Paint Big Landscapes in Oil...part 2 of 2
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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Join me as I complete my 34X48" oil painting of a herd of horses in Monument Valley which I call "Land of the Free". The second part of a two-part video in which I take you through my process from start to finish and share with you what I'm thinking about as I finish it. A painting that took me more than 50 hours to complete, I'll talk you through what I consider to be the important techniques and aspects of tackling an ambitious painting.
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I watched the 2-part Monument Valley painting video some time ago and stumbled on it again today. I was awed by my first viewing and watched it again. Honestly, this painting is breathtaking! The glow of the color, the depth and transitions and the complete understanding of confidence in painting horses in myriad postures. Absolutely beautiful. And on top of that, your videos are fun.
We must be around the same age because I get all your extra video references. I love your style of painting....you portray such a feeling of atmosphere.
prog rock really motivates my senses. especially Kansas
I listen/watch you and Andrew tischler while I paint my landscapes. Excellent job brother 👏
Hi Derrick, that's high praise. I like watching Andrew T's videos too, he's great! Thanks for watching and for chiming in, it's always good for us artists to connect. Paint on!!
It's great to see another left hander at work.
Unfortunately that's where our similarities end...😕
Great work
I like to play Big Band music when I paint. Even though it's my parents generation, I still love it. It's happy music.
It has a special place in my heart too. I used to play big band music when I played the trumpet a million zillion years ago. And, I met my wife at swing dance lessons dancing to big band!!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt, holy smokes! Steve Atkinson dances! LOL!
@@taylorvanbuskirk8040 USED to dance, LOL!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt, LOL!
Thank u so much for sharing👍👍👍
WOW WOW & WOW!
Thanks Ian! Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.
AWESOME! Thanks for your channel 👍
Excelente trabalho
I found an earlier iteration of this painting online almost a 10 years ago and loved it! I spent months learning and emulating the style and gave the finished product to my parents for Christmas. It was surreal watching you paint it again, even after so long, the shapes and colors are so familiar. You have heavily influenced my own painting style and I'm so excited that I found your youtube channel!!
Hi, Steve...I'm a fairly new subscriber and I love your amazing works of art, and very informative videos.
I'm a sculptor, but trying my hand at oil painting.
When it comes to music in the studio, I listen to classic 80s rock or the inspirational music of "Two Steps from Hell".
Welcome aboard Michael! Thanks for subbing, I really do appreciate that you find value in my vids. If you're a sculptor then you have what you need to make the transition (think John Coleman)! I'm the same way with listening to 70's classic rock as you are with 80's. Can't get enough when the mood is right. Then there's Sinatra and the American Standards and big band... dang, it's all so good! Well, most music is good (don't get me started, ha). Don't know Two Steps from Hell, hafta check 'em out... thanks! S.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt
If artwork had a soundtrack, it would be composed by Two Steps from Hell. Here's just a couple samples of their music. Have a listen.
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Brilliant Steve. I've been looking forward to seeing how this painting turned out and it's fantastic.
Hi Steve, thanks for the compliment. It took me awhile but was fun the whole way through. Hope you're well!
This is one of your best paintings, EVER!!! I mean it!
Hiya Taylor, thank you for that brother, I really appreciate it!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt, I envy the person who will buy that painting and hang it on their wall. Sigh!
Thank you mr. Steve. You are great artist and teacher. Please share more videos. Respect and loves from Turkey.
Thank you Necrophagistian, I sure will, more to come!
Love this painting so much. I really enjoyed the progress.
Maravilloso me encanta mucho...
¡Ahhh, muchas gracias!
Gorgeous painting Steve! Thanks so much for sharing your incredible talent!
Hi Betsy, thank you. I'm happy to help and can't wait for the next one to be done so I can share it! Thank you for not only watching but for keeping in touch. Happy painting!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt You bet! Looking forward to more !
You Are Amazing
Aww, thank you Charlotte, that's so sweet of you to say. =0)
Yes yes yes I like you more and more dude, especially now that you mention Tchaikovsky!! I always paint best while listening to classical. Peer Gynt Suites and the Planets Suite by Gustav Holtz are two of my go-tos when I have a big chore ahead of me at the easel. Great painting bro, love your work
Hi Jonathan, thanks for that! I love listening to the Planets as well. Apparently, so did John Williams cuz of how heavily "influenced" he was by it when writing the score to the Star Wars movies, 😆! Happy painting!!
I watched both I'm so inspired beautiful painting.
Best work !
Thank you Shahzad, I appreciate that! Paint on!
Great painting Steve, and yes I listen to a cable music station call "Adult Alternative" while I paint.
Thanks Phil!
Always inspiring to watch your work Steve. Thank you.
Hi Bruce, thank you, I always appreciate hearing from you and hope you're doing well!
Superb works sir
Thanks!
Once again Steve, great video. Very educational. I did purchase the 3-D horse I asked you about and I'm using it in a 48X72 Nocturne!
That's great Mark! So, it's helping you then? Awesome!! Good luck on your painting, I know it'll be wonderful!!
I agree about Tchaikovsky (also one of my favorites). And, awesome video and painting, as usual.
Thank you Imaginado!
It's fabulous. I can't wait to paint my g/daughter's horse in a landscape design.
Wonderful! Let us know how it goes or if you run into any issues along the way. Thanks for watching Moira.
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Very nice composition. It is very strong when looking with the eyes of horse at the right... It reminds me of the Lion King (film) image....
Ooh, I hadn't thought of that, but now that you mention it... =0)
Fantastic Steve, thank you so much everything!
Thanks Betty, and you're welcome!
Beautiful! Incredible depth. I felt like I was there.
Thank you Brian, you're very kind. And thanks for watching!
So beautiful Steve. I enjoy listening to classical music also. I also like quiet piano music. Mostly lately music by Karen Marie Garret. I like to put on a favorite movie too so I can just listen. Thanks you for sharing this.
Hi Karen, I've not heard of Karen Marie Garret, I'll check her out. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching and commenting!!
I haven't heard all her songs but my two favorites are Tally's Lullaby and It's All About the Rose in the Vase on the Table. Big are on RUclips and from her album It's All About The Rose.
Awesome
Thanks Peter, much appreciated and I'm glad you took the time to comment!
Muito incrível pintura é muito linda, merece um caminhão carregado de novos seguidores e likes.😊💖🇧🇷👍✏️✒️🖼🎨🖌
Beautiful painting, very enjoyable.
Thanks mbrownie22, much appreciated!
Molto bravo! Thank you Steve, love it..❤️
Ciao from Ticino, Switzerland🇨🇭
Grazie per le gentili parole. Continua a dipingere! Ciao from Prescott, Arizona, USA
Steve Atkinson Fine Art I started drawing again during the lock down and I still going on even if the results are not so convincing... anyway I enjoy a lot so I will keep going on... 😁😃
By the way.. your italian is pretty good👍🏼
Beautiful! I really like this one! Liquin is great! I just recently discovered its reworking capabilities while working on a large painting. Thank you for all the tips. I always find something helpful in your videos.
Cool, thanks Duana! Liquin has been such a great tool to have. Don't know how I got along without it, though I do lots of paintings just using paint and no Liquin, but it's nice to have it when you need it. I've also started using Liquin Impasto that allows me to get those thick juicy paint strokes that don't flatten out.
I'm almost sure I saw a moment in one of your videos where you mixed Liquin and Gamsol to rework an area in a painting. Now I can't find it again. What ratio do you mix them? Thanks.
@@DuanaBennett Hey Duana, if I'm reworking a dry area of a painting, I brush on pure Liquin, no Gamsol. If I'm sealing a drawing to keep it from smudging when I apply paint, I mix in about 10%-20
% Gamsol into my Liquin to help it to flow better and put down a very thin layer.
Hi Steve.... nice to have you back. Another beautiful piece completed. One thing I've noticed about you, you paint like a painter, building up layers on the canvas, from dark to light. Traditionally when I worked with an airbrush it would have been done in the complete opposite, as I would use the white of the paper as my lights and would work from light to dark, only issue being, if a mistake was made it was more difficult to correct. Painting the way you do, as most painters do, I would imagine that you could remove, correct or do pretty much anything with a painting as long as you could continue to layer paint as much as you wanted to. I'm no expert, that's for sure, it's just that I've never painted the way you do and never used oils or opaque colors except to add highlights in the end. And I've noticed with this painting that the style seems more impressionistic than realistic, up close anyway.... stepping farther back seems to blend that impressionism into reality. One thing we definitely have in common is that we both listen to classical when we work....nothing like it to get the creative juices flowing. Another issue that I always had in my work was the use of colors. Sure, everything looked nice in the end, but I never really captured the mood or emotion as you do in your paintings. A lot to be learned yet, just not enough time left to do it all. Stay safe my friend, always looking forward to your next video.
Hi John, it's always great to hear from you and your very thoughtful comments. Yes, oil paint can be one of the most forgiving mediums, as compared to watercolor that works like you do when airbrushing. Light to dark. So oils are never done until you say it is... or give up! I know you're incredibly dedicated and will just keep getting better. Until then, keep that music playing and we'll keep in touch. Paint on!!
Beautiful
Thanks Shane!
Absolutely phenomenal work you do! Thank you for the videos you are so inspirational and teach me a lot for my own paintings. Question when you color you canvas first are you just putting down an oil paint like a alizarin Crimson or using acrylic alizarin Crimson crimson?
De très belles toiles sur votre chaîne,le problème est d'obtenir le ''dessin préparatoire '' parfait,au début d'une réalisation ; beaucoup se servent de calques divers ou d'une projection vidéo,etc... Est-ce encore de l'art?.
No projection here. I do a preparatory drawing to get all the drawing problems worked out and then have a copy made to the correct size and transfer down the drawing and seal it. That way I can concentrate on painting and not having to fix any drawing problems.
Some artists paint from dark to light, others from light to dark. And I'm not referring to wc or any medium other than oils. I wonder what informs your choice. The only advantage I can see for light to dark is longevity as oil paint darkens with age, and if you have dark underlayers they might show through after a number of years. Is there any particular reason you chose this procedure ? Thanks for inviting us along this demo ! Stunning result !!
Oh, as for music, I used to listen to some classical, Pink Martinis, and Ray Lamontagne, a favourite. I grew tired of always looking for original music as I held live model groups for 12 years. Now I listen to scary and mysterious stories, they keep me on the edge of my seat, in problem solving mode.
Hi Art Life, good question. When painting in oils it's always dark to light. The reason for that is because you should paint with thin layers to start and finish up with thick layers of paint. The reason being that thin layers dry faster than thick layers and will be less likely to crack over time. If you paint thin over thick you will get cracking eventually, though some of this can be mitigated slightly by using a medium such as Liquin since it aids in drying time. Hope that helps!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Thanks for sharing your experience
Very nice painting and presentation! I was wondering why you choose to stretch the canvas after you paint it?
Thanks Jack! I mount most of my paintings on Baltic Birch plywood now, so I don't have this issue anymore. But, when I was stretching my canvases, sometimes I needed to tape my canvas to board first because it gives me more control and the ability to better detail the painting without the canvas bouncing on me as I paint. I stretched most of my paintings first, but I needed the extra control on this painting. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Where did you get your mahl stick from? I'm looking for one. Love your art! Thanks!
Couldn't paint without music! Usually is a mix of classis - Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, etc. Also various music from the '70s and the '80s - from funky to disco and (very) soft rock. Can't work with hard rock stuff though. Too distracting for me. BTW, a hell of a job with those horses. I couldn't do it...will loose patience too fast :))
Thanks Giovanni, the music helps get through the tough parts of the painting. Sounds like we listen to the same kinda music. I love being able to listen to music as loud or as soft as I want and still get my work done. Happy painting!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Indeed music helps!
My paintings usually end with Phil Silvers floating down a river.
Best comment EVER! 😆
Absolutely beautiful, Steve! Do you ever roll your finished canvas up? If so how long is it safe to do so?
Hi Sean, sometimes I roll a painting after it's been to my galleries but not sold. If you do roll your canvas, make sure it's loosely rolled and not tightly done. You should be able to store it that way for years. It's more important that you store it in a temperature controlled environment (keep it in the house, not in the garage). Keep it out of direct sunlight and you should be fine. If there are any conservators out there, I'd love to hear your thoughts...
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Thanks so much for your response! I truly found it helpful.
Well, at least any feeling silly here doesn't depend on Technicolor processing.
Ha! Thanks Joel! ;0)
Try listening to pipe organ music
The horse that you removed last minute really makes a big difference, I found it distracting, bold decisions really pay off !
Thanks Victor, I agree. I should have seen it when laying it out, but sometimes it takes a while to see. Glad you watched and commented!