From Sketchbook to Large Paintings: How Ideas Develop

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  • čas přidán 12. 08. 2021
  • In this video, I share my latest work in progress and show how I can trace its origins back to sketchbook work from last year and earlier this year.
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Komentáře • 305

  • @leighhudson9340
    @leighhudson9340 Před rokem +7

    Louise I love this so much. Our work is so deeply personal it’s difficult to explain it in terms of do this then do that. If we were to approach it that way we would be replicating other people’s work. I love how you get it. Our work as artists is to figure out what questions to ask and then answer them for ourselves. Problem solving is what we do. It’s very helpful to have you validate that! And even though you aren’t telling us what to do when, just hearing your process helps immensely. Bless you for sharing this wealth of wisdom!!

  • @shanfazelbhoy9491
    @shanfazelbhoy9491 Před měsícem

    and also the words and thoughts after going through the paintings are just so true.

  • @kvadams9538
    @kvadams9538 Před 2 lety +18

    Louise, you are a ray of sunshine for someone who's 'finding her feet' in painting's creativity. Back in 2019 when participating in an art class I said to the teacher (who I'd been told would allow me to explore) that I was more of an intuitive painter; she replied 'oh, so you like to fling paint at the canvas.' Thank you for being you.

  • @i_do_notconsent4968
    @i_do_notconsent4968 Před 4 měsíci

    "How do I abstract a landscape" is my current question, thanks to this video. How to do what YOU've done Without doing what you've done. Unburying what is inside me. There must be something there because I am attracted so much to these paintings you showed today. I adore landscapes in real life, but find painting them representationally is boring and tedious to me, and I get impatient and start using 'symbols' (really rather silly looking pine trees and rushed-over details.) You have set me off on another exploratory path, Louise! I really love you. :D

  • @poshyarn7426
    @poshyarn7426 Před 2 lety +21

    A new Louise video always makes my day! Thank you, Louise, for your generosity in letting us into your painting life. Can’t wait for your book.

    • @poshyarn7426
      @poshyarn7426 Před 2 lety

      And now that I’ve watched it….. LOVE the new direction! Serendipity, I started a panel similarly this week, with a neutral collage layer, completely the opposite of how I would normally activate the canvas with a lot of dark bold line. I felt like switching it around, challenges like that are so good at kickstarting work in a new direction.

    • @ThisPaintingLife
      @ThisPaintingLife  Před 2 lety

      Thank you!

    • @ThisPaintingLife
      @ThisPaintingLife  Před 2 lety

      How interesting that we started the same way!

    • @poshyarn7426
      @poshyarn7426 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ThisPaintingLife It makes me wonder if Elizabeth Gilbert was onto something with Big Magic 😉

  • @sharonstratis2846
    @sharonstratis2846 Před 2 lety +18

    Loving your new series with collage and limited palette with green! That tryptic is wonderful so far. thanks for sharing your thoughts behind it, from sketchbook to panel.

  • @laurabliss60
    @laurabliss60 Před 2 lety +1

    Hooray! Great message. Going to begin a new sketchbook NOW.

  • @pattigroome660
    @pattigroome660 Před 2 lety +7

    Louise, seeing your process is so very helpful. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to helping fellow artists.

  • @helenebonney9297
    @helenebonney9297 Před 2 lety

    Love you Louise. You speak to me. I’m an old artist who loves to paint and experiment and you totally inspire me to keep searching. Thank you. HELENE in Australia

  • @lou9007
    @lou9007 Před 2 lety +1

    Anyone thinking about joining the Art Tribe and not sure? I'm a member and can thoroughly recommend it, this is a common phrase but...I haven't looked back since joining, I'd been looking for years for the support and knowledge Louise shares. Everyone in the group is so supportive too :)

  • @lindawright4824
    @lindawright4824 Před 2 lety +1

    you just hit the nail on the head so well, you are an inspiration...thank you so much.

  • @berniceharmyk7856
    @berniceharmyk7856 Před 2 lety +1

    thank you thank you....you are a gem.....inspiring.

  • @SingYourselfWell
    @SingYourselfWell Před 2 lety +4

    Wow. You ARE a texture girl, Louise! Just great, and thanks so much for sharing! 💖

  • @palwashafineart4839
    @palwashafineart4839 Před 2 lety

    Yes! Exactly! it is very important to experiment something to know how it works because that is the way we learn!

  • @jenniebaker52
    @jenniebaker52 Před 2 lety +1

    Just love watching your informative videos learn lots

  • @possiblepaintings5059
    @possiblepaintings5059 Před 2 lety

    I love belonging to Art Tribe. Thank you Louise you are amazing!!!

  • @debbigreen9863
    @debbigreen9863 Před 2 lety +1

    Best video yet!!! Thank you.

  • @leilaskye8143
    @leilaskye8143 Před 2 lety +1

    How interesting when you mentioned about not getting disappointed when one gets close to the painting. Thank you for sharing.

  • @juliegriffiths4272
    @juliegriffiths4272 Před 2 lety +1

    Hiya, you are total inspiration, I really appreciate the way you reason and talk through your way of working. Refreshing. Thank you.

  • @irenehynes7536
    @irenehynes7536 Před 2 lety +1

    Fascinating methods! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for making the video!

  • @LoriMooreThompson
    @LoriMooreThompson Před 2 lety +1

    Louise, you are the best mentor and teacher. Thank you for inspiring us to find our own way!

  • @jackilong7608
    @jackilong7608 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks so much for sharing, you are terrific!

  • @vivekagudmundsson9624
    @vivekagudmundsson9624 Před 2 lety +1

    Ohhh my god ..thank you. Just what i needed. You are the best.take care.hugs from sweden.🥰

  • @philipmurphy2
    @philipmurphy2 Před 2 lety +2

    So creative, These is when CZcams takes over old broadcast TV for sure.

  • @sarahvincent5212
    @sarahvincent5212 Před 2 lety +5

    So good to see you and your work again. Love what you say about answering our own questions. That's part of the fun. Its not about painting by numbers! Tem pted to join your tribe!

    • @ThisPaintingLife
      @ThisPaintingLife  Před 2 lety

      I hope you give us a try - it's free for 30 days so as long as you mark your calendar, you can leave if it's not for you xx

  • @Engelhafen
    @Engelhafen Před 2 lety

    Louise I love your mind and process. 👍🏼

  • @johnkitching6293
    @johnkitching6293 Před 2 lety

    This video is brilliant, and so helpful Louise and spot on showing development of a painting through use of materials and experimentation to create a stunning image! Thank you

  • @learnrelearn
    @learnrelearn Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing how your organize your daily studies. Organizing the pieces parts I have collected and created over time is a mess for me - pack rat style. After your video I can see how I can organize my thoughts into a coherent method, that is thoughtful and useful to me going forward.
    You are a gift to creatives. Thank you for sharing. HUGE THANK YOU!

  • @dianecharest8365
    @dianecharest8365 Před měsícem

    As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @julietoye9872
    @julietoye9872 Před rokem

    I love that abstract landscape 💖

  • @TheDabshear
    @TheDabshear Před 2 lety +3

    Exciting and inspiring!

  • @janetbrown8342
    @janetbrown8342 Před 2 lety +2

    I just want to get going now! Thankyou Louise that was so helpful.

  • @authenticallykhalid
    @authenticallykhalid Před 2 lety

    Amazing advice! We have to set out and answer the question which no one else could do.

  • @bonniemiller3587
    @bonniemiller3587 Před 2 lety +1

    Thoroughly amazing! I’m one of those people who want to know ‘how’ and now I know the answer. And by the way…you are right about the likes of us having a lack of confidence!

  • @carolesky1383
    @carolesky1383 Před 2 lety +1

    Fabulous process video, thank you!!! Can t wait to get back to the studio. If this is what s in Art Tribe, count me in! 👏👏🙆‍♀️🎨🎨🎨💓

  • @sueevans7835
    @sueevans7835 Před rokem +1

    Hello Louise,
    Thank you. Watching your processes, listening to your perspective and viewing your work have helped me enormously. I am gradually defining my own style, abandoning fear and having a crack at all sorts! In my art 'infancy' but growing rapidly.

    • @ThisPaintingLife
      @ThisPaintingLife  Před rokem

      Awww that's wonderful because that's what art is all about. Happy painting!

  • @sharonrainey5755
    @sharonrainey5755 Před rokem +1

    I learn something from every single posts you make. Large and so mall but all of them are interesting and fun!

  • @joycebotie223
    @joycebotie223 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing YOU! Every video leaves me motivated and inspired and teaches me to be me!

  • @sarawelder1
    @sarawelder1 Před 2 lety +1

    So many good ideas and tips here. You give permission to play , explore and mess up on the way and I love that.Thank you!

  • @AmysCreativeArt
    @AmysCreativeArt Před 2 lety +1

    Wow. Absolutely Stunning work. So much to look at. Just FABULOUS 💜💜💜👍🥰

  • @angelamezzatesta6435
    @angelamezzatesta6435 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful work Louise. Thankyou for sharing your process.

  • @lanamorton5342
    @lanamorton5342 Před 2 lety

    Love the way you do your sketchbook with any feeling you have at the very moment and use it for a reference later. Invaluable tip. Aha moment here for me. Thanks Louise for your awesome video.

  • @angelawallismoore2283
    @angelawallismoore2283 Před 9 měsíci

    I love your work and your gift for explaining your process. Very inspiring. Thank you!

  • @conniesolberg
    @conniesolberg Před 2 lety

    It was a breath of fresh air to find this video in my email box today. I have several paintings that need an injection of "something"-most likely just a bit of right brain loose-ness. I have started using collage elements, but very timidly, cause I didn't want it to look obvious, but seeing how bold you start out with it, and build it up/knock it back/I won't be so timid in the future. Looking forward to studio time tomorrow.....

  • @jilliantoombs6975
    @jilliantoombs6975 Před 2 lety

    Hi Louise! I am a listener and lover of Art Juice, I love listening to you and Alice, and I am so delighted to have found you here on CZcams! I have not seen your work up close like this before, and I am truly blown away by the vivacity and depth you've created in your paintings. They make me feel like I'm on the moors. 💚 Fantastical work. This video hit on some things my little artist heart needed to hear today, so thank you for sharing this peak into your process, and your lovely (and frank and honest) insights.

  • @jeannettehofman459
    @jeannettehofman459 Před 2 lety

    Wonderful video again, thank you Louise!

  • @suemills8834
    @suemills8834 Před rokem

    These pieces are stunning! And I love what you said about, you want to know how to abstract a landscape, go find out! I'm starting on this journey and have a long way to go and it's exciting. I love watching your videos and hearing your great advice. Thank you!

  • @denisebarmak3559
    @denisebarmak3559 Před 2 lety

    Thank you, Louise! You are such an inspiration. I look forward to your new book in October, and more books to come.

  • @sheilagreenall1165
    @sheilagreenall1165 Před 2 lety +4

    Oh Louise I've missed you. Your new work is amazing as always. 🤗💕

  • @CherylK.333
    @CherylK.333 Před 2 lety +1

    Helpful and inspirational. I'm loving the energy and colors and layering in these paintings!

  • @jeanrawlins9996
    @jeanrawlins9996 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you so much for an extremely interesting insight into the long process of how you make your beautiful pieces of work for us to enjoy!

  • @sandysiman
    @sandysiman Před 2 lety

    Just watched some of your videos for the first time. Thoroughly enjoyed your ink and collages

  • @adrianachristensen5901
    @adrianachristensen5901 Před 2 lety +1

    Your videos are amazing. I love them , you express the things I don't have the words to say. Thanks 🙏

  • @janebrannigan1325
    @janebrannigan1325 Před 2 lety +1

    Liking your ideas and layering of collage .
    Your new work has great energy and life force! Especially the teal and green at the top of one...
    Thanks Louise!
    Thank you for sharing

  • @kathleenwetsel6510
    @kathleenwetsel6510 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you Louise for your wonderful explanation at the end of the video about finding my own voice or style as an artist.
    If you told me to do Step 1, then 2 then 3 and I followed that instruction I would be disappointed in the results. I will try to remember your instruction as I practice my art. Also, thank you for admitting that sometimes you create "rubbish" before you eventually get it right. - Kathleen Wetsel. Artbykathleen

  • @trinesandns4947
    @trinesandns4947 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing your process so generously. You inspire me so much!

  • @marlagershkoff54
    @marlagershkoff54 Před 2 lety

    Really love how you are building such wonderful layers with collage, paint, and sanding. Can definitely feel the energy you are creating in these paintings!

  • @ScutoidStudios
    @ScutoidStudios Před 2 lety

    Good job, you're on Creators on the Rise!

  • @yokemelissant9098
    @yokemelissant9098 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you so much much sharing your process. By seeing your sketchbooks it gives me so much energy to go on working in my studio. So that's where I will go now...

  • @annrubino6252
    @annrubino6252 Před 9 měsíci

    This is the heart of an artist - so beautifully expressed. Thank you, Louise.

  • @tannaorr4133
    @tannaorr4133 Před 2 lety

    Fabulous video! Gorgeous colors and marks! Thank you for sharing your amazing creativity!

  • @pujalin5525
    @pujalin5525 Před 2 lety

    thank you Louise, for your authenticity in you and in your art. i love what you have been sharing. 🙏 ❤️

  • @susanfox7495
    @susanfox7495 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks so much for making this video and sharing your process-I am so interested in how you use your sketchbooks to explore, capture your feelings on paper and play with color. There are many things I don’t know yet about making my art with paint and collage, but after taking your taster course and joining the Art Tribe in the early summer, I have so much more confidence to just BEGIN, to experiment, be curious and to put aside the expectation of perfection…life lessons! I love those deep greens and beautiful creams in your new paintings!!!

  • @liocreates
    @liocreates Před 2 lety

    These new pieces are really next level work. Love how your techniques have evolved to this point - can’t wait to see how they keep evolving! Thanks so much for sharing your current creative process.

  • @susanpriestart
    @susanpriestart Před 2 lety

    I so get excited when a visit of yours comes on x

  • @frankiecarboni
    @frankiecarboni Před 2 lety +1

    So inspiring Louise, thank you for sharing this. I love love love the tryptic, and it occurred to me while looking at it that I'd love to see what you would do with a huge canvas or a wall, all that space to throw yourself into! Thank you again 🙏🏻

  • @perinilan4364
    @perinilan4364 Před 2 lety +1

    Totally inspired by this video to continue my creative endeavours, especially when I’m experimenting. I love how you showed us several sketchbook examples and the larger paintings, explained the process and what you like in them.

  • @cecileegeorgeson_artist

    So lovely to see your process…..have been struggling with focus lately so have been reviewing lots of your videos….thankyou for still doing fresh videos👏🙏🌸

  • @judithgillam5074
    @judithgillam5074 Před 2 lety +1

    Louise - you are amazing ! I absolutely love listening to your awe-inspiring talks , and watching the emotion spill into everyone of your abstracts . Thank you so much ! Kind regards - Judi - Australia

  • @suzevanleeuwen3761
    @suzevanleeuwen3761 Před 2 lety +1

    WOW Louise I like this last paintings very much, this layering to make it really intersting, a lot of work but a beautiful journey!!! It inspires me to start in a different way and do a lot of exploring. Thanks again.

  • @AquaLumenStudio
    @AquaLumenStudio Před 2 lety

    As always Louise, I love you your work, your creativity and generosity! I haven’t watched any of your videos for so long as life has been soooo busy, but am really glad I did…. Cheers and thank you! 💚

  • @gwentellier7959
    @gwentellier7959 Před rokem +1

    Love your process. I can watch this video over and over. Really inspiring. Thank you, love it.

  • @barbbell2424
    @barbbell2424 Před 2 lety

    So much truth in this video. No, you're not being glibb'ish. I love hearing that everything is a process from the inside out and I understand to not confuse simple with easy. I love your encouragement to explore and learn. Thank you so much for your honest guidance and direction.

  • @priscillawrites6685
    @priscillawrites6685 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for showing us your process

  • @mariaguillerminaayrolo1480

    So many beautiful organic forms in all your art!!!!! Thank you for sharing the process ❤

  • @suenorrisart
    @suenorrisart Před 9 měsíci

    You are my inspiration at the moment. My work at present is about history, which I build with layers that I scrape back and I loved watching this because you were speaking to the heart of my current work... but I'm a bit stuck, and you've given me some spark back. Thank you 😊

  • @rhondaviau-caron3322
    @rhondaviau-caron3322 Před rokem

    Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your deepest insights.

  • @chrismatheson4367
    @chrismatheson4367 Před 2 lety

    Lovely! Lovely! Lovely!
    You now have a new subscriber.

  • @jillgoodyear7716
    @jillgoodyear7716 Před 2 lety +1

    Always an inspiration. Love the look of the new work.

  • @paultje4874
    @paultje4874 Před 2 lety

    I love your words about finding your joy in finding your answers. Sometimes I struggle in a painting. Wanting to paint a certain structure for instance. And it is so much more fun, when there is a struggle at first. When it is there all of a sudden, after the struggling, it gives so much joy. Even when I look at a painting that is finished that are the feelings that emerge. Wow. That was hard at first, but then did this and that and look at it now!!! Thanks Louise for your video`s. Always a joy. And thank you for showing your process.

  • @loreleihopkinsart
    @loreleihopkinsart Před 2 lety +1

    I thank you so much Louise! Very profound and helpful content for us who are in search of meaning and inspiration. I am joining!

  • @susiedraper8543
    @susiedraper8543 Před 2 lety

    THIS IS SO INSPIRING. Thank you Louise. You are truly helping me to find my voice.

  • @kathystewart2642
    @kathystewart2642 Před 2 lety +1

    Another great video Louise - thank you. So much to think about and be inspired by.

  • @judithclendenning4146
    @judithclendenning4146 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video.. thank you, thank you Louise. Your videos always get my creative juices going! This was so interesting 🎶💕😃

  • @SharonLynnWilliams
    @SharonLynnWilliams Před 2 lety

    A wonderful video -thank you! I especially love that you have stated in the past you hate green, but stuck through with it until you found YOUR way to use YOUR green! Very inspirational, especially in how to use a sketchbook to generate ideas.

  • @zulimi
    @zulimi Před 2 lety

    I watched this yesterday and tried two of my own collages. Really liked the way they turned out. THANK YOU for the inspiration!!

  • @laurab.newmark2411
    @laurab.newmark2411 Před 2 lety

    Louise , YOU ROCK!! I painted for years with collage but veered away due to extenuating physical circumstances, but you have inspired me to get back at it with your detailed presentation of your latest works. They are stunning and your enthusiasm is contagious! Can you kindly tell me if these were done in Acrylic . Thank you for sharing your process with your generous & expansive spirit !! You are a treasure!!

  • @cateh4772
    @cateh4772 Před rokem

    Louise you are an absolute inspiration- you’ve awakened something in me I didn’t even know was there and at 50 this is what I want to with my time….. find my own abstract expression style and be able to put it on paper - Thankyou so much 💕

  • @patmackenzie6732
    @patmackenzie6732 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Louise forthat video - hope that your talking about and through your process will help me to get the spontaneity of quick sketches into my 'proper'work which often has a lifeless look about it - the energy has left it!

  • @alisonking3641
    @alisonking3641 Před 2 lety

    I love this video Louise. I have just started Find Your Joy 2022. I have so many papers for collage!! I live in a beautiful area in Central Victoria, Australia with so much inspiration around me. I can't wait to get to work. It will be on a small scale initially as I don't have much space, but when the weather improves (it's winter here now) I'll be out there. Thank you for your generosity.

  • @4paws70
    @4paws70 Před 2 lety

    I love your work thank you for sharing

  • @jeaninebrownpaints2025

    Louise, I just love how you describe what you are trying to achieve in your work, (not trying, you do acheive it!) you are a gem. And to share so freely with those of us struggling away alone in our studios is just generous and fantastic! I feel like part of the team when I hear you describe your own journey and I am truly grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear Louise.

  • @HarmonyThiessen
    @HarmonyThiessen Před 2 lety

    This was a GREAT video. Thank you so much.

  • @shanfazelbhoy9491
    @shanfazelbhoy9491 Před měsícem

    Love the work and also the sketchbooks😃

  • @indib5897
    @indib5897 Před 2 lety

    Deep and wonderfully inspirational… even as works in progress. Great to see and hear your voice again. Take care… you look tired 🤗.

  • @susanneengel-schuster
    @susanneengel-schuster Před 2 lety +1

    Wonder wonder wonderfull , love it! ❤

  • @JaniceFeist-ev2jw
    @JaniceFeist-ev2jw Před 5 měsíci

    I love your work, and I love how you approach it. Thank you for the spark that I need :)

  • @annsharman1711
    @annsharman1711 Před 2 lety +1

    Loved this - thanks!

  • @user-ks2is9zi7d
    @user-ks2is9zi7d Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you Louise!

  • @freshspiritworks4535
    @freshspiritworks4535 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Louise! I loved this video - it looks like you just really cut loose - even with not so good news! I always love what your honesty. A few weeks ago I bought a palm sander to exactly do this. We'll see how it turns out! Right now I'm still having fun with canvas! I'll get there and can't wait! You are fantastic!
    Thank you -
    Linda Herron

    • @freshspiritworks4535
      @freshspiritworks4535 Před 2 lety

      Hi again! Am I too late to purchase your book? I think that what you did with Ted Hugh's poetry is amazing. If not I'll wait till it's released! Thank you.

    • @ThisPaintingLife
      @ThisPaintingLife  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi, too late for pre-orders but there will be plenty of opportunity when it coms out xx

    • @freshspiritworks4535
      @freshspiritworks4535 Před 2 lety

      @@ThisPaintingLife okay, thanks!