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Comment on Blueberries by Mayda Sotomayor

Mayda Sotomayor — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:58:04 +0000

is this painting for sale. My best friend is a blueberry grower and i would like to get it for him for his birthday

Comment on Painting demos by Maria

Maria — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:03:19 +0000

Hello,
I’ve just watched your long video with the two red capsicums. Your presentation was excellent. One of the best lectures I’ve seen on oil painting. I will certainly be watching more. Your explanation of colour, colour application, light and shadow, shapes, harmony and much more was extremely informative. Clearly your art is exemplary but your capacity to instruct and inform was the best I’ve seen, both on social media and at university lectures. Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Maria

Comment on Amaretto and Persimmons by Anne-Marie Rousseau

Anne-Marie Rousseau — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:12:31 +0000

I was so inspired by your painting and your tutorial. Thank you for your generosity. I am a doctor in Montreal who has dreamt of painting for a while. I’m just starting out and there is lots of work to do to get anywhere near good but your tutorial has helped me to progress and mostly continues to infuse inspiration. Your painting with amaretto and persimmons is exceptionnally beautiful.

Comment on Amaretto and Persimmons by Светлана

Светлана — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 20:05:42 +0000

Замечательное видео. Вы помогли мне написать это упражнение. Даже у меня неумехи стекло получилось реалистичным. Спасибо!

Comment on Blueberries by Amira

Amira — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:43:06 +0000

Thanks so much . Very nice paint

Comment on Painting demos by Jesper

Jesper — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 05:48:35 +0000

Hi,
Just came across your videos on youtube and I really enjoyed watching them. Today I tried my hands on oil paint for the first time. I ended up making a bit of a mess when I tried to apply a lighter color on top of another color. What is the trick to paint wet on wet ?.

Thank you for the great videos

Jesper

Comment on Grand Marnier and Tangerines by Omelin iryna

Omelin iryna — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:42:13 +0000

Molto bello , pratticcamente come vero . Complimenti !!!

Comment on Painting demos by admin

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:58:24 +0000

Hi Lynda,

Thanks for your comment. I have longer videos, but didn’t think anyone would be interested in sitting through them. I will try to take the time to edit them and upload.

My palate is usually as follows:
titanium white
cad yellow
yellow ochre
cad orange
cad red med
alizarin crimson
burnt sienna
burnt umber
ivory black
chromium oxide
ultramarine blue

In the past I’ve done bigger, more complex, more expressionistic painting. These days I am focusing more on alla prima paintings.

Comment on Painting demos by Lynda Naske

Lynda Naske — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:53:11 +0000

Hi,

Just discovered you. Thanks for the demo paintings. Keep them coming and maybe some longer ones on Youtube??

Do you use a limited palette? If so, what are your choices? Do you also have larger, more complex paintings also?

Best of luck to you in your painting! I will certainly watch your work in the future.

Lynda Naske

Comment on Painting demos by admin

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:32:33 +0000

Hi Sandy,
Thanks for your comment. For oil painting I mainly use hog bristle filbert-shaped brushes. Once in a while I use a sable brush to add some fine detail. For my small paintings, I generally stick with sizes 1-3. The brand of the brushes depends on your budget. You should buy the best brushes your budget will allow, because they will give you more control. For paints, I use Utrecht and Windsor & Newton paints. I also use linseed oil to dilute my paint.

Good drawing is crucial to painting, so you’re on the right track with focusing on improving that. The best advice I can give you is to keep at it. Time in front of the canvas makes all the difference.