It's nobody's business where you put your hands and what you put them in do not apologise to them Gaynor you do you because it's none of their business your artwork is on another level oh I just love it! 🙌💜
Put those gloves away and just have fun😊. There is a product you use on your hands called "Gloves" (?). You brighten my mornings. Play, play and play .
Hi Michelle, Thank you for your kind support..I think the comments were well meant....people might react to some of the ingredients in acrylic paints. A few weeks back I had a comment saying a follower was enjoying NOW putting her hands in the paint .... I scare easily 😂 Have a great week ❤
Thank you Gaynor for your videos. They are so inspiring. I love seeing the development of your images over the days and hearing your thoughts. You explain everything so well. Beautiful colours, techniques and marks. 🎉❤
Ohhhh wow. I just love the purple flowers in the green grass and blue water in the back ground.that has been in your kitchen for the longest time you said. That is beautiful 💜
I like the idea of waiting and coming back days later--I have always thought I had to finish what I started. Going to try this going forward. Thank you for new ideas.
I had a whoosh of lovely memories when the Malta grounds came out! Those greens & blues are lovely. Would love to hear (even more) about your zero-waste approach to art/creativity. It’s a lovely thread in all of your videos. To use another portmanteau (😉) sending you mahusive love. XXX
Lovely springtime ending to a terrific video. The seedhead painting is gorgeous. I am just amazed at your process. You see the beauty hidden from view and bring it to life. Thank you, Gaynor.
There is so much in your videos to comment on! The inspiration I get is the greatest and your paintings are beautiful! We have a woodpecker also who loves the trees in the back yard 🙂Texas,USA has been in a drought so enjoy your rain!!💦💦💦We are supposed to get some soon! Yippee!!🎉And also, Do not worry about putting your hands in the paint, when I am finished my hands, arms clothes etc. may at times have more paint on them than the CANVAS! 😁🖌️🎨 Just be careful of the true cobalts and cadmiums. Have a blessed day and thank you for sharing!🎈
Hello Gaynor, Wow and what a bonus. When those pieces were framed they really were beautiful. I love how your splashes and swipes of surplus paint become such works of art. My particular favourite this week though is the one that was sitting on your kitchen table. It’s a seascape looking from the cliffs above. Really really lovely. Can’t wait for next video as usual. Have a lovely week. 💐
Hello Fiona, Art never ceases to amaze me.....that little painting has been waiting and waiting...we can back from a walk and bingo !!!! Have a lovely week too X
Don’t worry about wearing gloves there is always a knowall who think they know better. Other people will decide for themselves or can’t they think for themselves? I’ve used my hands when I’ve wanted to and then washed up, that’s the nature of painting. Don’t apologise for doing what you want when you want. Keep your style its quite refreshing.
Sorry, late to party. I love the one with the seed heads and that mini seascape ❤ I am enjoying collage so much, thankyou for the suggestion of pulling down colour xxx
How delightful, and every video is a bonus to me! You are so inspiring, and I so enjoy seeing you work. I've gessoed two new sketchbook covers and having fun with beginning those. Love your spring walk with Rocket, and Woody! Have a great week too., Best :)
Hi Kathy, so good to read that your sketchbook covers are underway and you're having fun with them....we couldn't see Woody but hearing him was such a treat !!🥰
I absolutely love the blues and greens you chose for these two abstracts. I so look forward to your videos each week as inspiration for my weekend art projects. I also adore your nature clips when you’re out and about with Rocket. I live in Canada and the idea of Spring seems so far away. Thank you for sharing your process it is such a joy to watch. I have now gone back to your beginning on You Tube and watched every one of your videos so I am up to speed. One question I have is where did you have your t-shirts made with your art ? They are adorable I particularly like the pear one. Have a great week! Julie
Crumbs Julie ..... you deserve a medal...every one !!! In the UK we have an online company called Vista Print, I like the quality and there are options on fit. Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Another fab video. How you find the time to post every week is beyond me. I love both the ‘bonus works’ and you really transformed the seedhead one - my fave. Regarding gloves… this being RUclips there’s always someone who is gonna tell you their opinion. We have a friend who vlogs jobs around his boat and as a disclaimer he says ‘this is not how to do it but how I do it’. Keep up the great work and Fran says hi x
Hi Gaynor, so refreshing and motivating your videos.❤ I always love to see or hear rocket.Our dog Chico - a very clever and beloved companion - recently passed away of old age and as we are too old now to enjoy a young pet I am very pleased to observe the behaviour and character of ROCKET and co.
Hi Gaynor I too have my hands in paint, glue and alcohol inks, pastels, whatever. Who the heck cares. Anyway I absolutely love your art and your teachings. Keep going. All the best. Laurie from Palm Desert, California
Why can’t we use our fingers? I just started! Oh well… so happy you started with collage in sketchbook. I was going to go back to collage on a painting I’m working on - probably better to play/practice first! Thanks so much for all you help and staring your techniques. ❤️👏🏻🎨
Hi Patricia, I have been sticking my hands in paint for years, washing them thoroughly BUT there are ingredients that can be harmful. I don't want to promote something that might be harmful....lots have viewers have done their research and that is the best thing to do. Have a great week and enjoy your collage XX
You do have FUN making art! I continue purging craft supplies & organizing my space---it is amazing what one rediscovers they have. I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday to purchase a mixed media sketchbook & I was also looking at the Liquitex Basics acrylic paints & some silicone paint brushes. Another lady was in the same isle & we started talking & had the most wonderful conversation as she also wanted to start painting too. I told her about your channel. We are going back to the store next week when the paints are on sale. I love the pieces you did from the left over paint paper. Beautiful purple flowers on your walk.
Hi Gaynor,love the blue abstracts as soon as you put the mounting card onto the blue circle,I thought oh Polo mints party!Lol!I always have to title my drawings and artwork,do you title yours when you’ve finished them?I know you name them as you go along…😊Also you’re sketchbook cover to me is Cats had the wool again!Sorry had to share!😀 You never fail to inspire me and your techniques are enlightening,simply putting a piece of paper over wet paint to reveal the layers beneath..genius idea!As for paint on our fingers,perhaps people should message Iris Scott,an amazing finger painting artist..see what she thinks lol! Lovely to see Rocket and he certainly has a spring in his step..pardon the pun!!Thanks so much for sharing Gaynor,roll on next Thursday!!❤
HI Beverly, this makes me smile .... sometimes names come easily, other times it's like going on a witch hunt !!!!! SO the sketchbook is now "Kitty" !!! Have a fantastic week XX
A huh, 😊😊now we can C where ur inspiration comes from. Lovely nature trails, and we all can benefit from our surroundings. Intuitive art, well ur videos always lead to more education on this subject. What a study this morning...having a better understanding of add-ons. I am thankful to have Google to study words... intuitive art, intuitive painting techniques, etcetera 😂. Ann, Florida fan
Oh you got me there with the woods and the beautiful crocuses. I may just have to live in England in my art, Spring has to be the best season of all, with the promises popping up week after week. It's impossible to explain to dear Dave that the bare trees which he finds so depressing, look stunning once the first little green shoots start, and the bluebells and daffodils. Now you've got me going. Looking forward to seeing what you've done with the tulips.
Hi Dee, if it is any consolation we have had many gloomy days recently and Rocket refused to go out today in the heavy rain ! ALL friends talk about is needing some sunshine !!!! Have a wonderful week 🥰
@@gaynorpattle You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, so Spring has to have wet weather. We had 34c last week and I felt like a beached whale. Like Rocket, if it's raining our little rescue dog won't go out for his constitutional just before before bed and it wasn't even heavy rain!
Hi Gaynor 👋, great content as always. I was wondering how you knew when you were finished? You put a few marks down and I think “perfect “ and yet you keep layering. So I look forward to next Thursday. I have 2 questions: what is wrong with finger painting; and what do you put down on your kitchen table to protect it? Have a wonderful week. Lesley-Anne xx
Hello Lesley-Anne 😊Two great questions...there are ingredients in acrylic paint that can be harmful (large amounts) some people can have a skin reaction, the best obvious advice is to wash hands or wear gloves. My poor kitchen table !!!!! I use thin card (from packaging) and spare paper but from time to time paint seeps through....Craig gives it a gentle scour (with the grain) once a year and re-waxes !!!! 🥰
I KNOW.....I've done it for years but I googled and there are very small amounts of harmful ingredients - the online advice is wash your hands/wear gloves or one viewer suggested using a barrier cream before having any fun !!! 🥰
Thank you for the reminder regarding gloves (or using some sort of barrier while painting} as I also tend to cheat on this a bit. I'm a person with some serious sensitivities & need to be more mindful of this. I do have a question about your hardbound sketchbooks, I'm having difficulty finding them in a paper heavy enough to hold up to mixed media, any recommendation? Do you gesso your pages? As always, loving your "underwater greens" and your seaweed pods! Heartfelt thank you to you & Rocket for always brightening my Thursday!
Have you tried Seawhite hard back sketchbooks...140gsm (I think). No I don't gesso, but something I keep meaning to try ! Thank you for watching and have a wonderful week 🥰
With the gloves, you could just wear the finger tip parts. I would find it restrictive to wear gloves myself! I enjoyed seeing your bonus paintings and love the colour choices. Are you going to do more chairs and interiors paintings or have you moved on from that? Will you be going more in a landscape direction or something else? I'm curious (make that nosy!) 😂I hope you have a great week ahead Gaynor with hopefully some warmer and drier days. X
I don’t use gloves cause I find them unwieldy but I did buy plastic sleeves with elastic at each end off Amazon to protect my clothes when I’m painting (like what newspaper people used to wear). They came in a big bunch, really inexpensive, and one pair lasts forever. I will never need to buy them again.
Love all that you do!! Could you please tell us how you framed the "Chair" painting? Did you attach it to a backing? and is that glass on the frame? I love painting on gessoed paper but sometimes it is wavy and does not sit flat in the frame. Thanks for all your efforts with creating and videoing. My favorites are the sink and the chair!!
Hello Victoria, I am trying non-glass that still gives UV protection and am amazed at how light it makes the frame ! I press paperwork before framing - If the paperwork is too small for the frame I will use backing and use extra backing to ensure a snug fit. Thank you for watching and leaving a lovely compliment 🥰
This is probably a question for last weeks video, but what do you do with all of your sketchbooks when you are done with them? I wondered if you used bits and pieces from them to create a bigger masterpieces. 🤔 Do you use modge podge? Or Rubber cement? Because I'm not sure why that college was coming up? Maybe you said and maybe I missed it? Looking forward to another Thursday ❤🎨🎉
Hello Stefanie, I store them and they make great reference material, they are like old friends !! I keep meaning to order some modge podge, I just use a paper glue which is good enough for sketchbook. Thank you for watching and leaving a great comment XX
Gaynor, if you want to put your hands in the paint do so. it is not for others to tell you what to do or for you to have to set some sort of example for others. Do what you want, it's your podcast after all. 😊
Hi Jenny, I hope people will make their own choice....after reading up on a few nasty ingredients, it seemed the right thing to share. Thank you for watching and supporting....it means a lot XX
Ok I also put my hands in the paint. I really don’t care how good it is for me I’m aware of the dangers, I’m also aware of the dangers when I get in the car to go to town to get the paint. 🤫
I love your intuitive mark making and the bold strokes you add to your art. I would be interested to know about the addition of gloss to finish a painting. Looking forward to next week. I am reading the biography of Vermeer.
My view on the gloves issue is that artists safety is about much more than wearing gloves. Solvents, powders, moulds and mediums have their distinct problems. Paints made in Europe and the US have to abide by safety legislation but it isn’t comprehensive and they don’t draw the same conclusions. Gradually paints containing dangerous elements like cadmium, cobalt, lead and others are being withdrawn or alternatives are available. Check labels. Finger tip gloves are available if regular gloves are not suitable. Here are my practises and why. My hands get sore easily so I protect them. I once had a bad reaction to old fibre tip pens I was using with pearlescent acrylic ink, acetone, turps and typists correction fluid. I developed a short term chest problem after using textile dyes in a confined space. So I usually wear gloves if I am going to get covered or especially when using dyes. I wear a suitable mask when using powdered items. Powder is lung damaging. I wear a mask if using solvents used with oil paint. Solvents damage lungs when inhaled and skin when touched. The right mask is needed whether for powder or solvent. I never use turps Rightly or wrongly I have always considered uk water based paint without a warning label to be pretty safe. I read labels and don’t buy budget paint unless from a known range. A friend had lead poisoning from eyeshadow she bought at a street market. Buyer beware. Hope this helps
Here’s a snippet of what I found on the internet about toxicity of acrylic paints…”The acrylic colors that contain toxic chemicals will have it marked on the label-these include cadmium, cobalt, manganese, chromium, and lead. “. The clue is in the name…. So check your paint tube labels…….mostly, it seems they are just fine. I hate painting in gloves…..!!!
Gaynor, sending you a big sigh (if you know what I mean) I appreciate that having paint on your hands could be a hazard but I’ve tried working with gloves on and don’t find it at all feasible, you lose your sense of feel and as art is a sensory process that must limit ability and my hands sweat terribly, especially on warmer days and impossibly on hot days, they actually prevent me be creative, how limiting to the art process is that! Could you not continue as you are but put a small disclaimer on the screen for those who are concerned, perhaps recommend people to refer to the details on the paints they use. The appeal of your channel is your spontaneity, if you change that because of a minority of comments it will change the feel of your videos. Hope this is helpful, it’s intended to be 😊
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It's nobody's business where you put your hands and what you put them in do not apologise to them Gaynor you do you because it's none of their business your artwork is on another level oh I just love it! 🙌💜
Hello Deborah, Thank you for watching and supporting, I really appreciate it XX
@@gaynorpattleI agree with Deborah. The direct contact between your skin and your paint . . . THAT is magical! Keep doing things YOUR WAY, please!
Amen ✌🏼🌷
Totally agree, your hands your paint your experimental fun techniques and creativity….please don’t change!
Put those gloves away and just have fun😊. There is a product you use on your hands called "Gloves" (?). You brighten my mornings. Play, play and play
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Do NOT apologize for your process. Jeez! If others want to use gloves, let them. And to whomever criticized her, PISS OFF . Damn Bullies.
Couldn't have said it better myself
Totally agree 👍
Hi Michelle, Thank you for your kind support..I think the comments were well meant....people might react to some of the ingredients in acrylic paints. A few weeks back I had a comment saying a follower was enjoying NOW putting her hands in the paint .... I scare easily 😂 Have a great week ❤
@@gaynorpattle I wouold like to know how you stay so clean, all my clothes have splotches of paint on them
@@guitardee1 The cuffs take a beating 😂
You are like an extra ray of joy & sunshine & inspiration to my life….. thank you 👏🌈🎨🖌️
Hello Melanie, WOW, thank you for such kindness 🥰
Thank you Gaynor for your videos. They are so inspiring. I love seeing the development of your images over the days and hearing your thoughts. You explain everything so well. Beautiful colours, techniques and marks. 🎉❤
Thank you so much Wendy, much appreciated XX
Ohhhh wow. I just love the purple flowers in the green grass and blue water in the back ground.that has been in your kitchen for the longest time you said. That is beautiful 💜
Ahhhh That absolutely makes my day Connie....thank you XX
❤ revisited and found you just do magic with your “bonus” art from paper!!
fingers are so much fun
I know 😂🥰
I think you should be YOU. We are adults with the power to make our own choices😉
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We here in Texas love the rain, I love hearing the rain.
I like the idea of waiting and coming back days later--I have always thought I had to finish what I started. Going to try this going forward. Thank you for new ideas.
Hi Donnice, I find it works and even better if you have a few things on the go - you can work in rotation ! Have a great time experimenting 🥰
Thank you again for your inspiring words and sharing your art processes.
Thank you XX
Your techniques never cease to amaze me! Love the way you applied the green and used a wet cloth...brilliant! X
Thank you Vanessa....I hope you have a go XXX
I had a whoosh of lovely memories when the Malta grounds came out! Those greens & blues are lovely.
Would love to hear (even more) about your zero-waste approach to art/creativity. It’s a lovely thread in all of your videos. To use another portmanteau (😉) sending you mahusive love. XXX
MAHUSIVE LOVE RIGHT BACK XXX
Your bonus a1 sheets pictures look absolutely amazing, love the black frames around them. Thank you Gaynor.
Hello June, Wow, thank you so much XX
I saw the word LOVE in one of them, but that's just me. ❤
Lovely springtime ending to a terrific video. The seedhead painting is gorgeous. I am just amazed at your process. You see the beauty hidden from view and bring it to life. Thank you, Gaynor.
Hello Ann, Heartfelt thanks for a wonderful comment XX
There is so much in your videos to comment on! The inspiration I get is the greatest and your paintings are beautiful! We have a woodpecker also who loves the trees in the back yard 🙂Texas,USA has been in a drought so enjoy your rain!!💦💦💦We are supposed to get some soon! Yippee!!🎉And also, Do not worry about putting your hands in the paint, when I am finished my hands, arms clothes etc. may at times have more paint on them than the CANVAS! 😁🖌️🎨 Just be careful of the true cobalts and cadmiums. Have a blessed day and thank you for sharing!🎈
WOW....a Woody in the back yard !!! I hope you do get some rain and thank you for good advice on the cobalts and cads. Have a wonderful week XX
@@gaynorpattle🎈🎈🎈You are very welcome! And thank you! Be blessed!😊
Hello Gaynor, Wow and what a bonus. When those pieces were framed they really were beautiful. I love how your splashes and swipes of surplus paint become such works of art. My particular favourite this week though is the one that was sitting on your kitchen table. It’s a seascape looking from the cliffs above. Really really lovely. Can’t wait for next video as usual. Have a lovely week. 💐
Hello Fiona, Art never ceases to amaze me.....that little painting has been waiting and waiting...we can back from a walk and bingo !!!! Have a lovely week too X
@@gaynorpattle it was biding it’s time to shine. Love it! Thank you 💐
Those blue circles looks like tables looking from above and the seed bulbs could be lights from the top
It will never look the same again 😂🥰
I’m always getting in with my hands! What on Earth is the problem? Keep doing what you enjoy, it’s your choice. 👍
Thanks, will do! X
Don’t worry about wearing gloves there is always a knowall who think they know better. Other people will decide for themselves or can’t they think for themselves? I’ve used my hands when I’ve wanted to and then washed up, that’s the nature of painting. Don’t apologise for doing what you want when you want. Keep your style its quite refreshing.
Hello Teresa, Thank you for watching and supporting, I really appreciate it XX
loved your video today Gaynor. I really look forward to thursdays. 😍
Thank you so much XXX
Sorry, late to party. I love the one with the seed heads and that mini seascape ❤ I am enjoying collage so much, thankyou for the suggestion of pulling down colour xxx
Hello Charlotte .... love reading that you are enjoying collage...it's addictive !!! Thank you for watching X
I love all of these!! Beautiful!
THANK YOU XX
How delightful, and every video is a bonus to me! You are so inspiring, and I so enjoy seeing you work. I've gessoed two new sketchbook covers and having fun with beginning those. Love your spring walk with Rocket, and Woody! Have a great week too., Best :)
Hi Kathy, so good to read that your sketchbook covers are underway and you're having fun with them....we couldn't see Woody but hearing him was such a treat !!🥰
Love your work.❤ I get so much Joy and inspiration. Tanks! 🥰
Thank you for watching and leaving such a kind message X
I love Thursdays....love those abstracts ❤
THANK YOU X
I absolutely love the blues and greens you chose for these two abstracts. I so look forward to your videos each week as inspiration for my weekend art projects. I also adore your nature clips when you’re out and about with Rocket. I live in Canada and the idea of Spring seems so far away. Thank you for sharing your process it is such a joy to watch. I have now gone back to your beginning on You Tube and watched every one of your videos so I am up to speed. One question I have is where did you have your t-shirts made with your art ? They are adorable I particularly like the pear one. Have a great week! Julie
Crumbs Julie ..... you deserve a medal...every one !!! In the UK we have an online company called Vista Print, I like the quality and there are options on fit. Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Another fab video. How you find the time to post every week is beyond me. I love both the ‘bonus works’ and you really transformed the seedhead one - my fave. Regarding gloves… this being RUclips there’s always someone who is gonna tell you their opinion. We have a friend who vlogs jobs around his boat and as a disclaimer he says ‘this is not how to do it but how I do it’. Keep up the great work and Fran says hi x
Hello Rich and Fran ❤❤❤ I love your friend's disclaimer....that made me smile...❤ Have a good week ❤
gorgeous piece, I love it ☺☺☺
THANK YOU X
Beautiful creation 🥰👍
Thank you so much 😊
I get totally carried away too….and I get my hands into the paint. I think the trick is not to eat it !!!! 😮
My thoughts too 🤣😅😂
Hi Gaynor, so refreshing and motivating your videos.❤ I always love to see or hear rocket.Our dog Chico - a very clever and beloved companion - recently passed away of old age and as we are too old now to enjoy a young pet I am very pleased to observe the behaviour and character of ROCKET and co.
Ahh, so sorry that Chico has passed away ❤ Rocket sends big love ❤
Love the green garden one……
Thank you XX
Hi Gaynor I too have my hands in paint, glue and alcohol inks, pastels, whatever. Who the heck cares. Anyway I absolutely love your art and your teachings. Keep going. All the best. Laurie from Palm Desert, California
Hello Laura in California X Thank you for watching and taking time to comment XX
Why can’t we use our fingers? I just started! Oh well… so happy you started with collage in sketchbook. I was going to go back to collage on a painting I’m working on - probably better to play/practice first! Thanks so much for all you help and staring your techniques. ❤️👏🏻🎨
Hi Patricia, I have been sticking my hands in paint for years, washing them thoroughly BUT there are ingredients that can be harmful. I don't want to promote something that might be harmful....lots have viewers have done their research and that is the best thing to do. Have a great week and enjoy your collage XX
Another great video sharing your process Gaynor. I love how bold you are with that green.
THANK YOU X
Love your painting with the seed heads. You do amaze me with yr ideas.❤❤❤
Thank you Andrea 😀
You do have FUN making art! I continue purging craft supplies & organizing my space---it is amazing what one rediscovers they have. I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday to purchase a mixed media sketchbook & I was also looking at the Liquitex Basics acrylic paints & some silicone paint brushes. Another lady was in the same isle & we started talking & had the most wonderful conversation as she also wanted to start painting too. I told her about your channel. We are going back to the store next week when the paints are on sale. I love the pieces you did from the left over paint paper. Beautiful purple flowers on your walk.
Nothing better than being in the art store with other arty types !! Thank you so much for mentioning my channel and leaving this lovely comment 😍
Wonderful video..I love what you did with the A1's and the sketchbook covers are 😍 looking forward to next week as usual❤
Thank you Jennifer 🥰
I had to pause to write this love note to you: put your hands in the bloomin’ paint!! 😅
Smiling broadly !!!!!
😊 Excellent !!!
THANK YOU X
Chair is fabulous
Thank you Andrea X
Hi Gaynor,love the blue abstracts as soon as you put the mounting card onto the blue circle,I thought oh Polo mints party!Lol!I always have to title my drawings and artwork,do you title yours when you’ve finished them?I know you name them as you go along…😊Also you’re sketchbook cover to me is Cats had the wool again!Sorry had to share!😀 You never fail to inspire me and your techniques are enlightening,simply putting a piece of paper over wet paint to reveal the layers beneath..genius idea!As for paint on our fingers,perhaps people should message Iris Scott,an amazing finger painting artist..see what she thinks lol!
Lovely to see Rocket and he certainly has a spring in his step..pardon the pun!!Thanks so much for sharing Gaynor,roll on next Thursday!!❤
HI Beverly, this makes me smile .... sometimes names come easily, other times it's like going on a witch hunt !!!!! SO the sketchbook is now "Kitty" !!! Have a fantastic week XX
@@gaynorpattle Glad I made you smile Gaynor..life is for living but also for laughing at,that’s how I get by!Wonderful sketchbook name,I’m honoured!!🥰
A huh, 😊😊now we can C where ur inspiration comes from.
Lovely nature trails, and we all can benefit from our surroundings. Intuitive art, well ur videos always lead to more education on this subject. What a study this morning...having a better understanding of add-ons. I am thankful to have Google to study words... intuitive art, intuitive painting techniques, etcetera 😂. Ann, Florida fan
Hi Ann, we feel very lucky to live on the edge of countryside ....nature fills my soul 🥰
Oh you got me there with the woods and the beautiful crocuses. I may just have to live in England in my art, Spring has to be the best season of all, with the promises popping up week after week. It's impossible to explain to dear Dave that the bare trees which he finds so depressing, look stunning once the first little green shoots start, and the bluebells and daffodils. Now you've got me going. Looking forward to seeing what you've done with the tulips.
Hi Dee, if it is any consolation we have had many gloomy days recently and Rocket refused to go out today in the heavy rain ! ALL friends talk about is needing some sunshine !!!! Have a wonderful week 🥰
@@gaynorpattle You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, so Spring has to have wet weather. We had 34c last week and I felt like a beached whale. Like Rocket, if it's raining our little rescue dog won't go out for his constitutional just before before bed and it wasn't even heavy rain!
@@guitardee1 ❤❤
Hi Gaynor 👋, great content as always. I was wondering how you knew when you were finished? You put a few marks down and I think “perfect “ and yet you keep layering. So I look forward to next Thursday. I have 2 questions: what is wrong with finger painting; and what do you put down on your kitchen table to protect it? Have a wonderful week. Lesley-Anne xx
Hello Lesley-Anne 😊Two great questions...there are ingredients in acrylic paint that can be harmful (large amounts) some people can have a skin reaction, the best obvious advice is to wash hands or wear gloves. My poor kitchen table !!!!! I use thin card (from packaging) and spare paper but from time to time paint seeps through....Craig gives it a gentle scour (with the grain) once a year and re-waxes !!!! 🥰
Thanks for your reply. Craig sounds like a keeper 😊.
Absolutely love your work. Your videos are a joy.😁🇬🇧
THANK YOU XX
Agree.
Thursdays take so long to come around
Oh my gosh I don’t think I could paint without using my bare fingers
I KNOW.....I've done it for years but I googled and there are very small amounts of harmful ingredients - the online advice is wash your hands/wear gloves or one viewer suggested using a barrier cream before having any fun !!! 🥰
Happiness
Have a wonderful week XXX
Dunedin FL here………thank you, so love your work!!!!
Hello Andrea, thank you for watching and leaving a wonderful comment XXX
Thank you for the reminder regarding gloves (or using some sort of barrier while painting} as I also tend to cheat on this a bit. I'm a person with some serious sensitivities & need to be more mindful of this. I do have a question about your hardbound sketchbooks, I'm having difficulty finding them in a paper heavy enough to hold up to mixed media, any recommendation? Do you gesso your pages? As always, loving your "underwater greens" and your seaweed pods! Heartfelt thank you to you & Rocket for always brightening my Thursday!
Have you tried Seawhite hard back sketchbooks...140gsm (I think). No I don't gesso, but something I keep meaning to try ! Thank you for watching and have a wonderful week 🥰
@@gaynorpattle Just ordered, thanks! And why on earth has this never come up in my prior Amazon searches? 🤷
With regard to using gloves, all you need is a barrier cream, then use your fingers as normal.❤
Thank you Keith....what great advice 🥰
Hi, I am up late here in Az (after midnight) midnight),and I saw a new video from you. Could not resist until tomorrow morning so here I am . lol
Montana here....same thing. No way I could sleep without a peek!
Bless you Lori XXX
❤❤❤@@michellep237
Great video Gaynor stacked full of inspiration.... love it.
PS get your hands stuck in, (then wash them?) Xx
Thank you 🥰
Love the two abstract framed pictures Gaynor. Sketchbooks are amazing to experiment in aren,t they. Xx
Thank you Janet 🥰
With the gloves, you could just wear the finger tip parts. I would find it restrictive to wear gloves myself! I enjoyed seeing your bonus paintings and love the colour choices. Are you going to do more chairs and interiors paintings or have you moved on from that? Will you be going more in a landscape direction or something else? I'm curious (make that nosy!) 😂I hope you have a great week ahead Gaynor with hopefully some warmer and drier days. X
Hi Simone, I am (as usual) a bit all over the place 😂Even Rocket refused to go out today....the endless rain !!!! 🥰
Thank you Gaynor you are a lot to watch.
Thank you Mary XX
I don’t use gloves cause I find them unwieldy but I did buy plastic sleeves with elastic at each end off Amazon to protect my clothes when I’m painting (like what newspaper people used to wear). They came in a big bunch, really inexpensive, and one pair lasts forever. I will never need to buy them again.
I will be checking those out XX
You are so inspiring!!
Thank you XX
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Love all that you do!! Could you please tell us how you framed the "Chair" painting? Did you attach it to a backing? and is that glass on the frame? I love painting on gessoed paper but sometimes it is wavy and does not sit flat in the frame. Thanks for all your efforts with creating and videoing. My favorites are the sink and the chair!!
Hello Victoria, I am trying non-glass that still gives UV protection and am amazed at how light it makes the frame ! I press paperwork before framing - If the paperwork is too small for the frame I will use backing and use extra backing to ensure a snug fit. Thank you for watching and leaving a lovely compliment 🥰
I would like to know how your painting on paper is treated when it is finish. Are they pasted on a canvas or glued to on an other support?
Sometimes a light backing sheet but never onto canvas 🥰
First, check to see if your acrylic paints are non-toxic. Most brands are.
I read online that some ingredients can irritate the skin - you make a good point 😊
This is probably a question for last weeks video, but what do you do with all of your sketchbooks when you are done with them? I wondered if you used bits and pieces from them to create a bigger masterpieces. 🤔
Do you use modge podge? Or Rubber cement? Because I'm not sure why that college was coming up? Maybe you said and maybe I missed it?
Looking forward to another Thursday ❤🎨🎉
Hello Stefanie, I store them and they make great reference material, they are like old friends !! I keep meaning to order some modge podge, I just use a paper glue which is good enough for sketchbook. Thank you for watching and leaving a great comment XX
How are your paintings on paper treated after their finished, are they pasted or glued on another support?
Sometimes I use thin backing paper but not always. 🥰
Gaynor, if you want to put your hands in the paint do so. it is not for others to tell you what to do or for you to have to set some sort of example for others. Do what you want, it's your podcast after all. 😊
Hi Jenny, I hope people will make their own choice....after reading up on a few nasty ingredients, it seemed the right thing to share. Thank you for watching and supporting....it means a lot XX
Hi Gaynor,
Do you give a title to all your paintings?
Thanks in advance of receiving a reply.
Cheers
Dianne
Hi Dianne, I try to have names...at some point they will be ready for sale and I think a name helps 🥰
All the makers I contacted said wear gloves 😃😃
Thank you Judy XX
How are your painting on paper treated before being framed
Sometimes with gloss or matt medium.
Ok I also put my hands in the paint. I really don’t care how good it is for me I’m aware of the dangers, I’m also aware of the dangers when I get in the car to go to town to get the paint. 🤫
This made me smile Sheila XX
I love your intuitive mark making and the bold strokes you add to your art. I would be interested to know about the addition of gloss to finish a painting. Looking forward to next week. I am reading the biography of Vermeer.
Hello Mary, Thank you for watching and this lovely message. I will make a note to talk more about finishing mediums. I bet that's a good read XX
My view on the gloves issue is that artists safety is about much more than wearing gloves. Solvents, powders, moulds and mediums have their distinct problems.
Paints made in Europe and the US have to abide by safety legislation but it isn’t comprehensive and they don’t draw the same conclusions.
Gradually paints containing dangerous elements like cadmium, cobalt, lead and others are being withdrawn or alternatives are available. Check labels.
Finger tip gloves are available if regular gloves are not suitable.
Here are my practises and why.
My hands get sore easily so I protect them.
I once had a bad reaction to old fibre tip pens I was using with pearlescent acrylic ink, acetone, turps and typists correction fluid.
I developed a short term chest problem after using textile dyes in a confined space.
So
I usually wear gloves if I am going to get covered or especially when using dyes.
I wear a suitable mask when using powdered items. Powder is lung damaging.
I wear a mask if using solvents used with oil paint. Solvents damage lungs when inhaled and skin when touched.
The right mask is needed whether for powder or solvent.
I never use turps
Rightly or wrongly I have always considered uk water based paint without a warning label to be pretty safe.
I read labels and don’t buy budget paint unless from a known range. A friend had lead poisoning from eyeshadow she bought at a street market. Buyer beware.
Hope this helps
Fantastic Judy, thank you 🥰
Here’s a snippet of what I found on the internet about toxicity of acrylic paints…”The acrylic colors that contain toxic chemicals will have it marked on the label-these include cadmium, cobalt, manganese, chromium, and lead. “. The clue is in the name….
So check your paint tube labels…….mostly, it seems they are just fine. I hate painting in gloves…..!!!
Hello Dulcie, I have read so much stuff !!!! I think you are right, read up on what you are using XX
Gaynor, sending you a big sigh (if you know what I mean) I appreciate that having paint on your hands could be a hazard but I’ve tried working with gloves on and don’t find it at all feasible, you lose your sense of feel and as art is a sensory process that must limit ability and my hands sweat terribly, especially on warmer days and impossibly on hot days, they actually prevent me be creative, how limiting to the art process is that! Could you not continue as you are but put a small disclaimer on the screen for those who are concerned, perhaps recommend people to refer to the details on the paints they use. The appeal of your channel is your spontaneity, if you change that because of a minority of comments it will change the feel of your videos. Hope this is helpful, it’s intended to be 😊
VERY HELPFUL, thank you XX
The gloves are distracting from your work, what you are doing and saying. Leave it alone
Thank you for watching