This must be the most informative video ever on generating abstract work. I've been pondering this for ages, how to work up paintings from sketches. Finally I can see a way forward. Thank you so much Louise!
I love the color combos so much and I find that I am inspired to go to my studio and create with a new sense of freedom. I am trying to paint and collage more intuitively.... After all, it's the process, the journey, the experience!
A wonderful video Louise! So many insights from your thoughts and ideas. Letting us know your artistic ideas and preferences. So generous of you. You're an "open book"...😍🤩❤
Louise I can't describe how much I really enjoy watching your videos and in particular this one on sketchbooks. So inspiriting - to let go and experiment. You are a great teacher that I truly appreciate. Thank you!
Oh Louise this is the first time that playing in a sketchbook to inform art practice has made sense to me. I get it❣️ I abandon a lot of sketchbooks unfinished and hardly ever looked at again..... what rich learning you gained from this.
Thank you for sharing the thought process (which can accommodate many styles of expression)enlightening. It’s a joy to be encouraged to just do it and not be constrained or too frightened of making imperfections.
Hi Louise, I loved the little concertina sketchbook but to me it was upside down. I saw so many interesting images and all of the were the other way round. Thanks for sharing. 💜💙💚💛🧡
Really wonderful Louise; I have been running a Sketchbook Challenge during February and I will share with some of my group as I know it will inspire them to keep going with their sketchbooks!
I really love the size of your sketchbook and everything you are doing and explaining. I started working in a very small sketchbook in January of this year after watching a few videos about this method. I know now that I definitely need to use a bit larger surface next time and perhaps will make a concertina with some good paper. I also want to thank you for your generosity in sharing your process here.
Loved your podcast on sketchbooks and one of the reasons I feel why your videos are so popular is that you are incredibly generous, sharing your thoughts and ideas so freely with us....I for one am most grateful Louise....🌟
I’m fascinated with your sketch book. I have kept all my sketch books …so now I’m going to start to rebook at them and start some new ones…see where it leads me. Thank you Louise
It’s nice to see the growth, & transition from the smaller sketchbook, to the bigger one, & ultimately to the panels. Love the color palette! Thank you for sharing....🌺
This was very instructive! I want to have a go at abstract + collage, but as a representational painter, I don’t even know what’s good and what isn’t. This video gives me some excellent guidelines. Circles, text out of context, big shapes against small ones, and limited palette. Great starting points. Thanks so much, Louise!
Loved the video & the colour palette, thanks Louise for sharing. I couldn't get 'Schemas' out of my head whilst you talked about the circles and various repetitions. (Previous job childminder) Basically a Schema is part of the essential brain development - a pattern of repeated actions (can be seen as a fascination) that helps a child understand the world & themselves. The mantra Learning through Play is so important in Art as your video demonstrates; it's the enjoyment & exploration rather than an 'outcome'. Schemas are named: ROTATING: spinning items round & round, run in circles (painting them in your case!) showing an interest in motion & movement. ENVELOPING: covering themselves/objects completely, giving a sense of awareness/desire to hide (your text/letters/layers of paint). POSITIONING: lining items up/putting into groups = creative order by colour/height. TRANSFORMING: exploring changing states of materials (solid to liquid & back again) - the urge to mix & make something new = create. ORIENTEERING: an interest in positioning themselves/objects in different places/positions (upside down/on their side = your letters) Seeing things from a different perspective & develops curiosity. CONNECTING: setting out/dismantling tracks - joining items with tape/glue = building & destroying creations. ENCLOSING: adding boundaries to play areas = adding borders to pictures, showing an interest in spaces & spatial awareness (making things fit into a certain space). TRAJECTORY: interest in lines/up & down. So PLAY, HAVE FUN, & DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE SIDE - WHATEVER YOUR AGE (said the woman in her 50s, new to art HA!) I hope someone finds this interesting/helpful xx
LOL! I love to see there are others who love their many beautiful sketch books’ s white pages! But I got brave and started to mess them up. I used to also “save” my paint (being stingy in using paint) and canvases and then one day, listening to Louise, thank you very much, I realized that the wasted paint, canvases etc, was that which just sat there and wasn’t used! 💕
Loved this Louise, very helpful, very motivating! And I love the little boards you had painted - they looked pretty much finished to me. It will be exciting to see you move on to the large works that come out of these explorations.
I absolutely love the palettes you are working with here and like to work in them myself, as well. I was also really curious about the first sketchbook after hearing you talk about it on your podcast so it was really neat to see how you've been working in it. Thank you so much for sharing. Your work is beautiful and this is such useful information! Hope you are keeping well. 😊
I started working on some sketchbooks a few days ago some sticking pieces in, some actually working in, I also found I'm really attracted to circular shapes so thought hmm look up why? It means unity which makes sense as you're unifying the piece, nearly all the pics I'd cut out had circular shapes of varying degrees. I'm loving the art tribe, so much information thank you!
videos like this help me to try new things and let myself let go and see what happens like when I finger painted in the first grade enjoying the feel of paint under my fingers thinking I had made some real great masterpieces instead of the perfect picture...
Thanks for sharing your books, insights and your process. I think that is a very helpful tip to work with a limited palette. . Using collage and acrylic is very forgiving in a book, so much fun to experiment and develop ideas.
I loved seeing your sketchbooks. Mine always look such a mess and totally aimless. This has inspired me to play more, but with a little bit more intention.
I love your work, Louise. I stumbled across you and your work a few days ago. I have learned so much in these few days. I find myself thinking about collage, and your work a lot. Thanks!
Thank you so much, this video is so helpful - to share with us how you work with your sketchbooks... That they are an important source of inspiration for bigger artworks! Of course, this isn't new but I'm now convinced that it makes sense to work with sketchbooks! Thank you!!!
What a wonderfully inspirational way to approach art! Agreed, sketchbooks do not have to be finished works of art (although they can, as yours are!) and, like a journal, they SHOULD be private and personal if they are being utilized as a tool for the artist to experiment and contemplate. Thank you so much for sharing your process, and I love the idea of going from sketchbook to small works to larger, possibly final, form.
Wow! You are sooooo talented! I liked every single page and curiously liked best the same pages that you preferred yourself. Am not at all artistic but admire talent in others. Thanks for putting this video out and please keep creating art 👍
These videos are great for understanding the processes and decisions and media etc. Thanks Louise for sharing. But making and enjoying visual art are not about talent. The idea of talent so holds people back from being creative and just jumping in and exploring media and asking 'what if? ', and enjoying playing. Talent is about limitations and restrictions. Please let's banish the whole idea of talent!
Yet another excellent video! I learn so much from you and consider myself lucky to have you as a virtual mentor. Really looking forward to your upcoming class. As I've said in a prior comment - if you were to publish your sketchbooks I would be the first to buy every one of them.
I love these concertina sketchbooks. I have a few questions: 1. Do you make them or buy them? 2. Do you paint the pages all spread out and then fold it up? Or just each two page spread at a time? I love the text and circles and the color palette. Thanks for sharing! I’m living The Art Tribe
Thank you! I love** the Art Tribe . Thank you for your response. I have some big sheets of paper that I paid about $20 each for. I think I’ll figure out how to turn those into a concertina sketchbook and pull out my collage papers this weekend. Have a fabulous weekend.
😊 Thank you Louise. You got me fired up. Just ordered some new sketchbooks. I’m trying to go towards more abstraction in my work. I think this info will help.😊❤️
Your videos always inspire me to push myself to play with an idea in mind. Like a limited pallet. Love the accordion sketch book. Where can I find them? My search came up with very small books.
Hi Louise, I’m finding your videos extremely informative and useful as I’m an absolute beginner. You mention the brand of sketch book near the beginning but I couldn’t catch it? What brand are they and what weight of paper are they please?
Love all your videos Louise.. there a joy to watch.Do you use acrylic or oils.I paint with acrylic sometimes and I find the next day they are so much darker and dull looking, maybe its because they are the cheaper brand.
Loiuse your tutorial vids are very informative and I always am delighted when they show up in my feed. Would you mind of I asked a biz question...I assume those 12x12 it looks like are works you would eventually sell. Are they on canvas , board or wood panel. They appeared easy to ship from my view... thks so much.
You mention som tissue paper.... but I can't hear the full name of it. Something for lampshades. I don't know if we have it here i Denmark, but i will try to find it. Will you please write the whole name of it... and perhaps a retailer?
Question: When you seal the oil pastel, does any paint that goes over that sit differently on the page, or react differently? I always thought oil pastel had to be the very last thing on the piece. Obviously not! (I've wanted to try oil pastels for a long time but hesitated due to issues like drying, smearing, etc. But they look so gorgeous and creamy!)
If you paint over them, the acrylic doesn't stick, but I like that because you can scratch through to get nice effects. I seal it all in at the end with gloss medium
Is there a reason why you work with the same color palette in pages of all your sketchbooks? Is it to preserve the possibility of putting it all together for a large work (a polyptych) in the future?
Yes - it's impossible to actually work on my paintings and remember the camera every second. Hopefully you can forgive my enthusiasm because I doubt it will change
This must be the most informative video ever on generating abstract work. I've been pondering this for ages, how to work up paintings from sketches. Finally I can see a way forward. Thank you so much Louise!
Brilliant demo / explanation of how your process transitions into a painting. Thank you Louise.
Glad you enjoyed it
I love the color combos so much and I find that I am inspired to go to my studio and create with a new sense of freedom. I am trying to paint and collage more intuitively.... After all, it's the process, the journey, the experience!
Wonderful!
A wonderful video Louise! So many insights from your thoughts and ideas. Letting us know your artistic ideas and preferences. So generous of you. You're an "open book"...😍🤩❤
I am pleased this helps xx
You really can communicate the joy of the painting process instead of worrying about the final result. Thank you so much for sharing this!
My pleasure 😊
Louise I can't describe how much I really enjoy watching your videos and in particular this one on sketchbooks. So inspiriting - to let go and experiment. You are a great teacher that I truly appreciate. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
I also appreciate your thinking about your work: what works, why, and how to rework. Very interesting.
Oh Louise this is the first time that playing in a sketchbook to inform art practice has made sense to me. I get it❣️ I abandon a lot of sketchbooks unfinished and hardly ever looked at again..... what rich learning you gained from this.
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful work Louise, the work at the end reminds me vinyl album covers!
As always Louise, very interesting. I’m loving My Art Tribe
Wonderful!
I' a blue and brown neutrals person so to me your work here is absolutely beautiful.
thank you xx
Thank you for sharing the thought process (which can accommodate many styles of expression)enlightening. It’s a joy to be encouraged to just do it and not be constrained or too frightened of making imperfections.
Well said!
Hi Louise, I loved the little concertina sketchbook but to me it was upside down. I saw so many interesting images and all of the were the other way round. Thanks for sharing. 💜💙💚💛🧡
Isn't it funny how we all see different things?
I love the way you work. It takes a lot of insight onto what you like and why.
Yes and knowing what you like is everything. I think knowing why is less important. You just have to be tuned in to what you love xx
Beautiful ,very nice my friend❤️❤️👍❤️❤️😃😃
Thank you! Cheers!
Yeah I'd agree with your favourite page Louise. Not keen on the concertina layout though. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Fair enough and thanks for watching!
What a great video! So many great ideas! Thank you for being so genuine and open with your information!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your generosity, Louise!
You are so welcome!
Really wonderful Louise; I have been running a Sketchbook Challenge during February and I will share with some of my group as I know it will inspire them to keep going with their sketchbooks!
Please do!
I really love the size of your sketchbook and everything you are doing and explaining. I started working in a very small sketchbook in January of this year after watching a few videos about this method. I know now that I definitely need to use a bit larger surface next time and perhaps will make a concertina with some good paper. I also want to thank you for your generosity in sharing your process here.
You are so welcome!
Loved your podcast on sketchbooks and one of the reasons I feel why your videos are so popular is that you are incredibly generous, sharing your thoughts and ideas so freely with us....I for one am most grateful Louise....🌟
Oh thank you!
I’m fascinated with your sketch book. I have kept all my sketch books …so now I’m going to start to rebook at them and start some new ones…see where it leads me. Thank you Louise
You are so welcome!
It’s nice to see the growth, & transition from the smaller sketchbook, to the bigger one, & ultimately to the panels. Love the color palette! Thank you for sharing....🌺
Thanks so much!
Thank you. Can’t tell you how much I am learning from your videos. Very happy to have found you. 😀
Awww thank you so much! ♥
This was very instructive! I want to have a go at abstract + collage, but as a representational painter, I don’t even know what’s good and what isn’t. This video gives me some excellent guidelines. Circles, text out of context, big shapes against small ones, and limited palette. Great starting points. Thanks so much, Louise!
Glad it was helpful!
Loved the video & the colour palette, thanks Louise for sharing. I couldn't get 'Schemas' out of my head whilst you talked about the circles and various repetitions. (Previous job childminder) Basically a Schema is part of the essential brain development - a pattern of repeated actions (can be seen as a fascination) that helps a child understand the world & themselves. The mantra Learning through Play is so important in Art as your video demonstrates; it's the enjoyment & exploration rather than an 'outcome'. Schemas are named: ROTATING: spinning items round & round, run in circles (painting them in your case!) showing an interest in motion & movement. ENVELOPING: covering themselves/objects completely, giving a sense of awareness/desire to hide (your text/letters/layers of paint). POSITIONING: lining items up/putting into groups = creative order by colour/height. TRANSFORMING: exploring changing states of materials (solid to liquid & back again) - the urge to mix & make something new = create. ORIENTEERING: an interest in positioning themselves/objects in different places/positions (upside down/on their side = your letters) Seeing things from a different perspective & develops curiosity. CONNECTING: setting out/dismantling tracks - joining items with tape/glue = building & destroying creations. ENCLOSING: adding boundaries to play areas = adding borders to pictures, showing an interest in spaces & spatial awareness (making things fit into a certain space). TRAJECTORY: interest in lines/up & down. So PLAY, HAVE FUN, & DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE SIDE - WHATEVER YOUR AGE (said the woman in her 50s, new to art HA!) I hope someone finds this interesting/helpful xx
I do! Thank you xx
Dear Louise, thank you so much for sharing this. All your mixed media paintings are fantastic. I love the mix of text, numbers and colors.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video, Louise. Your ideas help me so much in my own art process.
Wow. Back again looking at your blue & brown paintings. Still love your abstracts.
Thank you! Cheers!
SO good! Thank U
Glad you like it! Happy painting!
Thank you for sharing. I am very much in love with your sketchbooks and with what follows your explorations.
Glad you like them!
Great video Louise, I really struggle to work in my MANY empty sketchbooks, I’m always worried that I’ll ruin all those lovely white pages. X
The only waste is an empty white page xxx
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@@ThisPaintingLife I knew you’d have some wise words, thank you 🙂 x
LOL! I love to see there are others who love their many beautiful sketch books’ s white pages! But I got brave and started to mess them up. I used to also “save” my paint (being stingy in using paint) and canvases and then one day, listening to Louise, thank you very much, I realized that the wasted paint, canvases etc, was that which just sat there and wasn’t used! 💕
Loved this Louise, very helpful, very motivating! And I love the little boards you had painted - they looked pretty much finished to me. It will be exciting to see you move on to the large works that come out of these explorations.
Thanks so much! 😊
Wonderful sketch book. Enjoying your comments about your creative thought process. I am with you, I love circle shapes!
Thank you so much!
I absolutely love the palettes you are working with here and like to work in them myself, as well.
I was also really curious about the first sketchbook after hearing you talk about it on your podcast so it was really neat to see how you've been working in it.
Thank you so much for sharing. Your work is beautiful and this is such useful information! Hope you are keeping well. 😊
thanks Meredith xx
I started working on some sketchbooks a few days ago some sticking pieces in, some actually working in, I also found I'm really attracted to circular shapes so thought hmm look up why? It means unity which makes sense as you're unifying the piece, nearly all the pics I'd cut out had circular shapes of varying degrees. I'm loving the art tribe, so much information thank you!
and you don't have to know why just yet - it will come in time xx
Wow, this is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Cheers!
I enjoyed your video and begin to realise the importance of limited palette, big shapes and analysing ones attempts.
Glad it was helpful!
videos like this help me to try new things and let myself let go and see what happens like when I finger painted in the first grade enjoying the feel of paint under my fingers thinking I had made some real great masterpieces instead of the perfect picture...
Great to hear!
Wow your sketchbooks are works of art! Your process is amazing
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for all your videos Louise, really appreciate all you share, Def helping me in my journey..xxx
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing your books, insights and your process. I think that is a very helpful tip to work with a limited palette. . Using collage and acrylic is very forgiving in a book, so much fun to experiment and develop ideas.
So true :)
I loved seeing your sketchbooks. Mine always look such a mess and totally aimless. This has inspired me to play more, but with a little bit more intention.
Glad it was helpful!
I love your work, Louise. I stumbled across you and your work a few days ago. I have learned so much in these few days. I find myself thinking about collage, and your work a lot. Thanks!
Wonderful!
I just love, love, love your sketchbooks and this new look in your work. Curious about the blue - Manganese?
Thank you for your generous sharing!
It's pthalo turquoise mixed sometimes with black and sometimes with white
What a super educator you are Louise x
thank you xx
Love your work! Thanks for sharing, Louise.
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you so much, this video is so helpful - to share with us how you work with your sketchbooks... That they are an important source of inspiration for bigger artworks! Of course, this isn't new but I'm now convinced that it makes sense to work with sketchbooks! Thank you!!!
I'm so glad to have opened up this possibility for you xx
I am in hospital ......enjoying your wonderful art ‘work out’ books ...so inspirational 💖
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thanks Louise!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this!🙏🏽🤗💖💖💖
Glad you enjoyed it!
your sketchbook is so gorgeous!! I struggle a lot with perfectionism (I tend to rip out a lot of sketchbook pages) so this is very inspiring to me~
I am so pleased ... you just keep painting until it looks good :)
Very inspiring!
Awww thank you! ❤
What a wonderfully inspirational way to approach art! Agreed, sketchbooks do not have to be finished works of art (although they can, as yours are!) and, like a journal, they SHOULD be private and personal if they are being utilized as a tool for the artist to experiment and contemplate. Thank you so much for sharing your process, and I love the idea of going from sketchbook to small works to larger, possibly final, form.
I am so glad this resonated with you Linda x
Love the way you use the concepts that keep reappearing in your sketch books as ideas for a painting. Very cool!!
A whole series about circles would be fun!
Wow! You are sooooo talented! I liked every single page and curiously liked best the same pages that you preferred yourself. Am not at all artistic but admire talent in others. Thanks for putting this video out and please keep creating art 👍
Thank you so much!
These videos are great for understanding the processes and decisions and media etc. Thanks Louise for sharing. But making and enjoying visual art are not about talent. The idea of talent so holds people back from being creative and just jumping in and exploring media and asking 'what if? ', and enjoying playing. Talent is about limitations and restrictions. Please let's banish the whole idea of talent!
Hi Louise, I have found this extremely interesting and now I need to go and fill those blank pages of my numerous sketchbooks
Go for it!
Love your work and how sketchbooks inform paintings. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
I ‘be subscribed & am starting today doing the Ink & Collage exercises. Those final pieces in this video are wonderful!
Glad you like them!
Thanks Louise. I found this really really helpful and inspiring.
So glad!
Louise this was a fantastic video. Thanks so much.
You are so welcome!
Very inspiring, thank you! I love the blues in combination with black ink ❤️🎨
thank you!
I found the process that you followed useful and stimulating and I really liked the wood panel paintings that grew out of the process! Inspiring!
Awesome, thank you! I am so pleased with them x
Yet another excellent video! I learn so much from you and consider myself lucky to have you as a virtual mentor. Really looking forward to your upcoming class. As I've said in a prior comment - if you were to publish your sketchbooks I would be the first to buy every one of them.
Thank you so much xx
Very informative about how to escape from the sketchbook into the painting.
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful ideas... thank you Louise 🙏💙
You are so welcome!
I build my concertina first but lay it flat and cover with collage. Then go back and layer on individual pages
Love these ideas. I have sooo many sketchbooks! This is really helpful! Thank you!
I'm so glad!
I thought this was excellent. Thank you for sharing your sketchbooks.
My pleasure 😊
Thank you. Beautiful. Very helpful.
You are so welcome!
Great video!
Thanks! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed it. ♥
I enjoyed this video a lot. It inspired me. Thanks.
I'm so glad!
I love these concertina sketchbooks. I have a few questions: 1. Do you make them or buy them? 2. Do you paint the pages all spread out and then fold it up? Or just each two page spread at a time? I love the text and circles and the color palette. Thanks for sharing! I’m living The Art Tribe
1) Both! 2) I don't have any set way to do it but usually I do 4 or 5 pages at a time
Thank you! I love** the Art Tribe . Thank you for your response. I have some big sheets of paper that I paid about $20 each for. I think I’ll figure out how to turn those into a concertina sketchbook and pull out my collage papers this weekend. Have a fabulous weekend.
This was so interesting I really enjoyed watching this
Glad you enjoyed!
That was really amazing - and so very helpful Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
😊 Thank you Louise. You got me fired up. Just ordered some new sketchbooks. I’m trying to go towards more abstraction in my work. I think this info will help.😊❤️
Wonderful!
Your videos always inspire me to push myself to play with an idea in mind. Like a limited pallet. Love the accordion sketch book. Where can I find them? My search came up with very small books.
It depends where you are - these are Seawhite books sold in the UK
I love abstract art and your insights on why do you like something were really helpful! Thank you for doing the video!
You are so welcome!
this is so cool and i like it, i am from indonesia 🤩🙌🏻
Hi - nice to meet you!
@@ThisPaintingLife hi nice to meet you too 😊😊 i like your sketchbook 👍🏻👍🏻
Do you put gesso on the pages? Or is the sheen just the mat medium? They’re all beautiful!
So inspiring! Do you gesso the pages in your sketchbooks?
No :)
Thank you for your generosity Louise. Please could you say where you sourced the wet strength tissue paper. Not so easy to find here in South Africa!
eBay x
Many thanks. X
Hi Louise, I’m finding your videos extremely informative and useful as I’m an absolute beginner. You mention the brand of sketch book near the beginning but I couldn’t catch it? What brand are they and what weight of paper are they please?
I think the concertina one is Seawhite 🤔
@@amredrisco8416 Great thank you very much. 👍
It's a Seawhite concertina book - I'm not sure what paper they use xx
@@ThisPaintingLife Thanks for confirming the brand, much appreciated. I’ll get a few ordered. 👍😊
Love all your videos Louise.. there a joy to watch.Do you use acrylic or oils.I paint with acrylic sometimes and I find the next day they are so much darker and dull looking, maybe its because they are the cheaper brand.
I only use acrylics, no oils
Loiuse your tutorial vids are very informative and I always am delighted when they show up in my feed. Would you mind of I asked a biz question...I assume those 12x12 it looks like are works you would eventually sell. Are they on canvas , board or wood panel. They appeared easy to ship from my view... thks so much.
They are wood panels. I will frame them before they go up for sale in a simple tray frame
@@ThisPaintingLife Thank you, Louise. I thought maybe so. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
This concertine, i suppose you do the painting first and then you build it? I really like the idea. Thankyou
No, I buy the books and then I work into them. They are Seawhite concertina books.
Hi Louise! Fantatic video as always :) - are these lttile wooden panels at the end just peices of plywood?
Heyy...your work is so amazing.I really love it❤️❤️. May I know exactly what kind of paint did u use in The sketchbook.
acrylics x
what is the name of the Sketch books you are using ? looking for them to purchase online 🤔 🙏💕
You mention som tissue paper.... but I can't hear the full name of it. Something for lampshades. I don't know if we have it here i Denmark, but i will try to find it. Will you please write the whole name of it... and perhaps a retailer?
wet strength tissue paper
What kind of paper are you using in your books? Wonderful video. Thankyou.
The sketchbooks are Seawhite - I don't know what paper they use x
Really enjoying your videos and I'm learning so much. How do you prime your 5mm birch wood panels?
For this small size, I just cover with one coat of gesso. At larger sixes I also seal the wood first
@@ThisPaintingLife thank you.
Love this video
Where do you find all the letting for your collages?
letting?
Question: When you seal the oil pastel, does any paint that goes over that sit differently on the page, or react differently? I always thought oil pastel had to be the very last thing on the piece. Obviously not! (I've wanted to try oil pastels for a long time but hesitated due to issues like drying, smearing, etc. But they look so gorgeous and creamy!)
If you paint over them, the acrylic doesn't stick, but I like that because you can scratch through to get nice effects. I seal it all in at the end with gloss medium
What is the name of the artist (karen..?..) that you took the ink and sketchbook class from
Karen Stamper - she has another one coming up in May. I highly recommend it!
Thanks Louise! I'd luv to know what brand of book that is please? I've been looking everywhere for one. TA :)
It's a Seawhite book
Thankyou
You’re welcome 😊
Hi love your videos, just wondering if anyone knows what size this sketchbook is.
This is a British A4 sketchbook
Is there a reason why you work with the same color palette in pages of all your sketchbooks? Is it to preserve the possibility of putting it all together for a large work (a polyptych) in the future?
No - I am NOT thinking about selling. I am currently interested in this pallette so I'm working with it. When I get bored, I'll change it
Watch your head, love 😘 You’re blocking your sketchbook. Always enjoyable/useful peeking over your shoulder though.
Yes - it's impossible to actually work on my paintings and remember the camera every second. Hopefully you can forgive my enthusiasm because I doubt it will change
Hi very strange during lock down i kept painting circles and i didnt know why yvonne Jersey
I wonder what it's about?