Anne (Anica) Amphlett

The Macalister River near Licola in the Gippsland Region of Victoria. A serene oasis! There's always a story behind the inspiration for a painting. This piece depicts the Macalister River, which I would describe as an oasis in the middle of nowhere, tucked away in Victoria's Gippsland region. While traveling through Victoria, we often relied on Google Maps, which led us down a rugged dirt road and eventually to a tiny micro-town of just five residents, with a bridge spanning the Macalister...

Just in case you’ve been wondering why I’ve been so quiet these past few months—no new paintings, no posts, nothing at all—I’ve been busy teaching on both YouTube and SKOOL. Skool is a platform where you can learn anything, from finance and cooking to gardening and, of course, painting. Through it, I’ve built an incredible community of like-minded artists—wonderful people with whom I share the joy of using watercolor to create artwork that truly resonates and brings happiness. If you've ever...

# Simple Tricks to Make Your Landscape Trees Look Realistic ## The Story Behind This Painting Why I Painted Adaminaby Plains The rolling hills and scattered trees of this NSW landscape were perfect for showing how linear, tonal, and temperature perspective all work together. The tutorial video isn’t just a lesson—it’s the result of years of experimenting with atmospheric depth. I painted this piece to show that making trees look realistic doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s really just...