Helen's Favorite Lesson - Apples

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  • čas přidán 24. 05. 2024
  • Today, Helen is teaching you her favorite lesson. Why? Helen always wants you to ask why. If you can paint a really good apple, you can then use that apple-painting expertise in all the other subject matter you encounter. Why? Because an apple has shape, texture, shine, color, and tone. Listen for her story, at the start of the lesson, about the artist she studied under, Maximillian Roscoe.
    Dive into the world of painting alongside this legendary artist and instructor. Discover invaluable tips, techniques, and inspiration as Helen shares her wealth of knowledge. Whether you're a beginner seeking guidance or a seasoned artist looking to refine existing skills, Helen's timeless wisdom and contagious enthusiasm will ignite your creativity and elevate your art to new heights.
    Subscribe now and embark on an unforgettable journey of artistic discovery with Helen.

Komentáře • 55

  • @KLeonardM
    @KLeonardM Před 20 dny +15

    OH my goodness 67 years old and never heard of this treasure of a woman...I love her and this tutorial. New sub about to go through all Helen's paintings....

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 20 dny +6

      Great to hear you're enjoying Helen's painting lessons. More will be added.

    • @supertrucker99
      @supertrucker99 Před 11 dny +3

      Me too im 59😢just found her today...been painting badly for one year ....im a rookie.
      I play guitar 🎸 mostly.

    • @buschovski1
      @buschovski1 Před 9 dny +3

      @@supertrucker99im 54 and just found her. Shes just great

    • @Jason-pq5mq
      @Jason-pq5mq Před 2 dny +3

      lol I can’t believe I’m the youngest in the 40’s

    • @stevenlittle5954
      @stevenlittle5954 Před 2 dny +1

      Another old fart here! And another new Helen convert! :))

  • @scottkb2000
    @scottkb2000 Před 14 dny +14

    I learned more from this lady than any other artist when I started painting!!! What a pleasure to watch this 20+ years later

  • @Shigatoxic
    @Shigatoxic Před 21 dnem +14

    If you posted all of her videos, you'd make so many artists who are inspired by Helen very happy :)

  • @deniseracine6788
    @deniseracine6788 Před 13 dny +9

    Thank you for posting. This lady is sorely missed.

  • @eirenmist2301
    @eirenmist2301 Před 21 dnem +13

    When I was just a little girl, Helen started on my path as an artist because what she was doing intrigued me and fascinated me. Her enthusiasm and energy inspired me. Somehow for me and in me, she connected painting with Joy.

  • @paulashford4155
    @paulashford4155 Před 22 dny +22

    Best of the TV painters and much more than that. She was so smart!!

    • @DivaJan
      @DivaJan Před 19 dny +2

      I would add best of teachers. No one presented art instruction like Helen. It was an unfulfilled dream of mine to attend one of her classes.

  • @shawnawhite8318
    @shawnawhite8318 Před 21 dnem +10

    I'm thrilled to have access to Helen's lessons. I never saw the original airings, but she's such a lovely teacher. 🥰

  • @DeepFriedDave
    @DeepFriedDave Před 6 dny +2

    Amazing! Thank you Helen. Rest in Peace.

  • @Deadeye901
    @Deadeye901 Před 22 dny +15

    Thanks for posting these.

  • @bones.family
    @bones.family Před 11 dny +5

    I absolutely adored Helen! I went to one of her workshops and she really was a great teacher. I bought the book she wrote and it was great. I can’t believe it was 25 years ago

  • @velvetbees
    @velvetbees Před 21 dnem +7

    Helen has had a huge effect on my art self education beyond what I learned in college. Thank you for posting this.

  • @marypartridge5154
    @marypartridge5154 Před 7 dny +1

    This lady is just amazing and the way she teaches is so straightforward just magic

  • @vanniekerkjohannes5568
    @vanniekerkjohannes5568 Před 5 dny +1

    I just discovered this most amazing teacher! and now she's gone! ❤

  • @ladym6738
    @ladym6738 Před 21 dnem +4

    Watched her every week. Loved her chirpy personality. She did have a method folks easily relate to, and, if they are astute, they will learn something. Was so sad watching her lasts vids. They were hard on her. Thanks for the posts.

  • @emryborge7027
    @emryborge7027 Před 21 dnem +4

    Love these videos. Would love to see that lesson on edges she’s talking about at the end❤

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 20 dny +3

      I'll certainly hunt for that particular video and post when located.

  • @wolflahti412
    @wolflahti412 Před 17 dny +4

    "Do not paint an apple, paint THE apple." -Henri Matisse

  • @ritabykhovsky4175
    @ritabykhovsky4175 Před 21 dnem +4

    Thank you for the great gift of learning painting from Helen. Blessings

  • @marcarturi2137
    @marcarturi2137 Před 4 dny +1

    What a great teacher! Thank you Mrs. VanWyk! You just gained a subscriber.

  • @lavadahaga5886
    @lavadahaga5886 Před 20 dny +2

    I love watching Helen paint 🎨❤❤❤

  • @sylviamacallister657
    @sylviamacallister657 Před 14 dny +2

    I learned so much from all her books! Still learning from them!

  • @carolinec6595
    @carolinec6595 Před 15 dny +2

    I loved Helen.

  • @brandearnofineart
    @brandearnofineart Před 21 dnem +4

    She was the best by far...and a true serious artist. I learned so much from her in the early 1990's.

  • @mS-iz9np
    @mS-iz9np Před 15 dny +2

    very beautiful thank you

  • @user-fg6dh4kq2r
    @user-fg6dh4kq2r Před 4 dny +1

    I truly enjoy watching you and listening to you. You’re marvelous,and inspiring! The first video I watched of you was the way you believed the old masters had probably painted to save on their colors. I just thought that was absolutely brilliant!! I understand glazing now!
    I used to just paint large smooth granite rocks with acrylic paint and got many compliments. Even though they happened to turn out quite good they were still on a rock.
    After losing my left hand to multiple sclerosis,just the feeling ,I had to give up all of my hobbies and money makers such as jewelry and miniature clay pieces and other crafts that took both hands. So I decided to start watercoloring. I realized how different that medium was to acrylics real fast!! It took a while to use the light of the canvas and go from there. I’ve achieved some decent greeting cards, but not large pieces.
    I recently got attracted to gel printing so I had to purchase more acrylic paints for my printing. Then I say “ColorByFeliks” on CZcams and saw a painting (acrylic) that I was just itching to paint . Do now I’m being drawn back into acrylics.
    Acrylics are what you are using correct? Not oil? I’ve never tried oil. Do you have videos on oil painting?
    I want to thank you for sharing your talent and wisdom!! His bless you.
    BTW, what’s Gertrude’s last name as me? If you don’t mind. If you would rather not I understand.
    Have a wonderful evening, morning, afternoon or what ever time of day it is you way. Do I hear a New your accent? I used to live in the south shore of Long Island but had to relocate to my home land . Ventura Ca. I live in Taft Ca. Now. Nog the best place we’d to live , but it’s home. I’m 58 and my 84 yr. Old mom takes care of me . 😊 she loves my painting, but she is biased. Thank goodness her husband used to be an acrylic and oil paint instructor ! My most recent painting got his best response yet!! It was in acrylic though!! When I do a piece In watercolor that gets great reviews then I can start selling my paintings.
    I’m so sorry, this is supposed to be about you!!! You’re beautiful and fun to spend time with via TV.
    PS I NOTICED A SPARKLY SHINE IN THe PAINTING OF THE APPLES. Is it just the water making it look sparkly?

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 4 dny

      First of all, thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, Helen passed away in 1994 and cannot answer you directly. However, the glazing technique Helen demonstrated is done using thinned oil paint over a dried acrylic underpainting. The majority of Helen's lessons will be done using oil paints and the apples are being painted with oil paints, so the shine you observed is from the glossy, wet oil. Thanks again and keep exploring and enjoying your painting journey!

  • @andocideslemos3944
    @andocideslemos3944 Před 12 dny +2

    Além de ser uma pintora muito talentosa, é uma mulher muito bonita.

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 12 dny +1

      Sim. Muito verdadeiro. Obrigado pela visita e pelo apoio. espero que você esteja gostando das aulas de Helen.

  • @gpcttech
    @gpcttech Před 21 dnem +3

    Love her videos!!

  • @supertrucker99
    @supertrucker99 Před 11 dny +2

    Thank you!!!

  • @Lynn.Panadero4242
    @Lynn.Panadero4242 Před 14 dny +3

    17:07 there are 5 sections to every Apple. Slice one horizontally to see a five sided star design.

  • @jessicamorales2555
    @jessicamorales2555 Před 8 dny

    She knew her business too well❤

  • @Bright-It
    @Bright-It Před 7 dny +2

    Make sense ... apples are green
    before the fruits turn red.

  • @marioforieri8529
    @marioforieri8529 Před dnem +1

    What a woman

  • @jonron4729
    @jonron4729 Před 18 dny +1

    👍👍👍

  • @johnnyrabenold6133
    @johnnyrabenold6133 Před dnem +1

    “…and also, an apple would like to be in a nice situation.”

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 20 hodinami

      Right? ...and why not... Helen has some unique ways of saying things.

  • @ManushriAnand
    @ManushriAnand Před 3 dny +1

    What's the stick she holds in her right hand popping out of the pallette?

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 3 dny

      @ManushriAnand - Hello and welcome. It's called a mahl stick, also known as a mahlstick. Helen uses it to steady her brush hand while painting finer details. She places it on the edge of the canvas or easel and rests her brush-hand on it.

  • @samirsabri1672
    @samirsabri1672 Před dnem +1

    Good evening Master Helen🌹what color you use in all your lesson acrylic color or oil color❓❓thank you 🙏🌹

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před dnem

      Sad to say, Helen died in 1994, so she cannot answer you directly. She was a fantastic artist and teacher. In the vast majority of her lessons, Helen used oil paint. She did use acrylic in many of her underpaintings and usually mentioned its use at the start of the lesson, if applicable. Thanks for your question and support.

    • @samirsabri1672
      @samirsabri1672 Před dnem +1

      Iam arabic person…my languge is very weak and bad…but l realy shock and sad to the news …lam so sorry 😔💔💔💔

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před dnem

      نحن جميعا نفتقد هيلين. لقد أحببت التدريس وسيكون من دواعي سرورها أن تعرف أن عملها مدى الحياة مستمر. يواصل الطلاب الجدد التعلم من دروسها. شكرًا لدعمكم، واستمتعوا بالرسم!

    • @samirsabri1672
      @samirsabri1672 Před dnem +1

      @@HelenVanWyk صباح الخير🌹
      الله يرحمها ويتغمدها برحمته ويجعل مقرها الجنة ان شاءالله 🤲 آمين آمين يارب العالمين…🤲💐

  • @Jason-pq5mq
    @Jason-pq5mq Před 2 dny +1

    Interesting to see another Bob Ross, an artist that can teach with a wonderful personality. Where’s she been hiding all these years?

  • @josephd15
    @josephd15 Před 21 dnem +4

    This takes me back to snow days and watching PBS all day. What is the stick she is holding?

    • @HelenVanWyk
      @HelenVanWyk  Před 21 dnem +6

      It's called a mahl stick, also known as a mahlstick. Helen uses it to steady her brush hand while painting finer details.

    • @w2713316
      @w2713316 Před 20 dny +3

      @@HelenVanWykI

  • @AzrinWatercolor
    @AzrinWatercolor Před 19 dny +1

    Halen, enter Islam and success