdoors, painting or drawing in an open sketchbook with a small brush. There are various painting supplies on the table, including a cup of dark-colored liquid and several brushes. Behind him, large glass windows reveal an indoor area with people sitting at tables, and there is a large tree with rough bark near the table, surrounded by green plants.

I teach the foundations that make watercolor more predictable, but the deeper goal is helping artists keep going when the work becomes uncertain.

Stop Guessing What Went Wrong

The 6-Week Watercolor Breakthrough Challenge helps beginner and returning artists develop the control, judgment, and confidence to create watercolor paintings without feeling lost after every attempt.

You will learn how to:

  • make clearer decisions while painting

  • recognize what caused a painting to fail

  • finish the work even when it is imperfect

  • diagnose what went wrong and know what to change next time

  • build a repeatable process you can use in every painting

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I release original watercolor paintings in small collections.
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Watercolor painting of a medieval castle with towers and turrets beside a river, with a small boat carrying two people on the water.
Watercolor painting of three trees on rocky terrain near a body of water with mountains in the background.
Watercolor painting of a sandy shoreline with rocks and a large rock formation, ocean in the background, and cloudy sky
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I love your art. I purchased a drawing of yours awhile back of a puffin with some blue color splash on it. I love it, thank you!

- T. D.

The paintings arrived and are gorgeous. Are they really originals? I thought I was buying signed prints for that price. I admire your work and character and find we have some things in common.

- A. M.

I bought your Tiger Painting a few weeks ago, it's brought me a certain joy.

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Brandon Schaefer

I’m an artist and teacher with 15 years of experience painting and drawing. I have created hundreds of finished works, painted extensively from life, and learned firsthand how much doubt, experimentation, and imperfect work are part of becoming an artist.

I now help beginner and returning watercolor artists understand their materials, make clearer decisions, and keep working when a painting becomes difficult.

I believe art is something you return to over a lifetime. My goal is to help artists stay connected to that practice, with less pressure and more clarity.

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young man painting outside as a travel sketcher