I Erase A Painting and Try Again

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  • čas přidán 7. 10. 2019
  • The weather changes from sunny to overcast. Should I rub out my painting and chase the light?
    PAINTS
    White gouache: amzn.to/2O2fCUk (gouache)
    Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2Iy2vqq (watercolor)
    Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/2XYzvSB
    Transparent red oxide (watercolor): amzn.to/2Y6NhxD
    Neutral Tint: amzn.to/2oZbXfI
    Underpainting in casein colors: amzn.to/2Ivhb9B
    OTHER MATERIALS
    Empty watercolor tin: amzn.to/300E2oB
    Empty watercolor pans: amzn.to/2O3TqsW
    Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
    Liner brush (synthetic): amzn.to/2zYOvS4
    Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: amzn.to/31wvWjO
    Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
    Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
    Water-soluble colored pencils: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
    DESCRIPTION
    James Gurney plein-air paints Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland using gouache over a casein underpainting.
    TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC FOR THE BUTTON ACCORDION by Dan Gurney:
    store.cdbaby.com/cd/dangurney
    VIDEO TUTORIALS:
    “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor
    "Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache
    BLOG POST ABOUT WATERCOLOR MATERIALS:
    gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
    BOOKS:
    Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc
    Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc
    Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM
    OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
    Instagram: / jamesgurneyart
    Pinterest: / gurneyjourney
    Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
    Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop

Komentáře • 314

  • @snoot6629
    @snoot6629 Před 4 lety +276

    I love it when james does that "youtuber's face taking half of the vid's thumbnail"

    • @JamesGurney
      @JamesGurney  Před 4 lety +59

      Thanks! I tend to click on videos with faces, but I also want to see what the art looks like.

    • @eclipsesolar8345
      @eclipsesolar8345 Před 4 lety

      I think it's dumb and clickbait thumbnails to get views are an insult.

    • @totopcYT
      @totopcYT Před 4 lety +7

      Mr Gurney is adapting. Watch out youtube. I want to know if this is James idea or his videographer, for the thumbnails.

    • @JamesGurney
      @JamesGurney  Před 4 lety +25

      @@totopcYT Ha, I wish I had a videographer. I do it all myself.

    • @ipotatosenpai7002
      @ipotatosenpai7002 Před 4 lety +8

      @@JamesGurney adopt me master

  • @gnvw
    @gnvw Před 4 lety +142

    James, I love your art and personality! You just give me a sense of calm when I watch your videos. If I were in your position and had to chase the light, I would get frustrated but you just went with the flow! You really do make it look easy! Also, thanks for the mini history lessons in your video.

  • @Drjoshington
    @Drjoshington Před 4 lety +268

    Sometimes ya gotta rub it out half way through. I get that.

  • @Apt22Art
    @Apt22Art Před 4 lety +89

    I find architecture so intimidating. You make it look easy! I love the way you suggest detail without getting lost in it. Thanks for your channel, it's taught me so much!

    • @paulthomas8262
      @paulthomas8262 Před 4 lety +7

      try getting the silhouette and adding just enough detail to suggest the shadows and structure.

    • @SincerestSawa
      @SincerestSawa Před 4 lety +1

      Apt22Art jump in ,you will have fun with it and probably be surprised how well you do, my second painting ever was a French chateau , even as a beginner it came out good

  • @junk1000junk
    @junk1000junk Před 4 lety +19

    In a big city like Dublin, surely a hundred tourists have shooted an ugly picture from the same place with their "smartphone" in 1 and a half second.
    Two painters (JG and is wife) took time (2/3 hours) to watch carefully and interpret what they saw before their own eyes and it is so much magical,
    thank for that

    • @JamesGurney
      @JamesGurney  Před 4 lety +8

      The Mrs. and me like painting outdoors because it's an excuse to stand in one spot and take it all in. We found Dublin people to be so nice, especially the parents of young kids and the students at Trinity college who stopped to chat.

  • @knightsintodreams
    @knightsintodreams Před 4 lety +8

    I think the columns were my favorite part to watch. It’s kinda magical watching how just the slightest mark on a page can give enough information for our brains to interpret it as a column. It’s like an illusion. I think beginning artists try to add everything they see, and it weighs it all down. The trick is learning how to get just enough info down so our eyes do the rest

  • @johhny711
    @johhny711 Před 4 lety +61

    I have passed that spot many times and never thought to paint that view .I have painted may times around college green and Grafton street where you are now. Brilliant

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink Před 4 lety

      Tbh I'd feel a bit guilty painting in that area because of how busy it is

  • @therealdrawingpathos
    @therealdrawingpathos Před 4 lety +42

    James Gurney is one of my favorite artists. I've been a fan ever since I purchased Quozl off the book rack in the late 80's. I wouldn't have bought the book if it had't been for the amazing art on the cover. It wasn't until many years later that I made the connection between Dinotopia, National Geographic articles, Scientific American covers and that Alan Dean Foster book cover that captured my imagination. Your artwork has been ever present in my life and I feel very lucky to have found your blog and now this channel. I'm thankful for this technology that allows you to share such great artistic insights with your fans. I recommend to everyone that they purchase your extended painting demonstrations, you really go in depth and it's great to hear the information from your art theory books reiterated and demonstrated in a manner that is very easy to understand.

  • @scottenosh4548
    @scottenosh4548 Před měsícem

    Im glad you chased the light change. It gave me a much needed 'side by side' comparison of reading light.

  • @ButsJeroen
    @ButsJeroen Před 3 lety

    Oh I love that analogy for the underpainting, "it's like a pedal note in music", awesome.

  • @SithDagger
    @SithDagger Před 4 lety +7

    "Binge watching my channel will make you happy" You have no idea how accurate that text near the end of the video is :D

  • @thekendzoras3130
    @thekendzoras3130 Před 4 lety +19

    You are a complete Madman when you paint. I guess that comes with the years of experience.

    • @JamesGurney
      @JamesGurney  Před 4 lety +24

      Experience and desperation.

    • @suree861
      @suree861 Před 4 lety +3

      James Gurney even the master says it himself, i guess what i’m going through right now is pretty natural.

  • @tamirerez2547
    @tamirerez2547 Před 3 lety +1

    Even though you are a great painter, you manage to maintain modesty and simplicity and a small smile on your face.
    For you, everything is so simple, it looks like you can solve a sudoku while drawing. Simply amazing. Great painter.

  • @marcnorth
    @marcnorth Před 4 lety +14

    That point in James' videos where a flat surface dabbed with paint suddenly leaps into the realm of art 5:45. Bravo, as always, sir!

  • @cathal4330
    @cathal4330 Před 4 lety +38

    I walk that road twice a day going to school

  • @danrazART
    @danrazART Před 4 lety +2

    Only the bravest can repaint a scene half-way like that. And James is the bravest of them all.

    • @bowlock9901
      @bowlock9901 Před 4 lety

      This is why its not good advice. This is decades of experience. A beginner would surely 'lose' and get frustrated from this.

    • @danrazART
      @danrazART Před 4 lety

      @@bowlock9901 you can't get more wrong than this. This is like saying 'the world is dangerous, don't be born'.
      The real answer is that DON'T BE AFRAID. IF YOU FEEL RIGHT THEN DO IT.
      This is 'killing the darlings ' as someone said.
      Technically, who cared if James didn't change paint when lighting changed? It was just his satisfaction that mattered, not the end result.

    • @bowlock9901
      @bowlock9901 Před 4 lety +1

      @@danrazART Im not saying be afraid, you are. I'm merely pointing out what i've learned from actually painting on location myself. It's an opinion. I respect yours, and yes you are correct. Be bold, be brave and be exciting. Im just trying to show my way of thinking, which i deem to be correct. This is not about technical ability, it's about discipline. Do you paint on location? It's one of my golden rules to students whom are taking up plein air painting. Snapshot the scene, mood, atmosphere and light, then go for it. If it changes mid painting and it throws you. I can guarantee you will fail every time. If you read my other comment you will see i applaude his work. The opening description of this video is asking a question. I'm giving my answer.

    • @danrazART
      @danrazART Před 4 lety +1

      @@bowlock9901 i apologies if I have offended you. I have painted plein air and I don't like the light shifts. True, taking a snap of the scene is smart.
      Gurney, is a ruthless artist! He likes it rough. Don't let his calm demeanour fool you, he is as tough as a rock!

    • @bowlock9901
      @bowlock9901 Před 4 lety +1

      @@danrazART Oh im sure, and a great inspiration to us all. No offence taken. I was more reffering to snapshotting it in the minds eye rather than a photo. But technology has its merits and i certainly use photo's. Happy painting :)

  • @clevaconley2221
    @clevaconley2221 Před 3 lety

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who holds my breath when painting fine lines 😁

  • @mightdai7489
    @mightdai7489 Před 4 lety +1

    I’m not painter or artist but paintings are just such a beautiful work of art. Get to admire the world of its positivity and not the negative things

  • @kyletwebster
    @kyletwebster Před 4 lety

    The sidewalk and the street are filled with color - reds, purples, blues, yellows! Only a person with your eye for color could make that work so beautifully. Bravo - this turned out great, despite difficult conditions!

  • @rtiz
    @rtiz Před 4 lety +20

    Welcome to Ireland James! Hope you’re enjoying yourself:)

  • @irishhi8333
    @irishhi8333 Před rokem

    I love gouache; it's so versatile. You can paint over or lift or rub it out when you want to make a major change. I have found it to be quite liberating.

  • @alliknowisthatiknownothing8247

    so much detail can be added with such a few brush strokes. wow

  • @CharleyWang
    @CharleyWang Před 4 lety +5

    The city center is very noisy. I rarely see you painting such a theme. You use the loud orange to make the background color, which makes the picture full of light. The characters and vehicles are vividly painted on a piece of paper with a small format. You have drawn a lot of details and it is great. I wish you a happy life! Blessings from Australian travel painters!

  • @DavidSteadStudio
    @DavidSteadStudio Před 4 lety +3

    One of the most challenging and enjoyable aspects of Plein air painting - dealing with radically changing light.

  • @jazzman1626
    @jazzman1626 Před 2 lety

    This loose style of painting is my favourite. Only half of a window or door etc. just enough to suggest what it is and let our imagination fill in the rest.

  • @andrebechara4776
    @andrebechara4776 Před 4 lety +2

    practice and the inner feeling are everything to make things more creative

  • @seapossumsforrest8162
    @seapossumsforrest8162 Před 4 lety +3

    Love the tutorial! Never been out of US, so I live for other peoples experiences and videos. I love how you brought up 'pedal tones'. They anchor the music tonally providing the deep foundation for all the other instruments to layer on top of. I love your ground choices. And you are so much fun to watch and learn from. Thank you for posting.

  • @hahn7659
    @hahn7659 Před 4 lety

    Auch wenn ich mit der Aquarell malerei nichts am Hut habe, schaue ich mir Deine Videos immer gerne an. Du hast so eine gechillte Art an dir die mich selber total entspannt.

  • @christophermcclean4885

    James, your work is fantastic! As an artist in the Caribbean I am inspired by what you chose to paint and your techniques.

  • @blackbird163
    @blackbird163 Před 3 lety

    Love how you can work with changing light. Not an easy thing.

  • @BooBoo-pu1jh
    @BooBoo-pu1jh Před 4 lety +3

    So fun to watch. Dang, you're a great artist!

  • @1chipchap
    @1chipchap Před 4 lety

    I knew that street was familiar and then I clicked and listened and there you go . I Walk that street many times . Your work is amazing

  • @facom40
    @facom40 Před 4 lety +1

    Congratulations James, it's amazing ! I love it !

  • @brotherfullmer
    @brotherfullmer Před 4 lety +2

    Everytime I watch one of your videos I think - thank you, thank you. Getting to watch you work is both informative and inspiring. You don't have to share but you do. Thank you.

  • @jordike98
    @jordike98 Před 4 lety +1

    You are just wonderful, James!

  • @shirleypeters
    @shirleypeters Před 4 lety

    I love your close-up technique that gives a good feel for the paint. Very satisfying!

  • @xiliati
    @xiliati Před 4 lety +2

    The painting is gorgeous but i'm really impressed by how good your video editing and timing is getting nowadays, never a dull moment

  • @johncollado1151
    @johncollado1151 Před 4 lety +1

    Hi James.... your sketchbook paintings are so impressionistic, yet when your finished and step back, they look so realistic.... you're definitely a master of color! Thanks for another inspiring video.

  • @Isamolle
    @Isamolle Před rokem

    Thanks for taking us with on the journey!

  • @catherinecervas3726
    @catherinecervas3726 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful painting-Thank you for showing the changing and follow through process.

  • @jennya9163
    @jennya9163 Před 4 lety +5

    I love dublin so much, best place ive travelled to yet.

  • @arthurbuckley3833
    @arthurbuckley3833 Před 4 lety

    I hope you managed to run up to Dublin castle! And the museums and botanical gardens. But it's lovely to see a streat I walk through so regularly given such care in a painting. It makes it real again, instead of just a commute. Good work!

  • @grandiose_3392
    @grandiose_3392 Před 4 lety

    Always a pleasure to see your painting.
    Very inspirational. Thanks James

  • @kion_wolfheim
    @kion_wolfheim Před 4 lety +1

    You are much talented, kind sir. Love your work!

  • @santone1849
    @santone1849 Před 4 lety

    love your work James fantastic

  • @TheJudeJane
    @TheJudeJane Před 3 lety

    You’re the master, James!! Beautiful work!!💗

  • @JaredCullum
    @JaredCullum Před 4 lety +6

    Beautiful demo, as always.

  • @acadia5898
    @acadia5898 Před 4 lety +3

    i can't wait for my gouache paints to arrive! i'm mostly used to watercolor and i'm ready to change up some things.

  • @clairecasey8160
    @clairecasey8160 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you, I love that you are sharing some historic stories with us , sharing

  • @brendank5413
    @brendank5413 Před 4 lety

    I appreciate the pedal note analogy. Excellent.

  • @alexisvilleda4975
    @alexisvilleda4975 Před 4 lety +1

    As always... A masterpiece!

  • @moppeliini6614
    @moppeliini6614 Před 4 lety

    BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @mitchcornacchia968
    @mitchcornacchia968 Před 4 lety

    ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOU PAINT JIM, THANK YOU I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING.

  • @artmonkeys
    @artmonkeys Před 4 lety +5

    Every one of your videos is very helpful. I enjoyed seeing how you solved chasing the light on this one! Solutions off the cuff are useful techniques. Thank you, James!

  • @gustavsofija
    @gustavsofija Před 4 lety

    This is pure gold

  • @janapeony8561
    @janapeony8561 Před 4 lety

    Wow!Beautiful!

  • @evilldead6824
    @evilldead6824 Před 4 lety +2

    I really love how u limit ur pallet and show how amazing a painting can look if u understand color theory. Fantastic paintings

  • @sainellore6874
    @sainellore6874 Před 4 lety

    What an amazing artist! Godly creativity!

  • @LanaGoesArt
    @LanaGoesArt Před 4 lety

    The orange underpainting is awesome, it still peeks through. That's such a wonderful idea and a different approach. Thanks for your wonderful ideas and art!

  • @winstonsmith5854
    @winstonsmith5854 Před 4 lety +2

    Love your work and am honestly jealous of your great talent

    • @Floral_Green
      @Floral_Green Před 4 lety

      With enough practice and focus, there’s no reason that you couldn’t achieve it yourself. What’s more is that you’ll bring your own style and perspective, which is a valuable thing

  • @lowertoaster9718
    @lowertoaster9718 Před 4 lety

    Everything about your videos are awesome! Keep up the good!

  • @likesc00b59
    @likesc00b59 Před 4 lety

    I’ve been watching your videos for a little over two years and I still love them. I tried gouache because I saw you use it, and it’s now my favorite medium. I just used it for the first time on a commission and it worked out so well! I wouldn’t have been introduced to it if it weren’t for you, so thank you.

  • @peterkarlsson8681
    @peterkarlsson8681 Před 4 lety

    Just wow! Love your paintings. You must have really good vision and an eye for details.

  • @deba417
    @deba417 Před 4 lety

    I love the life in your painting! I think this may be the first of your videos that I have seen in which you 'chased the light' and wiped out the building that you had painted, and repainted it and the sky. It is amazing how fantastic a painting you accomplish in 2 hours. Thanks for your videos.

  • @user-iq5lv4zm9c
    @user-iq5lv4zm9c Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing work, very inspiring!

  • @michelfries1429
    @michelfries1429 Před 4 lety +1

    Damned, this is just great! I wish I could have just 10% of your patience and dedication! 🙏

  • @eiderglast
    @eiderglast Před 4 lety +3

    If there was a double like button I'd press it . always a joy to see you paint, James!

  • @pardismack
    @pardismack Před 4 lety +1

    Your sketchbook looks eerily similar to flight logs (pilot logbooks). I am a jobless pilot who can't pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars now kinda required for me to get a job so I turned to art. If the situation gets more desperate, I might as well use my flight log as a sketchbook.

  • @toni-tz6bt
    @toni-tz6bt Před 3 lety

    Great painting, I would have loved to have seen you paint it all, but very happy with what I got to see. 😊

  • @disappointed5617
    @disappointed5617 Před 4 lety

    I love your style so much

  • @nia.d3356
    @nia.d3356 Před 4 lety +1

    just recently found your channel and im irish so its so cool you happened to come paint here ! :D

  • @brocklewis6462
    @brocklewis6462 Před 4 lety

    Your art deeply inspires me in a way that I cannot describe. But I can describe that it’s the best way possible

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend1690 Před 4 lety

    Nice work and bits of history added

  • @jermainewashington7447

    I love these videos, you make it look so easy. Seeing the paintings come in to focus is like watching a magic show.

  • @Mrnut69
    @Mrnut69 Před 4 lety

    wow im blown away again.. great job

  • @franceslazu1784
    @franceslazu1784 Před 3 lety

    Love it!!

  • @colettebaldwin5700
    @colettebaldwin5700 Před 4 lety

    Love your painting of Dublin!

  • @paulbaldwin6803
    @paulbaldwin6803 Před 4 lety

    I love your art.

  • @hannahflynn6115
    @hannahflynn6115 Před 4 lety

    Marvelous example of adapting your light mid-painting. I learn so much from each one of your videos, Mr. Gurney-thank you! And even a button accordion jig by Dan as a bonus!

  • @SincerestSawa
    @SincerestSawa Před 4 lety

    masterfully done

  • @ArtbyMarciaFurman
    @ArtbyMarciaFurman Před 4 lety

    Just amazing.

  • @jerseyjoe1677
    @jerseyjoe1677 Před 4 lety

    That was Bob Ross relaxing to watch. Thanks 😊

  • @sujanithtottempudi2991

    Wow...changed light looks superb in your painting

  • @STICKYArt
    @STICKYArt Před 4 lety +1

    I am seriously going to try this Rub out method!! it looks like it works surprisingly well! lol

  • @matthewalexander6792
    @matthewalexander6792 Před 4 lety

    Lovely work James.

  • @hamidr11
    @hamidr11 Před 4 lety

    Truly amazing

  • @1Thedairy
    @1Thedairy Před 4 lety

    Wonderful to watch and loved the finished result. It’s also helpful to watch how to eradicate mistakes and how to work on coloured paper.

  • @RossOzarka
    @RossOzarka Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks James. Always good to see you rubbing one out.

  • @alderamin1402
    @alderamin1402 Před 3 lety

    THAT WAS AMAZING

  • @123simpledraw
    @123simpledraw Před 4 lety

    So beautiful!Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @nikolinagrekov7073
    @nikolinagrekov7073 Před 2 lety

    Haven't watched it yet but living in Northern Ireland I can already relate to your first statement 😅 NI and ROI are known for having "all four seasons in one day"

  • @wilfredomendez3450
    @wilfredomendez3450 Před 2 lety

    It's so relaxing, thanks for sharing

  • @irelandswanderer
    @irelandswanderer Před 4 lety

    You were soo close! I am from Dublin and I just recently made your easel. I am in love with it and experimenting with gouache and plein air.

  • @tamasmihaly1
    @tamasmihaly1 Před 4 lety

    I have that feeling all the time myself, but I'm not quite so confident as to admit it to the entire world. Kudos Mr. Gurney! You're a man among men.

  • @Fluffymonkeyem
    @Fluffymonkeyem Před 4 lety

    This is really neat

  • @saadn.3348
    @saadn.3348 Před 4 lety

    Awesome work James!

  • @OzdogArt
    @OzdogArt Před 4 lety +1

    Fabulous, great observation and even better execution.
    Regards from County Cork Ireland

  • @romanhorak5503
    @romanhorak5503 Před 3 lety

    Chasing light is almost a metaphore for life.

  • @jennymay4720
    @jennymay4720 Před 4 lety +1

    Do I note an Irish cold James? I would have died of boredom trying to paint these buildings but as usual you turn it into real magic. Beautiful video again, thank you both.

  • @crossthename3987
    @crossthename3987 Před 4 lety

    love it