Really great painting idea - so few people paint dusk/dark scenes.

Really nice painting. I love the abstraction and lights.

This was so much fun to watch!You were much looser in your approach than I imagined you would be. Watching these real time videos, I’m making new observations about color and value relationships all the time.

Love the looseness of your work -- looks effortless but with a cohesive energy. These videos are excellent!

What do we think.? I’ve been there and you’ve captured the feeling so well. The lights are so important in this piece, and even though it’s nighttime or dusk they give the warmth that’s needed. Loved the ‘real time’ video. It gives us the thoughts in your head before you do it. Thanks so much .

I enjoy hearing you talk about color mixing. Particularly in terms of atmospheric perspective. Thank you.

Very cool painting. The loose feel is understated yet you know it's Alcatraz without question. The long form video is helpful. Definitely do some more of them. Thanks!

I very much enjoyed this video. Fascinating to see how you constructed the abstract nature of the painting, Simplifying isn’t simple ! Excellent.

This is one of my favorites. I love the playing of lights and darks. Love this one. And yes the looseness it awesome

fantastic video, I appreciate the longer real time format thank you for sharing. Love how you put in the lights at the end with quick strokes

effortless looking paintings with a hard working background are the most beautiful !

Take it easy, by the Eagles! Definitely remember that one! Many a family road trip was had with the Eagles 😁 I also love the long form videos, educational and relaxing!

Been binge watching ur videos over the past couple days, and its so appealing even though I know nothing about art, inspired me so much

Love the abstraction and simplicity of the shapes and values. The lights and shapes inform and define the composition beautifully and creates an interesting and entertaining little gem of a painting.

I really need to force myself to loosen up while painting more often. I find that it’s a common thing for artists to not want to risk ruining their piece by being “messy”, but the ones I put the messy brush strokes behind end up being my favourites despite not being perfect

Painting: superb. Just beautiful. Commentary: So helpful for those of us who are shaping our creative selves. Thank you!!!!

Love the painting and the narrative! Thank you. Will become a patron, soon, after surgery.

I like the painting and real time recording helps me to understand your technique

I like when you wiggle the brush around in the air for a few seconds before it hits the panel! 😜

You're a good teacher! The world needs more people like you. Thanks for sharing and walking us through, I'm learning new stuff with every video.

Love how you work

Really enjoyed this. Thank you

Hey, I'm all for watching these full length videos whenever you're up to making them.. There's so much to learn from them!😊 By the way I just had to look up that Eagles song that you mentioned here, "Take it easy".. Greatt tune, I might just learn it 🎸😂

Hi Mike, it's incredible how you simplify the shapes of the buildings to almost an abstract point and it still works. I can't do that. I confess once I've tried painting a SF streetview to follow a premise of yours (not replicating your work but by painting some pic I found to practice complicated street views in the process) but it turned out cheesy and I painted it over...I put too many buildings and couldn't solve it. I think I would have to go too realistic with a street to make it work.

That was just another great video. I’m getting in here late, but really live your work and appreciate your sharing.

Michael: I'm digging the long form videos and I hope you keep them coming. As an aspiring painter I'm always looking for different ways of articulating what's in my head and your instruction is really helpful. Probably far more helpful than many of the workshops I've attended, so thanks for that. Do you still have any paintings of Monhegan that may be available? Thanks, man.

The full-time videos are very, very helpful. Please keep ding them. Thank you! This one is outstanding!

Love the painting; love the subject; love the demo! More like this, please!

Great! Thanks! Love It!!!! I'm learning to paint. So helpful.

Depending on my mood, I like either long form video or time-lapse. I saw another ytber do both. Just took the long form voice over and condensed it. So you had the option ...depending on the ever changing moods of artists. 😜

That was great!

It looks like a mixture between abstract and realism. Very good job and very pretty colours Congratulations !!!

I Enjoy this format. Keep it up. Love the channel and your work.

love your work dude its fireeee

I like both the short and longer videos. 👍 The more tips I can learn as a newbie, the better. I find you videos and paintings really inspiring.

my favorite youtuber killing it again🤩

Take it easy 🎶 loving the real time videos!

yess king cp, what if you paint emma jeans!!! that's the collab we would like to see

recently started following your work, really love the way you paint, truly inspiring to me, thank you :)

Really fun to watch that come together 👍 very abstract and fun!

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Love the long form videos! Random question: do you ever listen to music while painting? If so, any specific type you like for painting?

good work

Fits right into your class teaching (s)

Badass

love itt

Awesome, love these real-time demos! Turned out great :D

love your pattern of LIght in this painting..I'm having a hard time at the point where the water meets the shore..just a straight line doesn't seems to tie the shore with the alcatraz part of the painting...think I would have varied that shoreline so it doesn't read as 2 different paintings.

Beautiful work!

Amazing! U should to more real time painting videos!

I realize you're not complete yet, however feels warm, good , calming , surefootedness, easy to breathe, it very well done. : )

I like them.

LOVE

beautiful 👍

Would you please let us know how you first learned painting? Books, workshops, specific teachers, etc. Thanks

awesome

Thank you for the demo! It looks great 👍🏻Would you consider this is finished or would you work on it more? How do you decide if a painting is finished

Love your paintings. Have you ever consider painting the Zoetrope Building in San Francisco?

Could you show us how do you attach your panel to the easel? Thanks!

At the start of this vid you toned the panel. What did you use to tone it with? > Liquin? Linseed oil? Something else? Thank you in advance. Great vid - thanks for sharing your time with us.

From when you started blocking in and adding the initial washes of color (around minute 6) did you thin the paint with liquin or something else?

I like the long form video. Can I use your photo of Alcatraz as a painting reference?

Nice video! Thank you for sharing :-) However the windows put in towards the end made me loose the sense of perspective :-)

Can we get a hair tutorial

Michael -- you're surgically smooth, , ,

Hi I loved this video, I follow your Instagram account and I am writing an essay for my Writing for the Arts class, its basically about an imagined art gallery, and me as the curator. I was wondering in what video of yours you speak on your painting called Breezing Up.

Great stuff...I know this is old school but I would like to contribute without subscribing to patron. Is there a way to simply mail check?

- ( just getting here ) ( Lightning storm took out, the wifi, and the Land line phone ). Watching on cell ;)b

Nice colour vibration! I’m a plein air painter myself, I post on Instagram. Aaronwestfineart. I’ve watched a few of your videos over the years, I remember watching a video of you making frames. I just scrolled through your videos and saw a thumbnail of you with Emma Chamberlain.....mind blow...shes your daughter.

Michael, check your Gmail!