As an 84 year old artist still paints every day, I never expected to see such inspirational artworks as yours. I appreciate the way you combine abstraction with thought and intention - not just a lot of colours daubed or poured haphazardly. Bravo! Please share more of your art and techniques
Thank you very much for your very kind message. I am glad that some of my thoughts may have inspired you. 84 years ... and still going strang, is also nice to know when you are 70. I am currently working on my next video which will be released shortly. Greetings from Denmark
I find you very insightful, soulful, philosophical, Henrik, and it is reflected in your work. It very much like how I express myself in words which come from quick visual or text observations. We are a kindred spirit with different ways to express ourselves. Let’s see if this leads to my unaddressed artistic inclinations.
thank you from a 77 year old female artist in Germany! I am a self taught painter from childhood on. My style has gone from kind of realistic to expressionistic with water colours with much success. However, now in my old days living in Greece I have started 7 years ago contemporary Fuid Acrylic Art, which pleases me a lot since the outcome is never predictable . I have seen your paintings for the first time and I must say I am thrilled. The way you transform the original view of nature into a vibrant piece of Art is just amazing. I hope I can learn from you. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Thank you for your kind comment. I think most of us start out in some form of realism. It is good to train our eyes and accuracy. I myself painted realistic watercolors for many years, before I took up the abstract expression. Good luck with your future paintings.
Wow...Malaysia. Far away from Denmark! The forests there are different from here. You will surely get a different kind of inspiration than I get when I walk in the relatively small forests of my country. So ... go for it ... old man ... I am 70.👍
The way you put the various colors on the wet canvas when you start the first stage of your painting to me, is perfect. In my mind, although not in yours, the painting is complete and does not require any further work or refinement.
Hi I am aware, that I sometimes in my process will "pass" a image. That is, I paint on the painting for longer than I really should. It's something I'm working on to avoid. However, for me, I have to follow my intuition and not think too much. It is not always optimal, but at the same time it gives me a lot of good things in terms of immediacy and as I experience it: closeness in the painting. There is a particularly beautiful expression in a sketch, which lies in the many opportunities of the loosely painted picture. But to me it is still "only" a sketch, and I must finish it. It must be used as a starting point for the actual image. I don't know how good this explanation is, but it's the best I can come up with right now. I will think about your comment in my pictures in the future. Thank you for your kind comment. Kind reg. Henrik
Realmente ha resultado muy inspirador. Agradezco su forma sabía y sincera de transmitir su oficio y el camino que recorre hasta sus pinturas. Personalmente siempre he querido pintar el cielo y la luz que se filtra bajo la cúpula de los árboles y he sentido frustración y tristeza al no poder captar la belleza tal como la veían mis ojos.
Abstraction is such a beautiful tool to express nature! I love painting trees with "clothing." I add non tree colors, shapes, textures, and loose brushwork to dress them. They always remind me of people. Wondrous work, Thank you for sharing ❤
When I realized I had to pick a career, and not just find jobs, I evaluated my skills and talents: very verbal and small artist ability. I went to law school, instead of art school, and had a nice career. Now retired, I am working to retrieve my painting skills. I don't know how old the Old Guy is, but am likely older. I really am learning so much from him. Thank you, Mr. Old Guy.
Hi I also started studying law. I studied for 4 years before it dawned on me, that I shouldn't become a lawyer, and instead I became an architect. Today I paint as you know, but I have only done so for the past 18 years. It has been good for me, but when I think about it, it was probably a good thing I didn't choose art and painting from the very beginning, and had to support a family.. Of course, you will never find out. By the way the old guy is 71. I'm glad my videos are useful til you, it means a lot to me. It's fun to make them, but it's great that so many people actually use them, so thank you for that, and thank you for your nice comment. Kind regards Henrik
Wow is right! I've watched many, many varied artist videos for as long as they've been available on the internet. You are one of the most inspirational and helpful one I've encountered. I love your vision, process and execution. You're really talented and helpful by showing us how you use your materials (rather than assume we all know how it's done) and the names of the colours. I love the ephemeral taste of your paintings in their raw beginnings, and equally enjoy them completed. Thank you for your generosity in sharing!
Having spent most of my life uninspired by abstract painting, after finding your channel i am inspired by both your painting and yourself. Thankyou, I intend to try my hand at my first abstract painting today.x
Thanks for your ideas and insights. It's true--inspiration is all around us. I appreciate how you describe not just painting the subject, but the subjective experience. Old people of the world, unite! It is a privilege not shared by most of the human race, sadly. Learning new skills--such as painting--as we age keeps us young!
Hello, I have learned so much from your videos. You are so generous sharing your knowledge and experience. You've been a great help in getting me unstuck and painting again, this time with much more joy!
Hi Julia Yes, I have a soft spot for the sketch too. It has begun but not quite finished yet. It has a special charm, but it's just not finished, and maybe it's the many possibilities that lie in the painting at this early stage that fascinates me?
You come across as an ageless, vibrant minded person who is happy to share so much of your talent with us all. I find so much hope and pleasure in listening to you, I am an abstract artist, I have returned to it later in my life, I can now please myself what I paint and feel so free every day comes fresh ideas, you have given me permission to explore them and helped me with choosing the new tools i need, I feel very encouraged I have subscribed, thank you this means a lot to me x
Hi Suzan. What a kind comment! I wish you luck in your process towards great experiences in your paintings. But I'm sure you don't need my permission to explore your ideas, they're already yours. The way I see ideas is that they come and go, some of them get away, but then come back at another time. Thank you and Good luck
@@skora-theoldguy by permission I mean it sometimes feels very difficult if you do not have creative friends to have a conversation about inspiration x
I’m really enjoying your paintings and technique, inspiration! I, at times, also feel like an old woman and you inspire me to get out and see, experience the places and events I want to and not worry about age… thank you!
Wow, what a masterclass! Thank you for sharing your insights! Your work is amazing! I kinda think the same way to seek for inspiration. I am 51 and starting my journey as an abstract painting artist!
Ravi d'apprendre que vous avez pu utiliser ma vidéo pour développer votre style. L'abstrait n'est pas "plus facile" à peindre que le naturalisme, il est juste différent, et certains préfèrent l'un à l'autre. Je te souhaite bonne chance.
Hello. Thank you for the video. I love your style. I particularly liked the Storm Surge Poles, I enjoyed watching the progression of the painting and I think you could have stopped many times along the way and would have had a pleasing result. The end result is beautiful. Thanks again.
It's always a big question when you're done with a painting...but it's done when it's done. It's a feeling. As you may know, I always paint again and again on a painting until it is sold.
Thank you so much for inspiration, I got it in the early stages of your paintings, so beautiful, calm and with such soft colours ! The old painter woman
This video was extremely helpful for me. I have never had any formal art training and have been experimenting and learning through videos and small courses for the last five years. I’ve never really heard anyone talk about how one gets inspiration and what one does with that in inspiration. It’s really helpful to me because I get inspiration all the time when I’m out and about in nature or in the car in an urban setting. I take photographs. however, usually if I’m going to use the photograph for inspiration, I try to paint it fairly realistically, maybe with a lot of expression. But it was so helpful to hear how you take the inspiration, and then kind of move in and out of it and expand from it, and like the thought of it changes in a way as your painting, or as you approach. Like trying to catch the essence of what struck me. I really like that idea and that is inspiring me!
Hello Thank you very much for your very interesting comment. At the beginning of my career, I found it quite difficult to detach myself from what originally inspired me. I felt that way until it dawned on me that the interesting thing about my paintings was not the subjects, I chose to paint, but the way I chose to paint it. And as I got a little more experienced, I got better at letting go of what really wasn't so interesting. I turned to the painting and got inspiration from what I had just painted. It is mostly when I get stuck that I enjoy returning to the original source of inspiration, and when you do that you often see something new. The painting is the important thing. Happy painting!
I just finished watching your other two videos and am delighted to see you just posted another one! Will be enjoying this as well for sure. Really love your paintings!
I just came across this video and enjoyed it so much I had to watch it again. I am so inspired by your work and the way you formulate your paintings. I can’t wait to try it. I have painted one abstract at a workshop , which my son says it is my best work yet 😊 (but he always says that). I will definitely watch your other videos. Thank you for sharing you r expertise. Kind regards from Johannesburg
I just love the way you clearly explain abstraction. I too have taken many photos over the years of seemingly odd things, but they mean something to me its that feeling of ooooooh i like that and i can't wait to get to the studio and try and paint "that feeling" thank you.
A wonderful moment of discovery, this video! Thank you for Teaching me your style. Love the colors and I appreciated you explanations! I learned a lot with this video and I will seek more! Karen Dirmish, USA
Thank you so much for your Videos. It’s not usual to share the way to paint step by step but it’s so inspired. Often it’s a secret. But you are strong enough to share your ways to get a result. Thank you for your words, for your videos, your humor. Warm regards from Austria. I love your paintings.
Hi, Secrets are no good. Nothing has been gained from them. I hope that by showing my painting process (only one of many, many different ways of painting), I can inspire others to enjoy painting a painting.
Your paintings are BEAUTIFUL! I saw a HORSE in the painting from the older building, the horse was galloping towards the right. I saw TWO horse heads in the blue painting about the water each facing opposite directions with beautiful arched necks. Horses are STRENGTH, I paint them constantly! Your use of color and shape is spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing and teaching!🖌️🖌️🖌️😁
Wow ... all the way from India ... long way from Demnark. Thank you for your comment. It's fascinating that you are on the other side of the world and looking at my videoes ... I am happy you liked them. I'll try to think of a way to paint a painting on this feeling: far away but close.
You have inspired me. Thank you for your generous sharing of your interpretation. I am struggling with interpreting from my realism instinct to just paint what I see. I love your work and your vision
This was just what I needed to hear! Your using the word 'delicious ' made me laugh,,i used that same word today when I was digging out my dahlia bulbs ,,,why would I ever say the bulbs looked delicious, I dont know but as a decendent from Denmark, I just loved hearing that. Tomo i will try to paint something delicious 🎉❤😊 Your paintings are very lovely and inspiring!
Tusen takk for another insightful , inspiring and thought-provoking video, Henrik. I’m a mature newbie artist and the biggest problem I have is not to find inspiration, but to imagine alternative, creative ways to paint or sketch the subject. Your work and your videos definitely help to get through my ‘artist’s block’!
Hi. Remember there are no rights or wrongs ... there is just painting good paintings. And if the painting, you are painting on right now, does not turn out good ... the next one will ... maybe ... paint over the first one, or use it freely for inspiration. Thank you for watching. Greetings from Denmark
@@skora-theoldguy How very true. It’s a journey I have only recently started … you work serves as both inspirational and a reminder of how far I have to go 😅 Hilsen fra Norge!
I like your videos very much. Have you considered stopping sooner. I think some of your unfinished works are beautiful before the harsher lines appear.
Yes, I actually have, and you're not the first to ask me this. I can see that the sketch or the "open" not quite defined image has a quality. Some of my early works are like that. But I trust my intuition a lot, ie. I paint on a feeling of what is right in a picture. I try not to think too much. If you look at my early works, there is an evolution over time towards the expression I have today, and that too will constantly change... hopefully. This last stage, where I am so far in the process that I can complete the painting, is relatively time consuming, but I really like this. Do I go too far and paint past where the image ideally lies? Maybe ... but it's a risk I'm taking. When I finish a picture, I am convinced that I can no longer add anything to it that makes it better. Sometimes I add something that makes it worse and it can be difficult to go back, yet I often do if I occasionally make a mistake. Thank you for your comment, very relevant to me in all my paintings, and yes, I am constantly considering whether to stop now ... or now ... or
I really enjoyed watching your video and it gave me hope and encouragement. Thank you for the wonderful tips whenever it comes to searching for ideas. I live in a large city, so wildlife and open nature is limited. And many times I'm searching online for pictures and paintings from other artists in hopes of finding inspiration that way. But there are many times when that isn't a viable option. Thank you for the renewed interest in looking for simple things for inspiration.
Hi. Thank your for your kind comment. Reg. city and inspiration: Since I am an architect I have great interest in buildings. I have painted many cityscapes. It doesn't have to be nature. I am an architect and I am very interested in buildings and cities in general. Try to see my website: skora.dk/online-galleri/ ... look at page 2 My pictures originate from Rome, but it doesn't matter where you get the ideas. Rome is just beautifull. There are also many idas in a busy street scene, or a market where many people come. I wish you luck with your inspiration.
Thank you for the look into your artistic processes. As a fellow abstract artist I find myself refreshed and inspired by the way others create, regardless of their style or purpose. I am consistently motivated to try my own version of other artists styles or methods, not to copy, but to explore. These pieces are a part of my own private collection that I may use as inspiration when I struggle with ennui, and are not for sale. I believe that every piece of art has a story that enriches the experience of both the viewer and the creator. As an Art History student, I see how artists of the past have depicted and/or impacted the world in which they lived in, as well as the way they continue to be relevant today. While my work is not intended to be remembered in the annals of history, it is intended to evoke some kind feeling in the future owner, rather than to simply take up wall space.
I myself have also had great pleasure in studying other painters process, and I, like you, am very inspired by their ways. I try to integrate interesting parts of other people's process into my own. It is not to copy, but to learn and develop. Good luck with your studies and your painting process.
Wow! Thank you for taking what I imagine might have felt like a risk to share your process and works in progress -- not to mention the forethought to take photos of your pieces along the way 😌 They help ground your comments and I always find it so interesting to see how things evolve. I have been working to rekindle my own painting practice and your videos have been particularly helpful in that effort. I liked all your final pieces but something about the in-progress version of the paraphrase work (here: 13:38 ) really grabbed me
Hello Thank you for your comment. I'm not too afraid to talk about my process, there are no secrets about it. I'm glad I've inspired you to get going again. Thank you for your comments about my paraphrase painting. Good luck to you. Greetings from Denmark
Hi Old Guy. I found your videos inspiring and insightful. Thank you for sharing your experience from your art journey with us. I love to go on a walk for inspiration But being a working professional, I get a couple of hours after a work day and hardly get time to go for a walk. The alternative I have found is, I start sharpening pencils or get the art supplies ready to paint, that helps. Then start with some warm up drawing exercises. Going to try some new things you have suggested in your video soon 😂 Thanks
Yes, doing something: drawing, painting, editing photo ... can be very inspirational. Sounds like you have found a good/perfect way to get in a creative mood.
Not so old and kind of cute too. I really am enjoying your videos and helpful thoughts on the process of painting the landscape abstractly, as an amateur newly exploring abstraction myself. Thanks very much!
I just stumbled across your videos and I’m very impressed. Very good content, I really like your work and the way you talk about everything in a very practical manner. Kudos from Arkansas.
Thank you SO much for sharing your insight and your work! Indeed, I DID find inspiration today…from you! Now I will open my eyes and mind a bit wider. I’ve subscribed.✌🏼(Minnesota/USA)
Hi Vandanna I am glad to hear that my video has inspired you. That's the point of it all. I wish you the best of luck with your painting project. Kind regards Henrik
You are a natural teacher, and comedian. I loved discovering you this morning and starting my day with unexpected giggles from listening to an old Danish guy half way around the world.❤ In this video you showed some small paintings and they are nicely not shiny like most acrylic. Do you use a lot of mat medium to create a flat finish? Thank you for the wonderful videos and inspiration. Keep making them!
Hi and thank you for your kind comment. However I'm not Dutch but Danish. I love the Dutch people, but I'm not one of them. No I do not use mat medium. I use a lot of Acrylic glazing Liquid medium, but this is satin. Most of the time it is just paint right out of the tube and water.
Very insightful to think that inspiration is waiting for us to take up & use, or it may move onto another person if we dont use it. I love how the colours in your works sing. The paraphrase painting is a beautiful expression of the Dalbo. Thank you for the share.
So glad I found you, what an inspiration you are! Love your work and really appreciate you sharing the stages you went through to get to the end. Your studio is quit amazing all on its own, can we have a tour sometimes?
Hi Kay. Thank you. Regarding the studio tour ... I have in fact already made a video on "How to organize an art studio", this is about my studio ... go to my channel and it is waiting for you there.
Your comment on ideas finding another artist is something I really believe in. That our ideas arent truly ours, but inspiration seeking a vehicle. If we dont act upon it they will find their way to someone else in order to be born into the world. Also your painting on looking up into the forest canopy reminded me of a poem I wrote, I hope you dont mind me sharing it with you Dark forest Bites of sky, cornflower bright The wind the trees and I The total sum of all our parts Whats the admission to the room in our hearts? A penny? A pound could not be prescribed, some doors only open from the inside. So sit, and admit ( keep it on the level) you need fireproof shoes when you dance with the devil Thanks for your inspirational video. You have a new subscriber
Hi. Thank you for your beautiful poem. Interesting ... I like the phrase "sit and admit" and "Dancing with the Devil" . Du you know Elisabeth Gilbert's book "Big Magic". Is is a very good book. She is a very wise woman, and inspired me a lot. Thank you for watching. Greetings from Denmark
What a remarkable video! You are truly inspiring,Henrik! I am a painter in Canada and am thrilled to have seen this video. I will search for others by you, or anxiously await the next one.Thank you for your generosity ..
Thank you for your very kind message. It's great to hear, that you found value in my thoughts. I visited Montreal not long ago. it was a lovely city ... it reminded me a bit of the Danish capital Copenhagen, where I was born.
As an 84 year old artist still paints every day, I never expected to see such inspirational artworks as yours. I appreciate the way you combine abstraction with thought and intention - not just a lot of colours daubed or poured haphazardly. Bravo! Please share more of your art and techniques
Thank you very much for your very kind message. I am glad that some of my thoughts may have inspired you. 84 years ... and still going strang, is also nice to know when you are 70.
I am currently working on my next video which will be released shortly.
Greetings from Denmark
Brilliant Analysis❤🎉👌 Thank You.❤ ToomCapeTown
I find you very insightful, soulful, philosophical, Henrik, and it is reflected in your work. It very much like how I express myself in words which come from quick visual or text observations. We are a kindred spirit with different ways to express ourselves. Let’s see if this leads to my unaddressed artistic inclinations.
thank you from a 77 year old female artist in Germany! I am a self taught painter from childhood on. My style has gone from kind of realistic to expressionistic with water colours with much success.
However, now in my old days living in Greece I have started 7 years ago contemporary Fuid Acrylic Art, which pleases me a lot since the outcome is never predictable .
I have seen your paintings for the first time and I must say I am thrilled. The way you transform the original view of nature into a vibrant piece of Art is just amazing.
I hope I can learn from you. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Thank you for your kind comment.
I think most of us start out in some form of realism. It is good to train our eyes and accuracy. I myself painted realistic watercolors for many years, before I took up the abstract expression.
Good luck with your future paintings.
Thank you from an old man in Malaysia. I am 71 years old. Indeed, walking in the forest do give me inspiration.
Wow...Malaysia. Far away from Denmark!
The forests there are different from here. You will surely get a different kind of inspiration than I get when I walk in the relatively small forests of my country.
So ... go for it ... old man ... I am 70.👍
Come visit Panama!
The way you put the various colors on the wet canvas when you start the first stage of your painting to me, is perfect. In my mind, although not in yours, the painting is complete and does not require any further work or refinement.
Hi
I am aware, that I sometimes in my process will "pass" a image. That is, I paint on the painting for longer than I really should. It's something I'm working on to avoid. However, for me, I have to follow my intuition and not think too much. It is not always optimal, but at the same time it gives me a lot of good things in terms of immediacy and as I experience it: closeness in the painting.
There is a particularly beautiful expression in a sketch, which lies in the many opportunities of the loosely painted picture. But to me it is still "only" a sketch, and I must finish it. It must be used as a starting point for the actual image.
I don't know how good this explanation is, but it's the best I can come up with right now.
I will think about your comment in my pictures in the future.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Kind reg. Henrik
My Mom told me "getting old is not for Wimps. Now I'm old and that saying makes so much sense.
Yes ... we are the tough guys ... 😉
Realmente ha resultado muy inspirador. Agradezco su forma sabía y sincera de transmitir su oficio y el camino que recorre hasta sus pinturas. Personalmente siempre he querido pintar el cielo y la luz que se filtra bajo la cúpula de los árboles y he sentido frustración y tristeza al no poder captar la belleza tal como la veían mis ojos.
Abstraction is such a beautiful tool to express nature! I love painting trees with "clothing." I add non tree colors, shapes, textures, and loose brushwork to dress them. They always remind me of people. Wondrous work, Thank you for sharing ❤
Interesting. Can I see your work some place? Please mail me a link to your webpage?
When I realized I had to pick a career, and not just find jobs, I evaluated my skills and talents: very verbal and small artist ability. I went to law school, instead of art school, and had a nice career. Now retired, I am working to retrieve my painting skills. I don't know how old the Old Guy is, but am likely older. I really am learning so much from him. Thank you, Mr. Old Guy.
Hi
I also started studying law. I studied for 4 years before it dawned on me, that I shouldn't become a lawyer, and instead I became an architect.
Today I paint as you know, but I have only done so for the past 18 years. It has been good for me, but when I think about it, it was probably a good thing I didn't choose art and painting from the very beginning, and had to support a family..
Of course, you will never find out.
By the way the old guy is 71.
I'm glad my videos are useful til you, it means a lot to me. It's fun to make them, but it's great that so many people actually use them, so thank you for that, and thank you for your nice comment.
Kind regards Henrik
Love your no-nonsense approach to abstracting ideas running through the mind. One advantage of old age we have no time for nonsense.
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Thanks for the information and the inspiration. From a 77-year-old artist still working in my studio. Love your work. Kind regards, Ken.
Hi Ken
Thank you very much for your comment and thanks for watching. 77 and still active ... that makes me happy.😜
Wow is right! I've watched many, many varied artist videos for as long as they've been available on the internet. You are one of the most inspirational and helpful one I've encountered. I
love your vision, process and execution. You're really talented and helpful by showing us how you use your materials (rather than assume we all know how it's done) and the names of the colours. I love the ephemeral taste of your paintings in their raw beginnings, and equally enjoy them completed. Thank you for your generosity in sharing!
Hi. Thank you for your kind feedback. I am very happy if I have been able to help in your painting process.
Greetings from Denmark
Tks for your sharing your painting experiences to us! They're extragood!
Having spent most of my life uninspired by abstract painting, after finding your channel i am inspired by both your painting and yourself. Thankyou, I intend to try my hand at my first abstract painting today.x
Hi
It will be exciting how your first abstract painting goes. Nice that I have been part of something new in your painting process.
Good luck.
Thanks for your ideas and insights. It's true--inspiration is all around us. I appreciate how you describe not just painting the subject, but the subjective experience.
Old people of the world, unite! It is a privilege not shared by most of the human race, sadly. Learning new skills--such as painting--as we age keeps us young!
You are so right. Thank you for your comment.
I think I have seen and enjoyed all your intelligent and inspiring videos. Please don't stop making them!
I will go on. Making videos has been an enjoyable and inspiring extra activity in my everyday process.
Hello, I have learned so much from your videos. You are so generous sharing your knowledge and experience. You've been a great help in getting me unstuck and painting again, this time with much more joy!
I am glad to hear that you found value in my videos. Thank you for your comment
I even love the washes in the initial stage of every painting, they are paintings in their own right!
Hi Julia
Yes, I have a soft spot for the sketch too. It has begun but not quite finished yet. It has a special charm, but it's just not finished, and maybe it's the many possibilities that lie in the painting at this early stage that fascinates me?
You come across as an ageless, vibrant minded person who is happy to share so much of your talent with us all. I find so much hope and pleasure in listening to you, I am an abstract artist, I have returned to it later in my life, I can now please myself what I paint and feel so free every day comes fresh ideas, you have given me permission to explore them and helped me with choosing the new tools i need, I feel very encouraged I have subscribed, thank you this means a lot to me x
Hi Suzan. What a kind comment!
I wish you luck in your process towards great experiences in your paintings. But I'm sure you don't need my permission to explore your ideas, they're already yours. The way I see ideas is that they come and go, some of them get away, but then come back at another time.
Thank you and Good luck
@@skora-theoldguy by permission I mean it sometimes feels very difficult if you do not have creative friends to have a conversation about inspiration x
@@suzangroves959 Brava
I’m really enjoying your paintings and technique, inspiration! I, at times, also feel like an old woman and you inspire me to get out and see, experience the places and events I want to and not worry about age… thank you!
Thanks. I'm glad to hear that.
Yes, it's a good thing we're getting older...the alternative is a little scary.
Wow, what a masterclass! Thank you for sharing your insights! Your work is amazing! I kinda think the same way to seek for inspiration. I am 51 and starting my journey as an abstract painting artist!
Hi Lilian
Thank you.
I wish you the best of luck with your process.
Your work is amazing! You have a process and a technique.
Thank you, and thank you for watching.
Merci pour ces bons conseils car j'appréhendais beaucoup l'abstrait et la façon de l'aborder!
Ravi d'apprendre que vous avez pu utiliser ma vidéo pour développer votre style. L'abstrait n'est pas "plus facile" à peindre que le naturalisme, il est juste différent, et certains préfèrent l'un à l'autre.
Je te souhaite bonne chance.
Thank you for sharing, your journey for inspiration is very helpful. Really opened my mind to daily inspiration.
I'm glad to hear that. Good luck with your process going forward.
Really inspiring,..bringing vibrancy of natures’s palette..beautifully in shapes and forms…Thanks ..
Thank you for your nice comment.
Hello.
Thank you for the video. I love your style. I particularly liked the Storm Surge Poles, I enjoyed watching the progression of the painting and I think you could have stopped many times along the way and would have had a pleasing result. The end result is beautiful.
Thanks again.
It's always a big question when you're done with a painting...but it's done when it's done. It's a feeling. As you may know, I always paint again and again on a painting until it is sold.
Thank you so much for inspiration, I got it in the early stages of your paintings, so beautiful, calm and with such soft colours ! The old painter woman
Hi old painter woman. I'm glad to hear that. Good luck with your paintings and thank you for your comment.
Really enjoy your videos! Love your perspectives on painting. Do more, please.
Thank you for watching. I am on it. I haven't been uploading videos resently because I'm preparing to move to Copenhagen ... big project.
So enjoyable to watch the evolution of your approach to getting a painting to come forth! Really appreciate you and your work! Tx jeanne
Thank you. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.
Love your advice and beautiful paintings
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your painting process, it’s lovely
Thank you for your kind comment.
Love your art!
It looks so clean and smooth but has interesting contrasts at the same time!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it.
YOUR COLORS & TONAL PLACEMENT ARE SO INSIGHTFUL❤🎉👌✨️
Thank you! 👍
You are a blessing and your art pieces are wings of inspiration.
Thank you for this kind comment. I highly appreciate it.
Look forward to next "Painting Start to Finish"!
Best Thoughts ...
Tennessee, USA
hi. I am working on it ...
This video was extremely helpful for me. I have never had any formal art training and have been experimenting and learning through videos and small courses for the last five years. I’ve never really heard anyone talk about how one gets inspiration and what one does with that in inspiration. It’s really helpful to me because I get inspiration all the time when I’m out and about in nature or in the car in an urban setting. I take photographs. however, usually if I’m going to use the photograph for inspiration, I try to paint it fairly realistically, maybe with a lot of expression. But it was so helpful to hear how you take the inspiration, and then kind of move in and out of it and expand from it, and like the thought of it changes in a way as your painting, or as you approach. Like trying to catch the essence of what struck me. I really like that idea and that is inspiring me!
Hello
Thank you very much for your very interesting comment.
At the beginning of my career, I found it quite difficult to detach myself from what originally inspired me. I felt that way until it dawned on me that the interesting thing about my paintings was not the subjects, I chose to paint, but the way I chose to paint it. And as I got a little more experienced, I got better at letting go of what really wasn't so interesting. I turned to the painting and got inspiration from what I had just painted.
It is mostly when I get stuck that I enjoy returning to the original source of inspiration, and when you do that you often see something new.
The painting is the important thing.
Happy painting!
I just finished watching your other two videos and am delighted to see you just posted another one! Will be enjoying this as well for sure. Really love your paintings!
Me too 😊
Happy watching to both of you. Greetings from Denmark.
I just came across this video and enjoyed it so much I had to watch it again. I am so inspired by your work and the way you formulate your paintings. I can’t wait to try it. I have painted one abstract at a workshop , which my son says it is my best work yet 😊 (but he always says that). I will definitely watch your other videos. Thank you for sharing
you r expertise. Kind regards from Johannesburg
Good for you that you have your son to support you. Good luck with your process towards abstract painting. Thank you for watching.
Inspirational videos, thankyou !
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching.
What a window into your process! So interesting and inspiring. Many, many thanks
Hi Laura. Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you for this video. I find my inspiration for abstract landscapes in the cracks I see in the surface of old, asphalt parking lots.
I also do this. Cracks in concrete and brickwork can also be very beautyfull.
The painting behind you on your left,is ever soooo lovely!!!
Hi. I actually finish this painting in the video: What is abstract painting? Check it out.
I just love the way you clearly explain abstraction. I too have taken many photos over the years of seemingly odd things, but they mean something to me its that feeling of ooooooh i like that and i can't wait to get to the studio and try and paint "that feeling" thank you.
Yes, that is the feeling to go for. OOOOOOOH ... work with it ... lovely.
A wonderful moment of discovery, this video! Thank you for Teaching me your style. Love the colors and I appreciated you explanations! I learned a lot with this video and I will seek more! Karen Dirmish, USA
Dear Karin. I wish you the best of luck with your painting process. Greetings from Denmark
Thank you so much for your Videos. It’s not usual to share the way to paint step by step but it’s so inspired. Often it’s a secret. But you are strong enough to share your ways to get a result. Thank you for your words, for your videos, your humor. Warm regards from Austria. I love your paintings.
Hi,
Secrets are no good. Nothing has been gained from them. I hope that by showing my painting process (only one of many, many different ways of painting), I can inspire others to enjoy painting a painting.
Fascinating and inspiring! Thank you.
You are welcome. Thanks!
Greetings from an old gal, painting in Southwest Florida. Thanks for the inspiration!
Greetings back to you from Denmark . Right now there is rain, wind and cold weather.
Amazing and inspiring. Thank you!
Thank you.
Sending you admiration and gratitude from the U.S.
You are welcome. Thank you for your kind comment.
SHOW UP & DO THE HARD WORK✨️‼️👌🌿
Yes ... thats the deal ...
Thanks you for inspire me to get my inspiration from my experiences...Very good advice.....
Thank you for watching
Another great, inspiring video! Thank you, Henrik!
You are welcome!
Your paintings are BEAUTIFUL! I saw a HORSE in the painting from the older building, the horse was galloping towards the right. I saw TWO horse heads in the blue painting about the water each facing opposite directions with beautiful arched necks. Horses are STRENGTH, I paint them constantly! Your use of color and shape is spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing and teaching!🖌️🖌️🖌️😁
Hi
Wow horses ... interesting.
Thank you for your very kind comment.
And thank you for watching.
BEAUTIFUL🎉❤🥰 THANK YOU.❤ ToomCapeTown
You are welcome.
I love the way you explain your process and the ways of inspiration. Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom.
Love from India! ❤️
God bless!🙏
Wow ... all the way from India ... long way from Demnark. Thank you for your comment. It's fascinating that you are on the other side of the world and looking at my videoes ... I am happy you liked them.
I'll try to think of a way to paint a painting on this feeling: far away but close.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever (Keats) and your work is just that!
Thank you for this very kind komment. I'm glad you enjoyed my video.
You have inspired me. Thank you for your generous sharing of your interpretation. I am struggling with interpreting from my realism instinct to just paint what I see.
I love your work and your vision
Hi and thank you for this comment. Keep painting and you will end up fulfilling your ambition.
Hello from USA, just found your channel, love your content & presentation. I relate how you get inspiration.
Hallo back from Denmark. Nice to hear from you and thank you for your comment.
great video and very inspiring. Thank you so much.
Thank you. Keep the inspiration high and good luck with your painting.
❤ thank you for your video… it has opened my mind to new ideas! You! Are very inspiring! ❤ 😊
Thanks for your kind message and thanks for watching my videos.
Terrific ❤ 🙏
Thank you.
You truly capture feelings in your paintings the way a musician captures them in a song.
Thank you ... music is a big part of my process.
This was just what I needed to hear! Your using the word 'delicious ' made me laugh,,i used that same word today when I was digging out my dahlia bulbs ,,,why would I ever say the bulbs looked delicious, I dont know but as a decendent from Denmark, I just loved hearing that. Tomo i will try to paint something delicious 🎉❤😊
Your paintings are very lovely and inspiring!
Hi. I wish you good luck on your painting tomorrow. Greetings from Denmark.
Tak. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to get to know your wonderful works.
Hi,
Yau are so welcome.
Tusen takk for another insightful , inspiring and thought-provoking video, Henrik. I’m a mature newbie artist and the biggest problem I have is not to find inspiration, but to imagine alternative, creative ways to paint or sketch the subject. Your work and your videos definitely help to get through my ‘artist’s block’!
Hi. Remember there are no rights or wrongs ... there is just painting good paintings. And if the painting, you are painting on right now, does not turn out good ... the next one will ... maybe ... paint over the first one, or use it freely for inspiration.
Thank you for watching. Greetings from Denmark
@@skora-theoldguy How very true. It’s a journey I have only recently started … you work serves as both inspirational and a reminder of how far I have to go 😅 Hilsen fra Norge!
Great information and tips ! Thank you HS!
Thank you and thank you for watching.
I like your videos very much. Have you considered stopping sooner. I think some of your unfinished works are beautiful before the harsher lines appear.
Yes, I actually have, and you're not the first to ask me this. I can see that the sketch or the "open" not quite defined image has a quality. Some of my early works are like that.
But I trust my intuition a lot, ie. I paint on a feeling of what is right in a picture. I try not to think too much.
If you look at my early works, there is an evolution over time towards the expression I have today, and that too will constantly change... hopefully.
This last stage, where I am so far in the process that I can complete the painting, is relatively time consuming, but I really like this.
Do I go too far and paint past where the image ideally lies? Maybe ... but it's a risk I'm taking. When I finish a picture, I am convinced that I can no longer add anything to it that makes it better. Sometimes I add something that makes it worse and it can be difficult to go back, yet I often do if I occasionally make a mistake.
Thank you for your comment, very relevant to me in all my paintings, and yes, I am constantly considering whether to stop now ... or now ... or
Thanks for sharing your initiative techniques! Keep up with the good things
Thank you.
From Canada 🇨🇦...thank you. Love your paintings, absolutely stunning and very beautiful.😊🙌
Thank you for your kind comment.
Wow, you have inspired me....your work is amazing, it draws me in... I am now going for a walk to see what I can find.
Thank you. I am happy to know that you enjoyed this video. Good luck finding ideas.
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts 😊
Thank you for watching.
I really enjoyed watching your video and it gave me hope and encouragement. Thank you for the wonderful tips whenever it comes to searching for ideas. I live in a large city, so wildlife and open nature is limited. And many times I'm searching online for pictures and paintings from other artists in hopes of finding inspiration that way. But there are many times when that isn't a viable option. Thank you for the renewed interest in looking for simple things for inspiration.
Hi. Thank your for your kind comment. Reg. city and inspiration: Since I am an architect I have great interest in buildings.
I have painted many cityscapes. It doesn't have to be nature. I am an architect and I am very interested in buildings and cities in general. Try to see my website: skora.dk/online-galleri/ ... look at page 2
My pictures originate from Rome, but it doesn't matter where you get the ideas. Rome is just beautifull. There are also many idas in a busy street scene, or a market where many people come.
I wish you luck with your inspiration.
You are amazing, I really like your channel 👌
Thank you!
Thank you for the look into your artistic processes. As a fellow abstract artist I find myself refreshed and inspired by the way others create, regardless of their style or purpose. I am consistently motivated to try my own version of other artists styles or methods, not to copy, but to explore. These pieces are a part of my own private collection that I may use as inspiration when I struggle with ennui, and are not for sale. I believe that every piece of art has a story that enriches the experience of both the viewer and the creator. As an Art History student, I see how artists of the past have depicted and/or impacted the world in which they lived in, as well as the way they continue to be relevant today. While my work is not intended to be remembered in the annals of history, it is intended to evoke some kind feeling in the future owner, rather than to simply take up wall space.
I myself have also had great pleasure in studying other painters process, and I, like you, am very inspired by their ways. I try to integrate interesting parts of other people's process into my own. It is not to copy, but to learn and develop.
Good luck with your studies and your painting process.
Wow! Thank you for taking what I imagine might have felt like a risk to share your process and works in progress -- not to mention the forethought to take photos of your pieces along the way 😌 They help ground your comments and I always find it so interesting to see how things evolve. I have been working to rekindle my own painting practice and your videos have been particularly helpful in that effort. I liked all your final pieces but something about the in-progress version of the paraphrase work (here: 13:38 ) really grabbed me
Hello
Thank you for your comment.
I'm not too afraid to talk about my process, there are no secrets about it. I'm glad I've inspired you to get going again. Thank you for your comments about my paraphrase painting.
Good luck to you.
Greetings from Denmark
Thank you for sharing your work your inspiration and methods. I am inspired by what you do, and am looking forward to your next video, too.
I'm glad to hear that.
I am currently working on a video about the ideas and being in an artist group.
... and sorry for the late reply.
Thank you, Henrik, for these interesting and informative videos. I’m so glad you started this RUclips channel.
Thank you for watching. It is my pleasure.
Hi Old Guy. I found your videos inspiring and insightful. Thank you for sharing your experience from your art journey with us.
I love to go on a walk for inspiration But being a working professional, I get a couple of hours after a work day and hardly get time to go for a walk. The alternative I have found is, I start sharpening pencils or get the art supplies ready to paint, that helps. Then start with some warm up drawing exercises. Going to try some new things you have suggested in your video soon 😂 Thanks
Yes, doing something: drawing, painting, editing photo ... can be very inspirational. Sounds like you have found a good/perfect way to get in a creative mood.
@@skora-theoldguy Sort of ☺️ Sometimes favorite music just do the trick as well
Not so old and kind of cute too. I really am enjoying your videos and helpful thoughts on the process of painting the landscape abstractly, as an amateur newly exploring abstraction myself. Thanks very much!
You are welcome. Good luck with your painting.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful insights.
I'm glad to hear that you found value in my video. Thank you for watching.
... and sorry for the late reply.
Thanks a lot for your advices I love your work,from Morocco 🇲🇦
Thank you.
I just stumbled across your videos and I’m very impressed. Very good content, I really like your work and the way you talk about everything in a very practical manner. Kudos from Arkansas.
Thank you for this very kind comment.
Your abstractions are quiet beautiful. Thanks for sharing them. Cheers-Greg
Saratoga, NY USA
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you my friend for your great insights into your process. I must say I really like your abstract style.
I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you SO much for sharing your insight and your work! Indeed, I DID find inspiration today…from you! Now I will open my eyes and mind a bit wider. I’ve subscribed.✌🏼(Minnesota/USA)
Hi Vandanna
I am glad to hear that my video has inspired you. That's the point of it all. I wish you the best of luck with your painting project.
Kind regards
Henrik
❤great video🎉
Thank you. I am happy to know that you enjoyed this video.
Love your very interesting dialogue, very informative. Your paintings are wonderful……………thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this comment. It means a lot to me.
15:01 Loved the facial expression 🤣
Thank you.
You are a natural teacher, and comedian. I loved discovering you this morning and starting my day with unexpected giggles from listening to an old Danish guy half way around the world.❤ In this video you showed some small paintings and they are nicely not shiny like most acrylic. Do you use a lot of mat medium to create a flat finish? Thank you for the wonderful videos and inspiration. Keep making them!
Hi and thank you for your kind comment. However I'm not Dutch but Danish. I love the Dutch people, but I'm not one of them.
No I do not use mat medium. I use a lot of Acrylic glazing Liquid medium, but this is satin. Most of the time it is just paint right out of the tube and water.
I’m sorry for mistaking your nationality and thank you for letting me know.
Very insightful to think that inspiration is waiting for us to take up & use, or it may move onto another person if we dont use it. I love how the colours in your works sing. The paraphrase painting is a beautiful expression of the Dalbo. Thank you for the share.
Thank you for watching.
Great advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Your work is beautiful and inspirational, thank you!
Thank you for watching.
So glad I found you, what an inspiration you are! Love your work and really appreciate you sharing the stages you went through to get to the end. Your studio is quit amazing all on its own, can we have a tour sometimes?
Hi Kay.
Thank you. Regarding the studio tour ... I have in fact already made a video on "How to organize an art studio", this is about my studio ... go to my channel and it is waiting for you there.
Love this. Can’t wait for other videos.
Thank you. I am happy to know that you enjoyed this video.
Wonderful explanation of how the mind of an artist works. Thanks a million.
Yes I love ur work, can u show me ur birds flying video again. I just loved it. I’m going to do my interpretation of that painting.
Looking forward to seeing your painting.
Thank you for watching.
Great video; gorgeous paintings - thanks for sharing.
Thank you. You are very welcome.
Nice work.
👍. Thank you.
Your comment on ideas finding another artist is something I really believe in. That our ideas arent truly ours, but inspiration seeking a vehicle. If we dont act upon it they will find their way to someone else in order to be born into the world. Also your painting on looking up into the forest canopy reminded me of a poem I wrote, I hope you dont mind me sharing it with you
Dark forest
Bites of sky, cornflower bright
The wind the trees and I
The total sum of all our parts
Whats the admission to the room in our hearts? A penny?
A pound could not be prescribed, some doors only open from the inside.
So sit, and admit ( keep it on the level) you need fireproof shoes when you dance with the devil
Thanks for your inspirational video. You have a new subscriber
Hi. Thank you for your beautiful poem. Interesting ... I like the phrase "sit and admit" and "Dancing with the Devil" .
Du you know Elisabeth Gilbert's book "Big Magic". Is is a very good book. She is a very wise woman, and inspired me a lot.
Thank you for watching. Greetings from Denmark
@skora-theoldguy thank you for your kindness, will definitely look into Elizabeth Gilbert's writings. With much appreciation from New Zealand
Great video!! Your work is magnificent
Thank you.
Thank you !!!!!!!
Thank you!
Great presentation and all you artworks - love them ❤. Thanks for shearing ideas. Have a great painting day 😃
Thank you ... hope you will have the same.
What a remarkable video! You are truly inspiring,Henrik! I am a painter in Canada and am thrilled to have seen this video. I will search for others by you, or anxiously await the next one.Thank you for your generosity ..
Thank you for your very kind message. It's great to hear, that you found value in my thoughts. I visited Montreal not long ago. it was a lovely city ... it reminded me a bit of the Danish capital Copenhagen, where I was born.
Wow super
Thank you.👍