So glad to see you painting large again (at least on youtube.) This one is meditative & exciting at the same time. Hugely impressed. I can't wait for round 2. Your brush strokes are so lovely, it's rather like watching a ballet.
Gobs of gratitude for this, Pam. You, painting with acrylics, is my dream education/entertainment. Please hurry back with part II - I'm feeling greedy for your inspiration.
Thanks for the video; it's relaxing to watch you paint. I'm a fan of fluorescent Magenta by Novacolor; alas, I didn't realize those colors aren't lightfast! I bought an unusual color (for me) this year: Titan Green Pale by Golden. I wondered why I bought it, then figured out it is the perfect color to tone down any pink, red, or orange. 🙂
You are too kind :) It does get better - but it took a while! There will be a Part 2 also and you will see the finished painting. IT kind of surprised me to see how lovely fluorescent colors can be - I just needed to give them a chance :)
I really love the fluorescent pink. I very much like the red too. But thank you for doing the mixing. I have a big thing of the blue. Ill be using that now too.
I was asked to paint w fluorescents. Ick. Hated it. But I also mixed and muted and it was tolerable. But I did not love my painting. I love watching you paint. Especially large. I’ve learned so much from you. I am soooo grateful.
this is very helpful to watch the creation of areas of calm which highlights the really interesting marks. The palette has no resemblence to florescent! Such complex greys. Thank you... and would you share the name of the music you played with this video? It's as soothing as the painting is becoming!
Hi Nancy - thank you for your comment and so happy you like the greys :) I'm afraid I don't have the name of the music but it is royalty free and I use both Artlist and Epidemic sound for this music :)
I love your videos, Pam. I’m curious about the way you’ve mounted your unstretched canvas on the wall. Have you described this in another video, or can you tell us more here? Thumbtacks on my drywall aren’t really working! Thanks.
It was kind of an experiment and I didn’t create a video on it but I just took long strips of wood and stapled the canvas to these strips of wood. Then I screwed the wood strips to the wall in 3 places -this allows me to remove the screw, roll up the work and hang another one! I hope this helps a bit 😄
Retired Elementary Art teacher here....Im mentally allergic to those flouresecents. And glitter. I didtched those about two years into my first job. Im shocked at the beautiful muted tones you pulled out of them, though. Great work! BTW ...I like piano music. What music is it?
Great question - I just use a funnel as I pour from the larger containers into my squirt bottles - otherwise I get a pretty huge mess! Ask me how I know!!
@@glendadudley2300 Thanks so much! I hope you will try working with colors you may not like - because you just neer know!! That was my happy discovery here ;)
I am concerned about the lightfastness of the flourecents (low or unrated); do you in your professional work? Neon colors do make a nice mix-in color for some "glow".
Yes - you are absolutely right - one more concern with those fluorescents. I found a product in the Golden Acrylic line that helps prevent UV light which is what causes the fading so I applied several coats of this clear product over the painting when finished. The product is called: Gloss and Semi-Gloss UV Topcoat
@@PamelaCaugheythx. That was my concern too. I see Kathe Bradford doing fluorescent work in her latest show and think ??? What? How? I spoke to Nova and got no directive that fluorescents can be stable other than UV windows and glass etc... so I abandoned the idea ( lol although I'm not really in any big selling realm yet... still I thought why invite probable issues). But I adore Kathe Bradford's work always and these were brilliant. I'm going to look into the Golden UV finish again
@@lulabelle33 Great comment. While fluorescent paint is more vulnerable to UV, all art should be hung in a way that it is not exposed to direct sun. I now have the painting hanging where there is no direct light - and it has the UV topcoat. I am keeping an eye on it, of course - but my interest in experimenting with these colors was not to produce a masterpiece or sell it - it was to use the paint and see if I could make it work. I definitely think avoiding potential problems is a good idea but well, I had the paint, so I used it! ;)
The color I use least is yellow so I used it today in my sketchbook with other colors I love and discovered a whole new palette to play with. Fun to watch you paint, Pam!
I agree with the comment about lightfastness. That is the reason i do not use fluorescent colors and discourage my students from using them. They have become “popular” but that does not make them lightfast…same with alcohol inks. They are all “evanescent”, ie they fade…
Yes - I agree and do also avoid alcohol inks, though I see so many artists using them. Basically, I bought the fluorescent paint before realizing they wer enot lightfast - but I still wanted to explore these colors since I bought them. And, there are products on the market which can provide UV protection to at least minimize fading. As this painting progressed, there were areas of fluorescent in minimal portions f the final painting, but most of the painting was regular acrylic paint - so the fluorescent areas simply provided a few pops of color. Great comment though - thank you for pointing this out as you are 100% correct!!
I very much want to watch this video, but the low resolution of 360i makes it too blurry to tolerate. I will come back later in hopes that the resolution increases to a higher level.
@@PamelaCaughey Hi Pamela, thanks for responding. I am not sure of your process, but it seems some of your videos are high def (1080i) and quite clear, a couple are 720i and okay to watch, but some, like this one are 360i resolution and only good to watch in a small sized format. I tend to want to watch all my artist videos in full screen (so I can focus on the art making and not the surrounding noise of ads) which is why 360i is blurry. I very much enjoy your work, and have learned quite a lot from you. For that I am grateful.
@@AxisXY Hey - thanks very much for responding! This is good to know - I probaby was using Streamyard for this video - which of course has limitations since it was originally streamed rather than being taken during a zoom call or using my DSLR camera. There are three ways I shoot videos and this one was recorded in part during a live presentation but then later using just Streamyard recordinig (if I'm remembering correctly!). I apologize for the blurriness - your comments are really helpful! After trying Streamyard and Zoom, I know my camera is the best, but it takes the most work to post edit - so it's often a matter of how much time I have to process videos ;) Thank you!
@@PamelaCaughey Thank you also for filling in some blanks, This makes more sense. I love your work, and have gotten a huge amount of inspiration from it as well as learning some of your techniques. Much appreciated.
Hi Pam, it is always so enjoyable watching you paint. Thanks for continuing to inspire me.
So impressed with how you took the bite out of the fluorescent colours, and achieved the beautiful tints. tones and shades!
Thank you so much 💖💖
Awesome! Looks like my favorite Jasper John's
Though it will change a lot in part 2- I really enjoyed the process and finding a way to love these colors 😊😊
So glad to see you painting large again (at least on youtube.) This one is meditative & exciting at the same time. Hugely impressed. I can't wait for round 2. Your brush strokes are so lovely, it's rather like watching a ballet.
You are very kind-wow ballet! Hard to wrap my head around the thought but thank you 😊
Gobs of gratitude for this, Pam. You, painting with acrylics, is my dream education/entertainment. Please hurry back with part II - I'm feeling greedy for your inspiration.
Thanks so much Ann 😊
Omg yes!!! Flourescent pink!! Just looked at it yesterday! This was great to see Pam!
Awesome - some serendipity then - love that :) Thanks for sharing!!
Such a treat watching your work develop. Relaxing and inspiring. Looking forward to next part.
Many thanks 😊
I use fluorescent red ALL the time lol it mixes so great with a lot! Color exploration is on!
Awesome Marla! I love that you mix with less light sensitive colors -so happy for your color exploration! 🎉
Thanks for the video; it's relaxing to watch you paint. I'm a fan of fluorescent Magenta by Novacolor; alas, I didn't realize those colors aren't lightfast! I bought an unusual color (for me) this year: Titan Green Pale by Golden. I wondered why I bought it, then figured out it is the perfect color to tone down any pink, red, or orange. 🙂
Oooh-titan green pale sounds amazing - I may need to try that one! Thank you for sharing this 😃
As always such a pleasure to watch the ease in which you make such graceful and beautiful work.
You are too kind :) It does get better - but it took a while! There will be a Part 2 also and you will see the finished painting. IT kind of surprised me to see how lovely fluorescent colors can be - I just needed to give them a chance :)
I really love the fluorescent pink. I very much like the red too. But thank you for doing the mixing. I have a big thing of the blue. Ill be using that now too.
Awesome!
Do more UA-cam videos plz
Glad to see your artworks and your actions
I was asked to paint w fluorescents. Ick. Hated it. But I also mixed and muted and it was tolerable. But I did not love my painting. I love watching you paint. Especially large. I’ve learned so much from you. I am soooo grateful.
Thanks so much for your comment! Art is such a journey 😊😊
I love fluorescents! LOL. It's so funny how you turned fluorescent into "Pam." I look forward to seeing how this turns out!
Haha-thank you Janina! 👏👏
I like this ❤! Enjoyable!
Many thanks for your generosity and kidness :)
this is very helpful to watch the creation of areas of calm which highlights the really interesting marks. The palette has no resemblence to florescent! Such complex greys. Thank you... and would you share the name of the music you played with this video? It's as soothing as the painting is becoming!
Hi Nancy - thank you for your comment and so happy you like the greys :) I'm afraid I don't have the name of the music but it is royalty free and I use both Artlist and Epidemic sound for this music :)
@@PamelaCaughey Thanks for the tip - I'll have a look. It is perfect for this painting.
Yes the music was the icing on the cake!
I love your videos, Pam. I’m curious about the way you’ve mounted your unstretched canvas on the wall. Have you described this in another video, or can you tell us more here? Thumbtacks on my drywall aren’t really working! Thanks.
It was kind of an experiment and I didn’t create a video on it but I just took long strips of wood and stapled the canvas to these strips of wood. Then I screwed the wood strips to the wall in 3 places -this allows me to remove the screw, roll up the work and hang another one! I hope this helps a bit 😄
@@PamelaCaughey Yes, this helps a lot! Thank you for explaining it.
Retired Elementary Art teacher here....Im mentally allergic to those flouresecents. And glitter. I didtched those about two years into my first job. Im shocked at the beautiful muted tones you pulled out of them, though. Great work! BTW ...I like piano music. What music is it?
I have a video editor who added the music so I"m afraid I don't know - but you can find royalty free piano music from Artlist or Epidemic Sound :)
Hi Pam! ❤️
How do you put the novacolor, from the big buckets to the bottles? 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great question - I just use a funnel as I pour from the larger containers into my squirt bottles - otherwise I get a pretty huge mess! Ask me how I know!!
@@PamelaCaughey tks!!
I guess I have to buy a big one. I tried with ones I have it got stuck and did not go down and made such a mess.
Yes I bought florescents! LOL
Well that makes two of us 😊😊
What is the medium you are squirting on over the paint?
It is airbrush medium, very thin and allows the paint to drip :)
So relaxing to watch.
I love this. Thank you for allowing us to see your work
@@glendadudley2300 Thanks so much! I hope you will try working with colors you may not like - because you just neer know!! That was my happy discovery here ;)
She’s a great teacher. I have learned sooo much from her classes (and free tutorials) Thanks Pam!
I am concerned about the lightfastness of the flourecents (low or unrated); do you in your professional work? Neon colors do make a nice mix-in color for some "glow".
Yes - you are absolutely right - one more concern with those fluorescents. I found a product in the Golden Acrylic line that helps prevent UV light which is what causes the fading so I applied several coats of this clear product over the painting when finished. The product is called: Gloss and Semi-Gloss UV Topcoat
@@PamelaCaugheythx. That was my concern too. I see Kathe Bradford doing fluorescent work in her latest show and think ??? What? How? I spoke to Nova and got no directive that fluorescents can be stable other than UV windows and glass etc... so I abandoned the idea ( lol although I'm not really in any big selling realm yet... still I thought why invite probable issues). But I adore Kathe Bradford's work always and these were brilliant. I'm going to look into the Golden UV finish again
@@lulabelle33 Great comment. While fluorescent paint is more vulnerable to UV, all art should be hung in a way that it is not exposed to direct sun. I now have the painting hanging where there is no direct light - and it has the UV topcoat. I am keeping an eye on it, of course - but my interest in experimenting with these colors was not to produce a masterpiece or sell it - it was to use the paint and see if I could make it work. I definitely think avoiding potential problems is a good idea but well, I had the paint, so I used it! ;)
The color I use least is yellow so I used it today in my sketchbook with other colors I love and discovered a whole new palette to play with. Fun to watch you paint, Pam!
Awesome, Stephanie! I can’t wait to meet you next week in Santa Fe at the workshop! Yay!!
I agree with the comment about lightfastness. That is the reason i do not use fluorescent colors and discourage my students from using them. They have become “popular” but that does not make them lightfast…same with alcohol inks. They are all “evanescent”, ie they fade…
Yes - I agree and do also avoid alcohol inks, though I see so many artists using them. Basically, I bought the fluorescent paint before realizing they wer enot lightfast - but I still wanted to explore these colors since I bought them. And, there are products on the market which can provide UV protection to at least minimize fading. As this painting progressed, there were areas of fluorescent in minimal portions f the final painting, but most of the painting was regular acrylic paint - so the fluorescent areas simply provided a few pops of color. Great comment though - thank you for pointing this out as you are 100% correct!!
Thanks for this - I didn't know about fluorescents or alcohol inks and I don't want materials that fade. Thanks for letting me know.
I very much want to watch this video, but the low resolution of 360i makes it too blurry to tolerate. I will come back later in hopes that the resolution increases to a higher level.
I’m not sure why it is blurry for you-it is like my other videos-do you see the other videos as blurry, too? I’m so sorry!
@@PamelaCaughey Hi Pamela, thanks for responding. I am not sure of your process, but it seems some of your videos are high def (1080i) and quite clear, a couple are 720i and okay to watch, but some, like this one are 360i resolution and only good to watch in a small sized format.
I tend to want to watch all my artist videos in full screen (so I can focus on the art making and not the surrounding noise of ads) which is why 360i is blurry.
I very much enjoy your work, and have learned quite a lot from you. For that I am grateful.
@@AxisXY Hey - thanks very much for responding! This is good to know - I probaby was using Streamyard for this video - which of course has limitations since it was originally streamed rather than being taken during a zoom call or using my DSLR camera. There are three ways I shoot videos and this one was recorded in part during a live presentation but then later using just Streamyard recordinig (if I'm remembering correctly!). I apologize for the blurriness - your comments are really helpful! After trying Streamyard and Zoom, I know my camera is the best, but it takes the most work to post edit - so it's often a matter of how much time I have to process videos ;) Thank you!
@@PamelaCaughey Thank you also for filling in some blanks, This makes more sense.
I love your work, and have gotten a huge amount of inspiration from it as well as learning some of your techniques. Much appreciated.