This was one of my most favorite videos. You are so good at talking on camera. And the pattern ideas were innovative. I will be trying some out in my sketchbooks. Thank you
I love your work. So free, colourful and loose. Thanks for sharing. I've been trying to teach myself for years and it's slow going but I've wanted to paint people forever and felt so intimidated. Your videos are appreciated so much. ❤️
Thank you for sharing the good and the bad, the finished and unfinished. It reminds me to stop being so critical and hard on myself. I need to be more kind to myself. But most importantly to have fun and enjoy the process.
😊🖌️🎨I LOVE this video! You ARE a figure painter ..lol they are amazing! The patterns and clothing from the gallery are really fun and interesting. Thank you for the inspiration! Love from Lisa in Texas! 🌷
Sandi, I'm slowly getting caught up on a lot of your videos after just recently discovering your channel. I, too, love to paint and I appreciate you so much as you keep my fire lit and get me excited to get home from work and get my paints, pencils, crayons, etc. out. I so much love these paintings you've shown in this clip. The people/the way you have created them...and, Frida Kahlo!? What?! LOVE! Thanks! Jen from Georgia :)
Wow I can’t believe how inspiring these patterns are! Too fun. And where did this older video come from? I thought I’ve seen them all….thanks for this fun paintilucious video! Haha 😅
Would definitely LOVE to purchase these sketchbook ideas for patterns as a Class!! maybe pair up with JO?? mesmerized by the techniques you used, and they would lend so well to curriculum (just sayin! :)
I am an ESL teacher and one of my students is from Senegal. I just finished doing a lesson on batique from Senegal. What you did makes me think of their batique clothing.
Wow wow wow...how fun was this!!! Super inspiring. Yesterday I started a series of loose watered down gouache figures. Switch to Sandi’s magnificent patterns. Next for me: magnificent patterns on my loose gouache characters~ Thanks Sandi! I’m such a big fan!
I didn’t think it was too busy because there is a certain symmetry to it. But then I also loved it after you painted in the grass. I love both!!! Too bad you couldn’t keep both.
Really really really wonderful! I love Frida-inspired anything! Have you watched Selma Hyack’s movie Frida …. You would love it! Watch it on iPad etc to take screen shots for inspiration later.
Hey I just found your videos about a week or so ago and I love them all ❤️ this one especially. I love patterns in my work and I'm trying to work a little more loosely, so this video was very inspiring. Thank you for your videos and I hope to see many more.
Awe!!!! THANK YOU so much!!!!!! Patterns are hard -at least for me - especially in my oil paintings so I always admire someone who does it well. Thank you so much for watching and for taking time to leave me such a nice comment!
Sandi...Thanks for all your videos here...I am inspired by your process and have to pull myself away from watching so I can "take care of business" in the rest of my life! Keep them coming!! (Frida Kahlo is one of my favorites...)
Just discovered your channel and I love this approach. This would really push those creative muscles. Those dresses and your sketches and paintings of them were so beautiful.
Oh how I lobe your people in your sketch journal and the patterns are wonderful. I do a lot of patterns in my backgrounds but lose a lot of it when I get my pieces I. And start working on getting them painted in. I think I need to loosen up more and let those patterns be more a part of the piece instead of just the backgrounds. ❤️❤️❤️
Having such a slow day loved this video you always make me feel better thank you so much, I’m getting scared I’m nearly caught up on all your video so love watching them. You have so much energy love it xx
This video was wonderful! I loved watching how you created the pattern and then created the finidhed works from that. All the sketches in this video are more like finished works. Gorgeous and sooo inspiring. I want to try this. Ive been interested in doing a kimono series of works using this technique you showed or collage from some of my gel prints. I get very motivated watching your video. Please keep them coming. ❤❤
This is fabulous and you are right, doing patterns before the background gives better results. I would recommend that you check the artwork by Isabelle de Borchgrave, she is a Belgian artist who created antique inspired costumes made of paper and she exhibited all over the world, including in USA. If you could find images of her work online, I’m sure that you are going to love it because your sketches here, I don’t know why, vaguely remind me of her paintings. Maybe because she is very into patterns, for a good reason: she reproduced antique patterns, also worldwide patterns. Her exhibitions were around the costumes history.
I DID not know it. And I’m not sure if it’s true. It looks true when you go from one to the next, but I too learned that the larger hole is for larger pencils and crayons/pastels. HOWEVER, there is a sharpener that looks like the one you have (but that may not be the same one), which is used to sharpen into that way that is usually done by paring away with a knife. I saw a pencil sharpened like that in one of your videos. When done that way, about a half inch or an inch of the core is bare, and the wood begins after that. Nonetheless, you may be completely correct about the regular two holed sharpener and I was oblivious! Haha Also, just a quick aside, in case others may not have learned these two things: 1. Be careful not to drop a pencil, because even if it looks okay it gets weakened and sometimes the core breaks; 2. I learned from a professor who was an old school super-draftsman that I should never use an electric pencil sharpener (at least on good drawing pencils), because the core gets twisted loose from the casing. Food for thought.
Wow. Super cool. I have always enjoyed Freda‘s clothing and colorful surroundings but I never enjoy looking at her face because it’s so overdone. She had books and books and books about her face. I love your faces that you’ve done in here and I wish I could paint that freely.
Loved this video, especially the third sketch and Frida's wardrobe! Can't wait to try this out! Did you do the same technique of pattern first then carving out the negative space for her dresses? It looked like you had the black background down first, but I couldn't tell. Thanks!
Good question - I did have a 'ground' layer of a black more transparent background for the entire page, then painted the patterns and then carved back in with darker more opaque black so it would stand out from the background.
PS Oh, my gosh, I’m sorry. That comment was meant to go with your short about observation where at the end you talk about using a two holed sharpener! Oooooops!!!!
This was one of my most favorite videos. You are so good at talking on camera. And the pattern ideas were innovative. I will be trying some out in my sketchbooks. Thank you
Ohhh, thank you!!! I hope you enjoy that process!
I absolutely love these paintings.
Your my comfort artist/UA-camr. I love your art and energy!!!
Sandi, I love your process videos. Can you possibly do a series of UA-cam shorts, I think it would really raise awareness of your channel.
omg this under pattern idea is BRILLIANT
Thank you! I'm glad you like it!
I love your work. So free, colourful and loose. Thanks for sharing. I've been trying to teach myself for years and it's slow going but I've wanted to paint people forever and felt so intimidated. Your videos are appreciated so much. ❤️
Thank you- I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos ❤️
I love this video!!! AND, your paintings are so good. I hope you made some full size paintings with these type figures. Your patterns are inspiring.
Thank you for sharing the good and the bad, the finished and unfinished. It reminds me to stop being so critical and hard on myself. I need to be more kind to myself. But most importantly to have fun and enjoy the process.
So glad these videos could be a help and reminder! 🤗
😊🖌️🎨I LOVE this video! You ARE a figure painter ..lol they are amazing! The patterns and clothing from the gallery are really fun and interesting. Thank you for the inspiration! Love from Lisa in Texas! 🌷
This my favorite art share, so far. I love the raw and burnt umbers and sienna pallet! 😘💕
Way cool way to do patterns!
Thank you! It was a fun one to do for sure!
AND, thank you for all the watching and commenting - really appreciate it!
Sandi, I'm slowly getting caught up on a lot of your videos after just recently discovering your channel. I, too, love to paint and I appreciate you so much as you keep my fire lit and get me excited to get home from work and get my paints, pencils, crayons, etc. out. I so much love these paintings you've shown in this clip. The people/the way you have created them...and, Frida Kahlo!? What?! LOVE! Thanks! Jen from Georgia :)
Welcome Jen!!!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the channel 🤗🥰
I'm going to watch this over and over. I'm obsessed with pattern now!
Eeeeee 🤗🤗🤗🤗
I can never get enough of this video, it's so delightful and crazy inspiring! Sandi you're the besttt 🕺😁
Sandi, I am thinking of you.
I appreciate you as an artist and as a human being.
Sending love from South Carolina❤.
Love your frida ladies! Xxx
Thank you!!
Wow I can’t believe how inspiring these patterns are! Too fun. And where did this older video come from? I thought I’ve seen them all….thanks for this fun paintilucious video! Haha 😅
So inspiring and I love your humble approach. Thank you for sharing!
This is so inspiring! I'm definitely going to play! Thank you for sharing this process!
Would definitely LOVE to purchase these sketchbook ideas for patterns as a Class!! maybe pair up with JO?? mesmerized by the techniques you used, and they would lend so well to curriculum (just sayin! :)
I am an ESL teacher and one of my students is from Senegal. I just finished doing a lesson on batique from Senegal. What you did makes me think of their batique clothing.
Oh, yes - I see that!
Wow wow wow...how fun was this!!! Super inspiring. Yesterday I started a series of loose watered down gouache figures. Switch to Sandi’s magnificent patterns. Next for me: magnificent patterns on my loose gouache characters~ Thanks Sandi! I’m such a big fan!
Awe - I'm thrilled you liked this - I had a ton of fun making them!
Good one Sandi..saw that show recently too..so good
AmaaaaAAAaaaaaaazing. I loooOOOooove it.
LOVE the painting at 5:23!
I didn’t think it was too busy because there is a certain symmetry to it. But then I also loved it after you painted in the grass. I love both!!! Too bad you couldn’t keep both.
I love this SO much. I’m so excited to try this in my sketchbook. Glad I found your account tonight!
Welcome Carey!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy the other videos too.
Sandi, love your style, love your pets, and your videos have taught me so much. 🙂
I’m so glad to hear that Joanie!
Really really really wonderful! I love Frida-inspired anything! Have you watched Selma Hyack’s movie Frida …. You would love it! Watch it on iPad etc to take screen shots for inspiration later.
I’ve not watched that! I’ll have to look it up!
Love………..so inspiring
Beautiful! That is a wonderful tip. I will have to give it a go.
Hey I just found your videos about a week or so ago and I love them all ❤️ this one especially. I love patterns in my work and I'm trying to work a little more loosely, so this video was very inspiring. Thank you for your videos and I hope to see many more.
Awe!!!! THANK YOU so much!!!!!! Patterns are hard -at least for me - especially in my oil paintings so I always admire someone who does it well. Thank you so much for watching and for taking time to leave me such a nice comment!
Terrific inspiration! Love the sketches from the Frida Exhibit! Thank you!❤
Sandi...Thanks for all your videos here...I am inspired by your process and have to pull myself away from watching so I can "take care of business" in the rest of my life! Keep them coming!! (Frida Kahlo is one of my favorites...)
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying them so much - whoohooo!
I just love the Frida paintings.......
Thank you!
Did you use acrylics or gouache? I couldn’t tell. So so wonderful. I love patterns. These are beautiful.
I've looked into her other videos and I think those are "Flashe", vinyl paints made by Lefranc & Burgeois, it's opaque and matt.
Loved this video!! ❤️
I’m SOOOO glad!!
Just discovered your channel and I love this approach. This would really push those creative muscles. Those dresses and your sketches and paintings of them were so beautiful.
Thank you!
Oh how I lobe your people in your sketch journal and the patterns are wonderful. I do a lot of patterns in my backgrounds but lose a lot of it when I get my pieces I. And start working on getting them painted in. I think I need to loosen up more and let those patterns be more a part of the piece instead of just the backgrounds. ❤️❤️❤️
I struggle with patterns too but have been working on it for the last couple of years and feel much freer now
This was very informative. Thanks!!!
Ohhhh good !!!!!
Love love love this! Your patterns were divine!
Thank you Gretchen!
That was a really fun Video!
It's so inspiring seeing artists doing what they love and trying things out! and i learnt a lot from this, thanks! :)
Having such a slow day loved this video you always make me feel better thank you so much, I’m getting scared I’m nearly caught up on all your video so love watching them. You have so much energy love it xx
Thank you for watching!!!! New ones come out every week!
Loved all of this video!
Fantastic! Very inspiring in deed!! Love your loose style
Thank you!
What lovely sketchbook pages!
Thank you!
i love the way you do patterns on the clothing of the women. you are very inspiring. i can't wait to try some of your tips
I’m so glad you liked it Ellie!
so lovely as always. I will 100% try underpainting with a pattern.
Oh good to hear 🤗🤗🤗
Love it! it was sooooo inspiring!!!
This video was wonderful! I loved watching how you created the pattern and then created the finidhed works from that. All the sketches in this video are more like finished works. Gorgeous and sooo inspiring. I want to try this. Ive been interested in doing a kimono series of works using this technique you showed or collage from some of my gel prints. I get very motivated watching your video. Please keep them coming. ❤❤
So glad you’re enjoying them!! Thank you!
Love that idea of the kimonos!
Love your techniques! I’m going to try this too…fabulous ❤
Wonderful!
Fun is good. ❤️
You are SOOO STINKIN INSPIRING!
Love this video
Love your work. 👌💕
Thank you!
I love this process and the paintings! So inspiring! Sorry if it's already mentioned somewhere, but what types of paint are you using in this, Sandi?
This is fabulous and you are right, doing patterns before the background gives better results. I would recommend that you check the artwork by Isabelle de Borchgrave, she is a Belgian artist who created antique inspired costumes made of paper and she exhibited all over the world, including in USA. If you could find images of her work online, I’m sure that you are going to love it because your sketches here, I don’t know why, vaguely remind me of her paintings. Maybe because she is very into patterns, for a good reason: she reproduced antique patterns, also worldwide patterns. Her exhibitions were around the costumes history.
I DID not know it. And I’m not sure if it’s true. It looks true when you go from one to the next, but I too learned that the larger hole is for larger pencils and crayons/pastels. HOWEVER, there is a sharpener that looks like the one you have (but that may not be the same one), which is used to sharpen into that way that is usually done by paring away with a knife. I saw a pencil sharpened like that in one of your videos. When done that way, about a half inch or an inch of the core is bare, and the wood begins after that. Nonetheless, you may be completely correct about the regular two holed sharpener and I was oblivious! Haha
Also, just a quick aside, in case others may not have learned these two things: 1. Be careful not to drop a pencil, because even if it looks okay it gets weakened and sometimes the core breaks; 2. I learned from a professor who was an old school super-draftsman that I should never use an electric pencil sharpener (at least on good drawing pencils), because the core gets twisted loose from the casing. Food for thought.
Thanks Sandi - inspirational video!!
Talking with Painters - the podcast thank you Maria!!!
Wow. Super cool. I have always enjoyed Freda‘s clothing and colorful surroundings but I never enjoy looking at her face because it’s so overdone. She had books and books and books about her face. I love your faces that you’ve done in here and I wish I could paint that freely.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Loved this video, especially the third sketch and Frida's wardrobe! Can't wait to try this out! Did you do the same technique of pattern first then carving out the negative space for her dresses? It looked like you had the black background down first, but
I couldn't tell. Thanks!
Good question - I did have a 'ground' layer of a black more transparent background for the entire page, then painted the patterns and then carved back in with darker more opaque black so it would stand out from the background.
@@sandihester Aha! Thank you 😄
I did not know that! Thanks!
You’re welcome!
I like to think that art begins where reality ends....that art is the perception of reality .
ohhhhhhhhh, that's a good one!
PS Oh, my gosh, I’m sorry. That comment was meant to go with your short about observation where at the end you talk about using a two holed sharpener! Oooooops!!!!
Her eyebrows were as important to her as her lipstick was...you really should put them in. They are what will make it undeniably 'Frida Kahlo'!