Welcome—I’m Amanda Clarke-Peterson
Artist, author, and educator. I create clear, generous watercolor instruction and hands-on tools that help you paint with confidence.
What is Mandakyns?
Mandakyns is my watercolor studio and teaching practice—clear demos, practical tools, and technique-first guidance that helps you paint with confidence.
Learn Watercolor
A step-by-step, technique-first approach with 200+ linked demonstrations.
Explore the Guide →Start with the Basics
Get my free beginner-friendly Starter Kit—materials, tips, and a simple roadmap.
Get the Starter Kit →From the Studio
Notes, process, and resources you can use right away.
Read the Blog →ARTIST STATEMENT: I believe great watercolor is built on small, steady practice — good paper, honest pigments, and the courage to keep going. My work is technique-based rather than subject-focused and blends craft with curiosity — clear demonstrations, real examples, and a friendly educational structure that leaves room for play.
A Watercolor Gift That Actually Teaches
HOLIDAY SALE: take 35% off Comprehensive Watercolor with the code BOOK35.
An interactive technique-first guide with 200+ videos, built for real skill-building.
Perfect for beginners, returning artists, and anyone who wants to paint with confidence.
Featured: Comprehensive Watercolor
A technique-driven, interactive guide with over 200 videos, a Visual Library, and a Swatch Flip Book—built to help you stack skills one brushstroke at a time.
What’s Inside the Guide
1) READ & SCAN
Short pages introduce a technique with a QR code.
2) WATCH
Open a guided demonstration on any device.
3) PRACTICE & BUILD
Follow the steps, compare with the Visual Library, and stack skills — washes → color → layering → edges.
Free: Ultimate Watercolor Product Guide
Brand picks, pigment notes, palette tips, and links—curated to save you time and money.
Learn Watercolor
A technique-first, interactive approach to learning watercolor with 200+ linked demonstrations and visual tools.
Explore the Guide →Workshops & Classes
Beginner-friendly intros, deeper intermediate sessions, and relaxed Paint & Sip events.
See Upcoming Sessions →From the Studio
Notes, process, and resources—what I’m making now and how you can follow along.
Read the Blog →Line Art for Nature Lovers: Farm Edition — A Horizontal Coloring Book
Features 24 beautifully detailed, single-sided illustrations capturing the peaceful rhythms of farm life. Designed for easy coloring, framing, or display, each page invites you to slow down and reconnect with nature — one line at a time.
Line Art for Nature Lovers: Beach Edition — A Horizontal Coloring Book
24 clean, single-sided coastal illustrations in landscape format—relaxing to color and perfect for framing or transferring to watercolor paper.
Shop by format
Paintable Art (prints)
Clean linework printed on 140lb/300gsm watercolor paper—ready to paint.
Browse Paintable Art →Digital Downloads (PNG)
High-resolution line art downloads—print at home and start painting.
Browse Digital Downloads →From the studio
Paintable Art for Watercolor
Ready-to-paint line art with enclosed shapes and generous white space—built for clean washes and confident brushwork.
Digital Downloads – Line Art
Instant printables (personal use). Crisp black lines on white; great for pencils, pens, and watercolor pencils.
Coloring Books
Clean, realistic subjects in calming compositions. Paperbacks only; select images may also appear as separate listings.
Watercolor Books
Step-by-step lessons on materials, washes, glazing, and color mixing—studio-tested instruction with clear diagrams.