I know that the mushrooms were supposed to be the subject and star of the Autumn woodland show, but for me those cheeky horse chestnuts snuck in and stole the show! Love their rich color and soft glow. So nicely done, so it wasn't their fault...you as the artist made them do it! 😉
Conkers are from the Horse Chestnut tree which has beautiful white ‘candles’ of flowers in the Spring, they are not edible but some people use them to keep away spiders and kids thread string through them and try to hit each others conker with the aim of splitting them and winning. Chestnuts are from the Sweet Chestnut tree and are edible, mostly roasted at Christmas or used in stuffings and nut loaves. They are contained in very prickly coverings whereas conkers have smooth ones.
Thus is really quite beautiful! I always thought Americans and UK folks spoke the same language until hubby and I started watching Line of Duty. It was hilarious because I had to keep a list and write down so many things to find out what they were talking about, I.e., 1) You fancy a cuppa? 2) bent copper, 3) Houl yer whisht, ahhhh so many but the best by far was…Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey. BTW, retreat seems phenomenal !
Always used to play conkers with my mates when I was little, plus it was great fun getting the conkers by knocking them off the trees by throwing a stick up at them
Quite delightful Paul. Yes up here in Scotland in the 60's, I fondly remember gathering conkers with my brother, then the prices of selection began. As I was the younger sibling and a girl! I had to learn from my older brother. Great fun and a seasonal delight.......
Yes Paul. Playing conkers was something I did at school 60 years ago. (Often being naughty throwing sticks into the tree to knock down the ripe conkers) and often shouted at by the tree owner! Understandably.
I picked up a handful of horsechestnuts only the other week and just having them in my hand brought back all the memories of childhood. I don't think I even managed to get a two-er .. my brothers easily beat mine every time. But happy memories, despite the bruised fingers LOL
Hi Paul, never heard of the game of conkers but, we girls would take the horse chestnuts and drill a hole in them and make necklaces and bracelets from them. This was in Syracuse NY USA 🇺🇸 where I was from. Love this woodland scene, brought back great memories of fall in what was my neck of the woods. 👍🏻🎨❌🍂🍁
Thank you for this beautiful still life. And now I discover that a British man introduced Conkers in France (in Dordogne) in the 90's and that there is now a national Conker championship ... soon at the Olympics 🤭 Of course, we call that game « Le Conker » 😊
We had a huge horse chestnut tree. We had a blast smashing them, but even more fun was going over them with the lawn mower😅 I grew up in Wisconsin,US on a farm, so entertained ourselves a lot. Thank you for a delightful woodlans painting. We have a mushroom farm nearby. It's interesting actually
Good afternoon Paul! I was at a friend’s house this morning showing her how to use an app that helps you draw. Plus we painted a church together. Hers turned out great but she took longer than me to paint so I pulled up your video and painted this scene of mushrooms. Great tutorial! I posted my painting in the Facebook group. It might not be finished yet. I’ll wait and look at it again tomorrow. I have to thank you for your tutorials and for being such a generous teacher. Because of all I’ve learned from you I’m now teaching others how to paint with watercolor. You made me fall in love with watercolor and I’m sharing that love with others and seeing them love watercolor too. That’s a testimony to what a gift you are to this world. Praying your day is full of joy and happiness! Much love to Margot. Both of you are a blessing. ❤❤❤
Hello dear sweet Jacqueline! Your name is beautiful, it sounds aristocratic like Jacqueline Kennedy, Jacqueline Onassis.... A famous name. And my full name is Adelaide, in honor of the Australian city, because when I was born my dad was in Australia on a whaling ship went to sea and they were in the port of Adelaide for repairs and they told him that I was born. Dad liked the city so much that he decided to call me by that name. This is such an interesting story. I wish you, dear beauty Princess Jacqueline, good luck, health, creative growth , creativity and positivity! I am also drawing now, I want to paint all of Paul’s drawings in watercolor, there are 162 of them with today’s lesson. I downloaded all his templates from the site and now there is a lot of work. Dear Jacqueline is always glad to see you and read your messages, you are amazingly kind woman, we may have different views, beliefs, languages, we live on different sides of the planet, but man can always understand and accept who he is with all his individual characteristics!✋😊🖐️😊Peace to the world!!!
@@adelabadova3105 Aw I’m smiling so big right now! You are sweet and a bright ray of sunshine in my life. Your story of being named is so intriguing and you tell it well. I picture you painting a picture of the city while telling the story. My dad also named me. His name was Jack. I think Jacqueline Kennedy was very famous so a lot of girls were named after her. I think it’s an amazing world we live in that we can be friends being pretty much on opposite ends of the earth. God is good to have us meet. 🥰❤️🙏🏻 You are always encouraging and caring. I’m looking forward to seeing some of your art. Much love and prayers for you. 😘🙏🏻❤️
Yippeee it’s Watercolor Wednesday! My favorite day of the week. I love how you added the unexpected chestnuts or buckeyes as we call them in Georgia, USA. Buckeyes are carried in people’s pockets to bring good luck. I’ll certainly try to “give this one a go”
Thanks so much for another of your great tutorials, Paul. Fantastic colours und guidance. Loved the "unexpected madness" ..which gave me a good laughter😂.
Another amazing Watercolour Wednesday Paul ! I love your painting and everything from the fairy dust effect to the bokeh is so pretty ! Thanks again for your expertise and humour :)
Conkers was a game we played at school. Went to a girls school and even in the mid 40s early 50s we never thought of it as a 'boys game' . Conkers have always been a joy to my eyes touch, loed the rich shiny brown and the smooth feel. A seasonal 'worry stone ' !!! Great memories 😊
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you! I’ve never heard of that game played with conkers being raised in CA USA. Sounds like a great boys game! Love the mushrooms! 🍄
Hello from North Carolina, USA! As soon as I saw your photo of today’s lesson with the chestnuts, I remembered the school yard behind my house near Bronx NY. Boys were kept separate from girls during lunch break and the boys would have those chestnuts swinging! The nuns put a stop to that quickly 🤣 Many thanks to you and Margot for all you do!!
Dear Paul, I was very pleased with the Autumn Woodland Scene tutorial. It's so unique. My favorite is horse chestnut, but it looks fantastic with mushrooms. It was a pleasure to use a variety of techniques. Thank you for this outstanding tutorial.
Conkers! Of course...my kid brother used to play with them when we lived in the UK years ago. And this painting is simply stunning! The sprinkled salt makes the background so pretty! It looks like coral reefs up close. Thanks for teaching us the Bokeh effect. However, I liked your painting even more, before that stage 😊
Another great tutorial Paul your attention to detail is amazing i truly loved this one and it was very nostalgic i hold some wonderful memories of spending hours as a young lad baking conkers , or soaking them in vinegar making the holes threading the string and playing for hours and coming home with sore fingers and knuckles!!! Well done Paul and thank-you
Amazing tutorial as always. You are not only talented but you are very charismatic with beautiful passion. Paul, I also love your thematic T-Shirts! Thank you for everything. 🥰
I thought you went mad when you started dropping in the viridian but it all looked perfect in the end. Also you showed great restraint with the overdone bokeh effect and I didn't mind it at all. Good job!!!
Love this painting and I remember conkers in the playground although they were indeed banned when my children went to school. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial.
I am Englis living in Australia and fondly remember playing conkers with my brother. We made our own fun and they were indeed the good old days. Anita.
@@ArtbyPaulClark I'm about ready to whip it out, Paul. I mean my credit card! I would so love this, and my hubby will be with his parents for a week at that time. Seems perfect for me to do. I was across the pond years ago singing in Vienna, but I was so busy (and it was incredible) and young and rehearsing! I have a few questions which I am corresponding with Margot about.
Wonderful! I can't wait to start this one but I'm wrestling a minky whale this evening. The facebook group work is great to see - warm thanks to them for sharing. Conkering I loved as a kid, splitting that perfect shiny nut from the spiky shell. They could sting but does anyone remember those "clackers" from the seventies, I think. They were a pair of really hard coloured balls strung through and joined at the top. You had to start slowly "clacking" the balls together, then build up momentum till they clacked back and force at speed above your flipping wrist. I think they might have banned those after all the acci unit visits!
These mushrooms and the background are incredible! Some time ago I was thinking about how to achieve this bokeh effect in watercolor. Thank you so much for this inspirational video!
Love this! I am gonna give it a try! I live in the USA Illinois. Never heard of the Conchers game. However our game of marbles would be similar. You use your marbles to knock out your opponents marbles!😀You are a marvelous teacher and love watching you paint!
Love little woodland vignettes like this one. 😍 And that bokeh treatment, yellow bits, and dot highlights of white gouache made me realise how these small techniques can make such a big difference in taking a flat painting to something quite exciting and full of life. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. 😊❤😊
Growing up In Newfoundland, Conkers was a game played by the boys with chestnuts. They showed no mercy, so I usually stayed out of it and stuck to a less threatening game of jacks! I love this painting.
Lovely woodland painting! Love the colors and contrast. The mushrooms and chestnuts pop off the paper. I'm not a fan of bokeh--too arts and crafts for me--but you made it work. Have a great week.
Absolutely lovely painting, Paul. Love the salt and bokeh effects. Magical. I am chuffed to bits that my mushroom painting was amongst those shown at the end. That’s certainly spurred me on. Thank you and Margot. 😊
I thought it looked messy and terrible to start with but you created magic! Looks amazing! I only hope i will be able to paint as beautifully as you one day
Спасибо,Пол! В этом уроке всё замечательно! Грибы(мне кажется это ложные опята),каштаны-красавцы,эффект от соли,боке....А сколько небольших,но очень полезных советов! Прямо радость в дом! Спасибо,до среды!
Oh what a beautiful painting. Its so pretty. I love the bokeh effect. Covid has struck me down so I'm hoping to get to my paints later this week when I feel better. And yes I very much grew up in England playing conkers as a kid...ah the memories. Thanks Paul for another beautiful and brilliant tutorial 👌🙏
Excellent job Paul… the lifting of color with white circles finishes the background perfectly with template. Lov it.. will have to try this one. Cheers from California!
I loved it as I do mushrooms. I think they are gorgeous. I love the whole painting, the colors are awesome and the artwork is magnificent. And I have never heard of that game.
Autumn 🍁 wasn't Autumn 🍂 without collecting and playing with conkers !! When we were kids in Northern Ireland, we hollowed out huge turnips for our Halloween lanterns. Beautiful seasonal painting that evokes lots of lovely memories! Brilliant as usual 🍂🍁😊
Hi Paul another beautiful painting. I feel so relaxed Wednesday evenings watching your paintings. I have to say I love the Bokeh effect on this. Just fits perfectly. I think got sick of it for a while because it was like a craze at one stage. A lot of artists seem to have been throwing it in on their art to look "cool" and it was the latest thing but it wasn't really necessary in the paintings they were doing. It then people kind of over did it in paintings where just a little would have done. And it took away from what would have been good paintings rather than enhance them. But in the right place like this painting it does look absolutely beautiful. It's there but NOT overdone. This Autumn scene is perfect for it. I love it in this painting. I think anyway. As for the conkers yes I heard of them and wish I hadn't. I had them as a kid in London. And many bruises on my hand after them with my cousin Kevin walloping me with his to prove it. So glad he got bored of it cos I could get back to my pain free and bruise free painting. 😂😂😂. That was a trip.down memory lane! See you next week week Paul for another Watercolour Wednesday. God bless you and Margot. Susan ❤❤❤🎨👍🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊🇮🇪☘
Hello Paul, like everyone else on this channel I will add my thanks to your demos and instructions. I have only recently discovered you and have been trying to catch up with your films (from years ago) and am loving them all. I really appreciate the info you pass on regarding paper, paints and brushes along with the percentage of each pigment. I have to say from a beginners point of view I have found one (so far) where you painted in portrait and moved your palette under the camera. This allowed me to actually see how much water you use in conjunction with the percentage of paints. This was an eye opener for me as I could see how you manage to keep the colours flowing by the amount of water you use. My paints are far too thick (like me) and are nothing like the fluid rivers you apply to paper. Could we have more of these please. Many thanks. Barry
Another fantastic tutorial, I will certainly have a go at this. Would love to attend one of your painting away days but I don't think I'm quite at that stage yet. Once again Thanks for the chance to paint on hell of a picture,
Such an outstanding painting with natural colors. Thanks for this great work of art with the great techniques to go with it. The places you showed are lovely as well.
Always love listening to the music 🎶 you have got going in the background. Great details & textures of the forest background & chestnuts 🌰. Across the pond here we played a game similar to yours called clackers with not 1 but 2 glass balls/marbles are connected with one string but tied into a small loop in the middle. Instead of hitting an opponent’s conker, 😁 we silly Americans try to clack the marbles together above & below our own hand without injury. 😉 But alas, I am sure you can imagine how dangerous those toys are & the results. 🤣Always a fun painting video each week from you. Hope you’re both enjoying a wonderful rest of the week & weekend ahead! 🎨💕
Oh, what a wonderfully beautiful motif this is again. I can't put into words how happy I am again and again. Thank you very much for this wonderful picture, dear Paul.
Excellent work! I heard that water color painting is much harder than oil painting. At least, according to the late Bob Ross, whom I watched on T.V. for 20 years.
Hi Paul, absolutely loved this tutorial. September has to be the best time of year in England, especially if you lived out of town in the country. As kids growing up we were lucky enough to have our very own horse chestnut tree in our front garden, so had a good supply of conkers and played many a game at junior school. Thank you again for another wonderful painting.
Thank you for this exercise and thanks to the Facebook group and Margot for the wonderful paintings - each one unique in their own interpretation!! Will give this a go - currently working on the Sussex House!! As always - learn so much!! :0)
Beautiful painting Paul , loved all the effects you have shown. And the bokeh effect made it so whimsical. Will have to try that one. The way you make your colors come together is truly amazing. 💗 The trip for next year sounds lovely. Will have to give it some thought. Never played Conkers 😊 though have read about it .. Thank-you again for making our day with your beautiful tutorials that set our minds going 🎉🎉🎉 Take care 💖
I know that the mushrooms were supposed to be the subject and star of the Autumn woodland show, but for me those cheeky horse chestnuts snuck in and stole the show! Love their rich color and soft glow. So nicely done, so it wasn't their fault...you as the artist made them do it! 😉
Thanks so much!
Couldn't agree more
Tomas un pincel y haces maravillas🤩🤩🤩
Hi
Yes, I must confess I'm down with those cheeky chestnuts, too! 😁 🇺🇸
Looks like you simply throw around paint and then...there it is- BEAUTY.
Glad you enjoyed it J!
Conkers are from the Horse Chestnut tree which has beautiful white ‘candles’ of flowers in the Spring, they are not edible but some people use them to keep away spiders and kids thread string through them and try to hit each others conker with the aim of splitting them and winning. Chestnuts are from the Sweet Chestnut tree and are edible, mostly roasted at Christmas or used in stuffings and nut loaves. They are contained in very prickly coverings whereas conkers have smooth ones.
Thanks for sharing the info!
Oh!the days of innocence ! Conkers ,marbles etc etc ! How they are missed.
Agree - no need for PlayStations in those days!!!
Thus is really quite beautiful! I always thought Americans and UK folks spoke the same language until hubby and I started watching Line of Duty. It was hilarious because I had to keep a list and write down so many things to find out what they were talking about, I.e., 1) You fancy a cuppa? 2) bent copper, 3) Houl yer whisht, ahhhh so many but the best by far was…Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey. BTW, retreat seems phenomenal !
Lol! great comment - thanks for sharing .... and don't forget 'dodgy geezer!'
We definitely used to play conkers in Toronto when I was at grade school, way back in the 60s.
Great to hear!
Not heard of “conkers”here🇨🇦…..great background textures….lovely composition….mushrooms are one of nature’s little gems
Thank you! Cheers!
Exactly! Anna Mason also did a "conker" drawing and (???). It looked like a chestnut in it's outer shell to me. Amusing name to us north Americans
Always used to play conkers with my mates when I was little, plus it was great fun getting the conkers by knocking them off the trees by throwing a stick up at them
Yup, remember that well!
Lovely textures. I remember conkers hurt the knuckles, girls didn't play it much. I'm a Brit, in Essex now but grew up in London
So true! - many thanks Maggie!
Quite delightful Paul. Yes up here in Scotland in the 60's, I fondly remember gathering conkers with my brother, then the prices of selection began. As I was the younger sibling and a girl! I had to learn from my older brother. Great fun and a seasonal delight.......
Great to hear and thanks for sharing!
Yes Paul. Playing conkers was something I did at school 60 years ago. (Often being naughty throwing sticks into the tree to knock down the ripe conkers) and often shouted at by the tree owner! Understandably.
Oh, yes .... been there too!
I picked up a handful of horsechestnuts only the other week and just having them in my hand brought back all the memories of childhood. I don't think I even managed to get a two-er .. my brothers easily beat mine every time. But happy memories, despite the bruised fingers LOL
Lol! - love that - happy memories!
OOh the mushrooms and buckeyes look so real. Rather like the bubble effect. Thanks Paul, Sherry
My pleasure Sherry!
Conkers, Cheesers and Wedgies, if I remember correctly. Lovely study! Autumn and Spring my favourite seasons! Thankyou, Paul and One and All! ❤ XXX
Lol! - a trip down memory lane!
Hi Paul, never heard of the game of conkers but, we girls would take the horse chestnuts and drill a hole in them and make necklaces and bracelets from them. This was in Syracuse NY USA 🇺🇸 where I was from.
Love this woodland scene, brought back great memories of fall in what was my neck of the woods. 👍🏻🎨❌🍂🍁
Great stuff! - thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this beautiful still life. And now I discover that a British man introduced Conkers in France (in Dordogne) in the 90's and that there is now a national Conker championship ... soon at the Olympics 🤭
Of course, we call that game « Le Conker » 😊
Lol!!! - that's great to hear, thanks for sharing .... merci!
We had a huge horse chestnut tree. We had a blast smashing them, but even more fun was going over them with the lawn mower😅 I grew up in Wisconsin,US on a farm, so entertained ourselves a lot.
Thank you for a delightful woodlans painting.
We have a mushroom farm nearby. It's interesting actually
Lovely stuff, thanks for sharing!
Good afternoon Paul! I was at a friend’s house this morning showing her how to use an app that helps you draw. Plus we painted a church together. Hers turned out great but she took longer than me to paint so I pulled up your video and painted this scene of mushrooms. Great tutorial! I posted my painting in the Facebook group. It might not be finished yet. I’ll wait and look at it again tomorrow.
I have to thank you for your tutorials and for being such a generous teacher. Because of all I’ve learned from you I’m now teaching others how to paint with watercolor. You made me fall in love with watercolor and I’m sharing that love with others and seeing them love watercolor too. That’s a testimony to what a gift you are to this world. Praying your day is full of joy and happiness! Much love to Margot. Both of you are a blessing. ❤❤❤
Hello dear sweet Jacqueline! Your name is beautiful, it sounds aristocratic like Jacqueline Kennedy, Jacqueline Onassis.... A famous name. And my full name is Adelaide, in honor of the Australian city, because when I was born my dad was in Australia on a whaling ship went to sea and they were in the port of Adelaide for repairs and they told him that I was born. Dad liked the city so much that he decided to call me by that name. This is such an interesting story. I wish you, dear beauty Princess Jacqueline, good luck, health, creative growth , creativity and positivity! I am also drawing now, I want to paint all of Paul’s drawings in watercolor, there are 162 of them with today’s lesson. I downloaded all his templates from the site and now there is a lot of work. Dear Jacqueline is always glad to see you and read your messages, you are amazingly kind woman, we may have different views, beliefs, languages, we live on different sides of the planet, but man can always understand and accept who he is with all his individual characteristics!✋😊🖐️😊Peace to the world!!!
@@adelabadova3105 Aw I’m smiling so big right now! You are sweet and a bright ray of sunshine in my life. Your story of being named is so intriguing and you tell it well. I picture you painting a picture of the city while telling the story. My dad also named me. His name was Jack. I think Jacqueline Kennedy was very famous so a lot of girls were named after her. I think it’s an amazing world we live in that we can be friends being pretty much on opposite ends of the earth. God is good to have us meet. 🥰❤️🙏🏻 You are always encouraging and caring. I’m looking forward to seeing some of your art. Much love and prayers for you. 😘🙏🏻❤️
Hi Jacquline - thanks for you continuing support and delighted to help in your painting journey - good to see you chat with Adela too!
@@ArtbyPaulClark you bring people together. ❤️❤️❤️
@@ArtbyPaulClark Thanks Paul!❤❤❤💋💋💋😊😊😊🖐
I’ve only heard of Conkers thanks to Kipper!❤ Loved this painting. Thank you Paul!
Lol! - Thanks for listening Emily
A really nice one, today, Paul! I do like the Bokeh effect and I love your shiny, deep brown conkers!!!😁😍👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😀
What a beauty. Autumn, again the smell of fallen leaves and mushrooms. Thank you very much for the master class. 👍🎨🇺🇦💙💛
Thank you! Cheers!
@ 🫶🍁👍Thank you!
Yippeee it’s Watercolor Wednesday! My favorite day of the week.
I love how you added the unexpected chestnuts or buckeyes as we call them in Georgia, USA. Buckeyes are carried in people’s pockets to bring good luck. I’ll certainly try to “give this one a go”
Thanks for the info Angie!
My dad carried one till the day he died!!
Never heard of conkers in Philly. We had them roasting on an open fire at Christmas - with Mel! The painting is enchanting and inspiring. Thank you!
Cheers - thanks for that!
Thanks so much for another of your great tutorials, Paul. Fantastic colours und guidance. Loved the
"unexpected madness" ..which gave me a good laughter😂.
Great to hear - thanks!
Another amazing Watercolour Wednesday Paul ! I love your painting and everything from the fairy dust effect to the bokeh is so pretty ! Thanks again for your expertise and humour :)
Thank you so much Patricia 😀
Wonderful saved it thanks
Delightful
My house will never get clean… will do this next free time 😮😊🎉🎉🎉
Conkers was a game we played at school. Went to a girls school and even in the mid 40s early 50s we never thought of it as a 'boys game' . Conkers have always been a joy to my eyes touch, loed the rich shiny brown and the smooth feel. A seasonal 'worry stone ' !!! Great memories 😊
Great to hear - thanks for sharing!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you! I’ve never heard of that game played with conkers being raised in CA USA. Sounds like a great boys game! Love the mushrooms! 🍄
Thanks so much!
Fun painting - thank you :). Conkers - parents would make you wear a helmet to play that now.
Absolutely! ... among with cricket gloves!
Hello from North Carolina, USA! As soon as I saw your photo of today’s lesson with the chestnuts, I remembered the school yard behind my house near Bronx NY. Boys were kept separate from girls during lunch break and the boys would have those chestnuts swinging! The nuns put a stop to that quickly 🤣 Many thanks to you and Margot for all you do!!
Great little story - thanks for sharing!
One of your best demos. Every technique under the sun. Just brilliant!😊
Glad you enjoyed it Shirley!
Beautiful fall painting! Never heard of the chestnut game in Pennsylvania USA, but we used to put string through and make jewelry.
Sounds great!
Dear Paul, I was very pleased with the Autumn Woodland Scene tutorial. It's so unique. My favorite is horse chestnut, but it looks fantastic with mushrooms. It was a pleasure to use a variety of techniques. Thank you for this outstanding tutorial.
I love that painting, love the colors. In New York, we never played that game. We played other strange games that I won't mention here.😂
Lol!!! - that sounds very intriguing!!!
Conkers! Of course...my kid brother used to play with them when we lived in the UK years ago.
And this painting is simply stunning! The sprinkled salt makes the background so pretty! It looks like coral reefs up close.
Thanks for teaching us the Bokeh effect. However, I liked your painting even more, before that stage 😊
Thanks for sharing!
Another great tutorial Paul your attention to detail is amazing i truly loved this one and it was very nostalgic i hold some wonderful memories of spending hours as a young lad baking conkers , or soaking them in vinegar making the holes threading the string and playing for hours and coming home with sore fingers and knuckles!!! Well done Paul and thank-you
Thanks Neil - glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing tutorial as always. You are not only talented but you are very charismatic with beautiful passion. Paul, I also love your thematic T-Shirts! Thank you for everything. 🥰
Ahhh, that's very kind Cheers - thanks for that!
@@ArtbyPaulClark thank You Paul ❤️
I thought you went mad when you started dropping in the viridian but it all looked perfect in the end. Also you showed great restraint with the overdone bokeh effect and I didn't mind it at all. Good job!!!
Love this painting and I remember conkers in the playground although they were indeed banned when my children went to school. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial.
Cheers Wendy!
Fantastic lesson. Thank you Paul. I have painted many a mushroom and toadstool. Just love them. So many different shapes and sizes. X
You are very welcome
Thanks again for another lovely tutorial! The granulation in the background works so well 🎉. Cheers!
Thanks so much 😊
I am Englis living in Australia and fondly remember playing conkers with my brother. We made our own fun and they were indeed the good old days. Anita.
Lovely to hear Anita!
Thank you once again for a lovey painting Paul.
You are very welcome
Fantastic tutorial! I also love all your t-shirts :) You really are a phenomenal teacher, artist, media artist, and human being!
Cheers - thanks for that!
Thanks, again, Paul! I emailed about the trip in September '24. I would sure love that!
You ought to J - it's a fab place!
@@ArtbyPaulClark I'm about ready to whip it out, Paul. I mean my credit card! I would so love this, and my hubby will be with his parents for a week at that time. Seems perfect for me to do. I was across the pond years ago singing in Vienna, but I was so busy (and it was incredible) and young and rehearsing! I have a few questions which I am corresponding with Margot about.
@@ArtbyPaulClark Paul, I believe I can afford it. The price seems quite lower than I expected. Is there an airport near the farm?
Wonderful! I can't wait to start this one but I'm wrestling a minky whale this evening. The facebook group work is great to see - warm thanks to them for sharing. Conkering I loved as a kid, splitting that perfect shiny nut from the spiky shell. They could sting but does anyone remember those "clackers" from the seventies, I think. They were a pair of really hard coloured balls strung through and joined at the top. You had to start slowly "clacking" the balls together, then build up momentum till they clacked back and force at speed above your flipping wrist. I think they might have banned those after all the acci unit visits!
Hiya - great comment! - yes remember those Clackers too - hugely popular in the mid-70's if I remember correctly!
Yes, Conkers! Great memories from my childhood! Now I live in Canada and have a ‘conker’ tree in my back yard. Squirrels love them.
That is awesome!
Love the mushrooms! So look forward to Watercolor Wednesdays. Thanks so much, Paul. ❤
My pleasure Sharon!
These mushrooms and the background are incredible! Some time ago I was thinking about how to achieve this bokeh effect in watercolor. Thank you so much for this inspirational video!
Glad it was helpful!
Love this! I am gonna give it a try! I live in the USA Illinois. Never heard of the Conchers game. However our game of marbles would be similar. You use your marbles to knock out your opponents marbles!😀You are a marvelous teacher and love watching you paint!
Thanks so much and yes used to love playing marbles too!
Love little woodland vignettes like this one. 😍 And that bokeh treatment, yellow bits, and dot highlights of white gouache made me realise how these small techniques can make such a big difference in taking a flat painting to something quite exciting and full of life. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. 😊❤😊
Growing up In Newfoundland, Conkers was a game played by the boys with chestnuts. They showed no mercy, so I usually stayed out of it and stuck to a less threatening game of jacks! I love this painting.
Great info - thanks for sharing!
This one speaks to me Paul! Love it, so much texture, gorgeous earthy colours! Going to give it a go❤
Great to hear - thanks!
Masterful! The bokeh circles are perfectr!
Thanks so much!
Lovely woodland painting! Love the colors and contrast. The mushrooms and chestnuts pop off the paper. I'm not a fan of bokeh--too arts and crafts for me--but you made it work. Have a great week.
Thanks so much! 😊
Gorgeous! Fungi is one of my favorite things to paint.
Thank you! Cheers!
@@ArtbyPaulClark 😎🍄
I love watching these beautiful mushrooms coming to life in a very peaceful environment. Many thanks for sharing💛☀️
So nice of you
Absolutely lovely painting, Paul. Love the salt and bokeh effects. Magical. I am chuffed to bits that my mushroom painting was amongst those shown at the end. That’s certainly spurred me on. Thank you and Margot. 😊
Wonderful - great to hear!
I thought it looked messy and terrible to start with but you created magic! Looks amazing! I only hope i will be able to paint as beautifully as you one day
You can do it! ... many thanks
Спасибо,Пол! В этом уроке всё замечательно! Грибы(мне кажется это ложные опята),каштаны-красавцы,эффект от соли,боке....А сколько небольших,но очень полезных советов! Прямо радость в дом! Спасибо,до среды!
Many thanks!
Brilliant Paul thank you
Cheers!
Wonderful watercolour Wednesday. Festive season in India. Very pleasant weather but no dramatic Autumn colours.
Thank you for the tutorial.
My pleasure 😊
Oooooo👏‼️💫🎨🖌️. Wonderful work ‼️. I must try this one😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Oh what a beautiful painting. Its so pretty. I love the bokeh effect. Covid has struck me down so I'm hoping to get to my paints later this week when I feel better. And yes I very much grew up in England playing conkers as a kid...ah the memories.
Thanks Paul for another beautiful and brilliant tutorial 👌🙏
Great to hear ... and get better soon!
Excellent job Paul… the lifting of color with white circles finishes the background perfectly with template. Lov it.. will have to try this one. Cheers from California!
Awesome, thank you!
Very interesting lesson. Ukraine is grateful!
Our pleasure!
Lovely tutorial Paul, enjoyed it so much and was a joy to paint. Many thanks, You're a great teacher 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic! Can’t wait to try it
Have fun!
Very beautiful scene!! I love the background and textures! Thank you Paul 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Amazing! I loved this kind of bubbles at thi end! Thanks for your tips!
You are so welcome!
Beautiful. I love the feel of this one. Very sweet
Lovely ! Thanks Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it
Magnifique, merci Paul
Merci aussi!
I just love you and your videos...they almost always excited me and interest me...
Wow, thank you!
I loved it as I do mushrooms. I think they are gorgeous. I love the whole painting, the colors are awesome and the artwork is magnificent. And I have never heard of that game.
Thank you so much!
Great Paul, thanks. Would love to have a go at this.
Have fun!
Autumn 🍁 wasn't Autumn 🍂 without collecting and playing with conkers !! When we were kids in Northern Ireland, we hollowed out huge turnips for our Halloween lanterns.
Beautiful seasonal painting that evokes lots of lovely memories!
Brilliant as usual 🍂🍁😊
Thanks for sharing!! - great comment!
This the reall magic ! Wanderfull !❤
Brilliant coverage of so many techniques.love it Thank you Paul
Thanks so much!
Yes played conkers. Loved collecting them and sorting out the champions. Love the Autumn vibe Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful tutorial. We collected the chestnuts but did not play conkers here in Ontario.
Thanks for sharing!
Great game conkers,loved it so much fun.The world has gone mad now though,children can't play them in school for health and safety reasons now.
Hi Paul another beautiful painting. I feel so relaxed Wednesday evenings watching your paintings. I have to say I love the Bokeh effect on this. Just fits perfectly. I think got sick of it for a while because it was like a craze at one stage. A lot of artists seem to have been throwing it in on their art to look "cool" and it was the latest thing but it wasn't really necessary in the paintings they were doing. It then people kind of over did it in paintings where just a little would have done. And it took away from what would have been good paintings rather than enhance them. But in the right place like this painting it does look absolutely beautiful. It's there but NOT overdone. This Autumn scene is perfect for it. I love it in this painting. I think anyway.
As for the conkers yes I heard of them and wish I hadn't. I had them as a kid in London. And many bruises on my hand after them with my cousin Kevin walloping me with his to prove it. So glad he got bored of it cos I could get back to my pain free and bruise free painting. 😂😂😂. That was a trip.down memory lane! See you next week week Paul for another Watercolour Wednesday. God bless you and Margot. Susan ❤❤❤🎨👍🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊🇮🇪☘
Great comment Susan - thanks so much for sharing!
Hello Paul, like everyone else on this channel I will add my thanks to your demos and instructions. I have only recently discovered you and have been trying to catch up with your films (from years ago) and am loving them all. I really appreciate the info you pass on regarding paper, paints and brushes along with the percentage of each pigment.
I have to say from a beginners point of view I have found one (so far) where you painted in portrait and moved your palette under the camera. This allowed me to actually see how much water you use in conjunction with the percentage of paints. This was an eye opener for me as I could see how you manage to keep the colours flowing by the amount of water you use. My paints are far too thick (like me) and are nothing like the fluid rivers you apply to paper. Could we have more of these please.
Many thanks.
Barry
Thanks for this lovely comment - much appreciated! - I try to get the palette in when there is space when I do a 'Portrait' shape format.
Another fantastic tutorial, I will certainly have a go at this. Would love to attend one of your painting away days but I don't think I'm quite at that stage yet. Once again Thanks for the chance to paint on hell of a picture,
You must .... we have artist at all levels!
Thank you for that video.....I particularly love the fact you put up the names of the colours on the screen when you use each colour. BRILLIANT!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such an outstanding painting with natural colors. Thanks for this great work of art with the great techniques to go with it. The places you showed are lovely as well.
Thank you so much 😀
Never heard of conkers but I’m from the U.S. so I’m sure that explains it. Beautiful autumn painting though I love Wednesdays!!!
Great to hear - thanks!
Love your painting! I am anxious to try bokeh!
You should!
Always love listening to the music 🎶 you have got going in the background. Great details & textures of the forest background & chestnuts 🌰. Across the pond here we played a game similar to yours called clackers with not 1 but 2 glass balls/marbles are connected with one string but tied into a small loop in the middle. Instead of hitting an opponent’s conker, 😁 we silly Americans try to clack the marbles together above & below our own hand without injury. 😉 But alas, I am sure you can imagine how dangerous those toys are & the results. 🤣Always a fun painting video each week from you. Hope you’re both enjoying a wonderful rest of the week & weekend ahead! 🎨💕
Thanks Colleen - oh, yes I remember Clackers - all the rage here about the mid-70's - also very dangerous!
Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration to pull out my brushes again.
You are so welcome!
Oh, what a wonderfully beautiful motif this is again. I can't put into words how happy I am again and again. Thank you very much for this wonderful picture, dear Paul.
Wow, thank you!
Excellent work! I heard that water color painting is much harder than oil painting. At least, according to the late Bob Ross, whom I watched on T.V. for 20 years.
Thank you! Cheers! - it can be. but I think it's much more fun!
This is so very pretty, many thanks Paul!! 🎨🖌️
Thank you so much 😀
Thankyou Paul. That was stunning - and so well presented. I’ve been looking for inspiration for a good while and now I’ve got it!
You are very welcome
😂Paul, I thoroughly enjoyed your mushroom painting! Magical atmospherical effects, amazing colours and textures and composition.🫠❤
Thank you so much 😀
As always...beautiful!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Paul, absolutely loved this tutorial. September has to be the best time of year in England, especially if you lived out of town in the country. As kids growing up we were lucky enough to have our very own horse chestnut tree in our front garden, so had a good supply of conkers and played many a game at junior school. Thank you again for another wonderful painting.
Sounds great! - thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this exercise and thanks to the Facebook group and Margot for the wonderful paintings - each one unique in their own interpretation!! Will give this a go - currently working on the Sussex House!! As always - learn so much!! :0)
Thank you too!
Beautiful painting Paul , loved all the effects you have shown. And the bokeh effect made it so whimsical. Will have to try that one. The way you make your colors come together is truly amazing. 💗
The trip for next year sounds lovely. Will have to give it some thought.
Never played Conkers 😊 though have read about it ..
Thank-you again for making our day with your beautiful tutorials that set our minds going 🎉🎉🎉
Take care 💖
Pleasure as always - thanks Sonia - perhaps we'll arrange a conker championship at the retreat!!!
Fabulous painting
Cheers!