#20. Ocean Art/The Blue Whale. Abstract SheleeArt Bloom Swipe. Negative Space.

Hi everyone! Happy to see you again, or a big hello if you're new to my channel. Still new at this game, this is my 20th video so far.
I was going for an ocean inspired piece with negative space and by chance a blue whale appeared to be breaching up through the ocean!
If you'd like to achieve cells and lacing without the need to use silicone, head over to www.sheleeart.com.au to find out all about the amazing artist whose art was chosen by designer Iris van Herpen to adorn her gowns for Paris Fashion Week!
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Todays substrate is a 12''x 16'' deep edged canvas.
Pillow paint is a mistint house paint with a splash of GAC 800 and Holcroft Acrylic Binder.
Colours in order of use:
Amsterdam Kings Blue
Primary Elements Bling It Violet Sparkle
Folkart Colorshift Plum Flash
Primary Elements Bling It Gold Sparkle
Folkart Colorshift Aqua Flash
Primary Elements Mermaid with a small amount of Pebeo Iridescent Blue/Green
Kings Blue again (all colours mixed with Sheleeart pouring medium, information in E-Course)
White Sheleeart CA
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Music Credit:
Wonder by @Iksonmusic
Alive by @Iksonmusic
With You In The Morning by Carl Storm
Sunny by @Iksonmusic
Dear Autumn by @Iksonmusic
Flying by Carl Storm
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[@katjamlinar9500]

My favourite too. Out of all pours out there. Just absolutely love it!!❤❤❤❤

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😀💙

[@judijohnston5011]

WOW! This one took a lot of thought but you always make them work out! God Bless You!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much! 😀💙

[@patriciawatson2571]

LIKE OTHERS, I LOVE YOUR WORK. I used to do seascape paintings and have been drawn to the pour painting cells that remind me of the prior wave's foam holes on the surface of a burgeoning wave. You have eloquently captured that here. This one is I believe is my most favorite. You are an inspiration. Hope to see many many more.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much Patricia 😀💙

[@brendavarga5490]

U are truly a magician Niki, I so love this & all them!!!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so very much Brenda 😀💙

[@dellacampbell7058]

I no longer paint due to health limitations, so I watch your channel and a few others for my entertainment..I mostly watch you.

[@NikiDArt]

Sorry to hear that Della, I appreciate you watching and commenting thank you 😀💙

[@nonnie2428]

Your art is always so beautiful

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much Nonnie 😀💙

[@bonniemorris8704]

You are gifted? BEAUTIFUL ❤️

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much Bonnie 😊 ❤️

[@scottcoffelt1450]

From 2yrs ago! This is beautiful as your art now Niki! And I love the music!! - Rae

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Rae! 😀💙

[@karingalm9874]

these colors are so beautiful together. they are the strong ones but you picked the softer versions of them. so pretty. it looks like a whale................i havent started any projects yet. i bought the course, shelees of course. i sit here and its all pent up inside me that wants to just burst and come out . i do so many arts and crafts and usually just teach myself. some of us already have that inside us. great job........................kari xoxo

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Kari 😀💙 Ooh you must dive in, just do it! 😀

[@gaylenenorton6860]

stunningly gorgeous

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😊 💖

[@coviedogs]

This seems like the tamest one in color I've seen, but it's gorgeous

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much 🙂💙

[@michellebryant5577]

NIKKI D.!! YOU AMAZE ME!! BUT I tell you that all the time!!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Michelle! So happy to see you here! 😊💖

[@michellebryant5577]

@@NikiDArt honey I'm going through them one by one!!!!!❤

[@florencemalherbe368]

Peacefull ! Wonderfull !

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Florence 😊 💙

[@kaylynnpowers1461]

That is gorgeous

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Kaylynn 😊💙

[@karenherring3063]

Love, love, love 💙💙💙

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Karen 😊💙

[@michellejean8068]

Again...your art is top. I'm so ready for this love pouring. But this gives me an artist control or freedom. I've been practicing your
Technique. ...,and love it. Thanks again. Wow

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Michelle 😀💙

[@karren7729]

I think this one’s my favourite 😍

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Karen 😊💙

[@lindabrown2699]

Niki, your embellish wrecks brought this beauty to life. Lacing is perfection. Bravo

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Linda 😊❤️

[@reinabedoya214]

All your art is amazing 🤩👏🏽🤩👏🏽🤩👏🏽🤩😍

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Reina! 😀💙

[@divinepour5971]

Lovely colour combo👍

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much ☺️❤️

[@christinefrancis2794]

Beautiful 🤩

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Christine 😊💜

[@suzitominac5240]

So Inspiring

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Suzi 😊💙

[@bettyboop5008]

Another Stunning Piece!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Betty 💙

[@JulieHowle]

Loved seeing this being created since I have a print. Your skills amaze me!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😀💙 Could you tell me how you got a print of it though?

[@glenisthomas2681]

It's like a magnificent whale leaping out of the ocean. Love it Niki : )

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Glenis 😀💙

[@marcialiepold8034]

Love this painting , great design👍👌

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Marcia 😀💖

[@kathleen7825]

Absolutely Beautiful 💗

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Kathleen 😀💙

[@tina-ec7ce]

Stunning .. I love to watch you in action 💜

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Tina! 😀💙

[@laurienye7514]

Stunning Niki ,love the colors

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Laurie 😀💙

[@janettelethlean4559]

I think you are so talented and can see you feel relaxed with what you are creating and thank you for showing your beautiful creations to us.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😀💙

[@lesleylang3497]

Love this.. so gorgeous !!! love everything about it!!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Lesley 😀 💙

[@nanasue4481]

The lacing you have achieved in this piece is just so beautiful!! The colours are gorgeous too!! Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🤗

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much Sue 😊❤️

[@phyllismittler8867]

Beautiful and inspiring

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Phyllis 😊 💙

[@triciasohn568]

You inspire me with each new paining you create. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful works of art.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so very much Tricia! 😀 💙

[@angelikahillmann8372]

Beautiful colors

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😀💙

[@janettelethlean4559]

You make me feel relaxed watching you creating such beautifully different art . Thanks so much Niki

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much Janette 😀💙

[@karlasoraya2175]

Nice painting. The music!! 🙉

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you 😀💙 Yes this is one of my old videos when I was using royalty free music which there wasn't much to choose from!!! I now pay a monthly fee to get much better music

[@lynnegialanze8650]

Stunning ❤️

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Lynne 😃💙

[@margjane42]

Love the colours another gorgeous and delicate painting.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Margaret, one of my favourites 😀💙

[@ElizabethWoodville-Grey]

Amazing seeing it coming together. Love this one, so beautiful.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you sooooo much 😊💜

[@selahvita965]

Another fabulous work of art!!!! You're amazing 🙌🏼🌺

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Selah! 😀❤️

[@HeatherMaderArt]

This is so uniquely beautiful and amazing!! I love your sense of style that is all your own. You are very inspiring!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! So very kind of you Heather, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment ☺️💙

[@gratefulcreations]

I am in awe!! You are soooo talented!! You have an incredible eye for color and composition! Be sure to make prints of this one. Thanks for sharing Nikki

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Michelle, really appreciate you watching and commenting ☺️💖

[@annedarmody9132]

Love it 😍

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Anne! ☺️💜

[@jhord7647]

Gorgeous! Love colors & the design...even tho it's complex, it's calming. Thank you for sharing your gifts and inspiration 💕

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😊 💙

[@bobbiwillmer7491]

Gorgeous!🤩🤩

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Bobbi 😊💜

[@tracymacgregor5515]

Beautiful 😻

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Tracy 😊💙

[@tamicassity994]

So beautiful! You have a talent. A definite eye for working with paint!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Tami 😊 💜

[@darlenebaldwin1398]

That is stunning! Delicate and ethereal! 😊💖💖💖

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much! 😊 💙

[@lesleylang3020]

OH! Niki what can I say, I'm gob smacked for words, you work is over the top amazing!!! Love from Canada

[@NikiDArt]

Oh Lesley you're so kind! Thank you from Aus! 😀💖

[@diannenungesser6351]

Beautiful!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Dianne! 😊💜

[@AmysCreativeArt]

Wow. So soft and Beautiful 💙💙

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Amy 😊💙

[@lauraleamarlyn323]

beautiful!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😀 💙

[@annedarmody9132]

Very soft and pretty. 💚

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Anne 😊💖

[@bonitacreativespace3659]

So beautiful Niki! I love your art and channel! ❤️

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much! 😀😘

[@CherylForwood]

This is so beautiful. Well done

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😊💜

[@clasinajordaan4995]

Outstanding! You are a real inspiration to me! You are a very gifted artist 🎨

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😊 💖

[@Behereandlove]

Really beautiful. True art

[@Behereandlove]

You have a real talent...continue to amaze the hearts of people

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so very much! You've put a huge smile on my face! Your lovely words are so appreciated 😃💕

[@juliezboyovsky1915]

Gorgeous Niki so delicate,love the color's and I do love the negative space.Well done :)

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much Julie ☺️💕

[@pamelalovesart852]

Hi Niki, it's absolutely gorgeous. I love the colours you have chosen, they look amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your talent, and your creativity with us. I look forward to seeing your next youtube clip, kind regards Pamela 🙂

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so very much Pamela! ☺️❤️

[@pamelalovesart852]

You're welcome Niki 😘

[@WindAndWhimDesigns]

I love it Niki!! Gorgeous ❤❤❤ I miss your voice tho 😢

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! Haha this was in my early days befire I had plucked up the courage to talk 🤣💙

[@Fiona-Art]

This one is just stunning Niki

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Fiona, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch 😊💜

[@carolynreynolds5474]

Niki, just started watching your channel and you have quite an eye for color and design. Love your work and appreciate your time in showing us your technique. Please keep up with your great paintings🎨💝

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you for your lovely words 😊💜

[@f.g.1115]

❤❤❤

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you 😀💙

[@fiorenzacervellin1705]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰 wunderschöm

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much 😊 💙

[@justinthefarm]

you are one of my (new) favorite artists! I love your eye for composition and minimalism. I would love it if you talked us through your painting a little more but I know it is a lot of work and I would rather see more videos. Keep up the awesome work!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Janet 😀💜 I thought it would be off-putting keep hearing me twittering on 🤣 to be honest I did one once and just forgot to talk!!!

[@arcanaco]

It looks like a dolphin 🐬

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😀💖

[@judijohnston5011]

Looked at this again it almost looks like waves splashing together.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Judi 😀💙

[@annamcknight2573]

I would love to hear you chat through the videos, rather than the music, though I understand you may not be able to create and talk at the same time. How someone as talented as you avoided art college I will never know. And I have a Diploma from the London College of Art so I know what I am talking about. Drawing can be taught. Painting can be taught. But that instinctive eye for design and balance is very rare.

[@NikiDArt]

So very kind of you Anna! I used to draw as a child, really only starting painting to create art for my own walls 😊
As for talking, I hope to however, I get tongue tied with nervousness! I'm working on it though 🙂💖
The gold is Decoart Metallics 24k Gold, the best I've found by far.

[@karencusick2540]

Art is absolutely fantastic the music is awful.

[@FM-id7lz]

Your work is awesome. I have a question about the sheleeart online class. Are the products she uses available in the USA ?

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so much 😀💙 The actual ones Shelee uses aren't but equivalents are which you receive a handbook listing these (Shelee has actually tested them too). Also you gain access to the private facebook group and there are more members from the US than anywhere else 😊

[@judijohnston5011]

Niki i just noticed you don't have drop clothe under your work station. How do you not get paint on the floor! lol

[@NikiDArt]

Ask my husband 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's covered in paint! I have a tarp underneath my canvas in the big box I paint in

[@user-dt4rx9nm3e]

💗🔥💗

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😊 💙

[@kristasee]

Interesting to see you work ....You have very strong design instincts, and beautiful sense of colour ....I am wondering, do you do anything with the material (canvas?) leaning against you, and underneath the work you are constructing, it also looks very interesting, maybe for collage work? or a constructed work?.... I quite often respond to the work you post on Facebook, on a Pouring page you post finished work on ....This is a lovely art work, you created in this video

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you so very much Krista! 😀 💙 The paint scrapings/drips get scraped together in tubs then I use these for coloured bases

[@wendymarkby8]

This is gorgeous Niki🥰, do you sell much of your Art? It's really lovely ❣💙🤍

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Wendy 😊 💙 No, I've not found anywhere to sell it so just sell via my Facebook page really

[@mrst374]

Absolutely beautiful. Just a question please. When you say ‘house paint’ do you mean the paint that goes on walls or that goes on doors/wood etc. Thank you.

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you 😀💙 Yes wall paint, low sheen

[@smacker1966]

what r u usihg for activatpr whats yr mixtur ratio yr stuff is beautyfull

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you 😊 💙 I don't measure ratios, all paints and mediums are listed in the description box below each video

[@dankalambreva1758]

How much(quantity)paint you put on base?

[@NikiDArt]

Sorry I never measure I just pour enough on so it will cover the entire canvas when I tilt or spin 🙂

[@traceykampes8364]

U don't even use an activator while swiping do u?

[@NikiDArt]

Yes, in this case Amsterdam Titanium White and Australian Floetrol 😊

[@FM-id7lz]

The pillow paint is a misting what does that mean ?

[@NikiDArt]

Mistint, from the hardware store, one that's been mixed up incorrectly for someone so it's sold cheaper

[@punkrockpauly3770]

I Agree Anna McKnight,. That is literally the only slightly negative criticism I have for Niki D. A little less music or at least switch the music up a little more & I personally prefer to paint to instrumental music, that way the lyrics do not influence my painting. Just a Idea!! I LOVE LOVE your art, Niki D!!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you very much 😀💙 This is an older piece before I was paying a sub for music, so what I had to choose was very limited

[@dallascallander1202]

ARE U GOING TO TELL US ? WHAT U ARE MIXING YOUR ACRYLIC PAINT ??????????

[@NikiDArt]

See above 🙂

[@dallascallander1202]

ARE U GOING TO YELL US WHAT ARE U MIXING YOUR ACRYLIC PAINT W/?????????

[@NikiDArt]

It's all in the description box of the video, I also have a paint mixing video #92 to show my consistency

[@Izziek.artisancreations]

Beautiful!

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you! 😊💙

[@corrinaleinweber1005]

❤❤❤

[@NikiDArt]

Thank you Corrina 😀💙