Advancing with Watercolor : "Meeting over Coffee" How the Artist Looks at the World

Welcome to my Studio - In this video - I develop the painting "Meeting over Coffee" while I talk about initial thoughts in composition. Selecting the paper size, thinking about a center of interest, and building the painting outward from these thoughts. I demonstrate with watercolor how to reference your center of interest and what value this has to building a sound composition around the scene of a coffee shop.
It is helpful to know how the visual artist looks at the world. It may seem that this does not need explanation but in truth the artist looks at the world in different ways to help them to process the complexity and arrive at a simple beginning. This is a technique like any other and the are tools and methods we use to trick the eyes to see the world in a simple fashion. These methods help the beginner as well as the mature artist.
Ipad Program used in sketches Sketches by Tayasui
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A list of materials used in this video
Cancel Smith Watercolors
Windsor and Newton watercolors
Yellow ochre, Ultramarathon Blue, Neutral tint
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Holbein Transparent Watercolor , Cad Orange Red, Lavender
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Paper Saunders 140 rough 9x12
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Brushes: Raphael Soft Aqua Quill #6, #4
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Loew Cornell Round Sabelette # 14, 6,4
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Thank you all for your kind support of this channel.
Think of you while sequestered in my Boston Studio :)
video is about pavement Cafe

[@karenfox9982]

As always..stunning, and great teaching❤😊

[@daf827]

I love this scene. It’s so moody and evocative. You make it look easy, but it’s anything but!

[@wardm4]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I've been learning for a while and got kind of burned out with the repetition: autumn foliage again, field of wildflowers again, mountain range at sunset again. These are beautiful images, but I lost my way since I didn't see the point of producing all these stock and cliched paintings.
You always have a very real mood and purpose, and you draw this out. You use composition and light and color and tone and so many other techniques to do this. It's an inspiration to be reminded that art can evoke emotions in this way. Painting does serve a purpose. I'm taking it back up and looking for ways to express things I'm feeling rather than representing a landscape just because it exists.

[@saraht4973]

Wonderful to see the light, the large shapes tying it together, and the atmosphere that glows through there. It does look like a favorite coffee shop. Looking forward to the next painting demo in the series. Thank you so much for spending this time with us.

[@jsit6578]

Exciting, inspiring , Thank you!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@graemeharrison11]

Thanks again Gary, I'm enjoying this cafe series. One day I plan to have coffee at the Pavement. Looking forward to next Saturdays on-line work shop.

[@terrybanks6996]

Thank you Gary for another painting created from everyday life, who would have thought just sitting in a coffee shop would provide inspiration, as artists we spend so much time looking for something to paint, the perfect scene or composition, when all we have to do is get our sketchbook out over a coffee, you make the complicated very paintable!

[@rameshbandekar1557]

Beautiful.Thank you very much Gray for teaching us. You are a Master Teacher. So thankful to you.

[@jimwhysall7874]

You are without doubt a master at playing with light Gary, and worst still, you make it look easy.
I love it and I also like how you explain everything you do. Brilliant and thank you.

[@emijuman1397]

Beautiful as always . Thank you 🙏🏼

[@serrc1]

that blue of the bottle, how it shines! Beautiful work.

[@mfregia945]

Thank you for another great , very helpful video lesson!

[@tinaschmidtsart]

Thank you again Gary, Love your work as always! See you again soon!

[@beatrizalcaidearenales7458]

I love this painting. Thank you Gary. I am improving myself watching your vídeos. 🙂

[@feicai3901]

Breathtaking!

[@judyfranklin9577]

Thank you Gary for a very helpful demonstration , you explain it all so well and I love the finished painting .Watching you you create wonderful light and atmosphere is what I want to achieve so many many thanks for explaining clearly how to obtain this result .

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thanks for sharing your experience Judy - I am pleased that my ruminations are helpful. Best
Gary

[@fidalgofeten2931]

Great to see you are doing fine and painting as masterfully as usual. Thanks for sharing and best wishes from Spain!

[@MrShunarr]

Thanks Gary! I find your commentary is very helpful!

[@barbaragemin5117]

Thank you Gary, a good set of points to think about. The centre of interest being one, and what exactly we want to say in a painting . Sometimes that goes by the way because we are preoccupied with getting the sketch done correctly and often too much like the reference photo. One thing I've certainly learned to focus on and that's the LIGHT. Your paintings always have a wonderful light source guiding the eye.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

well said Barbara, we do become preoccupied with matching our motif - at some point we know enough about our subject - and we become able to improvise and think more about the stability of the painting...

[@ras4884]

I love the looseness of the painting

[@ErkinYilmazArt]

Thank you so much Gary. This is a very comprehensive video, full of composition, center of interest, shades, darks and lights. Beyond all of these it contains a very beautiful conversation of you. You are a great teacher. Best regards, stay safe.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Erkin - thanks for the kind words - I try to impart the choices and the decision making process...

[@pacob9452]

Another stay in the watercolour Paradise. Cheers. Paco

[@ychandra22]

Gary.great work. I love to see you at work. It is another level of art, composition, mood, and also essence of the situation. Thanks

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thanks for the kind words Yogesh!!

[@donatfairs204]

I tend to try and copy an artist's work as a foundation to my version of a painting. I don't seem to have the vision to see a scene and create property. You have the ability to develop a interesting point of view, and then render a work of art. Bravo to another painting.

[@montsefabra_tata]

Cool!! as usual... Thanks for sharing!

[@gigi8462]

Grazie Mr. Gary! Your demostration are very clear and simple also for a people like me, that speak english not so well

[@drdavekaplan]

Thank you Gary Keep well

[@mysticriver9420]

♥️♥️♥️

[@community_collab_society]

So wonderful

[@mchris1020]

Great tips--one day, I hope to be brave enough to try this technique. Love the atmosphere that you create.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thanks Marilynn -

[@akirakusakastudio6103]

Wonderful painting 👍

[@AchintyaHazra]

beautiful sir thanks for sharing

[@waynugopal]

For me , you are the Guru..thanks for your demos sir

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Venu So nice of you

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

Gorgeous Gary, love it. I look at this painting and want to be there

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Many thanks

[@ryansmith3287]

Love this painting , to be honest all your paintings I have seen. I’ve not long been water colour painting or any painting in fact but I love it and am getting better with every time I paint . I have have only recently found your channel and it’s my favourite. My fav artists are Joseph zubavic and David Taylor but you are quickly becoming my favourite. I am trying to keep my palette small for now while I get use to mixing colours could you tell me what you think would be the most important to start off with say six colours . Thank you

[@annamartin6683]

Thanks very much for another inspiring demo. I am very interested in how you add your finishing touches to people.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Anna - usually small touches of color right from the tube..

[@dawnymock]

👏👏👏

[@sunilkharad9888]

I loved it.Very well drawn.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Sunil - I appreciate the feedback

[@kallak9676]

❤

[@jenniefrench1338]

Enjoyed the process very much. Thank you for sharing your insight. It is a bummer that Loell Cornell no longer will be making a #8 pointed round anymore. I look forward to the next video. Thank you.😁

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thx Jennie - I guess we must rely on the #10

[@WanderlassS]

Is your rough black and white sketches made with iPad? I am just curious thank i you

[@liti1554]

I wonder how the signature in the corner effect the painting

[@christinehill6887]

Wonderful! The blue bottle...all the darks underneath it?! Did you mix blue with guoache or use very thick paint!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Christine - right out of the tube...

[@p4loa]

@@GaryTuckerArtist What is the shade of blue paint for the bottle? The materials list shows Ultramarine as the only blue but the bottle looks way too light to be ultramarine.

[@myutub090571]

Another great painting! Thanks for always inspiring a passion for watercolor. Btw some nice media can be found on Twitter @cupofconfusion ty

[@marcello.mutti75]

Absolutely stunning Gary!

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Thanks Marcello - hope all is well with you in Bergamo..

[@marcello.mutti75]

@@GaryTuckerArtist Thanks Gary. Here in Bergamo we are slowly returning to a major normality... Stay safe

[@Jesus19643]

Que papel utilizas?

[@bl9531]

Fantastic video as always (bit of an autocorrect in your materials list though … unless you actually use Cancel Smith watercolours and W&N ultramarathon Blue 😂)

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Ha ha - sometimes the auto correct is more entertaining!

[@bl9531]

@@GaryTuckerArtist as an artist you can refer to those as happy accidents 😂😂

[@BQ-badarqureshi]

Hope you will be fine. As you have not uploaded any video for the last two months.

[@GaryTuckerArtist]

Badar - thanks for the concern - I have been invested in creating lessons for zoom - I hope to continue the cafe series soon