Jess be throwin us sum GOOOOOOOD contents lately. First, the youtube collab and now this😳

I really liked your intro and how you explored other artists self portraits and what that even means. And the transition to your eyes was really cool 😎 Your narration is very smooth and your language is thoughtful and poetic. The painting is looking really nice, looking forward to seeing how it develops and how you further experiment. I like the way you capture specific moments and convey the emotion through your storytelling and filmmaking. Thanks for sharing ☺️

How on earth is this video so touching for me? I'm crying again. You are so inspiring, not only your paintings, your art of filming, editing and maybe just being. It's incredible

I was going through one of the toughest days, a cousin who I consider a little brother just passed from a motorcycle accident, my mom had a heart attack from receiving the news and though she’s stabilized at the hospital it’s been really difficult finding a peace of mind… this brought so much calmness and peace it’s gorgeous and the way you record the angles catching the sunset it’s the cherry on top. Thank you for all you do because it truly got me through such a rough night

"Fall in love with the highs and the lows". Absolutely yes....trust the process.

Wow, I really love your self portrait from school. Your concepts & skill is just amazing & breathtaking. I can’t wait to see more of your journey through this self portrait.

She's the most clean and organized painter I've ever seen. And what a cool studio.

Fascinating to see the work progress through changes in ambient light. This is a good training exercise for any painter, because studio light (or wherever the painting site may be) is not always under the full control of the artist.

The moment that matilda is like: Are you ok? is hilarious 😂😂😂

If only TV had art shows like this! I especially love the shot at the end where you stepped back to take the piece in before calling it a day. The reality of the creative process!

wow... its so amazing yrr the vibes are so positive and the view... really excited for more parts to go more i have really improved in my paintings by seeing ur videos u are my ideal for paintings love u jess dii (vanshika mathur)18 yrs

listening to music while painting is great, it can really help just get you out of your head while you work

The fell in love with the first self portrait of her college with the perfect balance of yin and Yang

For my final work for my BA I did 5 gestural self-portraits. I studied a bit about Frida Kahlo while doing this, and I came across this quote if hers: I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” - Frida Kahlo This is one of my favourite quotes from any artist. She was so right ☺️

it simply left me breathless the way you interpret and take advantage of every motion and feeling to create a piece of art is wonderful and simply wonderful

I loved the whole video so much! And that small moment at the end 20:10 when you stood back looking at your painting and there’s no music, just you and your art, that moment is so beautiful

Awesome start. I love doing surreal self-portraits and surreal portraits in general, it allowed me to express things in a different way than one would with words.

Seriously this girl be making me cry... she's so moving!

Your dancing shows you're a Miami native!! thanks for posting and sharing your art; you're an inspiration!

GIRL! It's so wonderful to witness your genius flourish. Your love for life truly shows in your art and your videos. You're showing people what it's like to live in alignment and what it actually means to live a spiritual life. It's beautiful to watch. And yeah, I know this comment might seem a bit over the top, but seriously...wow. I'm impressed by you, and I don't normally express that kind of thing.

I have been drawing for two years now. YOU inspire me to Learn how to paint and eventually start a channel. your videos are so calming. 💕

Just a single cent but I just found Jess and she is already inspiring me so much with her art and wisdom. Thank you so much!

Honestly you are the only KZfaq artist who inspires me everytime ,I have never seen anyone as positive and calm as you.... you are just amazing as your art, I wish I could make paintings like you..and all the very best for your every future project ☺️

12:45 Even just the way it looked then was gorgeous. The finished artwork is absolutely incredible, inspiring, stunning and truly beautiful, Jess. You’re so talented that even your sketchbooks are masterpieces and unique little works of art. You’re so talented however, it goes beyond that. The raw passion, love you have for art, the process, the way you think, feel, the way you gaze upon your canvas feeling so much emotion that it actually resonates through your videos, it all is indescribable. Watching your process, watching you get lost in the moment, your confident brush strokes, your energy, the way you look upon your canvas with such adoring, motivated, freeing, loving, passionate and happy eyes is very special to witness.

Your art and your video composition always touches me ❤️

I have no idea why I want to cry right now, but your video touches me, it’s very beautiful

Your drawings ,your energy ,your studio even your voice tells us your love towards art... thankyou for your hard work that you express by your video.😊

Hi Jess, I'm an Urban Sketcher from the UK and watch a lot of artists on KZfaq. I find your videos very well delivered and inspirational.

Your art studio and the view is absolutely breathtaking

Gorgeousness and good vibes! ✨

Looking forward to watching this painting progress. You're equi librium painting is stunning!!

Thank you for sharing your art, and your feelings.

A feeling of being Free is part of the creative journey that is or can be a life long one. It can take your mind to that zone you spoke of. I draw of paint every day. It has been the more wonderful experience. I am old now. I started with my first oil portrait in 1966. There are so many benefits to the art process. To be free is to create. Ok, Jess.

Thank you for the inspo, the passion, the presence

Absolutely gorgeous! It's not finished and it already is beautiful! Thank you Jess for your inspiring words. You are helping me find my way as a new artist.

Wonderful video! So inspiring to me! Thank you!

Awesome! So looking forward to seeing more too! You rock Jess!

Love the way this painting invokes so much emotion and uniqueness .. very nicely done 😃🤗

I absolutely love that view, wow. To be able to look out at that while you work must be amazing

i just love your studio

👋🏾👋🏾 you should know around [15:40] I was looking away and hadn't noticed you stopped talking. The music grew louder and before I knew it I was tapping my foot as I sketched. I thought I had sketched through the whole video & some other one was starting only to turn around and see you dancing. Jess, as masterful as your work is, I appreciate how unencumbered you are about it and showing us you basically party🥳💃🏾 and 💥 a masterpiece is revealed .🥰

Your videos fill me with so much joy and are definitely helping me to fall in love with the process instead of only thinking about the result - thank you so, so much!❤ You bring so much joy to the world! 😍🥰❤

Your talent takes my breath away.

In absolutely love with what came out soo far😍 super excited for the next stepss❤️

I really enjoy watching your process. It really inspires me to create my own channel. 💜

I love how you matched the music with your dances moves, love that little attention to detail 🤘🏾

I start watch you a month ago and you inspired me to not give up and painting or drawing. Really thank you and good luck with your self-portrait.❤️

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 touched my soul.

I love your painting a lot and the think that u told it's very much inspire me . love you jess ♥️♥️🥰🥰

So beautiful Jess. Love the explanation too. Thanks

Love how the drips of paint you did give it a abstract look to it!

I can relate to the dancing part that’s when im in my flow and I trust myself to be the best artist I can be

It’s absolutely beautiful work. So you’re always talented!! ✨😍

My God! How inspiring it is! Can't wait to see part 2!)))

U inspire me so much, Jessica! Thank you 4 that! Also, this is so good! Ur doing amazing!

this video was so beautiful. the journey of finding yourself and enjoy life like you do - i can relate so much! i just love life lol✨ also the feeling of drawing or painting never fails me to feel great. i love that zone when it’s just me, the painting and the brushstrokes. drawing is seriously incredible… (i can’t resist dancing when i draw, it just makes me feel happier - painting and dancing is my life😆!!!)

Hey Jess firstly I'd love to say that you are an inspiration to me because you taught me to paint from real and I have learnt alot from you, like paint from real, trust the process, 100 heads etc..... Not countable and i can say that even I'm an artist i do create art and i love it i love to see my art grow day by day and i promise you helped alot in it. And the question.. what make a you feel free while creating? My answer to it would be that, I think art is a gift by God, and when God gifts you something so trust it and just go for it, and he won't let anything wrong happen, and if something wrong happens it's a lesson for future. Second one do you have fun while creating? Yes! Definately because art is a part of me and when I express a part of me I feel happy to see it alive outside me....

Gorgeous start, Jess! I've missed your last few videos and am spending my morning in my sketchbook and catching up with your channel. Hope you have a wonderful weekend 😊 💕

Thank you for taking me to your journey as you start this beautiful self portrait. Can't wait for part 2🙏🤗❤️

I love the way this is developing. When I am working I keep my basic design but allow my piece to tell me what it wants. You are awesome!!

Jess, you never disappoint. Your positivity, and your art are such an inspiration. This self portrait is looking extraordinary. I love that you are showing us the process. Watching you paint combine with the tone of your voice is like the perfect combination that draws us in and into the feelings you are experiencing as you paint this. I already know that the end result is going to be absolutely gorgeous and I’m going to enjoy every step of this journey with all the other people that absolutely love and enjoy watching you create. Thank you so much for letting us watch and experience your art right along with you!! ♥️♥️

this is the first video of yours i've ever watched, and i don't usually comment on videos, but i feel very compelled to tell you how much i love this. the music fit perfectly, your voice is so calming and beautiful, the colours you used, everything just struck me at a deeper level. i'm super excited to see where this painting goes, and i will definetly be binging all your other videos!

Your studio❤️

In one sentence i simply cannot express The beauty you possess It is simply a matter... Words cannot cover Inspiration and feeling Are simply just life changing And is much better done by just showing Thank you for taking us on this journey

That s a beautiful painting of yours. 👌❤️

It’s so beautiful and the way you make your videos is so cool! I’m completely in love 😍 you are an amazing artist!

Stunning so far! I love your original self portrait that you did at college, too. You are such an inspiration xx

Thanks for sharing Jess, you always inspire me to just go for it with my art. Love all the happy positive vibes you bring in your videos 💜💜💜

Waiting for the 2nd part.............. Mesmerizing performance Jess , the way you paint the realism of self - potrait is mind - blowing. ❤️Love your videos always ❤️

okay but i watched this for a second time because the first time I was busy so I mainly listened. and now I am sure I need your Playlist. this is stunning and I cant wait to see the results.

Wow it's amazing 😍❤️

Jess, This is great. Thank you for sharing your process with us. I adore how you challenge yourself and share this with us. Had a great time yesterday at the Sketch party. Keep up the great work!

I thoroughly enjoy watching your content. I will be struggling in anticipation for part two! 😩

Excellent work again Jess. It's amazing how one can self portrait and build their very own reflection.

Journey is more beautiful than destination ❤️

That view out your window is always breathtaking. It always looks like you could dive out the window into the water. Can’t wait to see your self-portrait.

Incredible, Jess, you are nailing this for sure,,,sooo inspiring 👏 ❤️

I loved this video! It was the perfect amount of artsy shots and art content!

Your videos are a breath of fresh air! ❤️

It's so pretty Jess and so far it resembles what you want it to. When I look at as of now I see self love within in. I love how it has a wonderful meaning behind it. This is going to motivate me to want to paint or draw something today. Thank you Jess and I can't wait for the rest to unfold.

It already looks so amazing!!!

I love jess painting she rlly inspires me keep up jess

This is the uplifting content I needed today💗💗💗💗

I'm such a fan of your work. You are truly inspiring artists with your work and creativity 💯 Keep on goinggg!!

BEEN WAITING TO SEE HOW WOULD U PAINT IT PHEW THANK GOD IT HAPPENED LOVE U ITS AMAZING ♥️💫

Hello Jess! I am so excited to watch your video! It's already amazing from the thumbnail ! You always inspire me and i am so grateful that you are in yt!

I love watching your process! It is so beautiful already!!!

Love it!

This is turning out so dope!! and i totally get what you mean about not enough time in the day!! Cant wait to see the next chapter for this painting. Great work!!

Jess....FANTASTIC!

You can tell the final painting will be really amazing,but it's great you are sharing the beginning stage with us. The choice to use the large brush and loose washes of white and sepia is really inspired and is a great foundation and the fact you are working on such a large scale too as it allows for the painting process to become really immersive. I have been invited to create a self portait for an exhibition later this year and originally was creating it digitally,but when you posted the first video of you drawing your self portrait on the panel,It inspired me to make a change. So I am also now painting my self portait on a large panel,big enough for he painting to be lifesized. I've never painted a self portrait before,but your origianal video really inspired me to try it .I had to have my entire left arm amputated to the shoulder this year due to health complications,so I am having to get used to a new physicality,and the invitation for the exhibition came not long after this happened. So creating the self portrait is a way for me to come to terms with this and it's really working. I'm also using a tonal underpainting,but after reading about Rembrant's portraits I am using greens as my under painting, to hopefuly give more luminance to the skin tones when I move onto the next stage of the self portrait. The self portait you created in High School is stunning,to portray your self as a human ying annd yang was really inspired. I love that you are using a tecnique from history for the underpainting,but using it in a contemporary way. A self portrait is a way to re-coconnect to ourselves,re-engage with ourselves and we can learn things about ourselves as we are creating them,it's like holding up a mirror to ourselves through our creativity.. I have a few books on Self portaits and I have been looking through these as I'm working on my self portrait. If you want to read more about this genre of art,here are six that I really reccommend that I think will inspire you as well (as they have inspired me) 500 Self Portaits by Julian Bell published by Phaidon Press Self Portraits by Ernst Rebel published by Taschen The Self Portrait-A Cultural History by James Hall published by Thames & Hudson The Self Portrait by Natalie Rudd published by Thames & Hudson The Self Portrait-From Schiele To Beckman by Tobias Matter published by Prestel Seeing Ourselves-Women's Self Portraits by Frances Borzello published by Thames & Hudson.. Can't wait to see the next video as you carry on painting this self portrait,thank you for inspiring me and for sharing this exciting creative journey with us. (matt)

4:50 mindblowing!!!

So good 🤩

Brilliant content and the song fits in so beautifully.. can't wait to see pt 2

I just found your channel and wow, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for, it’s so calming and it inspires me so much :)

So far Jess, it already looks like you x thank you for another wonderful video again xxx

I've waited for this video.i'm already feeling good about the outcome can't wait to see it to the end.

You are such an incredible artist and soul! I love your work. It's fascinating to hear your process. I love how you share background research info too. Also, your video production is on point!! Always looking forward to your next upload. Blessed with such talent, not to mention an amazing studio 🤩🌅

Jess, besides the gorgeous painting you're painting in this video, there's an awesome sunset that matches the beauty of your painting, makes the video and painting an equal subject, but which is which. ... Both, of course, are majestic! Can't wait to see the finished product, just absolutely majestic, beautiful, gorgeous, unbelievable, I just love this painting!!!!!! 💕💕

It's coming out incredible!! See you on part 2. :D