How to paint a landscape in oils - Part 1
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Stuart you are the man who inspired me to paint at the age of 66 after listening /watching you clips for weeks on end. The day before we locked down with coronavirus $600 worth of art supplies arrived at my door. I can't thank you enough..big fan!
60 years old myself. Picking up my brushes and paint again after a 20 years hiatus ... Thank you Mr. Davies ... Binge watching your videos ... Thank you very much for all the knowledge you put in every one of them ...
You have inspired me more than anyone in 2 or 3 years!
Your paintings calm me, and slow my breathe. Keep the vids coming. Thank you
Thanks, Wade :-)
A true master of multiple art! The explicit honesty in teaching is where you really shine for me! What an incredible journey of discovery and joy to behold!
So You are that teacher for me. I can do it, thanks. From Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA, USA. You are an incredible teacher
Stuart, I so appreciate your stunning taste and art! What a brilliant gift you share with us!
I just came across your videos and cannot get enough of watching your magic and listening to your beautiful voice. I've got to try this. Thank you and God Bless.
"Just believe you can do it " love that ....painting isn't difficult....Because of your words and your insight , I just might be able to create something that I can actually be proud of. Thank you for incredible lesson as it taught me so much. 💐 I look forward to more videos as your time allows .
Oh my goodness, I love the textures made by the brush bristles. I never heard that bit before about a dark sky at the top of the canvas giving the feeling that the sky is going over your head. As soon as you said it I thought “oh, yes, so it does”. I have learned so much in such a short time. Thank you so much.
Love your novels, too! So much talent in one person...
Your paintings are amazing! I have been watching your paintings over and over again and never get tired at all! The best paintings ever!!! Thank you!
Thank you so much 😀
I've spent many years away from painting.
Never really knowng what style i fell into, or what direction I was going in.
I started my journey with water colour in my teens, fell into acrylics after a short period with oils; and before a long time giving up work caring for my grandmother I'd become very abstract led.
You are enticing me towards oils once more and towards my beginnings with landscspe art.
This time with a blank slate.
Brilliant tuition!!!
Thank you Mr.Stuart, if I watch a thousand times this amazing artwork every time I learn something new.
Bravo maestro!! I'm a great fan of yours. Inness would be proud of you. You're also a great instructor!! I'm passing a couple of your links on to our students at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence.
Thank you, Michael!
I love what you said there at the end. I believe there are no mistakes when painting. Just let yourself go and the painting will manifest. Broad ideas are all you need. Random strokes create opportunities you may not have seen before. If you stick to a strict vision then you’ll only end up letting yourself down. Every stroke does matter; just not in the same sense that many people believe it does. You’re a brilliant creator though and I applaud your work.
I love your advice at the end. I can do this! 💯🙌 Great video, thank you for sharing.
Stuart, thank you so much for this tutorial! This 15 minutes taught me a great deal. I had never heard of the stopper. Wonderful...and it makes so much sense. Thank you for the powerful skies and paintings so full of interest. Looking forward to part two...😊😊🎨🎨
I absolutely love the way you work.
“Yes, I’m ambidextrous.”
Love the canvas size, fantastic indeed for a landscape
Beautiful Stuart. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi Sir , I’m watching you create a world I would love to live in or be, ... you have a god given gift I would love to ,understand & to replicate, you truly are an inspiration for me & the world for a peaceful life, which now a days we so desperately need ...I also loved that your voice is so calming to me
This is so insightful in understanding some of the principles of painting a landscape piece and techniques as well. 👌
I actually started watching your channel because you reminded me of one of my favorite 'tonal' artists, George Innes...have been in love with his work since I was a child; actually doing a piece right now that's inspired by him, except my landscapes are 'uncivilized'. This is a brilliant lesson, Stuart, LOVED the 'stopper', and such a beautiful painting ~thank you so much for sharing with us!
Thanks, Lesley! I will probably finish this painting over the next weekend... Yes, I agree, Innes is one of my favourite painters.
Actually we call it Masonite. It's a brand specific name. Otherwise it's "HDF", High Density Fiberboard. I really enjoy your approach to painting with oil.
"Movement in the sky" - that's very interesting! And "the stopper." I had noticed both of these elements in all of your paintings - but didn't understand the relevance of them. . . I can also see now how the wet on wet painting would serve the "movement in the sky" well. . . This is a marvelous tutorial. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this!
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I was stupid lost the login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
@Keegan Corey Instablaster ;)
@Anthony Alfredo thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and Im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Anthony Alfredo It worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my account !
@Keegan Corey No problem :)
I think you give us incredible good art tips... speeding up the learning process. It's fascinating! And I thank you for sharing those fine scills of yours! I met people who have spent decades in art courses, complaining about that the teacher didn't really shared their knowledge with their students, so this is very generous of you! I also like this impressionistic style. It gives a lot of room for your imagination. The drama in the sky is so beautiful! Thanks so much! /Erik
Thanks, Stuart Davies! There's lots for me to learn.
I used your technique on the ground in a landscape painting and it turned out incredible!!! Decided to paint something on a plywood board and after gessoing it three times I used a yellow orange mixture for underpaint almost golden color and while still slightly wet used Sap Green with Burnt Sienna mix, slapped it on there quit wet and used the paper towel to wipe some areas away here and there with some heavier pressure in areas to take off the underpaint right to the white gesso.....when it dried back the affect was incredible....I'm calling it the Davies Technique.......The painting spoke to me and told me what to do next, what a relief seeing that I'm relatively a rookie painter.
Van Gogh is Passion at its best, Davies is Drama at its best
Brilliant!! Thankyou so much, very inspiring. I love the soft easy voice. It all helps :)
So far this is the best painting video I have seen. What I like, besides your style of painting and your soothing voice, is that you explain more of what your are thinking as you paint, rather than focusing on the mechanics of painting. I am a painter and an art teacher (and science). I always thought it was better to show my students how to think about what they are doing by demonstrating the thought process. Most of my teachers were either very laissez-faire or they were focused on the hard skills. You are inspiring, sir. Thanks, and I will now hunt down all of your vids.
Thank you very much for sharing! I'm waiting for the sequel!
Wonderful series of videos. You are an inspiration. Thank you so much.
I’m not concerned with the state of your studio, it’s on your canvas that I truly love , you do great work Stuart, really enjoy your lessons , keep it up !! Regards, John Slawson, Toronto, Canada
thank you, Stuart. That was inspiring. BTW, we call it MDF as well in North America. Masonite (or fibreboard) is similar but much thinner often.
And your experience and inspiring commentary an awesome asset to current and future generations
"Stopper"! So important to keep focus within the canvas, got that from another great painter, David Curtis of the UK. Also love the panoramic format here, really needed in this particular subject. Only drawback is the need to get a custom made frame for it; and hence pay a "confiscatory" price for it!!! So it better be worth it as an art work!! Beautiful piece by the way, worth the custom frame to be sure!! :D
Very helpful videos! You're a terrific artist and a great teacher. Thank you!
I love the slightly impressionistic style: impressions. Awesome!
Have helped me so much get a grasp on oil painting after working only with acrylics. Can’t explain how but made it a lot easier and less stressful. Thanks
AWESOME Teaching. I hope you know what a great influence you have in teaching while you paint. It makes so much sense. I hope one day I will be able to do just a small portion of how you put paint to make an outstanding picture. God Bless.
I enjoyed this tutorial so much! You addressed some issues straight on that I have had! Thank you so much!
Thanks, Teresa! Glad to help!
Its very good with close up in the painting process - and you have beautifull feeling in your brushstrokes
N I c e work! And I'm not even a painter but strangely I feel like one after watching this, this beautiful everything. I Love your relationship to the paint and how relaxed and full of ease your whole process is.Thank you for giving us this amazing tutorial,so wonderfully instructive , inspiring and full of magic.
Thank you for sharing, Love your painting
Amazing Tutorial .love you work .Thanks for Sharing.looking forward to Part Two..I have never painted with oils .I am scared but I will take your advice .I Can DO it....
Wonderful instructions and explainations!
Really becoming obsessed with your work and tonalist paintings in general. I am quite enjoying and appreciating your recommendations of Bruce Crane and George Inness from this video, and have always enjoyed one of your other frequently referenced painters - John Constable
I would very much like to know other artists you are inspired by. Besides the 3 mentioned above, what 4 or 5 other artists would you highly recommend studying the work of?
Finally, can’t tell you how much your time, work and expertise put into your paintings and these videos means to me - truly appreciated... I am a nurse in a surgical intensive care unit, and your videos and work and learning to paint from you truly helps me at the end of a long hard day of work... so, basically, thank you, as always, for your work!
@ Michael Parks Thanks! A certain amount of obsession is necessary to paint well! Type 'James Naughton artist' into Google - you'll be amazed. He's a friend and a great painter and the only artist I've ever bought a painting from. I understand what you mean about the end of a hard day, I was a part time fireman back in the early 70s.
@@StuartDavies wow, you were spot on with the word “amazed”, that is what I am looking at James Naughton’s work, thank you for the recommendation! - and I agree, a level of obsession is necessary to be good at almost anything I think, and so far my new-found obsession with painting is paying off!
Thanks again, can’t wait for your next painting video!
awesome job!! Enjoyed it!!
You're amazing! Thank you!
Amazing! Thank you a lot for sharing your talent!
I love your videos Landscape painting just transports me
Just amazing !!!!!! Thank you!!!
Another great tutorial and so informative.
I needed to figure out how to make my clouds come around in a U-shape like you’ve done here, for a 🎨 I’m working on. This tutorial is perfect.
Stuart says Painting isn’t difficult! I’m going to tell myself that 10 times a day! Thanks
very good,, as usual, a good amount of linseed oil, nice to blend,, also good for paint removal, later, which most folks won't ( teach, or show ) your active skies, lend shock value, interest, & really denote your style! good stuff!, thanks, as usual..
Painting is easy. But to satisfy my self with my work is often not easy 😄
At last - a true painterly approach!
I like your style, it gave me a big inspiration
You Are Such A Great Artist!
Thanks, Mr.Stuart👍🏻👏🏻‼️
You are very welcome!
i love your style!
I agree, it's not the painting that's tough, it's the drawing.
I'm beginning to think that one's worst paintings are where the artist tries to paint something, and the best paintings are the ones where the artist just .... paints.
Black does kill a painting! I usually make my darks out of alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue... I will try sap green and red ochre now! I like transparency in my darks.
Words of wisdom, words of art..
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Wade!
Very well done!
In the future , can you show how much paint to medium you use , thank you
Thanks for sharing your insight!! You’re a true master of your craft and a fantastic ambassador for us aspiring artist!
That's slick as hell.
Good stuff Stuart
Thank you for this!
YOUR STYLE IS VERY INSPIRING
that amazing,thanks!
Thanks,This video is great!
This is beautiful. Love landscapes. It's also why I'm watching so many! 🖤 Do you think you could do a demonstration of a surreal/abstract sky? With like some bright colors? If not that's ok too :) (It's what I plan on painting after work today to practice, and I can't seem to find any videos etc of people who are more experienced in oils that did that kind of painting.)
Thanks, Kaesowna, I'm not really into surrealism.
👏 wonderful
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Thank you!
Stuart, thank you so much for your oil painting tips. Very inspiring. Very beautiful 😍. Greetings from Anaheim, CA.
thank you
Amazing work and very inspiring . Do you make the canvas slick before you start applying the paint?
Thanks, Joanna! No, the canvas is dry, but I use a lot of oil at the start.
Brilliant
Superb demonstration. I note that you use only linseed oil to apply your paint but if you start with very oily paint how do you adhere to the fat over lean rule if you go on to add additional layers? I believe the usual way is to start with paint mixed with solvent then add more oil medium. I would be interested to know your thoughts on mediumd with oil.
Sorry but I think the fat over lean rule is only necessary where you work wet over dry. The artist is working wet on wet. So abiding by the fat over lean rule here is not essential.
I just discovered you today and I love your approach to painting. It feels very organic and loose and I like that you make your own rules. Does the linseed oil make the paint dry very slowly?
The oil I use has a drying agent added to it. It's usually touch-dry over night.
I wish beginning painting tutorials would take into account that new oil painters have a limited color pallette and limited more brushes. When you talk about Red Ocher and Sap Green, you should tell us how to get those colors from the basics.
Red ochre and sap green are ready-made colours. I'm guessing you should be able to buy them in any art supply shop.
Do you only use linseed oil as a medium? And it would be helpfull to have a short written list with your choice of materials
Yes, just linseed oil, and I clean the brushes with soap, not turpentine. The colours are very minimal at this stage. When it's dry enough I'll start to add more colour.
I am new at mixing color. What are the two colors to mix dark green in the very beginning of the video? Thanks.
Sap green and red ochre.
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Grande Maestro.....mi dispiace che non sia tradotto in italiano.....potrebbe mettere o far vedere i colori? (Rosso, giallo, blu , verde....ecc) Grazie
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If you are attempting to paint your work in line with the Fibonacci sequence concept, I’m here to tell you, I have tried that and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, so it’s not a sure bet.
Thanks for that.
Two questions if you find the time😊:
1.) Is that a bit of yellow ochre, or yellow oxide you’ve used?
2.) I see the way you’ve pushed the dark Payne’s Grey into the center of the cloud up near the top third, which gives the slight variations of colors & values, in each brush stroke, as they blend a bit w/ the paint underneath . I watched you make overlapping, short brush strokes (11:37- 11:38) , and later, it looks as if perhaps you blended/softened the strokes w/ a big brush? Neither this video, nor the second one show what technique you used to create that very interesting effect of these sort of vertical rows of darker puffy clouds that give the larger storm cloud a bowed convex look.
I’m very intrigued with how you did that. I’m drawn to it every time i look at this video. Perhaps you might consider demonstrating your techniques to achieve an effect like this during one of the upcoming live Zoom classes? I’m guessing it took you all of 10 minutes to complete it, lol. I’m a 🐢 by comparison.
I'll take a look at this and we can talk about it at the next Zoom class :-)
@@StuartDavies Thank you!!😊😊 😊
@@StuartDavies Thank you!! 😊😊 😊
Happy Painting Mate in 2020🎨😊
How did you get the light blue in the sky? Thanks for the excellent videos!
It's Royal Blue.
Wonderful demo, could you kindly give the size of canvas also.
Thanks, Kishwar! It's 150x50cm.
Hello, I like your art. Just curious do you ever paint actual places? (in the event you wish to document a real landscape). Otherwise it would be correct to say this is an abstract I suppose.
Are you using a clean brush to soften/blend the clouds?
Sometimes, yes. It depends how lazy I'm feeling :-)