flow state of a painter *simple art vlog
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2024
- Time for color! I recently spent my days blocking in the first layer of this painting. At the beginning I struggled to get into it, with a lot of questions in my head. Buy some reading, new ideas and research on the side helped to quite me internally. And the flow state that followed was much better. It's always hard to begin. Looking at a piece full of many days work can feel unreal, done by elves even. But each simple day in the studio adds up and the magic happens by shaking hands with reality.
I left this art vlog a bit more open for your own personal thoughts and experience of flow. A reminder of the easiness and peace we get from finding our own zone of work. Hopefully you can find some inspiration or contentment in it. 😁
best of luck in whatever you're working on!
Your video made me realize I was procrastinating. So I watched the rest of your video while binding my next sketchbook.
Excellent! Glad it was the little push needed. I really should consider making my own sketchbook one of these days also!
That looked as a good balance between work and fun 👋 so cool to have your own skate piste ✊It is awesome to see the progress of your painting . Wish you a productive week ahead !
It really was fun! Thank you for watching and the good wishes Debora! 😁
I love your work and process. I find it quite soothing as I struggle to develop my own practice in my doctoral studies. It's hard - this business of plodding along toward many unknowns just armed with purpose and hard work. Anyway, I think you're an inspiration. Keep going and posting as long as you're willing. Also, while I live in England, I worked in NZ a long time ago and fell inlove with the art of Grahame Sydney. I think you may like his work. We have driven along the Otago roads and scenery he paints, all manner of landscapes in South Island. Many worlds to be explored. He is awesome and so are you! Your work reminds me of his somehow. Also, Vilhelm Hammershoi - his interior spaces are breathtaking. All the best!
I really appreciated your comment! It is hard to create when there is no real end in sight. For art and these videos, but like you said, we plod on. 😅 Thanks for sharing the artist names as well, I like Grahame Sydney, his work captures a spirit similar to where I grew up, that kind of quiet and still beauty. Vilhelm has some wonderful compositions also. Good luck with your studies!
such a good vlog, I love it ☺☺
Glad you liked it Chantelle! 💛
What a wonderfully wholesome life you have 🥰
I really do, very grateful for the blessings and balance I've found. 😊💛
This was so soothing! I could only dream to one day to paint even an ounce as great as you. I especially love the slow close-up shots of the brush and the zoomed out shot of the snow outside - so pretty ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
Thank you! 🌼 I'm glad you like the different shots, I love a good close up! 😊
Not only is it “all part of the process”, it is also “all practice for the ‘big one’!”
Absolutely true, we never know when the best work will come, we just have to show up!
I really enjoy your tight style of painting. The one thing that helped me was to have 2 or 3 different styles of painting going at once. It becomes less like work and more like play and I can keep painting for 6- 12 hrs at a time. I got rid of the caffeine this year and that caused much greater staying power and higher quality of sleep. I suggest a full research on how caffeine really effects people's lives and health. Iv'e been painting for over 40 years. I learned that pushing to paint and learn styles other than my main focus really helps my main focus.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I'll keep it in mind.
Looking forward to your next video😍
Your pond looks fantastic! With how dry it was this year, none of my usual spots have standing water to freeze over. That might change this week when the 2 feet of snow we got last weekend melt. 😂
It was so dry! I hope you get an icy spot eventually. It's so fun to simply head outside and skate! Nice to hear from you Claire. 😊
The painting is coming along nicely Maria!
I read ‘Spring cannot be cancelled’ by David Hockney and Martin Gayford some time ago and I’ve been jealous of his mindset ever since. I recognize a lot of that joyful and playful mindset in your paintings and videos too, and now that I saw you ice skating in your backyard I remembered that I am a bit jealous of you too.
All the love, Thuban. 🤙
I looked up that book as soon as I saw your comment. It's very nice so far! I don't have that mindset everyday but I try to. I think play is necessary even if it's not in the studio. 😊
Thanks for sharing you thoughts!
@@mariasisul I’m stoked to hear you looked into it. How is it so far?
Desde q te descubri hace poco no paro de verte en bucle, me encanta tu estilo de pintura, como lo organizas y tu casa con los perritos❤ Soy española y no entiendo muy bien el ingles pero voy aprendiendo el idioma😊 sigo mirando tus videos a todas horas😘😘😘😘 Muchas Gracias
Muchas gracias!!💛 Me alegra que te gusten los vídeos. Soy terrible en español pero estoy tratando de aprenderlo. 😅😁
Your garden is so beautiful
That's so amazing! And I think perfectly beautiful that your artwork and artist's life in vlog video. So unchangly Your artwork and video are better than me. ✨️💕😍
Thank you for watching! 😊💛
Amazing 😊 ! Forward to see the final result 🥰
Thank you Helen! I can't wait to share when it's done. 😊
I have been itching to see the progress on this one. Raw layers are so interesting. When the light passes through them they have the effect of a stain glass window almost. They get painted over in the long run, and it's weird, but you miss them a touch, once they're buried deep.
I really like that quote: "I have always painted, good, bad or indifferent - and I always will." That kind of thinking is like a shot in the arm. You wake up, and keep going at it until all the value judgments on colour produce an end goal. Keep going Maria, it is looking so promising.
I bet the dog appreciates the fixed toy also.
P.s- I am rubbish at skating, good lord.
I also love those initial layers, I'm still trying to find a way to leave some of it raw in final pieces, but I haven't found a method I'm satisfied with yet. It really is a fantastic quote. And yes Canela loved having her toy without stuffing falling out! 😂 Thank you for your comment!
That painting is looking really beautiful with all of those colors. Your patience and ability to paint so meticulously are quite impressive. I must admit, I'm not a big fan of Winter, but the view outside your studio window is nevertheless stunning! Thank you for sharing!
Winter is bitter sweet, I try to make the most of it. Thank you for the kind words about the piece so far, I'm also having fun using more color! :)
Likeeee 😁
The painting is coming along nicely ~ love to watch you paint. Wow! the videography and music choices so well done. This felt like a professional documentary. Hats off and thank you!! 🥰🙏🏼💜
Thank you! I was excited to try a slightly different and more soothing style at least for this video. I'm happy you enjoyed it. 😊
Do you feel the process is the hardest part but ultimately the best. When you feel your in the 'flow state' isn't it just the best 😅 Your dog is adorable BTW!
Oh it's definitely the best part. Once I actually get to work there's no space in my head for other noise, it's pretty peaceful compared to usual. 😂 Thank you, the dogs are the stars around here!
The coffee in the painting looks so good 😋☕️ another amazing piece in the works👏
Thanks so much heidi!! 😊
amazing,❤😍👍
Thank you!!😊
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awesomeee
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I really like the personal touch of your paintings. Thanks for sharing!
Loving the turquoise colours. Is it acrylic you use or oils?
Me too, it's such a fun color. These are acrylics. 😊
So ein schönes inspirierendes Video. Vielen lieben Dank dafür 🙏🏻 Malst du dieses Bild in Öl oder in Acryl. Welche Farben und Pinsel verwendest du? Ich mag deine Art die Dinge zu sehen und zu hinterfragen. 🫶🏻
Thank you Natascha! I'm using acrylic. Princeton Velvetouch brushes and a wide range of Utrecht artist acrylics. Ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, medium grey and azo yellow orange are some of my 'must-have' colors. ♥️ Always lots of questioning over here in the studio😁😅
Vielen lieben Dank, Maria für deine Antwort. Mach bitte, bitte weiter so ❤
I noticed you were using a Princeton watercolour brush, what is the reasoning behind that?
Their veveletouch brushes are intended for oil, acrylic or watercolor! They have a great synthetic filament that holds paint well and I like the spring quality. I use the same stroke brush for a majority of my work, I'm obsessed with it. 😁
The pond looks great and so much fun.
I saw this YT video on transferring a photo to a drawing to the canvas, and thought it might interest you......... czcams.com/video/GHqm6szxABs/video.html. Personally I would skip the gridding, and save the jpg to an ext hard drive attached to my iPad and then attach the hard drive to a small projector (like $50-80 on AZ) and then project that to my surface and draw in the lines.
Skating on the pond was a blast! Thanks for sharing :)