First time I have seen a pic of Eugene Boudin, wonderful. I know Eugene would be pleased and delighted to know he continues to inspire other artists, such as yourself, even to this day. Great effort Michael with this seaside plein air. From this side of the screen it looks great - I like how you left the rigging sparse, not getting all fiddly and overworking it.
Glad you toned the canvas first, Michael. It's easy to do and doesn't take long to dry if turpenoid/turpentine is used (rubbed out with a paper towel like you did also helps with the drying time). And I think it just gives an oil painting so much more warmth to it. This is a gorgeous boat painting by the way! Really love it!!!
Thanks, Kay! Yes, I think there are times when toning is the way to go. I don't do it all the time for the reasons I mentioned in the video, but in this case I'm happy I did!
I find so much inspiration from your videos! Thank you for making such down-to-earth, informative videos with so much depth and perception. In this painting, I was really struck particularly by the way the different blues play off of each other and of course the gorgeous play blue has with burnt sienna. You really captured the luminescence of the sky. And I like the opposition of painting the water horizontally versus the vertical strokes of the sky. The minimalism is very soothing and really allows the painting to breathe and relax.
I agree that copying another artist's work is a wonderful learning method. I have painted Raphaello, Rembrandt and Renior. Now I'm working on learning a Bay area artist method of layering. My favorite bay area post war artist is Elmer Bischoff.
Thank you. I appreciate all the ways you remind us to keep it simple. Look at the big picture, even with the pesky rigging. So helpful. It’s beautiful.
Love it! You captured the feeling of a gorgeous day. I like that you used vertical strokes in the sky, it’s good to change things up and not feel like you have to do it one way. Excellent!
Hey Mike... I'm loving this painting! Definitely boudinesc ...the mast is great...the looseness of rendering and the visual result shows that no details are needed ...it creates feeling you always capture that in your paintings ...light... looseness...value shifts...color...oh yeah composition...by the way your patreon is awesome! You explain things so well ...very valuable information for any painter!!! Lots of rain 70's ...bought mosquito netting suit for plein air
Thanks, Nancy! Glad you like this one. I'd love to paint the boats in Wellfleet Harbor sometime! Oh yes, I do remember the mosquitos. Thanks for the weather report. I would imagine September and October are the best for plein air on the cape? Such a beautiful time of year!
I think you are coo-coo for painting in between the rigging, but it worked! The sail cover is perfect. Such beautiful light and angle on it. Yes, I love painting "in the style" of other artists, too. You did a beautiful job!
I agree totally...I have been taking inspiration from Tom Thomson of the group of seven and using his underpinning technique in some of my landscapes...love your painting by the way
Actually one of my favorites. Ive been drawn to go paint at the marina, but it looks so complicated with all the rigging. You helped me visualize how i can simplify. Thank you
I'm so happy you mentioned Boudin and Monet. Impressionist paintings are simply breathtakingly beautiful. Your paintings are equally enchanting. I can feel the sun and the sea breeze in this one. Keep painting 😊👍👍👍
I’m new to your channel and I’m finding very good inspiration from what you do, and more importantly, how you go about it in a wonderful and positive way! I love how you simplify composition and work your panels to the right finish every time. Wow! Much love!!
Enjoyed seeing you paint this, and seeing the port at Redwood City, as I used to live there. There used to be a funky old restaurant at the point there, with dining on the roof. Great painting!
Wonderful painting Michael. I love the freshness and spontaneity of the strokes. They look quickly done, but are obviously quite calculated. I admire the simplicity of Boudin and yes, you have emulated him well. Really nice! Thanks for the video.
glints of reflected sunlight 4:14 onto painting from metal joining the wood to bristles, , verbal at 5:15 , michael , just to right , of your finger tip at 5:27 hinted image , back of a standing person , ( continuing )
Thank you so much for this video. I loved the link to Boudin and the idea for the composition. I have recently been thinking more about how to incorporate horizontal and verticles but the key takeaway for me is the size aspect I always seem to struggle with putting in everything almost like taking the focus on a camera lense right back. You work inspires me to try again and for that I am grateful.
Michael, I have been studying your work for sometime now, watching a number of them repeatedly to absorb key elements of your style. As a relative newcomer to art (oil painting), your explanations of composition and simplifying are exceedingly helpful. You help me see and appreciate the loose, impressionist approach that I strive to do. In this quest, I am reminded of the quote: “less is more.” This is what makes your work so appealing. That and your honest, easy going way-almost folksy-of explaining what you are doing.
Thanks, Alvin! I tried looking for slight variations in the water. I think that helped. I often struggle with still water too, especially if it covers a large area of the composition.
I really like the painting, also the philosophy of painting in the spirit of an exceptional world renowned master(s), I noticed the imagery in the palette, hearing birds also a bit later, beautiful painting and video 👍🏻
Hi, once again I love your paintings. I am licking my chops over the way you can put in that pale blue between the upright beams on the bigger boat without lifting or mixing in that dark paint on those beams. So does the paint on the beams just have enough turps in it that it has dried? Or are you using alkyd or something? Thanks for your example. An ita.
Really liked this painting Michael. I'm curious though...you took such care when painting it...a big contrast to your loose and free approach to more typical landscapes. Did you find it as enjoyable? I recently painted a still life. I was pleased with how it turned out but found myself holding my breath throughout. I just didn't enjoy the painting process as much as I do when painting more loosely.
Thanks, Michelle! I found the process more tiring for sure. I enjoyed it though! There were a different set of problems to be solved with this painting but that's a good thing. I find that painting a variety of subjects makes me a better painter overall. This was a fun challenge.
Boudin had very dramatic skies I think to block the viewer from going through the painting...IMO I think big airy skies are bad in a distracting kind of way....thats all your brain sees and wonders why it's looking at all that one " in your face color"...im guilty in my journey of oil painting, I'm scared to let the brush do what the painting wants...great video Mr. Mile C.
I don't understand the reasoning behind painting front to back, which makes filling in the sky kind of a mess and losing detail in the rigging. Why not establish the horizon line and then paint from back to front, filling in the sky, then hills, water and then finally adding the rigging?
Good question. I prefer to use the negative space (sky, water, background) to define the positive shapes. I'm trying to paint in a loose and impressionistic way, where details are suggested instead of tightly rendered so messy rigging is ok with me. 😊👍
chamberlainpaintings oh and your painting is beautiful of course...and another thing I was thinking is maybe you should cover the mic to filter all that wind in the coast.
@@martingimenez339 Thanks, Martin! I'm going to put a new windscreen on my camera microphone. The problem with wind noise is, you don't notice it until you're reviewing the footage later. I decided to go ahead and edit and post this video anyway.
chamberlainpaintings The video and painting are great, I don't really mind for the wind, Im use to it, when Im at the beach I send videos to my family and friends talking and the wind is everywhere so the few videos I upload to IG have the sound off. But you make quality videos (unlike me LOL), so maybe you should go out with the screen on all the time, even when it seems there's no wind in San Bruno when you go out that can change in a few miles.
@@martingimenez339 I have a wind protector attached to my camera at all times. It's a little patch of fake fur that covers the mic. It's only really effective when the fur is soft and new. As you can imagine, it doesn't take long for the fur to get messed up from the type of videos I'm filming. I'm replacing it today!
A return to Redwood City An experiment with geometry While looking to a master for inspo Defining darks, shadows seem to glow Satisfying arrangement, patterns dark and light Check out Patreon, more ideas to ignite ⛵️ This is *_amazing_*! The video is so beautiful and the painting is just amazing. WOW. I’m at a loss for words actually. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚
Thanks, Suz! My paintings turn out better when I look at classic paintings before going to bed. I've got to remember that lol! Glad you like this one 😊
Great poetry Suz, I think that osmosis idea might actually work, he has/ does put a lot into paintings, I think it was 5:50 to 6:01 shows the palette/ paint mixing, had been mixed, lot of imagery left to right 🙂
First time I have seen a pic of Eugene Boudin, wonderful. I know Eugene would be pleased and delighted to know he continues to inspire other artists, such as yourself, even to this day. Great effort Michael with this seaside plein air. From this side of the screen it looks great - I like how you left the rigging sparse, not getting all fiddly and overworking it.
Thanks!
I love how you explain your thoughts on your composition. Also, telling the mix of the your colors is very helpful. It’s a wonderful painting.
Thanks!
Glad you toned the canvas first, Michael. It's easy to do and doesn't take long to dry if turpenoid/turpentine is used (rubbed out with a paper towel like you did also helps with the drying time). And I think it just gives an oil painting so much more warmth to it. This is a gorgeous boat painting by the way! Really love it!!!
Thanks, Kay! Yes, I think there are times when toning is the way to go. I don't do it all the time for the reasons I mentioned in the video, but in this case I'm happy I did!
@@chamberlainpaintings I am so glad you did too! Such a lovely painting! You are a master FOR SURE.
@@KayInMaine Thank you!
I find so much inspiration from your videos! Thank you for making such down-to-earth, informative videos with so much depth and perception. In this painting, I was really struck particularly by the way the different blues play off of each other and of course the gorgeous play blue has with burnt sienna. You really captured the luminescence of the sky. And I like the opposition of painting the water horizontally versus the vertical strokes of the sky. The minimalism is very soothing and really allows the painting to breathe and relax.
Thanks, Kimberly! So glad you find my videos inspiring 😊
Beautiful. Nice work on the hull. Getting boats right can be challenging. You nailed it.
I agree that copying another artist's work is a wonderful learning method. I have painted Raphaello, Rembrandt and Renior. Now I'm working on learning a Bay area artist method of layering. My favorite bay area post war artist is Elmer Bischoff.
Thank you. I appreciate all the ways you remind us to keep it simple. Look at the big picture, even with the pesky rigging. So helpful. It’s beautiful.
Thanks, Heather!
Love it! You captured the feeling of a gorgeous day. I like that you used vertical strokes in the sky, it’s good to change things up and not feel like you have to do it one way. Excellent!
Thanks, Laurinda!
I like checking out the old masters also. I've been wanting to do a harbor scene. Simplifying it is my issue.
One of my favorite things in this painting is how you let the light/sky encroach on the lines of the rigging. 😎
Thanks, Joy! Glad you like 😊
Hey Mike... I'm loving this painting! Definitely boudinesc ...the mast is great...the looseness of rendering and the visual result shows that no details are needed ...it creates feeling you always capture that in your paintings ...light... looseness...value shifts...color...oh yeah composition...by the way your patreon is awesome! You explain things so well ...very valuable information for any painter!!! Lots of rain 70's ...bought mosquito netting suit for plein air
Thanks, Nancy! Glad you like this one. I'd love to paint the boats in Wellfleet Harbor sometime! Oh yes, I do remember the mosquitos. Thanks for the weather report. I would imagine September and October are the best for plein air on the cape? Such a beautiful time of year!
@@chamberlainpaintings the fall is the best! My favorite
I think you are coo-coo for painting in between the rigging, but it worked! The sail cover is perfect. Such beautiful light and angle on it. Yes, I love painting "in the style" of other artists, too. You did a beautiful job!
Thanks, Mary Kay!
You're one of the artists whom I paint "in the style of".
You did it again, Michael. Love the loose style which you make look easy because you know what you’re doing. Thanks for sharing.
I agree totally...I have been taking inspiration from Tom Thomson of the group of seven and using his underpinning technique in some of my landscapes...love your painting by the way
I'll have to look him up! Glad you like!
Actually one of my favorites. Ive been drawn to go paint at the marina, but it looks so complicated with all the rigging. You helped me visualize how i can simplify. Thank you
Yes, marinas can be intimidating. They're definitely a good place to practice simplification!
I'm so happy you mentioned Boudin and Monet. Impressionist paintings are simply breathtakingly beautiful.
Your paintings are equally enchanting. I can feel the sun and the sea breeze in this one.
Keep painting 😊👍👍👍
Thanks, Herman! I share Boudin and Monet's obsession with painting water. So beautiful, but so challenging.
Wow! I love the painting! You are so great with objects like cars,buildings etc. Great composition and awesome painting! Great job!
Thanks, Frances!
Nice painting! Can tell you are knowledgable about sailboats, perfect!
Thanks!
I love your different styles of painting. This one is intriguing.
Great choice toning with the burnt sienna! Looks fantastic mate!
Thanks, Angus!
I’m new to your channel and I’m finding very good inspiration from what you do, and more importantly, how you go about it in a wonderful and positive way! I love how you simplify composition and work your panels to the right finish every time. Wow! Much love!!
Thanks Richard!
Enjoyed seeing you paint this, and seeing the port at Redwood City, as I used to live there. There used to be a funky old restaurant at the point there, with dining on the roof. Great painting!
I respect your style of painting.. loose, bold and free. So inspiring 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks, Cedric!
@@chamberlainpaintings you're very welcome!! You're molding great artists every content you post. Again, thank you👍🏾👍🏾
...truly excellent painting
and quite brilliantly
Boudin-esque
thanks
Thanks Martin!
Wonderful painting Michael. I love the freshness and spontaneity of the strokes. They look quickly done, but are obviously quite calculated. I admire the simplicity of Boudin and yes, you have emulated him well. Really nice! Thanks for the video.
Thanks Matthew!
I think your idea is inspiring and your painting turned out well!
glints of reflected sunlight 4:14 onto painting from metal joining the wood to bristles, , verbal at 5:15 , michael , just to right , of your finger tip at 5:27 hinted image , back of a standing person , ( continuing )
Thanks for your observations, Mark!
Thank you so much for this video. I loved the link to Boudin and the idea for the composition. I have recently been thinking more about how to incorporate horizontal and verticles but the key takeaway for me is the size aspect I always seem to struggle with putting in everything almost like taking the focus on a camera lense right back. You work inspires me to try again and for that I am grateful.
Thanks! Glad to have inspired you!
Michael, I have been studying your work for sometime now, watching a number of them repeatedly to absorb key elements of your style. As a relative newcomer to art (oil painting), your explanations of composition and simplifying are exceedingly helpful. You help me see and appreciate the loose, impressionist approach that I strive to do. In this quest, I am reminded of the quote: “less is more.” This is what makes your work so appealing. That and your honest, easy going way-almost folksy-of explaining what you are doing.
I really love the colors and the surprising simplicity. And of course you know how to sail and many more talents yet to be revealed.....
Thanks, Lesley! Glad you like 😊
That’s a really nice painting.
Thanks!
Really like this one! lovely and loose
Thanks!
Good one Michael. I liked seeing how you tackled the still water too. Usually comes out too flat when I try. Cheers.
Thanks, Alvin! I tried looking for slight variations in the water. I think that helped. I often struggle with still water too, especially if it covers a large area of the composition.
Good work as usual! I’m curious about painting around the rigging with sky color: were the rigging lines fairly dry first, due to the Liquin?
really really Nice this one Michael. good job indeed. simplification is certainly not simple... something I am still struggling with.
Thanks John!
I really like the painting, also the philosophy of painting in the spirit of an exceptional world renowned master(s), I noticed the imagery in the palette, hearing birds also a bit later, beautiful painting and video 👍🏻
Thanks, Mark!
Hi, once again I love your paintings. I am licking my chops over the way you can put in that pale blue between the upright beams on the bigger boat without lifting or mixing in that dark paint on those beams. So does the paint on the beams just have enough turps in it that it has dried? Or are you using alkyd or something? Thanks for your example. An ita.
No, the paint is still wet but it’s very thin. It’s easy to cover thin paint with thick paint. Thick over thin!
Happy to hear you mention Boudin, he and Jonkind are extremely underrated. What is your sky color comprised of? Thank y ou.
I'm going to take a closer look at Jonkind. The sky was a mixture of ultramarine, phthalo blue, titanium white, and a touch of burnt sienna.
REALLY nice
I like this idea of copying style rather than a specific painting … really enjoyed this.
Really liked this painting Michael. I'm curious though...you took such care when painting it...a big contrast to your loose and free approach to more typical landscapes. Did you find it as enjoyable? I recently painted a still life. I was pleased with how it turned out but found myself holding my breath throughout. I just didn't enjoy the painting process as much as I do when painting more loosely.
Thanks, Michelle! I found the process more tiring for sure. I enjoyed it though! There were a different set of problems to be solved with this painting but that's a good thing. I find that painting a variety of subjects makes me a better painter overall. This was a fun challenge.
Perfect!
Thanks, Robert!
Very good rendition.
Thanks, Anthony!
Nice composition. Question : don’t you think that the boat sits on the water rather than floating ?
great painting! well done ! I paint a lot of boats !
Thanks, Hazel!
Boudin had very dramatic skies I think to block the viewer from going through the painting...IMO I think big airy skies are bad in a distracting kind of way....thats all your brain sees and wonders why it's looking at all that one " in your face color"...im guilty in my journey of oil painting, I'm scared to let the brush do what the painting wants...great video Mr. Mile C.
I like it very much- feel like I am there with you which is the point! Thanks for your affability, accessibility and generosity.
Glad you like!
I don't understand the reasoning behind painting front to back, which makes filling in the sky kind of a mess and losing detail in the rigging. Why not establish the horizon line and then paint from back to front, filling in the sky, then hills, water and then finally adding the rigging?
Good question. I prefer to use the negative space (sky, water, background) to define the positive shapes. I'm trying to paint in a loose and impressionistic way, where details are suggested instead of tightly rendered so messy rigging is ok with me. 😊👍
Very cool sir. Very cool.
Funny you've chosed Boudin he is one of my favourites from that era.
One of my favorites from that era as well!
chamberlainpaintings oh and your painting is beautiful of course...and another thing I was thinking is maybe you should cover the mic to filter all that wind in the coast.
@@martingimenez339 Thanks, Martin! I'm going to put a new windscreen on my camera microphone. The problem with wind noise is, you don't notice it until you're reviewing the footage later. I decided to go ahead and edit and post this video anyway.
chamberlainpaintings The video and painting are great, I don't really mind for the wind, Im use to it, when Im at the beach I send videos to my family and friends talking and the wind is everywhere so the few videos I upload to IG have the sound off. But you make quality videos (unlike me LOL), so maybe you should go out with the screen on all the time, even when it seems there's no wind in San Bruno when you go out that can change in a few miles.
@@martingimenez339 I have a wind protector attached to my camera at all times. It's a little patch of fake fur that covers the mic. It's only really effective when the fur is soft and new. As you can imagine, it doesn't take long for the fur to get messed up from the type of videos I'm filming. I'm replacing it today!
Good colors . Nice composition!
A bit windy there huh?
Thanks, Roger! So windy! Great place for sailboats 😂👍
I like it!
Love it!
Nice
Thanks!
Really Nice and Really Beautiful "PLEIN AIR oil painting INSPIRED by Eugène Boudin'' . Stay Connected!😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗
Nice.
Thanks 😊
Question : Do you get client sometimes (or often) by painting outdoor ?
It's only happened a few times.
👐 hermosa pintura impresionista, felicitaciones 👏
Gracias, Oscar!
Nice one!
How did you paint with such a Strong Cross Wind??
A return to Redwood City
An experiment with geometry
While looking to a master for inspo
Defining darks, shadows seem to glow
Satisfying arrangement, patterns dark and light
Check out Patreon, more ideas to ignite
⛵️
This is *_amazing_*! The video is so beautiful and the painting is just amazing. WOW. I’m at a loss for words actually. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚
Thanks, Suz! My paintings turn out better when I look at classic paintings before going to bed. I've got to remember that lol! Glad you like this one 😊
@@chamberlainpaintings I am thinking it is not osmosis but experimenting, study and hard work. 😀
@@SuzWhat 😊
Great poetry Suz, I think that osmosis idea might actually work, he has/ does put a lot into paintings, I think it was 5:50 to 6:01 shows the palette/ paint mixing, had been mixed, lot of imagery left to right 🙂
@@markparkey1218 thanks Mark. Sometimes my rhymes are better describe as doggerel but I have fun. 😀
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Thanks so much! I can't reply to your reply, because my comment is gone... CZcams probably deleted my comment for no reason...
Very strange! Thanks for your reply, Olda!
@@chamberlainpaintings Cheers!