Helen was amazing....her brush strokes ...her handling of the brush was just masterful and unique. Her color mixing. ..and brushwork is what made her stand out from many artists... Helen wouldn't like water mixables....I've read all her books have her DVDs....nope...no way...lol Helen was the best teacher...very natural full of tips that just came natural to her...the how...why...and so on...
Why wouldn't Helen like the water mixable oils? Grumbacher says to use water only for cleaning with their line. I bet I could put out several brands of traditional oil paint with a water mixable included and you wouldn't be able to find it from just painting.
She use to say, "Still Life is the back,door to good painting" , and "You can't kiss on canvas" I still miss her, she was an awesome Artist, and Teacher...... Thx for your video. Enjoyed it
I watched Helen paint on her T V show, purchased most of her books, and learned so many great ways of how she painted. I was fortunate to visit her amazing room above a gallery in Rockport, Maine. A very nice lady took me upstairs to see many of Helen’s paintings that I had watched her paint on TV, and many still life objects she used in her paintings. This was after Helen passed. I also saw where she lived in Rockport. All a highlight of my planned visit to Rockport to find anything about Helen and to see an original painting!!!
I am sad to say that I have only just discovered this mistress of painting, Helen. What a fantastic tutor and character. I am very proud that I share the same birth date with her but alas am not so adept. She is sadly missed.
Like many mentioned here I was always fascinated by Helen's brush strokes and how incredible she was creating each works and play with the lights.. I really appreciate your effort to teaching us these tips..
Oh no I just found her on utube and to think she passed so long ago. Im so upset she passed so young I just hope the painting chemicals did not affect her She was so bold and confident which came from experience and knowledge I thought she was fantastic and so many have learned from her.
Now that we can look under Vermeer's paint we see that he was always 'correction' his paintings. Especially if we remember Vermeer had to grind his own pigments and wait, wait, wait for the paints to dry, no wonder he only did two or three paintings a year (not to mention all those children!) Helen always said, "Make it, break it, make it again!"
Many thanks Barbara. Re the oil 'medium' Helen Van Wyk used with her paints, seem to think it a combination of turps, linseed oil and poss Dammar varnish, but can't recall the proportions. Would you happen to know?
She once did a painting in reverse. Started with a completed stilllife and “unpainted” every step in exact reverse order back to plain toned canvas. Was quite interesting
Helen was amazing....her brush strokes ...her handling of the brush was just masterful and unique. Her color mixing. ..and brushwork is what made her stand out from many artists...
Helen wouldn't like water mixables....I've read all her books have her DVDs....nope...no way...lol
Helen was the best teacher...very natural full of tips that just came natural to her...the how...why...and so on...
Why wouldn't Helen like the water mixable oils? Grumbacher says to use water only for cleaning with their line. I bet I could put out several brands of traditional oil paint with a water mixable included and you wouldn't be able to find it from just painting.
She use to say,
"Still Life is the back,door to good painting" , and
"You can't kiss on canvas"
I still miss her, she was an awesome Artist, and Teacher......
Thx for your video. Enjoyed it
I watched Helen paint on her T V show, purchased most of her books, and learned so many great ways of how she painted. I was fortunate to visit her amazing room above a gallery in Rockport, Maine. A very nice lady took me upstairs to see many of Helen’s paintings that I had watched her paint on TV, and many still life objects she used in her paintings. This was after Helen passed. I also saw where she lived in Rockport. All a highlight of my planned visit to Rockport to find anything about Helen and to see an original painting!!!
Oh how interesting, lucky you.
Helen was amazing . A real delight to watch and learn from .
Oh she was
I am sad to say that I have only just discovered this mistress of painting, Helen. What a fantastic tutor and character. I am very proud that I share the same birth date with her but alas am not so adept. She is sadly missed.
At least we have these wonderful videos of her to enjoy
Like many mentioned here I was always fascinated by Helen's brush strokes and how incredible she was creating each works and play with the lights.. I really appreciate your effort to teaching us these tips..
Oh thank you, I was a big fan
She never did teach me how to make soup.
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Loved the color you painted the crock. Beautiful job! I enjoyed it very much.
Oh thank you!
I loved watching and painting with her.
Yes I miss her.
Oh no I just found her on utube and to think she passed so long ago. Im so upset she passed so young I just hope the painting chemicals did not affect her She was so bold and confident which came from experience and knowledge I thought she was fantastic and so many have learned from her.
Now that we can look under Vermeer's paint we see that he was always 'correction' his paintings. Especially if we remember Vermeer had to grind his own pigments and wait, wait, wait for the paints to dry, no wonder he only did two or three paintings a year (not to mention all those children!)
Helen always said, "Make it, break it, make it again!"
I know, isn’t that interesting
I still miss her and watch her tutes.
Oh yes!
Good on you for giving it a go.
hi Barbara, great picture and thank you for introducing me to a new artist to watch.
julian hughes oh thank you Julian and enjoy watching videos of Helen also.
I have learn how to paint from Helen books and than copied her paintings.
It was a lots of fun. Painting is still my hobby.
You can use personal gel for a medium. You don't need much
Lovely you make it look so easy
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How did Helen get her paint so lusciously soft and mailable?
I feel she used a medium, people make a toxic three part medium, that was probably it.
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Many thanks Barbara. Re the oil 'medium' Helen Van Wyk used with her paints, seem to think it a combination of turps, linseed oil and poss Dammar varnish, but can't recall the proportions. Would you happen to know?
I think it’s one part of each but I bet you can Google and find it. Thanks for watching!
She once did a painting in reverse. Started with a completed stilllife and “unpainted” every step in exact reverse order back to plain toned canvas. Was quite interesting
Koz wow that’s sounds interesting, I would like to see that. She was a cool lady.
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Belo Belo.
Marildete Silva thank you!
hi i love to do painting will you teach me painting
charanjeet sharma hopefully you are learning while you watch. Thanks for joining me!
yesss iam learning from u