It’s funny how a few people have said you’ve turned a drab uninteresting scene into something beautiful. I’ve always been attracted to scenes like that, and I suspect you didn’t think it was drab or uninteresting, otherwise you wouldn’t have painted it. Well done on another lovely painting.
That was another good demo on simplifying an urban scene. Good job. Love how you talk constantly about the values…yes they are king with color being second!
Hi Michael. I‘m not a painter at all but I really wanted to thank you for your videos because they are so peaceful! It would be very interesting to also watch a ‚What I eat in a day‘ or ‚Day in the Life’ from you 😊 Have a wonderful day, greetings from cold Switzerland🏔🍂🌲
Las week I went for my very first plein air painting and it was great , I kept hearing your tips in my mind like the cricket in Pinocchio. "Composition is king!, stand back and look!, values over color!" It went better than my greatest expectations.
Just found this channel. Not a whole lot of artists can explain their process in such simplistic terms. That ability makes you superb in the ability to teach. Learned a ton!!
Nice to see a different location. It really shows how you can take a drab scene and with “artist vision” turn it into a fascinating place! Another masterful piece!
You really got your basics set down quickly. Nice work. I do like industrial scenes but I’m very impressed with your coastal scenes. When watching you paint on the beach I get a little mesmerized by the sound of the waves.
man oh man i love this one mike, especially the trucks, you nailed them perfectly. id love to see more paintings with vehicles in them. i love all your stuff, but this one really stands out to me. 🚚🚚
When you paint man-made objects it brings out the lyricism in your brushwork in a way that we take for granted in your landscapes. We're enjoying you here in Santa Rosa!
Thank you! What an interesting observation. So glad you're enjoying my videos! I really need to visit Santa Rosa. I've heard nothing but good things about it.
@@chamberlainpaintings Santa Rosa just got voted as 10th happiest city in the US, so come on up. I'll join in with an easel and a couple of guitars ready. We've got good burritos, too!
You have a beautiful signature to your style in your work. The colors, what you let shine thru, I could pick out one of your paintings without seeing your name. By the way no camera picks up the right colors, for those that are not plein air artist! That's the defining edge of plein air!
Oh my goodness. At the risk of sounding repetitive……Great painting making a plain scene REALLY interesting. You just get better and better if that is possible. Thanks Michael👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I’m new to painting, and I’ve learned so much by watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent and your life with all of us! I’m continually impressed by your humble and peaceful presence in these videos. You inspire me to want to be a better painter and a better human being.
I have just begun to paint and i find your videos so helpful. I resonate with a few of the other comments that mention how your turn (on the surface of it) quite drab surroundings into something beautiful. Your process of simplification is such a hard earned (and learned) skill as it seems to be the distillation of what makes something interesting out of the mass of noise in front of you. I am enjoying being rubbish at the moment, but yourself and Ian Roberts have been amazing teachers and inspirers (if thats a word)...thanks so much
I like the colors and the composition of your work. I would buy it. I like street scapes. Gas stations, alleys, billboards. I don’t know why. The impressionists painted streets, cafes, buildings. Hopper has a painting of the interior of a movie theater with an usher waiting off to the side. You can see a movie off to the side. His compositions were a little weird, but I loved them all.
Little masterclass. I love street scenes and vehicles. This was great. I can only imagine that amount of stupid questions people ask to you all the time 😂. Must be unnerving.
Thanks Martin! I want to paint more scenes like this. As for the questions, most of the questions are honest and respectful, and I'm happy to answer. I ignore or delete the ones that aren't. 😂
I love overlooked scenes. It's often that I'll see something that looks pedestrian, but there will be a story behind it. This is one of those. Only an artist would find the beauty in such a scene and capture the story. I really appreciate the concluding scenes you do Michael, when you reveal the finished (or at least close to finished) painting in your studio. It gives a good impression of what you were seeing as you did it. Your use of colours really push the interest in the scene. I would love to see you paint more pieces like this.
I really love painting/ drawing scenes like this!!! They might seem so mundane but the compositions are actually always so interesting! I especially love the power lines and I think you made a great decision to keep them in! This painting came out absolutely gorgeous!!
I enjoyed seeing a different type of location! Might not be quite as beautiful and iconic as the Golden Gate Bridge, for example, but I think it's cool to create art out of unconventional places. People always give me funny looks when I take photos in places like parking lots!😊
A composition that leaves me speechless Even though this one is beach-less Simplified to a few large shapes Hard to believe but he has the tapes Different values when color on panel or sun Pause to assure he’s not pulling a fast one Patreon has more vids - 150 plus Worth it to join, nothing sus 😉 The wires remind me of the GG bridge. This is amazing and it is very cool to observe your process. I love the sense of sky and light. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚🌻
yet another great piece! thank you for painting so we can all see it here on youtube! i have a question. i was wondering out of all the thousands of things to paint, what’s your favorite? like people, cars, ect... ? much love! 💜💜💜
Thanks Brienna! I like landscape/seascape painting the best. I also enjoy the challenge of painting more complicated scenes, like cityscapes or paintings with people in them. 😊💛
I loved watching this one Michael as the background sounds and the gusts of wind really created atmosphere. The end result was wonderful. I really like these urban scenes. So unusual.
What I really appreciated was your perspective and the correct angles of the objects in the painting. This is something I have been working on myself and let me tell ya, it is very difficult. It takes a lot of practice for sure! Any tips for me? Thank you.
I hold out my brush and match the angle of the slope of a roof, for example, and compare it to the corresponding angle in my painting. Hope that makes sense. I'll see if I can demonstrate in a video.
I really love the finished painting, reducing it to a more manageable piece, focusing on shapes. Again I love your use of color, especially those cool tones in the shadows and the strong warmer tones ( especially the vehicles) contrasting but not overdone. I am inspired that you can build strong composition from an ‘ ordinary’ street scene that we tend to overlook. How much total time did it require?
I love Princeton Harbor, it has such an eclectic vibe and “funkyness”. You did another great painting out of something I wouldn’t have never thought of painting, now I’m inspired!!😊
Good evening Master,objects, things and landscape apparently insignificant,you male Thema alleati interesting.Thank for tour always valuable teachings.🥰😘
Lovely! I grew up in that area and you really captured it. I’m curious why you didn’t set up a bit closer to the scene? It looked like there was room in front of you to get closer and in shadow, but maybe that was a driveway. Thanks so much!
Thanks Mary Beth! The area in front of me was a loading dock driveway. Trucks were coming and going. The distance wasn't a problem at all. I suppose I'm used to it. It's rare to find a perfect spot to set up when painting urban scenes.
Big fan. I’ve noticed several times now that you’re quite a distance from your chosen composition. You must have very good eyesight. Is it your GoPro that makes it appear that way?
One of the challenges of plein air painting is finding a place to set up your easel. Often times I'm quite a distance from the subject. That can be a good thing because you can't see a lot of detail. It forces you to focus on big shapes. I don't film with a GoPro, I use a Canon G7X which has less of a wide angle lens.
I noticed when you added detail to the big truck, especially the window reflection, you went in with a dark and then lightened it up. Was this a purposeful technique to vary the values or just a last minute correction? Do you you often find that you have to make adjustments as you go? Reevaluate the value relationships? This would be a good topic for a chat. I know you understand the usefulness of value shifts and temperature shifts within large shapes and especially within shadowed areas. Maybe a talk on how to look for them and techniques for adding them. How to observe color in shadows, areas of reflected light, etc…
I was just adjusting the value. Often times, especially with plein air, the first attempt at a color misses the mark and you have to adjust. Thanks for the video idea suggestion!
Really exciting to watch and learn when the cars and the area is alive with traffic. Do you have to get permission when you are in area that is industrial like that? I know some businesses can be fussy. How do you handle that? I love the painting! Thank you for sharing!
This looks great, Michael! Wonderful value contrasts, and I like that you popped the color. Question - do you always paint the wires in at the block-in stage, then paint around them when you paint the sky? Thanks in advance!
Beautiful painting, sir! I love it. Your technique is really good. Awesome scene! Btw. I was wondering, what would you do, if someone would leave with that truck during early phase of painting. lol ... But now I realized that you have pictures and some footage! lol ... But in fact, you have probably brilliant visual memory! So that would be no problem! lol Have a great week! Greetings from the EU!
Thanks Olda! I try to get the initial sketch done in about 5 minutes. Once I've sketched the scene I've committed it to memory. If anything changes I can either incorporate the changes or paint it as I remember it. I don't ever work later from photos. The painting gets finished on site PERIOD! 😂
Thanks for this video, Michael! It seems that you were standing far away from your subject (like about a block away)… is there an advantage to being that far away from your subject? I might have set up nearer the stop sign.
If you’re using the sight size method, the farther away you are from the subject the more you can fit in your picture plane. Other than that it can help simplify your subject because you will see fewer details and you can focus more on larger shapes. Was that helpful at all?
I was thinking of setting up closer but there wasn't an ideal spot. That area is busy with trucks loading and unloading fish and I wanted to make sure I wasn't in anybody's way. Since I focus on big shapes, being close to the subject isn't crucial.
Such a nice painting. I really enjoyed the juicy strokes of color you laid down. It leaves the finished painting with this sense of texture that’s very evocative. I really enjoy it. Anyway how long do you go around looking for a scene like this? Do you scout ahead of time or did you just find it right away? Did the guys working out there ask what your were up to?
Thanks Danny! I explored the area for about 30 minutes before deciding on this scene. I had my doubts, to be honest. The light was changing and there wasn't an obvious place to set up. I'm glad I went for it. All the guys working out there were very cool. They'd smile and give a thumbs up as they drove by and a few stopped to take a look. Nothing but positive interactions!
Love your work! I would like to know why you wiggle your paintbrush. Is it a technique you learned from someone else or by yourself? - because it’s working!
Thanks Louise! The wiggle of the brush is something that developed naturally. I wasn't even aware of it until I started making videos. I'm not sure why it feels right to me. It think it has to do with keeping energy in the brushwork.
always a pleasure to see your videos! I had a question, is it possible to achieve the same result with water soluble oil paint? thank you for your answer, a hello from France
love the new video. Thanks for breakin' it down for us. This may be a really dumb question, but i am struggling with my Gamsol. Do you have 2 dishes? one clean and one to wash? and do you was your brush often? I find that your commentary is really helpful. Thanks so much!
I have Gamsol in my brush washer and that's it. I thin the paint mostly with Liquin. If I thin additionally with dirty Gamsol it doesn't really dirty the mix very much. I have used two containers in the studio, one for washing brushes and one for thinning, when working on large canvases. Hope that helps!
@@hhhjhffghbn Thinning with oms is ok if you're painting on canvas. I don't recommend it if you're painting on a gessoed panel. The thinner breaks down the binder and decreases its ability to create a strong paint film.
@@chamberlainpaintings I can hear the industrial refrigeration compressor, probably to a large walk-in freezer or cooled seafood prep area, love this “” reality painting “” out on the crest ; )
This may sound odd. I'm watching Alton Brown painting with food/Sauces. BBQ Sauce ketchup butter ect. I'm thinking some kind of enamel should be applied after it dries so that the painting does not get all stinky/moldy.
It’s funny how a few people have said you’ve turned a drab uninteresting scene into something beautiful. I’ve always been attracted to scenes like that, and I suspect you didn’t think it was drab or uninteresting, otherwise you wouldn’t have painted it. Well done on another lovely painting.
Thanks Bruce! It was the big shapes and the vibe of the place that inspired me. 😊👍
That was another good demo on simplifying an urban scene. Good job. Love how you talk constantly about the values…yes they are king with color being second!
Hi Michael. I‘m not a painter at all but I really wanted to thank you for your videos because they are so peaceful! It would be very interesting to also watch a ‚What I eat in a day‘ or ‚Day in the Life’ from you 😊 Have a wonderful day, greetings from cold Switzerland🏔🍂🌲
Thanks for the video suggestions! I'd love to paint in Switzerland someday. Stay warm! 😊
Las week I went for my very first plein air painting and it was great , I kept hearing your tips in my mind like the cricket in Pinocchio. "Composition is king!, stand back and look!, values over color!" It went better than my greatest expectations.
Good for you! Glad you found my tips helpful.
Just found this channel. Not a whole lot of artists can explain their process in such simplistic terms.
That ability makes you superb in the ability to teach. Learned a ton!!
Thanks Rick! Glad you found this helpful!
Nice to see a different location. It really shows how you can take a drab scene and with “artist vision” turn it into a fascinating place! Another masterful piece!
Thanks Barbara!
This is probably one of your best ever.
Thanks Paul!
You really got your basics set down quickly. Nice work. I do like industrial scenes but I’m very impressed with your coastal scenes. When watching you paint on the beach I get a little mesmerized by the sound of the waves.
Thanks Timothy!
man oh man i love this one mike, especially the trucks, you nailed them perfectly. id love to see more paintings with vehicles in them. i love all your stuff, but this one really stands out to me. 🚚🚚
Thanks John! I plan to do more paintings like this one.
When you paint man-made objects it brings out the lyricism in your brushwork in a way that we take for granted in your landscapes. We're enjoying you here in Santa Rosa!
Thank you! What an interesting observation. So glad you're enjoying my videos! I really need to visit Santa Rosa. I've heard nothing but good things about it.
@@chamberlainpaintings Santa Rosa just got voted as 10th happiest city in the US, so come on up. I'll join in with an easel and a couple of guitars ready. We've got good burritos, too!
@@spoonido Sounds good!
You have a beautiful signature to your style in your work. The colors, what you let shine thru, I could pick out one of your paintings without seeing your name. By the way no camera picks up the right colors, for those that are not plein air artist! That's the defining edge of plein air!
Thanks!
I particularly love this one ….let’s have some more please
Oh my goodness. At the risk of sounding repetitive……Great painting making a plain scene REALLY interesting. You just get better and better if that is possible. Thanks Michael👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Barbara!
Another example of a really crappy location turning into a beautiful painting. Great job as always!!
Thanks!
I’m new to painting, and I’ve learned so much by watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent and your life with all of us! I’m continually impressed by your humble and peaceful presence in these videos. You inspire me to want to be a better painter and a better human being.
Thanks Michael! What a nice comment. I appreciate it!
I have just begun to paint and i find your videos so helpful. I resonate with a few of the other comments that mention how your turn (on the surface of it) quite drab surroundings into something beautiful. Your process of simplification is such a hard earned (and learned) skill as it seems to be the distillation of what makes something interesting out of the mass of noise in front of you. I am enjoying being rubbish at the moment, but yourself and Ian Roberts have been amazing teachers and inspirers (if thats a word)...thanks so much
Thanks Mark! I'm so glad you're finding my videos helpful!
I love that you explain what you are doing
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Challenging that one to draw trucks but you proved that you are very good indeed!
Plenty of character in that one Michael👍
Thanks Mark!
Very good painting of a scene I wouldn't have thought to paint! The painting is much more exciting than the actual subject!
Thanks Kerry!
I like industrial scenes and this one was very attractive. I enjoyed your video, as always. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Paul!
I like the colors and the composition of your work. I would buy it. I like street scapes. Gas stations, alleys, billboards. I don’t know why. The impressionists painted streets, cafes, buildings. Hopper has a painting of the interior of a movie theater with an usher waiting off to the side. You can see a movie off to the side. His compositions were a little weird, but I loved them all.
Thanks! I like Hopper too.
Thank you once again. I'm retired and building a house I look forward to watching you paint. You always do great work. Good painting
Thanks Anthony!
The finished painting is amazing..
Thanks Tammy!
Yes - more vids!!! Love this teaching of simplifying then adding smaller elements. Difficulty of mine!
More videos to come 😊
Nailed it dude. Love your work.
Thanks!
Stunning painting, Michael!!!!!
Thanks Kay!
this was so peaceful, I love your art style so much!
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Little masterclass. I love street scenes and vehicles. This was great. I can only imagine that amount of stupid questions people ask to you all the time 😂. Must be unnerving.
Thanks Martin! I want to paint more scenes like this. As for the questions, most of the questions are honest and respectful, and I'm happy to answer. I ignore or delete the ones that aren't. 😂
chamberlainpaintings because you are a class act, I'd go and slap them in their faces 🤣🤣🤣🤣...thanks god Im not popular.
@@martingimenez339 😂
Way cool! I like the poles and wires, and the colors in the end were great! you know that... 🙂
Thanks Alvin!
I love overlooked scenes. It's often that I'll see something that looks pedestrian, but there will be a story behind it. This is one of those. Only an artist would find the beauty in such a scene and capture the story. I really appreciate the concluding scenes you do Michael, when you reveal the finished (or at least close to finished) painting in your studio. It gives a good impression of what you were seeing as you did it. Your use of colours really push the interest in the scene. I would love to see you paint more pieces like this.
Thanks Matthew! I plan to do more scenes like this in the future 😊👍
This video could put me to sleep in the best way possible
Love that 😊
Incredible. Just incredible. I think to myself, my gosh I wish I could paint even just a tiny bit as beautiful as this.
Thanks!
Michael Chamberlain painted telephone wires? Lol. Beautiful painting Michael.
Thanks! I go through phases with telephone wires. I think they add a lot to a scene like this.
Your pictures are awesome💗💗💗💗love you💗
Thanks 😊💛
Amazing that you can take such a drab, uninteresting scene and turn it into a great picture! Thanks for posting this real learning experience!
Thanks Michael!
Beautiful color choices- turned out great
Thanks Sharron!
I really love painting/ drawing scenes like this!!! They might seem so mundane but the compositions are actually always so interesting! I especially love the power lines and I think you made a great decision to keep them in! This painting came out absolutely gorgeous!!
Thanks Christina!
Educational as always and fun to watch. Thanks!
Thanks Mike!
Another great start to my week - watching your creative process. Always something to learn and be inspired by. Thank you
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You never cease to amaze! (I realized I didn’t put in the word “ never” so I deleted first comment and started over haha.) Love this painting!
Thanks Maryann!
Thank you, it's very helpful
Another well done one mr chamberlain!!!
Thanks!
Awesome interpretation, sir. Friggin’ well done. 👍
Thanks Robert!
So cute 😩😩😩😩
Cool scene!! I love to watch the process.. & it turned out great 👍
Thanks Caitlin!
Nice one Mike thankyou ,, very enjoyable 👍👍
Thanks!
So amazing! Love it!
Thanks Frances!
bright and beautiful, thanks Mr. Mike fran NM
Thanks Fran!
Beautiful my friend, thank you 👏👏👏
Thanks!
I love your videos so much
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I enjoyed seeing a different type of location! Might not be quite as beautiful and iconic as the Golden Gate Bridge, for example, but I think it's cool to create art out of unconventional places. People always give me funny looks when I take photos in places like parking lots!😊
I enjoy the challenge of scenes like this one. More to come!
Beautiful! I love it.
Thanks!
wow, great painting, good work !
Thanks Hazel!
Hi Mr Chamberlain! Another good painting 👍🏻 Love the explanation. Good job
Thanks!
A composition that leaves me speechless
Even though this one is beach-less
Simplified to a few large shapes
Hard to believe but he has the tapes
Different values when color on panel or sun
Pause to assure he’s not pulling a fast one
Patreon has more vids - 150 plus
Worth it to join, nothing sus
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The wires remind me of the GG bridge. This is amazing and it is very cool to observe your process. I love the sense of sky and light. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚🌻
Thanks Suz! Another wonderful poem! 😊✌️💛
Suz got a good one here!
@@spoonido 😁
yet another great piece! thank you for painting so we can all see it here on youtube! i have a question. i was wondering out of all the thousands of things to paint, what’s your favorite? like people, cars, ect... ? much love! 💜💜💜
Thanks Brienna! I like landscape/seascape painting the best. I also enjoy the challenge of painting more complicated scenes, like cityscapes or paintings with people in them. 😊💛
I loved watching this one Michael as the background sounds and the gusts of wind really created atmosphere. The end result was wonderful. I really like these urban scenes. So unusual.
Thanks! I plan to do more scenes like this.
@@chamberlainpaintings I hope you do do more scenes like this because we need artists like you to capture life as it was in 2021 and so forth.
@@KayInMaine Thanks Kay!
@@chamberlainpaintings Do it! Lol Right noooow. Lol
So freaking good! Love it.
Thanks Tad! Not far from El Gran Amigo as well 😂👍
Nice! I’m overdue for an El Gran Burrito 🌯
@@tbone805 True, you are!
Looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Super! As all of your videos are.
Thanks Nina!
This is just so calming to watch, thank you for sharing your art with us!
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I love watching your videos, it's very inspiring!
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Thanks.... Very good job
Thanks!
What I really appreciated was your perspective and the correct angles of the objects in the painting. This is something I have been working on myself and let me tell ya, it is very difficult. It takes a lot of practice for sure! Any tips for me? Thank you.
I hold out my brush and match the angle of the slope of a roof, for example, and compare it to the corresponding angle in my painting. Hope that makes sense. I'll see if I can demonstrate in a video.
I really love the finished painting, reducing it to a more manageable piece, focusing on shapes. Again I love your use of color, especially those cool tones in the shadows and the strong warmer tones ( especially the vehicles) contrasting but not overdone. I am inspired that you can build strong composition from an ‘ ordinary’ street scene that we tend to overlook. How much total time did it require?
Thanks! I think it took about 2 hours total.
Wonderful painting, and always useful information, thanks so much!
Thanks!
I love Princeton Harbor, it has such an eclectic vibe and “funkyness”. You did another great painting out of something I wouldn’t have never thought of painting, now I’m inspired!!😊
Thanks Sophie! I'd like to paint there again. It's definitely a challenge. I agree it's very funky and eclectic!
Nice!
Thanks Bud!
Another amazing painting!! You inspire me to start painting as well. Sending love from Singapore!
Thanks! 😊💛
i don't know but your videos are very relaxing ! thanks for posting!
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Good evening Master,objects, things and landscape apparently insignificant,you male Thema alleati interesting.Thank for tour always valuable teachings.🥰😘
Lovely! I grew up in that area and you really captured it. I’m curious why you didn’t set up a bit closer to the scene? It looked like there was room in front of you to get closer and in shadow, but maybe that was a driveway. Thanks so much!
Thanks Mary Beth! The area in front of me was a loading dock driveway. Trucks were coming and going. The distance wasn't a problem at all. I suppose I'm used to it. It's rare to find a perfect spot to set up when painting urban scenes.
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Big fan. I’ve noticed several times now that you’re quite a distance from your chosen composition.
You must have very good eyesight.
Is it your GoPro that makes it appear that way?
One of the challenges of plein air painting is finding a place to set up your easel. Often times I'm quite a distance from the subject. That can be a good thing because you can't see a lot of detail. It forces you to focus on big shapes. I don't film with a GoPro, I use a Canon G7X which has less of a wide angle lens.
I noticed when you added detail to the big truck, especially the window reflection, you went in with a dark and then lightened it up. Was this a purposeful technique to vary the values or just a last minute correction? Do you you often find that you have to make adjustments as you go? Reevaluate the value relationships?
This would be a good topic for a chat. I know you understand the usefulness of value shifts and temperature shifts within large shapes and especially within shadowed areas. Maybe a talk on how to look for them and techniques for adding them. How to observe color in shadows, areas of reflected light, etc…
I was just adjusting the value. Often times, especially with plein air, the first attempt at a color misses the mark and you have to adjust. Thanks for the video idea suggestion!
Really exciting to watch and learn when the cars and the area is alive with traffic. Do you have to get permission when you are in area that is industrial like that? I know some businesses can be fussy. How do you handle that? I love the painting! Thank you for sharing!
This looks great, Michael! Wonderful value contrasts, and I like that you popped the color. Question - do you always paint the wires in at the block-in stage, then paint around them when you paint the sky? Thanks in advance!
Thanks Karen! Yes, I paint in wires first and then use the sky to clean up the lines.
Beautiful painting, sir! I love it. Your technique is really good. Awesome scene! Btw. I was wondering, what would you do, if someone would leave with that truck during early phase of painting. lol ... But now I realized that you have pictures and some footage! lol ... But in fact, you have probably brilliant visual memory! So that would be no problem! lol Have a great week! Greetings from the EU!
Thanks Olda! I try to get the initial sketch done in about 5 minutes. Once I've sketched the scene I've committed it to memory. If anything changes I can either incorporate the changes or paint it as I remember it. I don't ever work later from photos. The painting gets finished on site PERIOD! 😂
@@chamberlainpaintings Great reply! Thank you very much! Cheers!!!
Thanks for this video, Michael! It seems that you were standing far away from your subject (like about a block away)… is there an advantage to being that far away from your subject? I might have set up nearer the stop sign.
If you’re using the sight size method, the farther away you are from the subject the more you can fit in your picture plane. Other than that it can help simplify your subject because you will see fewer details and you can focus more on larger shapes. Was that helpful at all?
I was thinking of setting up closer but there wasn't an ideal spot. That area is busy with trucks loading and unloading fish and I wanted to make sure I wasn't in anybody's way. Since I focus on big shapes, being close to the subject isn't crucial.
Such a nice painting. I really enjoyed the juicy strokes of color you laid down. It leaves the finished painting with this sense of texture that’s very evocative. I really enjoy it. Anyway how long do you go around looking for a scene like this? Do you scout ahead of time or did you just find it right away? Did the guys working out there ask what your were up to?
Thanks Danny! I explored the area for about 30 minutes before deciding on this scene. I had my doubts, to be honest. The light was changing and there wasn't an obvious place to set up. I'm glad I went for it. All the guys working out there were very cool. They'd smile and give a thumbs up as they drove by and a few stopped to take a look. Nothing but positive interactions!
@@chamberlainpaintings Thats awesome!
Love your work! I would like to know why you wiggle your paintbrush. Is it a technique you learned from someone else or by yourself? - because it’s working!
Thanks Louise! The wiggle of the brush is something that developed naturally. I wasn't even aware of it until I started making videos. I'm not sure why it feels right to me. It think it has to do with keeping energy in the brushwork.
always a pleasure to see your videos! I had a question, is it possible to achieve the same result with water soluble oil paint? thank you for your answer, a hello from France
love the new video. Thanks for breakin' it down for us. This may be a really dumb question, but i am struggling with my Gamsol. Do you have 2 dishes? one clean and one to wash? and do you was your brush often? I find that your commentary is really helpful. Thanks so much!
I have Gamsol in my brush washer and that's it. I thin the paint mostly with Liquin. If I thin additionally with dirty Gamsol it doesn't really dirty the mix very much. I have used two containers in the studio, one for washing brushes and one for thinning, when working on large canvases. Hope that helps!
@@chamberlainpaintings thanks! Appreciate it.
Does the symmetry reflect with the tone of the colors ?
Is only one solvent is essential for oil painting?i am a beginner ......chamberlain paintings are my favourite❤❤
I use odorless mineral spirits to clean my brushes and a medium (Liquin by Winsor and Newton) to thing my paint. Hope that helps!
@@chamberlainpaintings can i use oms for cleaning my brushes and thin my paint ?is it possible?
@@hhhjhffghbn Thinning with oms is ok if you're painting on canvas. I don't recommend it if you're painting on a gessoed panel. The thinner breaks down the binder and decreases its ability to create a strong paint film.
@@chamberlainpaintings thankyou.good morning
Very novice painter here! Why do you wear gloves while painting? Always wondered lol!
Thanks! I wear gloves because I'm so messy. My hands used to get covered in paint!
What's up Mr Chamberlain
Wassup Peter
What’s your dream location to paint?
I don't really have a dream location. I'm pretty happy exploring and painting in California. 😊
good morning
Good morning Mark 😊
( berth days of harbor vessels vary of course )
@@chamberlainpaintings I can hear the industrial refrigeration compressor, probably to a large walk-in freezer or cooled seafood prep area, love this “” reality painting “” out on the crest ; )
This may sound odd. I'm watching Alton Brown painting with food/Sauces. BBQ Sauce ketchup butter ect. I'm thinking some kind of enamel should be applied after it dries so that the painting does not get all stinky/moldy.
I think you're probably right about that