THIS is a first for me - Painting in a snow storm!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Ever painted in a snow storm? Well, me either until NOW! Follow my journey of a week painting in the snow. Supplies I used are listed below and the paintings can be found on my website for more information (including prices) www.sandihester.com
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PODCAST INTERVIEWS:
ArtWank: Episode 72 Artist and UA-camr
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Authentic Obsessions: Episode 31 Enjoying the Process www.authentico...
Authentic Obsessions: Episode 45 Sketchbooks
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As someone who struggles with auto immune conditions and just discovered painting this year during a flare up, I cannot tell you how much your videos have inspired me as well as empowered me to feel free and confident in my art 🥰 You are a wonderful nurturer as well as an inspiring educator 😌 Never doubt what you here in this space ❤️ you inspire which is the greatest gift you can give
Thank you for this encouragement! I also have an auto immune disease as well as other health issues. Thank you again for your kind words!
Sandi that effect on the canvas after you came back in was fabulous I could imagine street lights in the fog!!!!
Yes, grady said we should have saved it!
Extreme painting-love it. The heck with BASE jumpers, we have daring artists battling elements! Booyah! Love watching your process and hearing your thoughts with the process. Thank you.
😂😂😂 maybe I’ll get my own show sometime 🙌😂
Indeed, during a 4 week residency in New England, in April (!), it snowed 21 days! I painted every day outdoors, except for a dangerously stormy day when I "borrowed" a friend's studio window. It is still one of my fondest painting memories!
That’s so neat!!!
No don’t get rid of it! The painting with the greatest story!!
I know - grady said we should have saved it and he would have hung it in his office. But I painted over it 😫
Im just. Now watching this..
My favorite is the last in progress, just as it is !!!
I ove all the bright colors..I'm a color person, the brighter the better...
THANK YOU FOR TAKING US WITH YOU WHILE YOU PAINT ..I ENJOYED MYSELF...🥰🤗🥰
So glad you enjoyed it Cindy!!!!
All of the paintings are scrumptious but the melted abstract was hilarious so I have to choose it . Sandi you outdid yourself with this episode I'm going to re-watch in the morning. Watching you in the snow reminded me of an episode of Northern Exposure. I loved that quirky show. This was simply delightful. Thank you.
Awe - I’m so glad you liked it that much!!!!!
I loved this video so much. All the beauty - the paintings, the walks in the snow, the animals! I love what you say about not having to have a beautiful view or backyard. When my husband and I were younger (and poorer!) in university, we had an apartment that had a view of train tracks and a brewery! It definitely wasn’t the most picturesque, but it was so much fun to sketch. We are the ones who make the magic happen in our sketchbooks!
I totally agree Mich!!!!!!
Oh gosh Sandi, you are so funny suiting up and taking your art outside in the snow! I love your tenacity. I live in Wisconsin and there is no way I would attempt such a feat. You are truly devoted my friend! I love your work, always energized and alive with movement and color. I personally struggle with trying to get ," loose" with my art. Its a challenge for me. I feel so bound to the tightness, but I keep working at it. I admire your ability to be so free with your art. You are amazing girl! Thank you-
Awe - River - what a great comment to get! I’m still not as loose as I want to be either - it’s always a process and I’m committed to enjoying the process. Thank you for writing!
You are very inspirational and you are because you give it a go and you like your process which I find refreshing. You give us super critical painters confidence and confidence not to over think everything.
So glad you find this space inspirational 🤗🤗🤗
Such a die hard!!! Lol!!! Best video ever! Thank you for showing and painting in that beautiful snow. I was eating homemade chicken and dumplings while watching your video. I am not sure which painting I liked better. To tell you the truth I loved them all. 🙂 Can't wait to the next adventure. I also love how you explain your painting process. I love all your painting tips too. Give all your fur babies a hug from me in Texas. ❤
Ohhhhh, I’m so glad you liked it🤗🤗🤗🤗
You are so fun Sandi. I laughed so hard when I saw what happened to your painting but at the same time I was sad. You have the best sense of humor which is truly what you have to have with art because you just never know what will happen. I absolutely love every single one of the finished painting. I am afraid they will all sell so you may want to Harold your fav back for yourself. You may never have another snow like that where you live. Thanks too for the explanation of the difference in oil pastels and oil sticks.
Thank you Paula!!! I’m so glad you liked the paintings!!!!
Impossible to pick a favorite! Sandi, if I had a dollar for every time you said “fun” in this video I could buy one of you paintings! And I mean that with love. You are so inspiring and remind me that I need to inject more fun into my process. After all, it’s just paint!!! What could be more fun than that??? XO - Stacie
😂😂😂 I didn’t even catch the “fun” phrases 🤪
I just recently started watching you. I have to say that I love that you work with so many different mediums and a variety of subjects. I also love that you just have so much fun playing around with your art. Very inspiring!
Welcome!!! So glad you’re enjoying the videos 🤗❤️
I like that look. But I also liked the painting with the snow on it also.❤️👍🏾🎨🖍💯
Thank you!
I don’t often comment on videos but it’s time…your videos are so inspirational and informative! I absolutely loved the painting with snow on top of it and it literally made my jaw drop to see what happened to the painting when you brought it in. Makes me think I want to plein air paint in a snow storm at least once in my life-but that’s easy for me to say in July! I hope you never stop your you tube painting, you are so genuine, informative, and funny! May God bless you Sandi ❤
That made me laugh Lisa about it being July! I’ve been dreaming of snow storms too!!!
I loved the melted painting! I would've collapsed on the floor and laughed until I cried and then cried until I laughed! And the sky in that last sq oil painting just makes me GIDDY! Great video!
Thank you!
Well I sure did love your acrylic pour.. I mean melt! hahaha It looked pretty cool!! That Donkey is about the cutest ever! Loved the video so much. Thanks for sharing your Extreme Woman painting!!
The donkey is so sweet! So glad your enjoyed the video!
Just wonderful. I love this video and can already tell it's one I'll come back to and watch again and again. Love you and your art and your sweet relationship with Grady (and even with the donkey!!)
🥰 so glad you enjoyed it!!!!
Oh my goodness! I wish I was your next door neighbor! I would love to paint with you! What fun and Love how playful, loose and dreamy your paintings turned out.
That would be fun!
I love your painting style and the encouragement you give your viewers by your relaxed approach to the medium. Thank you!!! This painting reminds me so much of Van Gogh’s painting style. Blessings!
Thank you!!!
What I love about your art, is how fun and unafraid it is. Just beautiful!
Thank you!
Oh wow, I’m only 11 mins in and the snow ❄️ is so pretty! You are awesome Sandi - right I’m going to carry on watching now 😄
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Hilarious when the paint slid off the canvas especially after seeing all your excitement to try painting in snowstorm. I'm glad you got a laugh from your efforts.
Yes, all of it was full of fun memories and great laughs!
Can’t wait to see the finished one of the last piece you started with so much color in it.
Hmmmm, Paula sits changed quite a bit 😬
that is actually a really cool effect from painting in the snow, makes me want to go work in the snow lol
painting on a ladder, living dangerously 😀
No, don’t add the ladder 😬😂
Hi Sandi, So interesting how you paint one subject many times. I guess it helps you not get too precious? I will try this as I need to loosen up. So fun to see you so excited about your work and loving the snow. Thanks for sharing your process and time. You have a beautiful home and land by the way. Take care xx
Yes, it helps me loosen up and not be precious and gives me opportunities to try different things
Rewatching this one, yet again! Got to laugh so much with you while always learning new things!! Thank you so much
Sandi, that was so funny. So reassuring that an experienced artist has melted paintings. It’s all a learning experience every time we try something new. You inspire me to be braver in my own work. Anita in Emsworth UK. I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS. XXX
Anita I’m so glad you’re finding these to be inspiring!!!!!
Yes, you're a colourful point in the withe element, so pleasing.
Thank you!
You also have some nice footage of what you painted to help recreate the feeling of the day if you choose to. The colours of those two paintings on the top shelf is really lovely. It’s good to see you having such fun. The donkeys are adorable.
Yes to the donkey!!!! She is the sweetest!!!
Wow what a brilliant video! And what amazing pictures you produced. Great fun to see your adventures and misadventures with the incredible melting landscape! I loved all your paintings but was especially taken by the first one with most snow coverage as it made the red of the chimney really pop! Very striking. The last one you showed which was in progress I really loved the blocks of colour in the tree line with the branches painted over the top. I thought it was a really interesting effect. Thanks Sandi!
So glad you liked it Jennie!
I've been having another marathon of watching as many of your videos again as I can. Just because they make me so happy and calm. I know I don't comment very often anymore but I've stuck around and you are still one of my favourite people and are always on my mind♡🙂
Awe - thank you Fiona!!!!
Sandi, you're a "wild thing" !!! Loved watching (I never thought of painting in the snow...) AND LOVED BEING EVEN MORE INSPIRED! You "took it to the limit again" (borrowing a line from an old Eagles song) ---THANKS!! (I'll for sure be watching this one again and again...)
So glad you liked it so much Emmie!!!!
It looked like so much fun! And the end result was hilarious!
I remember when I tried watercolor painting in cold weather and closer to nighttime, not in snow but it was cold enough that the paint on the paper had frost traveling through sections of it which was really cool! When I brought it in I could see the frost trails had caused blooming and veining throughout the piece like what you would get when you use salt or splatter water on it.
Ohhhhh, that’s neat!
I’m admiring your big chunky ribbed tweedy cowl. Love it. I’ve got some chunky rustic yarn I got from Sweden think I’ll make one. I liked all paintings you did this time. I like impressionistic paintings and that’s what they all looked like to me. I’ve never been drawn to oil paints. All mine are watercolor. But I realize it’s because of the style I’ve mainly been exposed to… tight and realistic. But when I see it in impressionistic style I’m like…oh ya I love that. My fav is the darker one with the snow that you did in oil paint. The one that you thought was festive. Ya
Yes, I love impressionistic painting too!
You crack me up! I had some doubts about you and the rolling cart in the snow. Glad you got a shot of that. The last piece was a little gift phenomenal!
Yes, the rolling cart 😂😂😂. It worked well though!
Now THAT is dedication! I also love Grady’s dedication to you, filming you painting in the snow. I had such a good laugh when you came back and saw the “melted” painting! Who’da thunk it??? Reminded me of “The Scream”. My favorite was the last one you painted outside, but I love the ones with snow too. You should paint that sweet little donkey. I love her eyes.
The donkey MAY make it into one of my paintings. Sooooo glad you liked the video so much!
Your last painting of the video is my favorite. You are such a positive person and such a delight to watch you paint. The way you put the paint on with a free spirit toward art is amazing.some of your work I really like and some "I don't know about that". Such is the joy of painting.
I just heard Nashville's getting a big snowstorm. I smiled and thought to myself, 'I bet Sandi will be right out there with her easel!' Take care!
So far it’s just rain 😔
You are very special artist, and your art is amazing!!😍👍
Thank you Blanca!!!!!
Tank you so much for your bright beautiful and happy spirit. Living in Austria in a forever lockdown, what makes me happy is to paint. you are very inspiring to me. danke danke danke (thank you). I would love to see you paint donkeys!
Thank you Jackie!!! I’m so glad you like the videos and find some inspiration here!
Love your vlogs when we are taken along your painting process. Monet has a series of paintings that he painted during the winter where he was out in the elements. You're inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing, Sandi.
I’ll have to try and find some of those paintings of his - I’d love to see what he did with the s ow.
Ahhh It's so good to see you ~ I love the photograph of you in the snow🤗
Great good heavens that melting paint!!!!! I just about fell off my exercise bike laughing. Sandi, you are hysterical!! I so look forward to your Friday videos. Thank you for sharing your fabulous art and infectious sense of humor. ❤️
Your comment made grady and I both laugh so hard!!!!!
At least you tried! The excitement was contagious!
I loved watching this video! I live in Sumner County, TN, about 30 miles north of Nashville on the border with Kentucky, so I remember this week and this snow very well. I've really enjoyed watching you play in it and capture it.
It was a really fun snow!
I so love your art adventures every week and I alway looking forward them. Your melting snow-painting was really fun, haha!
So glad you’ve been enjoying them 🤗
I don't know if I have a favorite, because I love them all! Y'all were blessed with the most beautiful kind of snowfall!
Yes - it was the best kind of snow
@@sandihester when you were out with the oil bars in the snow, and Grady was filming, were you working on pressed board? Te sound of the bar on the canvas sounded like it was pressed board or masonite.
@@MSKCCooke yes, it was board
Love them all. and especially the one painted with the oil bar! Well it is -54 Fahrenheit here today, so even going out for a few minutes is extreme!!! Really love your enthusiasm. Thanks for great videos.
Wow - that’s cold!!!!
Oh my days I LOVEEEEE LOVE LOVE what you've done with the oil bars .chunky juicyness indeed .this has cracked me up on so many bits .you're a trooper for going out in the snow thank you for showing the oil bars I've always been unsure of how they work .please give my love to the donkey too 🤣 ..all my favourites in one video 🙌p s my favourite it the one with a lot of drama ..and snowflakes ❄️ the festive one
Awe - thank you Sam!!! I’m so glad you liked the video so much!!!!
That is so pretty. I love the canvas covered in snow. Love it
Thank you!
I loved the effect the melted painting made! Loved all of the other paintings as well...and this confirms how bonkers you are but it's fabulous 😄💜
This made me laugh!!! Gotta have a little bonkers to have a decent UA-cam channel 😂
@@sandihester Hehe certainly! I just recorded unboxing what I thought were some coasters from RedBubble...but it was my card reader for my building society account 🤣
@@GillianCrossArt 😂😂😂
The snow is so pretty!! 😍😍 I felt your awesome excitement!! I would be too, *whispers* I laugh just like that when I'm super-kid-like excited. So happy you had so much fun and it comes through in your paintings.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Love them all but Snowstorm no.1 is my favorite.
Thank you Betsy!!
LOL that has to be the absolute funniest art video I've ever seen! Thank you. I've been sick all week and you really lifted my spirits.
BTW, another UA-cam channel was promoting yours the other day. Her channel is called, "Her Billowing Heart." Lovely woman.
Ohhhh good Violette - I’m thrilled this was the funniest art video for you! And thank you for tolerating me know about Her Billowing Heart!
Loved every single one of these paintings! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
🤗🙌🤗🙌 so glad!!
Fun watching all the different painting approaches. Snow! Maybe you can get Grady to rig you up a snow painting umbrella.... :)
I have one - just didn’t take time to set it up 😞
@@sandihester Also, I liked when all the paint/snow slid down the canvas in lovely stripes. I thought: What a cool background to start with!
First of all I have to say, I am completely in love with your dog! And these snow paintings are incredible!! Thank you so much for taking us all on your expeditions with you and explaining your process along the way.
Love Daisy, too!! ❤️
Thank you Lynda! Soooooo glad you enjoyed it all!
Watching you paint and work makes me realize that my paintings are way too complicated. Thanks for the realization lol.
So glad the videos helped like that Stephanie!
Loved your last painting you did in the snow! ❤️ Fabulous!
Thank you!!!
Love all the winter landscape painting so much!!❤
Yes! It was soooo much fun!
I've been watching these past videos of yours and I really enjoy your humor and inspiration. You're such a hoot! I laughed so hard at your snowstorm painting. you're up there with Van Gogh. 💗
I loved the painting image covered in snow! Really interesting image! ❤️ love it 😊
Thank you! It was a FUN day!!!
I absolutely love the process that you go through. It confirms the processes I have gone through and NO I'm not crazy. Happened to find you on UA-cam. So glad I did. The process is ....joy. You are fabulous. Stay strong girl !
Glad it was helpful!
Sandi, I am lol at your attempt to paint in the snow! You are a trooper!! Just like here in NC snow is few and far between and I can understand why you wanted to be actually in it. We are getting ice tomorrow, no snow which I’m not a fan of that’s why I left NY 14 years ago. Lol. I love that you have an arsenal of paints no matter what conditions you are painting in. You are a beautiful priceless gem.. Stay warm .. p.s I don’t think I will be attempting an “ice” painting tomorrow though 🥶
No, don’t try Ice painting 😳
The first painting really captures the steely green blue atmosphere that snowfall creates. Loved them all but especially the one done with oil bars. The texture was insane! Not sure if you offer prints occasionally, but would love if you did. Buying an original would never be in cards for me. As always love your loose goosey and cheerful way of painting!
Thank you Susan!!!
This video is my ALL TIME FAVORITE of all your vids!!
Thank you so much for your contagious joy of life and beauty! Much love from Germany! 😍
Awe - you’re so welcome!!
Thoroughly enjoyed this vlog!! Thank you! Such rich color and texture!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Your enthusiasm is so infectious ❤️
Thank you!
Man I wish I was as exited as you about the snow... But living on the 6th parallel north, it's much more existing when the snow is melting 😄 I really love this video, and your childish happiness is such a joy to watch 😍 The melted painting is just hilarious and the other snowpaintings are beautiful 😍
We don’t get it much so that’s why it’s exciting- I would be that excited if I lived in it a lot
your excitement and inspiration is infectious!! thank you for the great video!! 💖🎨
You’re so welcome! Thank you!
Thank you for taking us on your art adventure!
My favorite was the last plein aire in the snow with the moon.
Just discovered your channel, so inspired by your fearlessness and playful approach.
Thank you Shelby!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and welcome to the channel!!!
The melted painting was beautiful too. Thank you for sharing! I wish it would snow where I live, as long as I have no where that I need to drive to while its snowing😊.
Thank you!
@@sandihester This may be a weird question, but I will ask it anyway. How do you keep planning and moving your art forward? Is there some structure that you are applying overall to keep growing and learning? I know you try out new mediums and keep working to explore different versions of your paintings. I am curious how you avoid burn out and keep moving and growing, while balancing your business. Thanks for taking on us your art journey!
@@stacys447 no plan - just keep exploring and painting! I feel excited all the time about just playing and trying new things
The last one you showed is my favorite love the sky!
Thank you Angie!
Can't get enough! You are very inspiring and fun❤
🤗🤗🤗 so glad to hear that!!!!
I love those new paintings of you house in the snow. Man….do i need to learn how to loosen up.
It takes practice to loosen up - just practice enjoying creating!
I laughed out loud with the shot of your bungeed canvas!
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That blue landscape is devine
Sandi are those your beautiful animals? love the snow painting palette. You are a trooper painting in the snow! thank you so much for the longer video with my morning cafe. Yes the moon.
No, the farm animals are our neighbors
Love this video! I've been following along your channel for awhile. Really love all of it. Your attitude, the paintings the hauls the insights, the different materials you work with and we get to see that....really really diverse and fun! I could go on, but just felt like cheering for a bit here. Awesome stuff! Hope you keep doing this a bit longer 🥰
Awe - thank you!!! I’m thrilled you’re enjoying the channel so much! Thank you for letting me know!!!!
Thank you Sandi for the video, so inspiring. I love the paintings. Greatings from Belgium, Patricia.
So glad you find them inspiring!
Super video and paintings!! Really inspiring work! I know this is a very old vid but I had to comment because I think I was more inspired by this than all the others I have watched so far. Maybe because the whole vid was looking at your work or process & watching you paint outside! Or because you were so excited. The use of so many mediums looks super fun, especially the various painting sticks. I hope your blizzard paintings did well and you had a blizzard of sales. That subject would look great in a circular format too. I have truly been enjoying following you and hope to find a painting to buy and fit in with my own collection.
I only found you (thru your connection to Emma) a few weeks back and started at “1 year ago & 2 yrs ago”. See if I would like watching and get to know a bit of history and just who u were. I must say that my work is nothing like yours, but I do follow exceptional artists in any genre. You are one of those for me as I don’t usually like abstract or modern styles, but your colors always knock me over! I am definitely a colorist.
I paint watercolor flowers preferably very large. 30”x 40” is my upcoming group, with some mini paintings between. I also am using different substrates & adding mediums as I go along. Gouache backgrounds are fab. I like your Flashe & may try that in future. I am def veering away from traditional watercolor though, and perhaps the sense of excitement I get is also from the fact that your work now is nontraditional in your multimedia style and the direction you seem to be going in. Keep up the spectacular work and never give up! You have made me see the beautiful side of modern abstracts.
P S: I live in P.B., Florida and haven’t seen snow in over 25 years -closer to 40 years! So I understand if it was a treat for you.
P.S.S.: the first painting you took outside and all the snow piled up on it so that when you brought it inside, it dripped vertically- I thought that made a fabulous abstract piece!!! just as it was with all the drips. Or it could have been a background! Wonderful soft neutrals
Bye now,
SARA
Yay.. my Friday is better now.. with Sandi..!!
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I love the canvas covered with snow such fun.
Yes, it was fun!
These are wonderful paintings. I loved watching the process of you out there in the elements. I live in Quebec so if you ever want to feel elements come up and visit…! 😁
😂 I bet you have some serious elements 😂
Fantastic video! Thank you. You're growing by leaps and bounds. It's amazing to watch you experiment and figure out what you want to say in your paintings! That texture, those skies, those marks!!! So inspired. Seeing a melted painting in the mix was a bonus. No way to choose a favorite. I'm thing this snow scenes will fly out your door. Just a joy. ☺️
Thank you for all of this Heidi!!🥰
Loved this video! One of my favorites!! All these paintings were wonderful!!!
Thank you Trish!
Maybe try one of those canopy thingys...like a tent without sides...I'm sure there might be something with a clear plastic roof? plastic
I was in shock at first at your melt, but it was funny.
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Just watched this again and it was so fun!!! So don’t mix snow and acrylics! Lol what a great laugh you must of had. I certainly had a good chuckle. So fun! The end results with you oil sticks is amazing. I will probably have to watch this again. Always gives me a thrill. You are the most fun artist I have ever watched and so talented. I really want to meet you sometime.
Thank you Paula! That day has such h special memories for me!
I have a concrete wall in my backyard and have an absolute blast painting it!
That’s awesome CJ!
I absolutely love this path you’re on right now. You can feel the cold with the snow. Hard to pick a favorite…love all of the marks.
Ohhhhhh, thank you Eileen!!
The oil painting is wonderful! I’m in love❤️
Thank you Theresa!!
I like the ending painting.
Thank you!
This was such a fun video to watch!
I’m so glad Holly!!!!
Omg ,you are so brave to paint in the snow,,so much fun,,,.. I’ve seen other artists to use a floor mat, so your feet don’t get so freezing..love your paintings,,,take care and thank you for all this happy moments…
Ohhhh, that’s a great tip Veronica!
Very enjoyable and fun. Last one favourite:)
Thank you!