I would like to try abstract art, so this is helpful. But there is a spot in the process which still feels like a mystery to me, namely composition. How do you know what to put where?
Hi Linda! Composition is a very big topic. I’m actually working on a whole course on composition. Hopefully it will be ready early next year. To start, take a look at my video on a composition exercise with collage ruclips.net/video/qZqvdmA9gKM/видео.html
You've shared some really helpful ideas for my paintings...THANK YOU SO MUCH! I love your work, and am very inspired by your process. I really appreciate your help! I wish you much success with your art : )
Fascinating! I'm primarily a watercolorist, but branching into mixed media and your videos are so helpful for that. Thanks you for sharing these tips with us!
Hi Haynes! I hope it will be a fun journey for you! Of course there are lots of ways to approach abstract painting, but for now this is what works for me. I'm sure it will change over time.
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect. - If I rely on the definition, your work is a representation of abstract - and in the case of many so-called abstract artists they are producing representations of something they believe is abstract but in fact it is just random non-associative meaningless it is just taking Dadaism and Surrealism one step further it is just automatism in its purest form. And I believe it was Andre Breton or was it Paul Eduard who said, "True art is free of all thinking"
Hi Troy! There is a lot that makes a good abstract work. I think most important is a good composition. And that it makes you feel something. But it's all very subjective. Might have to make a video on that! Colours very much depend on the colours they are next to. A fairly muted colour will look more vibrant next to an even more muted colour. And if you have only vibrant colours in a painting they lose their intensity without a muted colour next to them. So to show off vibrant colours, place a muted colour next to them.
Starting with the bright colors is genius! I too like a more muted palette but the few times I made myself put in a fluorescent color, it seemed to really add more depth in the under layers. Thanks for reminding me of this.
As an abstract photographer I think mood boards might stimulate more. Boards are also useful in seeing which images might work together in a series or body of work.
I love your process of creating a mood board, paint swatches, and mixing tubs of paint. I’ve decided to adapt it to my creative practice. Thank you for sharing this. I’ve gotten a lot out of your videos. 😊
Nature is the greatest teacher, the sunlight reflecting on water, the rain on rocks, the storm clouds in the sky. The meaningful geometry and astronomical alignment of Neolithic dolmens and stone circles, the flowers in the grass. None of this is in your scetch book.
These videos are so helpful for a beginner like myself. They are always neat and the information is clear, organized and very valuable. Thank you very much 😊
Absolutely wonderful video. Love seeing your process and the importance of adding depth early on. Sometimes I’m worried by the messy stage and feel like giving up but you showed me to trust the process. Thank you
I never used a "palette" of "colours": be it oil, or watercolours!!!I paint as I go, memorizing the pans of watercolours, or mixing oils on a "plate"!!! I mix these "colours", memorizing the hues...I find it a "waste" of my time making a "colour wheel" or a palette!!! Like GOD, I paint and use colours as I goh!
Hi Theresa! There is a wonderful freedom of working this way.I just find that having some restrictions in terms of colour helps me. But the further I get in the process, the more I mix from scratch.
Yes I think is art is what I call interior art to decorate a wall. But there is little meaning but just a background. I think this abstract art which follows a process is a bit of a wank. I admire people like Markene Dumas or Peter Doig people who have something to say. This art really has nothing to say but would be fine to decorate modern houses
Abstract art and professional don’t go together! A true conundrum if I ever heard one… After all there was a artist who packed his shit in a can and sold it as art. True story!! So it’s all shit!
Hi Byron! I'd say it is someone whose profession it is to create art, but of course that's a very loose term. It does not mean that a professional artist is better than someone who does it as a hobby.
Abstract paintings are doodling magnified. There are big problems.. what happens after the daubing? Art , true art speaks metaphorically, poetically, allegorically, emotionally, intelligently, etc. It, certainly goes way beyond the superficial aspects of abstraction. Abstraction is merely what it is and nothing more. Read the Life of Jackson Pollack who drank himself to death. He had sold his soul for gimmickry.
That is always the defence of abstraction. Pretty flimsy.. I hope in time when you are older and you have experienced the dead end, you will begin to go to museums around the globe. Please get off of that path. Pollock couldn't because he had no ability nor any real.imagination. How would one grow and develop in abstraction.. That's an oxymoron. It defeats itself by being nothing. Thank God the great artists in the past didn't succumb to that type of belief.
@@DavidJames-DCJart I am sorry. I thought it was the young lady that I was talking to. I am a 73 year old professional artist. I am sure that you know about abstraction.
The best descriptive label that can be given to these pieces is "decorative works" I am being generous there. These pieces are NOT fine art, but rather masturbation. It is, in my view, criminal to include decorations into galleries designed to house/show "fine art" The reality is there is only a handful of true abstract artists on the planet, yet we see an over abundance of delusional masturbatory people posing as artists. This is NOT fine art.
I'd say the opposite is true. Creating abstract art that really grabs the viewer and generates a good mood is absolutely difficult. The artist pours his or her ❤onto the canvas. It need absolute honesty and ❤. You cannot fake it. Otherwise its just one in a million. My experience as a realist painter trying abstract art. Its very hard, but fascinating.
I cannot take any abstract artist seriously. A Picasso or Basiquat to me will ever be in the same universe of skill as a Seargant, a Monet, Rockwell, bouguereau, Murata, Kim Jung Gi, James Gurney, ect, I don’t care how much they are praised by post modernist Marxists in the media and academia, I don’t care how expensive their work sells. Abstract painting is a cope for people that can’t actually paint but want to be LARP as artists. It’s the path of laziness and cowardice.
Why would you charge so much for your art? There are many painters who spend decades to prefect oil painting to produce beautiful landscapes and portraits that not many people can make. and you're offering your art at a similar price? time put into produce what they can make vs the time you put in doesn't make sense.
Abstract art is the most popular art people buy, and since people are buying it, the price is fine! A piece is worth whatever people will pay for it. Seems the other artists need to raise their proce if their art is truly worth more. Good abstract art like this takes skill. I say this as a realism oil painter!
Thanks for sharing your opinion. It seems you haven’t watched my many other videos showing how many hours it actually takes to create one of these paintings.
To the original commenter - She charges such prices because she can. People buy her work for the prices she has set, so that is enough reason for her to continue pricing as such. Just a reminder in case this helps: non-representational art does in fact take its own skillset to execute well. There is a lot of shit abstract art out there as a result of people just throwing paint randomly on a canvas with no thought or process behind it. This artist has clearly demonstrated a process in how she creates her images, and when you look through her body a work, a cohesive visual language does begin to emerge. That's not to say I think this artist is the best at what she does. She's good, but I still think there's definitely alot of room for growth. She's well on her way. (Please take this as loving encouragement Miss, because it is.) But looking through her prices, they really do feel fair, when you think of he fact that Twombly routinely sells for millions.
To the original commenter: I was in shock how cheap her paintings are. She should raise the price for sure. The thing is, abstract is not for everyone. Not everyone appreciates it and that's totally fine. If the painting is rich, the price should reflect its richness.
Abstract art is only good as a stylistic motif to layer over or be incorporated into realism/Impressionism. There are some design elements which can make a nice texture or color scheme for a characters clothing, a building, car, ect, but abstract on its own is little more than meaningless post-modern slop, a waste of canvas/paint, and just a money laundering scheme rich people exploit to inflate their wealth. And the primary reason people become abstract artists is because they can’t paint anything even remotely accurate to life, it’s a cope plain and simple. They want the social status and trappings of being real artist, without actually having to put in the work necessary to be able to paint realistically or semi-realistically…
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I would like to try abstract art, so this is helpful. But there is a spot in the process which still feels like a mystery to me, namely composition. How do you know what to put where?
Hi Linda! Composition is a very big topic. I’m actually working on a whole course on composition. Hopefully it will be ready early next year.
To start, take a look at my video on a composition exercise with collage ruclips.net/video/qZqvdmA9gKM/видео.html
A very clear and useful presentation. It will free up a lot of painters who are stuck.
Thank you, Gary!
what a wonderful video!!! soooo well explained/shared. very inspiring! thank you! love your art, your style and your way to arrive there! thank you!
Thanks so much Sabina! So glad you found this useful!
Thank you. Just what i wanted to see. A good process to follow! Great video
Hi Aurelia! So glad this was helpful.
Thank you!!! This was just what i was looking for
I'm so glad!
Jeannine your art is beautiful and warm and full of your heart❤Ignore the critics please go on.😊
Thanks so much Sabine! There are always people who don't like what you do.
You've shared some really helpful ideas for my paintings...THANK YOU SO MUCH! I love your work, and am very inspired by your process. I really appreciate your help! I wish you much success with your art : )
Hi Sarah! Thank you so much, that's so kind. I'm so happy you've found it helpful!
great video, thanks for sharing.
Thank you, great to see this overview of your process, which I have watched with great pleasure
You're very welcome, Sigrun!
Lovely work & so useful to watch….wonderful colour palette!
Thank you so much, Jennie!
@@Natalia-Kivi-Art Thanks Natalia!
This really helped me get started! Thank you😊
I’m so glad Lottie!
I really like your work! Thanks for the video.
Keep on going.
Thanks Alexis! And you're very welcome 😉
Fascinating! I'm primarily a watercolorist, but branching into mixed media and your videos are so helpful for that. Thanks you for sharing these tips with us!
Thanks so much, Christie! I’m so glad it’s been helpful for you
Excellent straightforward summary of your overall process. Very useful. Thank you.
Hi Sam! So glad you found it useful. You're welcome!
Thank you for the tips and motivation
You are so welcome!
very interesting! thank you!!
You’re welcome Christine!
Thank you for the video! Very informative :) I will definitely adapt some of it into my own process 🌻
Glad you’ve found it useful Kaisa!
This was so helpful! I really love how you use color. I think the swatch/mixing book is my next step. Thank you for that video as well!
I love that swatch mixing book. I used to mix colours on loose sheets, but they get lost and that book is such a great resource to look back through.
I love your colors
Thank you Mariam!
I love your work! I’m fairly new to abstract painting. It’s nice to see your process. Mine is similar.
Hi Haynes! I hope it will be a fun journey for you! Of course there are lots of ways to approach abstract painting, but for now this is what works for me. I'm sure it will change over time.
Thanks for sharing this video ❤❤
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect. - If I rely on the definition, your work is a representation of abstract - and in the case of many so-called abstract artists they are producing representations of something they believe is abstract but in fact it is just random non-associative meaningless it is just taking Dadaism and Surrealism one step further it is just automatism in its purest form. And I believe it was Andre Breton or was it Paul Eduard who said, "True art is free of all thinking"
True art is from great intelligence and all assets.
But most importantly, it is truth. Abstraction is mendacity.
Beautiful pieces!
Thank you Les!
Thank you for sharing dear Jeannine . Be well ! Cheers
Thank you, Steve!
Please also make a video how to make a Jackson Pollock
Lol
Just chuck paint everywhere. Its easy
Wow - I love this! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome, Sanny!
Nice 😊 ❤
Thank you! I found this video very helpful.
You are welcome, Mike! Glad it was helpful.
Very very helpful video 😊thank you thank you soooo much my friend ❤❤keep going and help us to grow 😊love your all efforts
Thanks so much, glad you found it helpful!
I want to know about abstract work. I just learned about neutral colors and I don't know how to add vibrant colors into my field of view.
Hi Troy! There is a lot that makes a good abstract work. I think most important is a good composition. And that it makes you feel something. But it's all very subjective. Might have to make a video on that!
Colours very much depend on the colours they are next to.
A fairly muted colour will look more vibrant next to an even more muted colour.
And if you have only vibrant colours in a painting they lose their intensity without a muted colour next to them.
So to show off vibrant colours, place a muted colour next to them.
Thank you
You’re welcome Doris!
Good educational presentation of your process… 👍😊
Thank you!
Thank you. This will help me stare down that blank canvas!
Haha, it will be quite the contest.
좋은 영상과 작품 제작 소개 감사드립니다 🎉🎉🎉
You're welcome!
Great advice! Thank you ❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks, Ravinder 😊
I don't understand it at all. Can't comprehend whatever ur trying to create. But it is somehow visually mesmerizing.
Haha, I guess that means you do understand it
@@jclosestudio I hope so
Starting with the bright colors is genius! I too like a more muted palette but the few times I made myself put in a fluorescent color, it seemed to really add more depth in the under layers. Thanks for reminding me of this.
Absolutely! This time the colour took overhand in this series, but to any more muted piece it adds so much richness.
It's good at 3:43😅 ..I'd be done hun
Haha thanks Ivan 😄 I did like it there too, just wasn’t quite enough for me
Thank you for your continued generosity in sharing your process!
You're more than welcome. Sheena 😊
As an abstract photographer I think mood boards might stimulate more. Boards are also useful in seeing which images might work together in a series or body of work.
That's a very good point! Especially if you are planning your work in advance it's great to see which ideas can work together on a mood board.
Great synopsis of your process. Thanks for this Jeannine.
You are very welcome, Stacey!
Hi Jeannine...I only care to master the sketch and painting of the nude female form.
Good choice ;)
I love your process of creating a mood board, paint swatches, and mixing tubs of paint. I’ve decided to adapt it to my creative practice. Thank you for sharing this. I’ve gotten a lot out of your videos. 😊
You're so welcome, Cynthia! I'm very happy to hear my tips are improving your practice 😊
Great video with lots of inspiration! ❤
Thank you, Cindy!
Nature is the greatest teacher, the sunlight reflecting on water, the rain on rocks, the storm clouds in the sky. The meaningful geometry and astronomical alignment of Neolithic dolmens and stone circles, the flowers in the grass. None of this is in your scetch book.
Not in this one 😉
Wow, this is the first thing I’ve seen from you and it was beautiful! I was equally stunned by the idea of painting in such pristine white clothing.
Thank you so much, Gina! My clothes may look pristine on camera, but they are not 😄
These videos are so helpful for a beginner like myself. They are always neat and the information is clear, organized and very valuable. Thank you very much 😊
Thank you so much. I’m glad it was helpful!
I always love seeing the way in which you create 🥰
Thanks, Chantelle! I'm curious, do you tend to plan your work in advance? Or is your process more intuitive?
Thank you very much for sharing your process in such detail, Jeannine. I found it very helpful!!
Hi Sofia, so glad you found it helpful!
Absolutely wonderful video. Love seeing your process and the importance of adding depth early on. Sometimes I’m worried by the messy stage and feel like giving up but you showed me to trust the process. Thank you
Thank you, Tracey! The messy stage can be very scary. But yes, trust the process!
Merci beaucoup Madame.
C'est un plaisir
I never used a "palette" of "colours": be it oil, or watercolours!!!I paint as I go, memorizing the pans of watercolours, or mixing oils on a "plate"!!! I mix these "colours", memorizing the hues...I find it a "waste" of my time making a "colour wheel" or a palette!!! Like GOD, I paint and use colours as I goh!
Hi Theresa! There is a wonderful freedom of working this way.I just find that having some restrictions in terms of colour helps me. But the further I get in the process, the more I mix from scratch.
Yes I think is art is what I call interior art to decorate a wall. But there is little meaning but just a background. I think this abstract art which follows a process is a bit of a wank. I admire people like Markene Dumas or Peter Doig people who have something to say. This art really has nothing to say but would be fine to decorate modern houses
I disagree
Just slapping paint everywhere is not necessarily abstract or pleasing.
Very true. That's why it needs to be balanced with applying design principles and a clear intention.
i feel so much like trolling ,, but not ,,,bye
Abstract art and professional don’t go together! A true conundrum if I ever heard one… After all there was a artist who packed his shit in a can and sold it as art. True story!! So it’s all shit!
That wasn't very abstract, was it
what is a "professional" abstract artist?! no such thing.
Hi Byron! I'd say it is someone whose profession it is to create art, but of course that's a very loose term. It does not mean that a professional artist is better than someone who does it as a hobby.
@@jclosestudio my point is that just because someone gets paid doesn't make them an artist. a lot of crap sells. I do like your work though. cheers
@@byronbuchanan3066 thanks Byron! There will always be someone who will buy art we don't like😊
Abstract paintings are doodling magnified. There are big problems.. what happens after the daubing?
Art , true art speaks metaphorically, poetically, allegorically, emotionally, intelligently, etc. It, certainly goes way beyond the superficial aspects of abstraction.
Abstraction is merely what it is and nothing more.
Read the Life of Jackson Pollack who drank himself to death. He had sold his soul for gimmickry.
Nah
That is always the defence of abstraction.
Pretty flimsy..
I hope in time when you are older and you have experienced the dead end, you will
begin to go to museums around the globe.
Please get off of that path. Pollock couldn't because he had no ability nor any real.imagination. How would one grow and develop in abstraction.. That's an oxymoron.
It defeats itself by being nothing.
Thank God the great artists in the past didn't succumb to that type of belief.
@@DavidJames-DCJart I am sorry. I thought it was the young lady that I was talking to.
I am a 73 year old professional artist. I am sure that you know about abstraction.
@@cindyoverall8139 you sound like a bitter old alcoholic
The best descriptive label that can be given to these pieces is "decorative works" I am being generous there. These pieces are NOT fine art, but rather masturbation. It is, in my view, criminal to include decorations into galleries designed to house/show "fine art" The reality is there is only a handful of true abstract artists on the planet, yet we see an over abundance of delusional masturbatory people posing as artists. This is NOT fine art.
I disagree, but you are welcome to have your own opinion.
Abstract art is the manifestion of an empty heart.
How very poetic
Or sometimes, a heart so full it can no longer be contained. 😊
@@NoremakSeggob if there is nothing to look at regardless of it being overflowing,it's still empty
@@rosemarymccarron3887 There's a lot of love in this world that is nothing to look at! You're missing out.
I'd say the opposite is true. Creating abstract art that really grabs the viewer and generates a good mood is absolutely difficult. The artist pours his or her ❤onto the canvas. It need absolute honesty and ❤. You cannot fake it. Otherwise its just one in a million. My experience as a realist painter trying abstract art. Its very hard, but fascinating.
By spa the an s with paint with no thought. garbage waste of material. who would want this one wall
by splattering the paint. ( won’t let me edit)
I'm glad you took the time to correct your thoughtful comment 😄
@@jclosestudio i am a member of the grammar police 😂. Abstract art just annoys me, i can’t help myself
@@paulwoodford1984that’s fair. Better not to watch videos about it in that case
I cannot take any abstract artist seriously. A Picasso or Basiquat to me will ever be in the same universe of skill as a Seargant, a Monet, Rockwell, bouguereau, Murata, Kim Jung Gi, James Gurney, ect, I don’t care how much they are praised by post modernist Marxists in the media and academia, I don’t care how expensive their work sells.
Abstract painting is a cope for people that can’t actually paint but want to be LARP as artists. It’s the path of laziness and cowardice.
Nah
Why would you charge so much for your art? There are many painters who spend decades to prefect oil painting to produce beautiful landscapes and portraits that not many people can make. and you're offering your art at a similar price? time put into produce what they can make vs the time you put in doesn't make sense.
Abstract art is the most popular art people buy, and since people are buying it, the price is fine! A piece is worth whatever people will pay for it.
Seems the other artists need to raise their proce if their art is truly worth more.
Good abstract art like this takes skill. I say this as a realism oil painter!
Thanks for sharing your opinion. It seems you haven’t watched my many other videos showing how many hours it actually takes to create one of these paintings.
To the original commenter - She charges such prices because she can. People buy her work for the prices she has set, so that is enough reason for her to continue pricing as such.
Just a reminder in case this helps: non-representational art does in fact take its own skillset to execute well. There is a lot of shit abstract art out there as a result of people just throwing paint randomly on a canvas with no thought or process behind it. This artist has clearly demonstrated a process in how she creates her images, and when you look through her body a work, a cohesive visual language does begin to emerge.
That's not to say I think this artist is the best at what she does. She's good, but I still think there's definitely alot of room for growth. She's well on her way. (Please take this as loving encouragement Miss, because it is.)
But looking through her prices, they really do feel fair, when you think of he fact that Twombly routinely sells for millions.
To the original commenter: I was in shock how cheap her paintings are. She should raise the price for sure. The thing is, abstract is not for everyone. Not everyone appreciates it and that's totally fine. If the painting is rich, the price should reflect its richness.
Her prices are actually quite low tbh.
Abstract art is only good as a stylistic motif to layer over or be incorporated into realism/Impressionism. There are some design elements which can make a nice texture or color scheme for a characters clothing, a building, car, ect, but abstract on its own is little more than meaningless post-modern slop, a waste of canvas/paint, and just a money laundering scheme rich people exploit to inflate their wealth. And the primary reason people become abstract artists is because they can’t paint anything even remotely accurate to life, it’s a cope plain and simple. They want the social status and trappings of being real artist, without actually having to put in the work necessary to be able to paint realistically or semi-realistically…
Nah
Thank you ❤❤
You're welcome 😊