News – Michael James Smith

New Lesson 'Starry Night' Now Available On MJS TV!

Learn How To Paint This Evening Scene It's surprisingly difficult to find a night landscape photo that has enough light and detail to make a good ...

20% OFF MJS Tv Subscriptions for our Labor Day Event!

1st September - 6th September 2022 To celebrate Labor Day we are offering a 20% Discount on Monthly Subscriptions for up to 12 Months and 20% Disco...

New Lesson 'The Lion' now available on MJS TV

In a quest to find something unusual and interesting, something that would challenge you (and me!), I came across this magnificent photo. I just...

New Lesson 'Formal Garden' Now Available on MJS Tv

I love history and there is something wonderful about visiting a Formal Garden, inspiration is around every corner. I can just imagine Pride and P...

New Lesson 'A Bright Winters Day' Now Available On MJS TV

There are some interesting parts to this scene which are fun to paint, when you know what you're doing! The two things I'm asked most often are, ...

55th Painting Lesson now available on MJS Tv

When looking for interesting subjects to use for painting lessons, not only do I look for something challenging and fun to paint but also a subject...

49th lesson now live on MJS Tv!

I like painting winter scenes, I always have. I don't know whether it's because of the contrasting detail of the delicate twigs and branches and t...

MJS Tv Website Update

My lessons website MJS Tv (www.michaeljamessmith.tv) is undergoing some visual changes this week. My homepage has been redesigned so it looks more ...

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My Latest Lesson - Gondolas!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know about the release of my latest lesson Venice Gondolas! One of the things I love about teaching painting ...

New Lesson St. Ives is now available on MJS Tv

A couple of years ago I painted a scene for my YouTube channel that was so popular that I have since been inundated with requests for it to be fil...

New Lesson 'Beachy Head Lighthouse' is now available.

Beachy Head is a famous landmark in East Sussex, England. It's a stunning location that I know well having holidayed in the surrounding area wit...