First Plein Air of 2019. Woods in Watercolor & Gouache
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Watercolor Plein Air in February? Sure, especially when its 68º out its hard to resist. So I head out to my backyard to do a little painting with my combo palette of Schmincke transparent watercolor and M. Graham gouache.
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I am new to watercolor and consider your videos a great teaching tool. I learn something new every time. Thank you!
Hi Steve, Thank you so much for this VLOG. I've been a subscriber to your channel for a while now and have really learned so much from you. Watching this VLOG somehow something just clicked and I was able to see values, shadow and light facilitated by guash. Thank you so much. It's snowing here in Seattle now but I can't wait to get outside with my paints.
Best wishes for a healthy and Peaceful 2019 to you and your family
Great lesson on the details in trees that we all love....bless you for sharing your talents.
I love that little painting! Thx Steve
68!! that's crazy warm. we did get up to 48 one day, then back down, single digits again here in NY. Sunday may get up to 40's again, so perhaps another balmy day coming your way. I noticed that James Gurney has been doing some plein air this winter too. You guys are more rugged than this old farmgal.
I always forget that I can sit and take my time with these plein air studies and don't have to finish them in the length of time it takes to drink a coffee. Your videos help to slow me down and relax a little more with them,
Haven’t watch your videos for a while (sorry!) and realize how much I love them. And your production/videography is much more than it used to be which I think is a compliment to your wife. Thanks for calming my day!
Loved seeing you painting outside and you always give me the get up and go to paint outside so thank you for sharing your videos with us and hopefully the spring weather will be here soon in 🇬🇧.
Simply beautiful! Wish I had made it out with my paints on that hot spell. I did get out with the dog which made the dog and my wife very happy! I enjoyed your gouache tutorial. Especially the section dealing with white. Right now I’m using china white watercolor and/or ink for white. Next time I’m near my craft store I’m going to pick up a tube of white gouache and give it a try. Also, looking forward to another warm snap after this weekend when I can get out and paint. As always thanks for another wonderful teaching session and a lovely painting! Missed the Psalm....
Thanks Richard! Yeah my vlog template is a bit different. I should really add a verse to that one too.
This is another great lesson in dual contrasts - kinda a "gray day's duel" between light and dark values. I enjoyed the highlights added to the side of the middle ground trees; it placed them there visually. Again, with the highlights on the branches of the foreground trees, it pushed them forward. The first reference photo looked as if the branches all melded together so the addition of the second reference photo brought interest to the painting. Nice way to use two photos, Steve! Thanks so much for this lesson!
Another great lesson.
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Hi Steve. I love looking at the outside. It's so cold up here in Northern Ontario you wouldn't believe it. We are all very tired of it . It's been a winter to beat all winters for nastiness. A little taste of spring indeed. :)
Thank YOU Steve, always a pleasure to come along and follow you while creating.
It's been a tough winter in the midwest this year. ❄️ So looking forward to Spring. Thanks for sharing a bit of your warm weather.
It gives hope! Loved the painting, the intro, the music...... Thanks Steve.
One of my favorites of yours!
I love watching you paint, hearing your thought processes and learning. It's so peaceful (?) and Incredibly helpful. This turned out absolutely beautiful . Thank you so incredibly much Steve
I love this vlog, not only useful in the part from your studio, but so peaceful when you were outside
i got to tell you all your content is great helpful and inspiring but your voice and your demeanor makes your videos crazy relaxing thumbs up everything
I am in England...Don't feel we have had a winter .. to expect a spring ...then summer? I think we need to appreciate any days that we have free time to appreciate the beauty of that day!
always informative and enjoyable......thank u
Wow Steve, over the top! Absolutely beautiful!
The details are spot on. Colours, realistic. Thank you for sharing. Always enjoy your ideas. Hope everyone is happy and well.
a high of only 36 degrees, here today, in Colorado, but warmer days for the next 10 days or so. Am just learning watercolor, but having a blast doing so. After painting in acrylics the past ten years. Definitely a challenge because they're so different. But I think I'll catch on quick, since I already have a background in color theory/mixing, composition, etc. Thanks for your videos!
Very nice!
Thanks, Steve! I'm painting a lot of winter scenes right now and "chaotic" really nails it!
I love trees and landscape. Your artwork is beautiful. You make it look so easy.
Thanks for this plein air session. I always enjoy watching and learning. Watching you work is very inspirational.
Yes I enjoyed this painting very much, it is relaxing. Thank you.
Love this!!! This video really simplifies how to create complicated scenes. I feel like I finally "got it", with this one. Thank you!
Sarah Noda some understanding isn’t the same as ability 😂
Thanks, Steve. Nice one. Great commentary on simplifying and that a reference photo is just that - a reference. As always, informative and enjoyable!
Thank you, Steve. I always learn a little more each time I watch and hear you. I know you say the same things, sometimes; but, repetition is often what we need to finally "hear" you. My biggest Plein Air mistake is trying to paint everything. I enjoyed this, very much.
Nice work Steve. -15 windchill - Midwest living prohibits anything plein air related until May, at least watercolor related!
-15 Yikes! Yeah I believe it. In laws live in northern Iowa
Lovely result Steve. I was fascinated by all the colours you were laying in, when I was seeing a very "drab" scene. You brought it to life beautifully. It seems you are OK using your watercolour brushes with your gouache - i.e. you don't keep separate brushes for gouache use.
Nope, don't bother since its all watercolor. I wouldn't do that with acrylic but thats a totally different animal.
Great fun, Steve. I learned so much from it! This early spring air is hitting us in Savannah, too, and all our Japanese magnolias are in full bloom. I can't wait to get outside to paint. Thanks so much for a great lesson!
Beautiful!
Just Love what you do and how you do it, This is simple for you and yet still stunning, you are my favorite, I love to hear your voice explain as you go, thanks you so much for doing these videos for us.
Diana Colt why do you believe it is simple for him? I see him working at creating something beautiful. He is also explaining the work he is doing and errors he makes on the way. I am particularly irritated by a few people close to me that like to believe that life is so easy for others. They are overlooking the trials, efforts and frustration, grit that it takes to arrive at a deeper satisfaction ( than popping a pill, making a purchase, escaping the present with a movie or a salon service) sick I am of hearing this. I’ve been triggered.
What's this, a VLOG?!?! Woah. My inspiration level is through the roof. I'm really happy to see that you've done some of your work outside, observing from life, while also taking advantage of the benefits of being in an indoor studio setting. I sometimes feel like I'm "cheating" by not doing the entire painting outside.
Thanks Arleesha! I know what you mean. So many times I say I'm going to just sit and finish outside but I never do. It just looks different when I come inside. I think the benefit sticks, that of letting the minds eye see the colors, values and perspective first hand. If I finish it soon after the live memories remain.
Very inspiring in these winter months. Thanks Steve,
Beautiful. You're certainly not living in Canada! We're currently 30F which is warm for us & the snow banks are higher than the car.
Appreciate you taking us along for this one. Intrigued by your flat travel brush... and would love to hear your thoughts about painting details. You’ve gone into it in several videos but I am only just now ‘hearing’ what you said about not including detail for detail’s sake. It has to have a purpose. I think that would make a fascinating video topic. ✨🙏🏼✨
Right and it differs with the painting. I actually mention it in several videos but not sure which ones at the moment. 😄 It usually has to have a component of drawing the eye, establishing an edge or showing scale more accurately. Something like that.
Bellissimo❤️❤️❤️
So good! Love your work and how you explain your creative process. Thank you 😊
I love watching you paint. You have inspired me to start painting in plein air. I am very excited about trying this. Thank you
Ahhhh this painting is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for another inspirational vid 🙂🙂
Your information is very helpful on combining watercolor and gouache, love the trees!
It was very helpful to watch how you took the subject and created an interesting painting. Thanks very much Steve. Heatherose
Wow - plein air in February ... what a dream. I'm looking outside as I type and it's 0* with 40mph gusts (we live in MN) ~ I think I'll stay at my desk for a bit! We went to Las Vegas for a conference last week so I brought a small sketching book and paints ... it snowed there too! So I will live vicariously through you for now. Your painting today looks like my back yard - in June anyway. Thanks for the BOOST I needed Steve!
Awesome video thanks !
LOL. A HIGH OF25 below zero here in northern, minnesota. no sign of warmth here only frozen water pipes. Thanks Steve for a look of life where blood is flowing in your fingers. Your art is beautiful!
Yikes! 🥶
Debra Kellner Sawyer take care you Northerners. Very dangerous situation, correct? I can’t even imagine. I’ve never felt below maybe 30+ if that.
I have come back to watercolors for some time. I found your channel and I like how you show the painting technique. Thanks a lot.
Lovely video... so soothing to watch you paint, listen to the music and you voice. AND I learned more technique!
Beautiful result, a touch here and there and how did it look so good. Talent and practice.👍
Beautiful! Thank you so much!
I am half way through a similar painting, your advice will help me improve my finished work, thank you.
Beautiful to watch!!
Love the demonstration. I really love the atmosphere you got in the background.
Thanks Jared!
It's nice to see someone outside painting. It was -10 this morning.
Wow, too cold! 🥶
Steve! I love this! You have the same mobile palette as I do! Works so well, doesn't it? Fresh air, and relaxing amongst the trees is so great. Beautiful video, thank you, and shared.
Your painting and video are so good!!! I'm inspired by how beautiful everything is!
Great painting, you do a great job. I need to learn and use Guanches more. Thanks for sharing
You inspire me to
get out there
Nice demo. Helps a great deal to see some else work with a different approach. Thanks.........
Nicely edited with sweet B roll 🌿❤🌿 oh yeah, I loved your work🌼
Thanks, I am glad that you can enjoy that weather, over here we still in the -40s :-( Lol .It was a nice video.
Chaotic drama in watercolor is the only "drama" I enjoy. Love this video, Steve.. Thank you. BTW it was 12 here last night and 26 right now. Burrr Hugs!
Brrr is right! We're cooling off a little tonight. Back into the 30's.
Absolutely love this. Love ur tree videos. May I make a suggestion,could u possibly do a video on painting ocean and breaking waves. Thanks for ur wonderful tutorials.
Thank u Steve, Brest start for ‘19.
Such a lovely piece Steve!! I'm hoping to try plein air this year.
great editing
Lovely,as always. My lighting is such a challenge. I’m guessing,being a professional artist, you have well engineered lighting in your studio.
Well I don't know how well engineered it is but lets just say I don't skimp on having plenty of it.
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Our weather has been warner also, but I haven't made it out yet. Really appreciate your work.
I feel like a dope. I never thought of using gouache with watercolor. I'm a complete fool. This opens a new world. Thanks brother.
or graphite
Love it!
Wow! 👍
Another great Vlog- just love watching you paint ,very inspiring and relaxing !!! Question-- noticed your drawing board in your studio that you were using and was wondering where you got it, does it adjust the angle all the way back ?? Thanks !!
If you mean the easel it's in this video, the smaller easel. ruclips.net/video/bDcWq86bd0Q/видео.html
I'm enjoying your gouache review and demonstrations--not sure I will be trying it out any time soon myself, but feeling very tempted to redo the sky in a large (2x4 foot) watercolor commission I'm doing, the way Frank Francese does in one of his watercolors on the Cheap Joe's channel (though he didn't have a streaky underpainting he was trying to cover up). Doing such a large sky while running the stove at the family cabin meant the paper dried way faster than I expected and my sky came out a bit more streaky than I wanted. :( That said, I'm worried a gouache sky will not fit well with the "glowy" feel of the rest of the painting...
Sometimes it can stick out if used in only one spot, its true.
I'm new to watercolor. I'm a refuge from the world of oil painting. I love this medium. Do you ever touch up your watercolor sketches with acrylic?
Nice video Steve as usual. It's a balmy 9 degrees this morning in Michigan. So, please enjoy your warmer weather for me :-) What is your opinion of the sketch book paper? It appears to handle watercolor well. You've inspired me to open the old tube of W&N white gouache in the bottom of my supply box and experiment a bit.
The sketchbook paper is Fabriano Artistico, so really good. One of the best. A guy on Ebay makes these little sketchbooks. A link is in the video description.
... I was rather impressed with your magical, colour changing, trousers. 😉
Hahaha! I knew someone would notice that.
I just figured a bird "shat" on the blue jeans😀
Yep, I did too! 😊💕
Seattle is in snowmaggedon lol
Very, very nice!! I love the color and improvisation you put into that. Turned out with a really nice sense of light that the photos didn’t have. 👍 I have the same issue with plein air. I love getting out and painting but I don’t think I’ve completed any plein air paintings that I’m happy with. I don’t know if it’s the feeling of being exposed and out of my studio element or if it’s feeling rushed with the changing light. Not sure but it’s always frustrating. Loved the intro on this one, too. However, I don’t even want to know what necessitated changing your pants between leaving home and getting to your painting spot. 😂😉
Thanks Brian! Yeah it is sort of frustrating. I remember one plein air session back during the 30-30 challenge that worked out really well and I more or less finished the painting to my satisfaction on the spot. It's rare. Thats my main problem is they just look different in the studio. Its ok though. I'm willing to make that my process if it works best. I know of some plein air artists that never do anything more on location than a couple rough sketches.
LOL! Oh man, the pants. Well, I've been caught in trying to do a creative, "next day" pick up shot to tell the story basically. I thought of the correct shirt but forgot about the pants. What an inept film maker I make. 😂😂😂
Ha ha!! Well, it’s all “movie magic.” I knew you probably filmed separate days but had to raz you, anyway. 😄
Hey Steve this was a great video. Thank you so much, I learned a lot. Can you do something with casein?
Have never trie casein but maybe...eventually! 😉😄
Mity Mouse what’s casein?
@@capbin146 another water based paint, more opaque... I have never used it, but would love a lesson.
Hi Again Steve, I was wondering whos music it is that you played during the VLOG? It's beautiful.
Wonderful! What kind of watercolors are you using? Tubes or pan? What brand? Love your work.
Hi Steve! I’ve come back to this video several times as a reference for plein air painting. I’m teaching a landscape class on line, and the weather is not cooperating to do my own video, so I’m using this one! If you had one thing to pass along to new plein air painters what would it be? Thanks!
Begin with simple, comfortable subjects and work small. Don't bite off more than you can chew. It takes time to get comfortable with your set up, working outdoors and to settle into a process.
@@mindofwatercolor Thanks, Steve! Great response.. I appreciate it and will definitely pass it along!
Mike, great video, thank you! BTW, what is the pencil/pen case that you see in the video? Thanks.
I forget the name of it. I got it from jetpens.com You can probably search there and find it. I have a variety of pencil cases I own and try and am largely undecided about which I like best. Certain ones do better in certain situations depending on size, shape and holding capacity.
Just looked at my past orders there. This is the one. www.jetpens.com/Nakabayashi-Fix-In-Pen-Case-Beige/pd/19900
@@mindofwatercolor Great Mike. Thank you. Just ordered one along with some ink.
Thanks Steve ,another great lesson . What do you think about using white acrylic instead of gouache ?
Yes, that works. It’s a bit less opaque but you can build it up.
What was the bag you took out in this video?
I'm not really familiar with gouache and how it differs from watercolour, Steve...can you explain?
Not to worry...I got it!! Gouache is similar but more opaque..? I've just never used it.
Correct, tons of RUclips videos on it. Similar to school tempera but higher quality.
0:22 Blue pants 0:29 Brown pants. Continuity error :)
Yep!
Hope I'm not duplicating a question, but what are the brushes you used when you moved into the studio?
They're listed in the video description. The non travel brushes.
can you tell us what paper you are using in the spiral? and what size?
I've listed all supplies in the video description.
Love watching you draw and paint. Have you seen this? Documented Journey: ruclips.net/video/y2SyfuNWV5s/видео.html
She reviews a plein air palette that looks like something you might be interested in. There is a link under her video for the palette. Its pretty cool :) Reasonably priced for what it is. In any case, thank you for all you do. You are an inspiration!
Yes, Expeditionary Art sells the same palettes as the person I sometimes buy from, Adventurous Artist. (www.adventurousartist.net) Cool little palettes.
Doesn't gouache make us lazy? We supposed to plan ahead and leave the light areas untouched on the paper. Instead we paint it dark then use gouache to put the light back? 😂
Ridiculous! There is no "supposed to" in watercolor. There is only preference and results. Gouache is particularly useful in cases like this, plein air where planning and masking is much more difficult. Are those who paint in oils or acrylic lazy? Go ask James Gurney what he thinks about using gouache?
@@mindofwatercolor I've forgot to add "in theory" to my comment. 😄I was just thinking about it, nothing more.
I'm a total beginner and I do have white gouache but haven't used it yet. I'm far from your level of expertise, basically just learning to control water, pigment and brush whenever I try to paint something. 🙂
(Thank you for answering! I really appreciate it.)