ST ANDREWS In Autumn | Painting A Conker in Watercolour | Ep37

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @shewalksshepaints
    @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +5

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  • @carlosmulders2823
    @carlosmulders2823 2 года назад +2

    that conker looks like you can just pick it up ! nice

  • @pennykaiser6667
    @pennykaiser6667 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for the tour of St. Andrews. Such a beautiful place. Interesting history about the Conkers. Love your painting!

  • @colleenmccarthy-evans3149
    @colleenmccarthy-evans3149 2 года назад +4

    Great episode of She Runs, She Paints (hat tip to Chariots of Fire)...loved the conker painting, shadow might be nice, I'm sure you can pull it off, but it's perfect as is. I really appreciate you sharing how much time each painting takes...makes me feel a bit more relaxed about how long mine take. The history of the golf ban was a bit shocking, though I don't know why any of human history shocks me any more! 😊Thanks for another great video, and got my Jack Spaniels weekly fix, too ✌🏼

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +3

      Thanks Colleen! So glad you liked it. I was so undecided about the shadow - I usually really like doing them, but in the photo it’s really big (because of the low autumn sun) that it would put the composition off balance. Doh! 🤦‍♀️

  • @suzanneschube5424
    @suzanneschube5424 2 года назад

    No does not shadow...looks great!!! 😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😁😀😁😉😉😉😉😉😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😚😘😍bye for now🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @kristinhaislett9365
    @kristinhaislett9365 2 года назад +1

    I enjoyed that Sarah. Thanks for the tour!

  • @lisaharrington4424
    @lisaharrington4424 2 года назад +1

    Butts Wynd - what a name!

  • @guadalupeknippen528
    @guadalupeknippen528 2 года назад

    When I saw that huge area of sandy beach for Jack to run around, all I could think was that someone might have to be carried back to the car. Great exercise for all 😀🌻🐕🥰🇺🇸

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Haha! It was very difficult to persuade him to leave…

  • @larisaz6967
    @larisaz6967 2 года назад +1

    i love St Andrews! I just watched The Open there this season. They announced that the course is open to visitors on Sundays. Great walk and painting, Sarah! love jack ❤

  • @bonnerdebbie
    @bonnerdebbie 2 года назад +5

    My grandmother used to say that my eyes were darker than a horse chestnut. I still have a couple she gave me years ago. Lovely beach run with Jack and walk through the quaint village. A shadow always adds to a picture to me, but it is beautiful as it is. Thanks Sarah, Willie and Jack!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +2

      Thanks Debbie! I’m so torn, as I think the painting kind of needs the shadow, but I also don’t want to ruin the composition 🤦‍♀️ That’s a lovely memory about the horse chestnuts - I’ve always thought their colour is so beautiful 😍

  • @Kazza_8240
    @Kazza_8240 2 года назад

    I remember when I was wee my dad would take me to the woods where there was loads of horse chestnut trees, and we'd spend ages collecting them, and throwing twigs into trees to knock them off. I also did with my son when he was wee, so they bring back good memories for me. I even brought some back from a walk the other day....god knows why 🤣
    Those ruins, and the old tombstones looked gorgeous, St Andrew's is steeped in history!
    That beach also looked amazing, it was probably a dream come true for jack - a never ending horizon of sand and water!
    I loved your painting, shiny smooth conkers are just so pleasing, and a nice contrast to the jaggy outer layer, you captured the conker beautifully.
    Thank you for another beautiful video. 🤗

  • @julietprentice1103
    @julietprentice1103 Год назад

    What a beautiful place!...and that conker is incredible!👌

  • @marydegenkolb9603
    @marydegenkolb9603 2 года назад

    Again, thank you for taking us along on the tour of St. Andrews. Chariots of FIre was one of my favorites. Horse Chestnuts are a really nice contrast between satin finish and shinny. The shinny Conker looks like it could be picked up off the shell. Beautiful job on a common autumn treat.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thank you so much Mary! I’ve never actually seen the film but the slow-mo running part is iconic!

  • @cynthiabruns7178
    @cynthiabruns7178 2 года назад

    It looks as though the conker could be plucked right off the paper. Love it!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thanks Cynthia! I hoped it would look realistic 😊

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 2 года назад +3

    Great tour of St.Andrews. The beach looked really chilly...brr! I never saw the movie, but the beach scene is iconic.---My Paternal Grandparents had a horse chestnut tree on their North Dakota farm. We opened one but never paid attention to them after that...but the hammock attached to the chestnut and batchelder trees DID!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +2

      Haha! Thanks Alana - so glad you liked the tour 😊 It was pretty chilly on this walk - warm in the sun though. There were people swimming below the castle, but I like being warm too much to do that haha 🤣

  • @EAKR
    @EAKR Год назад

    What an awesome video. I am a Canadian however, I have been to St. Andrew and really enjoyed my time there. I also spent a few days on the Isle of Skye. Thank you for sharing,

  • @hazel3564
    @hazel3564 2 года назад

    St. Andrews is spectacular! Such views. When we came to live in England my sons were four and six, they were fascinated with Conkers! We didn’t have them where we came from.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      Ahaha I think all kids love conkers - it’s just so satisfying to find those shiny round objects amongst all the leaves 😊

  • @beverlyethridge5084
    @beverlyethridge5084 Год назад

    Thank you for the walk. The town is beautiful. I love fall colors and sights but I don’t like being cold.
    My family heritage is from the lowlands but I always related to the highlands. Thank you.

  • @linzertube
    @linzertube 2 года назад

    You made it so realistic, the conker is fairly jumping off the page!
    St. Andrew’s is an interesting place to visit. The beach is beautiful.

  • @mimimitch327
    @mimimitch327 2 года назад

    Very nice!!! Loved the walk around the St Andrews. What wonderful magical place! The history is amazing. It’s hard to think that time just marched on through all the generations as time passes now. Wonder what will be said about us in the future! I’m sure you and Willie had a beautiful day together while you made your video. I enjoyed being along for the adventure and I loved the painting! Thank you for making my day better in so many ways!!!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it 😊 It is amazing to walk through these historic places that are still in use today. So much that must have happened beneath our feet…

  • @guadalupeknippen528
    @guadalupeknippen528 2 года назад

    You captured the essence of this nut perfectly. It looks three demential. Great job 👍. 🌻🐕🥰🇺🇸

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thank you Guadalupe. It was one of my favourites to paint 😊

  • @ingo7632
    @ingo7632 Год назад

    A beautiful painting of this chestnut, Sarah and great music, Willie!

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @richardserridge2767
    @richardserridge2767 2 года назад

    Conkers always look amazingly rich and warm and you've really captured that in this painting! I'd say a faint, pale blue shadow would look great as a cool contrast!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thanks Richard! Yes that deep colour was tricky to achieve. I think it would need a shadow, but now I’m scared j case I ruin it haha!

    • @richardserridge2767
      @richardserridge2767 2 года назад

      @@shewalksshepaints how about painting the shadow onto a print of the painting to test it out? It looks brilliant without a shadow though!

  • @mariamjehn7071
    @mariamjehn7071 Год назад

    What a gorgeous historical University!! And as always wonderful video.. Fell asleep last night watching and Willies guitar which is lovely.. You have inspired me to get out my paints and get some supplies.. Thank you Sarah!❤

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  Год назад

      Aww that's so nice to hear! Good luck with your painting :)

  • @richardcampbell5784
    @richardcampbell5784 2 года назад +1

    Wow what a city stunning and I just thought Fall Over is that Winter?Wonderful stuff again.😀

  • @rikspector
    @rikspector 2 года назад +2

    Sarah,
    You are absolutely correct about creating your own Black, there are so many shades of "black",
    that using a BLACK pigment reminds me of painting by numbers, mixing is Verboten:)
    I sold all kinds of are materials as well as picture framing and painting.
    People often asked for a color chart to mix secondary colors, when all they needed to know
    was that a secondary of any of the three primaries was the one left over after mixing the other two.
    Your skills are so evident, you must have had an excellent Art education enhancing your natural gifts.
    Cheers,
    Rik Spector

  • @christhompson4270
    @christhompson4270 2 года назад +2

    Gosh I remember playing conker as a kid, before I left for Australia. The painting is awesome and you captured the conker in the shell perfectly. st Andrews is a beautiful beautiful place. Take care and thank you for sharing 🙏👍❤️

  • @adamssecretgarden
    @adamssecretgarden 2 года назад +2

    great video.. what a beautiful day you had... the painting is outstanding as always xxx

  • @johna4183
    @johna4183 2 года назад

    I really enjoyed watching you paint the image of the conker. When I was in my teens, longer ago than I care to admit, we lived in Ohio, USA and had a horse chestnut tree in our side yard. We called it a buckeye, the state tree of Ohio. My brothers and I would throw them at each other. Maybe that's how they got the name "conkers". That's the sound they made if you got hit in the head.

  • @janecroft4896
    @janecroft4896 2 года назад

    Very enjoyable walk and a beautiful painting, thank you Sarah, loved it all. 😊x

  • @jeannienash5249
    @jeannienash5249 2 года назад

    As always Sarah, you have done it again❤

  • @lisacassells3828
    @lisacassells3828 2 года назад

    Amazing views. Thanks for taking us with you.

  • @tracyp69
    @tracyp69 2 года назад

    We say Autumnal too! Loved this episode Sarah! Thanks! xoxo

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      It’s such a good word - I think everyone needs it. Autumnal always makes me think of cosy clothes and comforting hot drinks after a nice cold crisp walk 😊

  • @stephencase5160
    @stephencase5160 2 года назад

    Your paintings look like high-end naturalist paintings for a book. I prefer them without shadows.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Stephen! Maybe someday I’ll have enough for a book…😜

  • @judyerickson9340
    @judyerickson9340 2 года назад

    Another great video! Just to answer your question about the use of the word fall instead of autumn or autumnal. Here, in Massachusetts at least, we use both fall and autumn. Fall is just a more casual term. Not sure how it is used in other states. Thanks again for the wonderful virtual tours of your country and for allowing us to see your creative process!

  • @rikspector
    @rikspector 2 года назад +1

    Sarah,
    When it comes to Golf, I'm a "Gofer"...
    I go fer the beach not the greens:)
    The House Sparrows were introduce here many years ago and can be found everywhere.
    These "Weaver Finches" look at their bills, have almost taken over our back yard feeders ,at times.
    They are attractive but pests, but they will not go away.
    Starlings are another bird ,introduced by a Shakespeare lover, who thought America needed romantic species from His writings.
    They have also spread across the continent and caused a great deal of damage.
    It's our', not their fault, but they and others are Pandora's boxes, once opened never to be closed. C'Est La Vie:(
    Cheers,
    Rik

  • @annaodoherty9199
    @annaodoherty9199 2 года назад

    Butts Wynd - I feel like you've zoomed in on that to catch out the immature viewer! Love the wee sparrows too. Wonderful art as always Sarah!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      I mean - it caught my eye for a reason 🤷‍♀️

  • @arvettadelashmit9337
    @arvettadelashmit9337 2 года назад

    I did not know that you have Buckeyes (horse chestnuts) over there. It is supposed to bring you good luck to carry one in your pocket. We have hedge apples (also called orange oak, bow tree, and other names) here. They are supposed to keep spiders and snakes away if you put them under your house. You can't eat a hedge apple. They are green on the outside, there is no fruit or nut inside,they are hard, and bigger than a soft ball. Do you have hedge apples over there?
    Your painting is beautiful. Jack had a wonderful time, as you both did. It was a perfect day to go for a long walk and visit many interesting spots. Everything looks so beautiful in your videos.

  • @frednorman1
    @frednorman1 Год назад

    We in America don’t usually say “autumnal,” although I use it a lot, I live that word. And you’re right , we more often say “fall-like,” but I l still prefer “autumnal.”

  • @sallya.2412
    @sallya.2412 2 года назад +1

    Nice to see Jack out with you again. He does love the beach there. I didn't realize how many castles there are over there. Oh those gelato ice creams looks so good. I was just thinking I wouldn't mind trying the sea salt chocolate. How was it? The painting came out great. I think it looks fine without the shadow. Thank you for the adventure.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Sally! It was lovely having Jack back again - we miss him when he isn’t here with us! The ice cream was lovely - I was glad of my choice. The chocolate was not too salty and the maple one was very seasonal. Scotland has so many castles! It was a very divisive place through history so everyone wanted to defend themselves!

  • @BMW7series251
    @BMW7series251 2 года назад

    Caught this today as have been away. Beautiful video Sarah & lovely painting at the end. Best wishes, John.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Thanks John! So glad you liked it. The painting is one of my favourites that I have done 😊

  • @shannahenk1655
    @shannahenk1655 2 года назад

    "Pupatron" 🥰 too cute
    While most Americans say fall instead of autumn, we do still say autumnal. Maybe because fall-al just doesn't work! 😂
    Another word difference, possibly regional in the US, is that we always called conkers "buckeyes". My grandfather used to carry a lucky one around in his pocket.

  • @beverlyethridge5084
    @beverlyethridge5084 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @randioneal4553
    @randioneal4553 2 года назад

    Here in Texas we say it feels like fall. We were just in scotland, got back on the 13th. We loved it but sadly we had to skip st. Andrews.

  • @margaretlast44
    @margaretlast44 2 года назад

    Beautiful painting.

  • @AO9R
    @AO9R Год назад

    In my part of the US, we use both autumnal and fall-like, but fall-like is more common and casual. I am from Ohio, where the Buckeye (another faux chestnut) is our state university's mascot.

  • @SherryAustinMcginley
    @SherryAustinMcginley 2 года назад

    You live in a beautiful part of the world🌸

  • @kimfenton3437
    @kimfenton3437 Год назад

    Lovely video!

  • @Scorpio45Libra
    @Scorpio45Libra 2 года назад

    Oh wow sooooooo hilarious, that rock sign for weather 😂😂 I call it "fall like", but I kinda like the word "autumnal". Was looking out the window yesterday and told my son the trees were outside getting naked LOL. (Leaves falling haha!) Blueberry cheesecake or pineapple cheesecake would've been my choice for ice cream! Love hearing about the UK's history through your videos. Stay warm!!

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Sheryl! I hereby give you permission to use the word autumnal, as it is a lovely word 😊

  • @ondrej953
    @ondrej953 2 года назад +1

    Jack is back 🙂. May I ask you will shooting in winter months?

  • @oges74
    @oges74 2 года назад

    The castle and cathedral look amazing, I could roam around there for ages looking at all the old stonework and the headstones too. I don't think your painting needs a shadow, it sits nicely on the page in my opinion

  • @amandabell8827
    @amandabell8827 2 года назад

    A Royal what date?!! 😂 Another beautiful location, I really must come to Scotland because I'm missing out. I am so glad you filmed the Sparrows or 'Spuggies' as we used to call them in Yorkshire, they are beautiful little birds but so underrated. Your painting is beautiful as always and I love the different descriptions of Jack in the credits each week, so funny 😃💗 x .....(Butts Wynd 😂)

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      🤣 Oh no!! A tiny wee typo there - well done for catching it. Apparently both me and Willie managed to miss that (he checks my video once I’m finished editing). And what a typo 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I’m pretty sure Prince William just took Kate out for a coffee and didn’t use his fists at all 😳

    • @amandabell8827
      @amandabell8827 2 года назад

      @@shewalksshepaints 😂💗 x

  • @northernerinnc3179
    @northernerinnc3179 2 года назад +1

    In Ohio horse chestnuts are nicknamed "Buckeyes" and the state of Ohio is known as the Buckeye state. Used to collect buckeyes in the church yard.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад +1

      Ooh interesting - I wonder why that is the name. To be honest, I don’t even know where the word conker comes from - maybe the noise when they clunk together..?!

    • @northernerinnc3179
      @northernerinnc3179 2 года назад +1

      @@shewalksshepaints Here's what I found online: "The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer)."

  • @margaretlast44
    @margaretlast44 2 года назад

    Oops. A typo re Kate and Wills first date not fist date 🤣🤣🤣

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Yup!! My first typo and it was a bad one haha 🤣🤦‍♀️ It would make for a very interesting episode of The Crown though…

  • @sharimullinax3206
    @sharimullinax3206 2 года назад

    Oh, I had a "buckeye" tree in my front yard back in the 80s. Noww I have a black walnut in my backyard. Such a sad history, all over religion and power.

  • @stephencase5160
    @stephencase5160 2 года назад

    We say Autumnal and Autumn as well.

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  2 года назад

      Excellent! They are too nice to keep to ourselves haha!

  • @annwagner5779
    @annwagner5779 Год назад

    We Americans say autumnal just like you do. What made you think we don't use the word autumn? I love your videos !

    • @shewalksshepaints
      @shewalksshepaints  Год назад

      I’ve only ever seen Americans using the word ‘Fall’ for autumn!!

    • @annwagner5779
      @annwagner5779 Год назад

      @@shewalksshepaints interesting! A podcast I listen to (A Way with Words) said the use of the word autumn was getting rarer in the United States - I guess they are right!