How I Start a Series of Paintings - The Colors, The Inspiration and The Process
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2022
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A few weeks ago fellow painter asked me how I start a series of paintings. I thought it was a great question so I decided to make a video about that.
So how do you start and what do you look for? I think there are as many different answers as there are artists so what I talk about the video is just one way, my way. As you progress on your journey as a painter you'll discover your own path. I do hope this video is helpful and can give some insight into the creative process.
I am fascinated with abstract landscapes and skies and the relationship between the sky and the ground.Experimenting, how not to be too precious etc. Before the actual painting begins I spend a lot of time outside - IN the landscape itself. I want to observe, and immerse myself, to see the colors, feel the wind and the weather.
In this video I invite you to come along on one of these walks - and show you part of this process that I’ve never shared before.
Back in the studio I had all these landscape impressions with me. I start with some layers of warm yellow washes and then added some layers of quinacridone red and burnt Sienna - now I want to try and add some cool turquoise washes and see what happens.
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A few weeks ago fellow painter asked me how I start a series of paintings. I thought it was a great question so I decided to make a video about that. I am fascinated with abstract landscapes and skies and the relationship between the sky and the ground so in this video I invite you to come along and see my process. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful and creative week ahead 🎨🎨🌻
Your videos never fail to inspire me, love your approach. You live in a beautiful landscape x
I recently read a book titled “Bittersweet”. Your painting and your sensitive expression reflect the bittersweet emotion. I think you understand what I mean.
Yes that resonates with me so I think I know exactly what you mean. Thanks for watching 🌻
Beautiful walk❤
You are God sent and the nature around you is awesome, thank you sister for taking us around. I can see nice bird dance on your palette plate keep on spreading joy with your beautiful content. ❤
Simple, but beautiful as always.
I love your use of colour and mark making as well as your lose style. I've recently taken up painting again after many years and have been experimenting with painting more loosely. I'm loving it and find it's much more forgiving for my arthritic joints! Keep producing these fabulous paintings and videos.
I love your work!
What a wonderful exercise, involving the entire process ! Loved the photography and paintings they look so lovely as a group too. Thank you for inviting us along ~
One of your best videos! Love it when you give us a peek at your beautiful country. Cheers from New England
Thank you very much Ed! Cheers!
Hi Marie! It's Jade... I've been out of things for a good while trying to heal from the surgery misshap that has paralyzed the right side of my diaphragm and crushed my right lung and I've had to relearn how to use my right are...its not back, and apparently the damage done was more severe then we'd hoped... so... now just trying to wrap my head around needing oxygen for the rest of my life, and not laying flat...so many things..all for a surgery that was meant to give me back better use of my arms. I'm obviously not getting the left side done, even though it just grows weaker, but, can't chance it... I'm already a massive burden physically and will need another surgery to hopefully help my oxygen not suddenly drop out and into the 70's.... and apparently the cost of breathing by use of oxygen is a good bit monthly along with so much more.... anyway.... as you can tell, this, on top of my already failing body...I swear this thing is trying to kill me!😬😂... has, is, a bit of a fast learning curve.
I have tried charcoal and have done 3 pieces now... not light and beautiful, but, right now the dark charcoal is perfect for what apparently needs to come out of me. They aren't good of course, I've never worked with charcoal to draw.... but, they are my feelings, spilled out, so they mean a lot to me :)
But I was so so happy so be catching up on your videos! And as you know the sky is my love as well. You have a gorgeous place there to see amazing sky!! I have a lot of forest in the way... but the other day after yet another doctors appt, we were on the freeway as the sun went down behind the hill and the warm yellow...almost orange was so deep and beautiful with those sprays of light up through son clouds... so even on a crowded freeway, my husband knew he needed to get me past a couple semi trucks in the way or I might burst :) he did of course... so hanging out the window, arms braced to help hold them up to use every of my bit my strength to hold onto my phone to take as many pictures as I could. One of them.... its not perfect I'm sure, by the photography standards for print I used to do... but even though you could see some packed trucks down low and some city...the way the colors of that setting sun came through them was truly awesome! Gorgeous clouds, you know, not too much, but a good bit to show off their colors too. You could even see the bright dot of the moon... no matter what is going on, to witness such beauty in this difficult world, I was exhausted from being so excited and blown away... well, also from the effort it now takes to do that little bit now :/ but, totally worth it.
I love seeing your skies, in videos and on paper(gosh I fell especially in love with the second one down on the right and the 3rd down on the left... amazing!) and on canvas! They always, you always, make me smile and make me feel super inspired and soon I will be trying to get back into my regular, non-scary, art :) and you help a ton with that!
I apologize for this crazy long message!🙄😳🤦♀️ I intended to drop a quick note and was going to send you an email.... but my brain just kept spilling out here and has used up all my energy, so I will email you soon!
As we say... one day, over coffee or tea, we will watch those beautiful skies and talk all we want :)
Until then my friend, I hope you are well :) and I look forward to watching the next few videos I've missed :)
Sorry again for the long message... and in the morning after I hopefully get some sleep, I might take it down to not bother anyone. But for now... I can't start over and had to say hi :)😬🤷🏼♀️🤦♀️🙄😏❤💕🥰
De er meget inspirerende dine videoer på flere forskellige måder. Må bare takke dig igen Marie Louise for al det du lægger ud her :)
Velbekomme og dejligt at høre 😊
Kender den jyske vestkyst så godt og ser farverne og motiverne i dine billeder. Himlen er også høj heroppe, når jeg står på Odderøya og kikker mod Hirtshals men lyset er helt anderledes. Måske fordi havet ikke er blåt men nærmest sort. Milde Lyø venter snart for mig og ny identitet som ø-maler m.m., måske. Jeg kikker videre på dine videoer for der er meget godt og ærligt stof. Tak igen :))
This was a real blessing for me. Not only because of the painting which I love, but it gets me out in the wonderful landscape too. I am mostly house bound and rarely get out, so thank you so much for taking us along.💕🎨 Susan in US.
Love your Work
love your paintings!!
beautiful as usual. thank you for taking us on your journey.
Thank you for sharing with us. So beautiful.
Thank you for such a beautiful atmospheric video, the walk is so lovely and you capture the sense of the place perfectly. Your style is so inspirational, thank you for taking us along.
Thank you 🙏
That was a great experience!
Stunning landscape’ and beautiful work, thank you for our walk with you x
Very lovely video. Thanks so much for sharing.
SWEET! I needed that walk.
Love your style
Thank you for sharing your painting process with us. I really enjoyed watching this video. I love your painting style and the colors that you use.😍
This is Outstanding Work!!
Have a Great job!
Beautiful colours, beautiful work! ❤ Thankyou so much for sharing!🙂
Oh loving the texture and colours.
Thank you.
So interesting! Thanks for sharing this, I often have a difficult time with exactly this😀💕
Hello MARY Louise ! I find your videos so relaxing and it doesn’t matter if I watch it the first time or the fifth time watching the video I learn something new ! Do you think you could show us how you use the acrylic inks ? I’m so intrigued ❤
Thank you for sharing yourself and works
yes I was gonna ask as well!! demo with how to use ink! thks
Wow that's a beautiful walk, you have a great backyard to use as inspiration, love your work.
I love watching your videos. Thank you for being so inspiring!
Thank you Sue 🌻
Lovely collection. They capture the shifting nature of the sky in such beauty.
Thank you for the views of your beautiful countryside! I love the nuances of evening light and agree about September, a month to be savored. I love the way you are working with acrylics. I have just started to try something similar using glazes and mediums and transparent pigments. I used to despise transparent pigment until I tried watercolor and things got magical for me. A final note on the many layers of gesso. Very nice effect! I don't like the canvas texture in my own work. But I do love the brushed texture you have achieved. I think you have inspired me to be more bold with more layers! Thank you!
Thank you for taking us with you on your inspirational walks Marie Louise. I’m on holiday in Cornwall at the moment and am being inspired by the landscape around me. I sketch and photograph and will be trying out the watery acrylic style over the next few weeks… inspired by your lovely work. Thank you for sharing your art with us. Mick.
Cornwall is beautiful, lucky you! Oh and happy painting too 🎨
Hi Marie Louise. Love your process and grateful that you are so willing to share this with others. I agree 100% on the import of connecting with our environment. I live in Canada and our local area has many beautiful areas to inspire. Thanks again for the sharing. Cathy
Your videos always create the most welcoming sense of peace and connection to the beauty and magic of nature. Thank you for letting us tag along on your walk! 💗
Thank you so much Mari 🌻
Very nice impressions of the landscape arround you. Your 6 paintings are so beautiful. I wish I could do nearly so nice paintings like you. ) greetings from Marion, from hanover in Germany
You can and you will - keep going, I believe in you 🌻
I love your style of painting.. curious why you don't just use watercolor vs acrylic? Would love to learn the difference from your
Some nice insight into your process. Thank you Marie Louise. Personally, I am losing heart with my painting. I feel maybe I am just not good enough.
Oh please don’t loose heart, Shane! Keep working and pushing forward. If it’s any help I often find that I struggle the most just before a breakthrough. 🎨🎨
Thank you for all your videos! I found that working on paper is very different than on canvas. The watercolor effects using acrylic is better on paper. I haven’t found a way to get that effect on canvas. Do you have any suggestion?
Yes they are very different. You could use unprimed canvas or tribble up on the layers of gesso. I use many thick layers of gesso and it helps.
Hello from California….. a question if I may? Do you use Gesso on your paper before painting? Thank you for inspiring me to paint again!
Hello Stacy, I'd say It depends. If its thick and good quality paper I don't use gesso.
Fantastic . Thank so very much. So different to our australian scenery
Thanks Anna. And yes I imagine you’d use a very different colour palette to mine 🎨
Marie Louise can you tell me, is it possible to put the acrylics on paper under glass for selling?
Yes absolutely, frame as you would a watercolour painting.
@@TheDanishPainter thank you for your advise 😉⚘️
Interesting way of using acrylics. You have such inspiring landscape around you. Living in the suberbs is not very inspiring.