As always, a great video! One of the most valuable lessons I've learned from watching your posts, is to KEEP PAINTING. So many times in the past I've discarded a painting 10 minutes into the process only to return home and gesso over the 'disaster'. Quite the mistake! Thanks for giving me the courage to continue on and arrive at a pleasant and acceptable painting. Looking forward to the next video. Happy Sunday!
@@ronschlorff7089 Great points! I'll have to be more 'tolerant' of the work-in-progress than I usually am...maybe more of a personality 'problem' than an artistic one...
@@ronschlorff7089 How boring would it be for every painting to be perfect from start to finish... someone who had a TV program once said 'it's OK to make happy little mistakes'....
A masterclass; a break from seascapes Paint squeeze, block in irregular shapes Distant hills call for a mixing of hues Pushing warmth while mindful of values Thicker paint, loaded strokes The eagle has landed, folks I hope he wore shoes, beware of the arachnid His Patreon is the best, I wouldn’t kid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Your painting is beautiful. I will rewatch your Patreon videos where you explain values and saturation again. I love the video and the painting. The distant hills are really great and the colors are fantastic. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛
Great narration! Constant attention to the value relationships and composing with varied shapes was your thought process throughout. Excellent Michael!
Such fine videography. Appreciate the detail and balance of exposure. So important when you are explaining about values. You just keep getting better and better if that is even possible. Thanks for your faithful vlogs.
Love this ! Brother , you are a joy to watch , your set up from the start of your day ( at times ) learning about where you are going , what your thoughts are about the painting process , inspires all of us ! You connect so well with your compositions . I have learned in your process that composition was my biggest issue . I found myself constantly re- painting because I did not completely think out the composition process. I've been painting for years and this fact had never resonated with me until I watched the way your prepare , much thanks !! PS , we need more Ariah Myles please - love this artist as well , like you talented yet humble .
Thanks Mike! It took me a while to realize the importance of composition. It's so important! Glad you find my videos helpful. More Ariah soon! We're planning to paint together in June 😊👍
Even though this is a simple composition, it's very pleasing to look at. A walk in the California hills. Been there, done that! Thanks for sharing this painting, Michael! The greens and purples in the trees make it pop! It's very interesting how your steps to painting are based upon "value painting", across the entire panel. Not, do a trees entirety, then next trees entirety, etc. Working the entire painting by value. I have watched other artists do that, as they move around the entire canvas by value, and did not understand why. Thanks!
Michael, I look at that scene and walk away. You look at it and see a painting. Geez! Where are my eyes? Love the brush strokes, and the fact that I can see them. The biggest take away I get from this is how important the darks can be ! As always thank you. Now in Plant City 🌴 Florida
Richard, I have watched a lot of painting videos, looking for the best fit for me, as I have been out in the field, trying plein air after years of figure and portraiture drawing and painting. You keep it simple, calm and skillful. It is always a pleasure to learn plein air from you. Thanks and I look forward to the next. Stay well and keep doing you. Gina in NC
A very useful video and being miles from the sea, it is good to see you tackle landscape, as opposed to seascape. Loved the two tones in the trees, I suspect the light in California is similar to the south of France, where shadows are often purple . At the moment I am on holiday in Shropshire, on the English/Welsh border, an Area of outstanding natural beauty. Home to the poet Houseman, who gave us the phrase, ‘blue remembered hills’ - a phrase you so well complement here.
Michael, the bunny rabbit at 0:01 - 0:03 , on the trail , beginning, then at 1:15 - 1:34 the tiny hint of a person first appearing in extreme bottom right of the screen , and exiting left screen , seemed to be a ball cap vertical letters, s and an f , my heart was beating in my head, thought you had company to paint with, brilliant looking sketch , , ,
I like the way you draw and block in. that's always my biggest issue. Figuring out where everything goes and what value it is. I also find it helpful that you're blocking in is mostly mid-tones. You indicate where the darks and lights are going to go but then after you block in you come back and darken up the darks and lighten up the lights. That seems like an easier more intuitive way to work then putting in the darkest dark and the lightest light right away. Everything is relative to the mid-tones. The painting came out great! Some interesting color mixes too
You are such a good painter, Michael. Obviously. Because you break it down, lay it down... and then, it just pops & is right. Pure magic to watch. Thank you so much for inspiring us!
Good morning Michael. I haven’t commented in a while from taking a break from Social Media. Really love watching your paintings take life. Really therapeutic. I finally got a camera this past Christmas. Still hoping to turn a section of my basement into a dark room. What a beautiful landscape! Have you ever done pottery? I was thinking of trying again. I just know I’m happiest doing creative things & my dream would to be able to support myself financially -Brooke☺️😍
I like it. There is a Mission style in your paintings. It was a ceramics group in Calif that painted highly prized pieces of pottery and tiles. I can’t remember. Way back at turn of last century. I love it and small pieces you paint are so desirable to me, give that vibe. Thanks. Wish I could remember.
This was just the video I needed since I am often doing studies of the scrub pines here... This was really helpful!... You really do have a great way of explaining ! ... Thanks as always
Thanks for another great video Michael! I love the simplicity of this piece; especially the one cast shadow--this is a great example of how less is more.
I've likened using phthalo in a painting to using garlic in a recipe. A touch adds complexity and flavor, but too much will overwhelm the dish. But sometimes I like it to be overwhelmed!
Your skies nearly always start 'too' saturated, yet often finish up lighter. Is that a technique you like to use to get a layering look into an otherwise boring blocked in sky? Finished sky looks great and has good contrast to the foreground. I like your scrubby transparent brushwork- what percentage liquin is in that, because although lean it is far from runny so obviously not a great deal of thinner. 👍
Thanks Jim. It's easier to reduce saturation than it is to boost it. I start saturated, see what the painting needs once the bock in is complete, and then make the necessary adjustments. As for the scrubby passages, I thin with liquin until I get the effect I'm after. I don't know the percentage, but it doesn't take much. I may add a tiny amount of OMS but not often.
Great videos! What's the name of your gallery. Painting for me has always been a challenge and frustrating, but always fun. I'm next door in Millbrae if you ever want have a cup of coffee and talk painting and artists. Keep up the good work.
Like your dark mixture for blocking in ..opposed to that purple you always use....10:47 you went back to that dark purple you always use...wonder how it would look without using it...the color scheme was looking good without and something new from your use of color....not sure why you like to use dark purple in all your pieces.... The purple in the trees in end, will look good with that original dark blue you started out with- having that blue with the color of land like an orange is a nice harmony.. You tend to use dark purple all the time with block in and in end as here...maybe it's a habit not sure. You even said taking ultramarine out at one point for sky and such but later went back to using it... Just my 2 cents. Having watched all your videos would be nice to see a different color scheme and not that dark purple that you always use especially in your block ins...
I also use ultramarine mixed with burnt sienna for darks. I use that mixture when I want it to look more like black. The purple mixture looks less saturated when viewed indoors. It also looks more blue. Remember these videos are filmed with full light on the palette which makes them appear more saturated.
Love the orange peeking out
As always, a great video! One of the most valuable lessons I've learned from watching your posts, is to KEEP PAINTING. So many times in the past I've discarded a painting 10 minutes into the process only to return home and gesso over the 'disaster'. Quite the mistake! Thanks for giving me the courage to continue on and arrive at a pleasant and acceptable painting. Looking forward to the next video. Happy Sunday!
Thanks Charles! Yes, keep painting!
@@ronschlorff7089 Great points! I'll have to be more 'tolerant' of the work-in-progress than I usually am...maybe more of a personality 'problem' than an artistic one...
@@ronschlorff7089 How boring would it be for every painting to be perfect from start to finish... someone who had a TV program once said 'it's OK to make happy little mistakes'....
A masterclass; a break from seascapes
Paint squeeze, block in irregular shapes
Distant hills call for a mixing of hues
Pushing warmth while mindful of values
Thicker paint, loaded strokes
The eagle has landed, folks
I hope he wore shoes, beware of the arachnid
His Patreon is the best, I wouldn’t kid
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Your painting is beautiful. I will rewatch your Patreon videos where you explain values and saturation again. I love the video and the painting. The distant hills are really great and the colors are fantastic. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛
I was actually wearing flip flops as usual 😂 Thanks Suz! 😊🙏✌️💛
@@ronschlorff7089 😳 yikes 😁
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I love how every time, you master the color and composition with simplicity. It seems so satisfying...wish I could do that! :)
Great narration! Constant attention to the value relationships and composing with varied shapes was your thought process throughout. Excellent Michael!
Thanks Sherrie!
Such fine videography. Appreciate the detail and balance of exposure. So important when you are explaining about values. You just keep getting better and better if that is even possible. Thanks for your faithful vlogs.
Really beautiful painting. I love the center shadow, gives the perfect balance between the foreground and the background.
Thanks Martin!
Love this ! Brother , you are a joy to watch , your set up from the start of your day ( at times ) learning about where you are going , what your thoughts are about the painting process , inspires all of us ! You connect so well with your compositions . I have learned in your process that composition was my biggest issue . I found myself constantly re- painting because I did not completely think out the composition process. I've been painting for years and this fact had never resonated with me until I watched the way your prepare , much thanks !! PS , we need more Ariah Myles please - love this artist as well , like you talented yet humble .
Thanks Mike! It took me a while to realize the importance of composition. It's so important! Glad you find my videos helpful. More Ariah soon! We're planning to paint together in June 😊👍
I love the light effects of this painting so much ! Theres so much to learn from you ! Thank you !!
Love the subtle value shift in the distant mountains. Also, interesting composition favouring the sky to really emphasise the light. Nice!
Thanks Matthew!
Even though this is a simple composition, it's very pleasing to look at. A walk in the California hills. Been there, done that! Thanks for sharing this painting, Michael!
The greens and purples in the trees make it pop! It's very interesting how your steps to painting are based upon "value painting", across the entire panel. Not, do a trees entirety, then next trees entirety, etc. Working the entire painting by value. I have watched other artists do that, as they move around the entire canvas by value, and did not understand why. Thanks!
Michael, I look at that scene and walk away. You look at it and see a painting. Geez! Where are my eyes? Love the brush strokes, and the fact that I can see them. The biggest take away I get from this is how important the darks can be ! As always thank you. Now in Plant City 🌴 Florida
Thanks Barbra Joan! Yes, I tend to build my compositions around the darks. 😊
Watching the ads before the main event. 🎥
That's very kind of you Suz 😭🙏
Lovely sense of atmosphere and light Michael!
Thanks Louise!
Richard, I have watched a lot of painting videos, looking for the best fit for me, as I have been out in the field, trying plein air after years of figure and portraiture drawing and painting.
You keep it simple, calm and skillful. It is always a pleasure to learn plein air from you.
Thanks and I look forward to the next.
Stay well and keep doing you.
Gina in NC
Really enjoyed this. The shadows under the shrubs are so beautiful too
Thanks Kathy!
A very useful video and being miles from the sea, it is good to see you tackle landscape, as opposed to seascape. Loved the two tones in the trees, I suspect the light in California is similar to the south of France, where shadows are often purple . At the moment I am on holiday in Shropshire, on the English/Welsh border, an Area of outstanding natural beauty. Home to the poet Houseman, who gave us the phrase, ‘blue remembered hills’ - a phrase you so well complement here.
I really like it! Great to adjust the distant mountain like you did at the end...added some depth I think!
Thanks Kerry!
‘Sky holes’ love that.
Michael, the bunny rabbit at 0:01 - 0:03 , on the trail , beginning, then at 1:15 - 1:34 the tiny hint of a person first appearing in extreme bottom right of the screen , and exiting left screen , seemed to be a ball cap vertical letters, s and an f , my heart was beating in my head, thought you had company to paint with, brilliant looking sketch , , ,
I was on my own. Just me and the bunnies!
1:30 yeah somebody with a hat 🧢
Awe the runny babbit 🙂
I like the way you draw and block in. that's always my biggest issue. Figuring out where everything goes and what value it is. I also find it helpful that you're blocking in is mostly mid-tones. You indicate where the darks and lights are going to go but then after you block in you come back and darken up the darks and lighten up the lights. That seems like an easier more intuitive way to work then putting in the darkest dark and the lightest light right away. Everything is relative to the mid-tones. The painting came out great! Some interesting color mixes too
Thanks Peter! Also, regarding mid-tones, that where you'll find the most saturated color!
Loved seeing your process. Great painting Michael! 👏
Thanks Christina!
Thank you for the videos i am new to Plein air and they have helped me tremendously with how to understand the process 👍
You are such a good painter, Michael. Obviously. Because you break it down, lay it down... and then, it just pops & is right. Pure magic to watch. Thank you so much for inspiring us!
Thanks Stephanie!
You have so inspired me, thank you so very much. I’m still a bit nervous about it all, but loving it….thank you from Tasmania.
Beautiful. Both subtle and bold.
Thanks Maura!
Beautiful. I love the values and the colors. I look forward to your videos every Sunday morning.
Thanks Tim!
I enjoy your video. I have learned much on mixing colors.
Really enjoyed this video , great painting, thank you again
Good morning Michael. I haven’t commented in a while from taking a break from Social Media. Really love watching your paintings take life. Really therapeutic. I finally got a camera this past Christmas. Still hoping to turn a section of my basement into a dark room. What a beautiful landscape! Have you ever done pottery? I was thinking of trying again. I just know I’m happiest doing creative things & my dream would to be able to support myself financially -Brooke☺️😍
Good morning Brooke! I'm happiest doing creative things as well. I haven't tried pottery but it looks like fun 😊
I like it. There is a Mission style in your paintings. It was a ceramics group in Calif that painted highly prized pieces of pottery and tiles. I can’t remember. Way back at turn of last century. I love it and small pieces you paint are so desirable to me, give that vibe. Thanks. Wish I could remember.
Thanks Janis! I'll have to look them up 😊
Nice one Michael. I like the use of pthalo blue.
Thanks Roger!
Very enjoyable to watch your process. Your paintings make me miss California even more (Transplanted to GA). Love the finished painting.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your job! All of your paintings and videos give me such a strong motivation to move on. Have a beautiful week!
Thanks, you too!
This was just the video I needed since I am often doing studies of the scrub pines here... This was really helpful!... You really do have a great way of explaining ! ... Thanks as always
Thanks Nancy! 😊
That’s a really nice painting. Great teaching too.
Thanks Elisabeth!
Thanks for another great video Michael! I love the simplicity of this piece; especially the one cast shadow--this is a great example of how less is more.
Thank you so much for the video! Your videos are the most inspiring for me before going for painting outside. ♡
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Excellent demo! Love the comp
Thanks Sharron!
I've likened using phthalo in a painting to using garlic in a recipe. A touch adds complexity and flavor, but too much will overwhelm the dish. But sometimes I like it to be overwhelmed!
Great analogy!
Beautiful painting, sir! I love it. Very nice nature. Have a good one!
Thanks Olda! You too!
@@chamberlainpaintings Cheers! Thank you!!!
Your skies nearly always start 'too' saturated, yet often finish up lighter. Is that a technique you like to use to get a layering look into an otherwise boring blocked in sky?
Finished sky looks great and has good contrast to the foreground. I like your scrubby transparent brushwork- what percentage liquin is in that, because although lean it is far from runny so obviously not a great deal of thinner.
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Thanks Jim. It's easier to reduce saturation than it is to boost it. I start saturated, see what the painting needs once the bock in is complete, and then make the necessary adjustments. As for the scrubby passages, I thin with liquin until I get the effect I'm after. I don't know the percentage, but it doesn't take much. I may add a tiny amount of OMS but not often.
your Shadowless are amazing!! I can see the realistic contrast from the trees to the horizon. Beautiful scenery, vivid painting🥂
Thanks Cedric! 😊🙏
The solar wind perhaps, brought the narrative question ?
Great video…fab sense of distance 😊
beautiful. I'm drawing it too :)) such a good teacher
Thanks Lind!
Michael, at 14:37 or soon afterwards the two trees have a “” raised up “” feel to them, thank you for the excellent shared skill Michael .
Thanks for your observations Mark!
Thank you for your kindness over time , you are greatly appreciated, think I’ll try to rest a bit , perhaps even nap awhile 🙂
View to the distant 6:11 nice 🙂
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Field 👓
Beautiful painting.....love to see the process and learn....can the leftover paint be used again?
Thanks Paresh! Yes, the paint remains usable for a few days.
Great job!
Great videos! What's the name of your gallery. Painting for me has always been a challenge and frustrating, but always fun. I'm next door in Millbrae if you ever want have a cup of coffee and talk painting and artists. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Studio Gallery in San Francisco
Sooooooo inviting!!!!!!! grazie nm fran
Thanks Fran!
Excelente, trabajo 👍🎨
Good morning Michael 🙂
Good morning Mark 😊
9:16
Sir, what is the box known as which you have open and locked with the easle and use that as a table?
beautiful palette at 9:16, wrote about it for 82 minutes, screen dropped , , ,
Dang. Thanks Mark
Beautiful painting today, and you’re out on low tide this holiday weekend, gotta look at your studio painting, thank you Michael 😋☺️😊
Like your dark mixture for blocking in ..opposed to that purple you always use....10:47 you went back to that dark purple you always use...wonder how it would look without using it...the color scheme was looking good without and something new from your use of color....not sure why you like to use dark purple in all your pieces....
The purple in the trees in end, will look good with that original dark blue you started out with- having that blue with the color of land like an orange is a nice harmony..
You tend to use dark purple all the time with block in and in end as here...maybe it's a habit not sure.
You even said taking ultramarine out at one point for sky and such but later went back to using it...
Just my 2 cents. Having watched all your videos would be nice to see a different color scheme and not that dark purple that you always use especially in your block ins...
I also use ultramarine mixed with burnt sienna for darks. I use that mixture when I want it to look more like black. The purple mixture looks less saturated when viewed indoors. It also looks more blue. Remember these videos are filmed with full light on the palette which makes them appear more saturated.
can I ask why you would use purple in the shadows of the green trees?
Why not? If it looks good, use it. It looked right to me and still does. 😂👍
You don't show the final mix of green accents to the foliage. Greens are hard to mix
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am i the only one here bc his paintings are just 🤌 and his videos fill in the void emma’s videos did ?
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