Learn from the Work Itself

All Lessons

Each lesson is built around one of Vaughn's original paintings. Choose your medium, study the work, and paint along — the way art was always meant to be learned.

Interactive Drawing

Perspective Drawing

Interactive Lesson • Pencil
Free
Drawing & Perspective
One, Two & Three-Point Perspective

Master line, form, and perspective through interactive exercises. Drag vanishing points, toggle guides, draw directly on the canvas — learn by doing.

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To Brown's Town — oil painting

To Brown's Town

Oil on Canvas • St. Ann, Jamaica
Free
Oil Painting
Landscape: Atmosphere & Photo Reference

Learn to create atmosphere from the first brushstroke, use photo references as a guide — not a master — and capture the spirit of a Jamaican landscape in oil.

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Getting Started

Art Materials

Acrylic • Getting Started
Free
Acrylic Painting
Materials & Colour Mixing Essentials

Before you paint, know your tools. A guide to canvases, brushes, paints, and the essential colour relationships every painter needs.

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Clarendon River Bed — oil painting

Clarendon River Bed

Oil on Canvas • Clarendon, Jamaica
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Oil Painting
Painting Water, Rock & Texture

How to capture cascading water, give boulders real weight through warm and cool values, and build lush vegetation that creates depth in a natural scene.

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Watercolor
Washes, Transparency & Light

Watercolor demands a different way of seeing. Learn flat washes, graded washes, and how to let the white of the paper do the work.

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Drawing
City Scene — Full Project

Put your perspective skills together in a complete city scene. Multi-point perspective, architectural detail, and the rhythm of urban drawing.

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Video Tutorials — Watch Vaughn Work

Live sessions straight from Vaughn's desk and easel. See how drawings and paintings come together in real time — no expensive equipment needed, just skill and imagination.

Live Session Pen & Ink Free

Drawing Trees from Imagination — Part I

Watch Vaughn sketch trees using pen and ink, working purely from imagination. No photo reference, no tracing — just ink on paper and years of observing nature. A masterclass in how to see and draw organic forms freely.

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Live Session Pen & Ink Free

Drawing Trees from Imagination — Part II

The continuation of the pen and ink tree series. Vaughn builds on the work from Part I, adding depth, texture, and detail to the tree forms — all from imagination, all in real time.

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Live Session Pencil Free

The Power of Pencil & Paper

A pencil portrait session with a message — you don't need expensive materials to create great art. Vaughn demonstrates how far talent and a simple pencil can take you. No fancy tools, no excuses. Just draw.

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More Lessons on the Way

New lessons are being built around Vaughn's original paintings across all four mediums. Some will be free, others will be available for purchase — giving you deeper, more detailed instruction.

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✦ New lessons added regularly