Diane…there is No question whether or not you are an artist! You are incredibly gifted by Almighty God to be SO creative and artistic! God wired you exactly to have these special strengths in your life…and you are Always Creative and Artistic…not just sometimes! There is only one of you…with your giftings…they are unique to you! ❤

You make me laugh when you say you don’t have any ideas…..and then you do something. It is very encouraging for those of us who watch you and then never try it on our own. I can’t be the only one. I just have to get with the Nike sign: JUST DO IT!!

Love watching you paint and love your wisdom. "Put some energy in the world that wasn't there before."

First of all, you’re on the planet to make us happy, inspire us, teach us lots, and someone we converse with us daily….even if you can’t hear our side answering you!🤗 Love this lesson!XOXOX❤️❤️❤️

Di, I think You’re walking the earth to teach and inspire and share joy, because that’s what you do for me and I thank you. Another artist I love is Roisin Cure, she is fun and has a beautiful urban sketching style and also inspires. I love your videos Di.

"Maudie" - the story of Maude Lewis - beautiful film !!! 💕

Thank you for being my friend, too. I giggled, marveled, totally enjoyed being here with you.

I also watch, like Kirsty Rice and Emma Leberve, excuse the spelling 😅. I love the way chat and paint. I feel like I am sitting with you. ❤

"What am I doing on the planet?" That's a very good question for us all.😊

I watch Denise Love too. And I am just about to do some of YOUR doodling that you taught me, and DENICE’S stenciling. 🥰 I LOVE listening to you ramble‼️🥰 - And I do remember the song Rambling Rose.🌹 ps… THANKS DIANE 😏 Now I can’t stop humming it. Fun Fact: Humming effects us on a physical level. Helps to calm you…lowering stress, reduces blood pressure, lowers heart rate, helps you sleep well and produces the love 💗 hormone! Plus it keeps your voice sounding young. (That’s the best one.) 😊

I agree with Lolly. How you develop a painting while chatting. You put in in such a good mood. Thank you ❤❤ Oh and yes I have been to Yorkshire. My father was from there 😊

Thank you for being my friend too , love watching you create ,.two lovely pictures you did,,. I also like Denise Love she gets so excited when her colours run together lol, I cannot help but laugh 😆 😂😊xxxxxx ❤

I love these! I love that you talk and tell stories while you paint too... Thank you for the shout-out!! 🥰🥰🥰

Diane, you are a joy, a treasure, a creative and a gift to us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, wisdom, creativity and self with us. I appreciate you more than I can say!

Funny you mentioned Denice Love I just watched her latest video before I watched yours and your right she is lovely and fun just as you are.

I wasn’t sure about these graphite pans, but you’re right they look really beautiful in their watery form

Hi Diane, I love listening to your ramblings while painting. Thank you for your inspiration and sharing. I am going to attempt a village walk painting today, I loved that.

You are the best 💕💕

This is not boring. I find it meditative. It is something I can try as a beginner. I love your rocks and am thankful you share your knowledge with everyone. Thank you.

Diane, what a great way to get out of a rut and start expanding ideas! Thanks so much for all your posts.

Glad to hear you are feeling better! That's interesting how you used the brush pens not just by themselves, but dipping them in water and in other paint. I wouldn't have thought of doing that. 🙂

Diane you give me hope when I feel lost in the world. Thanks for being there. I enjoy following you.thanks

I watch Denise Love. She is so enthusiastic.

It is good and enjoyable to hear you when you painting. Have learnt so much and you really inspire me with just go for it painting encouragements. Making your own stencil is fun...especially very simple ones someone I really enjoy watching is noit art. She shows on her channel how to make your own stencils and also art journaling. Thank you for your inspirations.

A lot of the movie " Maudie" was film in my community, in Keels, Newfoundland, Canada. She was from Nova Scotia.

I like Denise Love too, also pop in and see what Kristy Rice is up to,Karen Rice whose mixed media is amazing and I like CreationsCEECEE from Canada but I love the funky abstract doodle from you Diane, I love your openness in your morning conversations as you paint. The Menhers remind me of the Asterix books I used to get my children in the 80’s. Just gave my 11&15 yr gdaughters one each the Kuretake Tom Bow Fudenosuke Brush Pens - -sent along small samples of nanny’s ready to doodle A5 ,they are excited to try. Thank you Diane for making a wonderful difference in my life .❤❤❤

Loved these. I am so stuck right now. I may copy you just to break out of my slump.

I love your style and such interesting and fun ideas for painting.

LOVE listening to your RAMBLING❗🌹 You're very good company Diane. People love to hear others who are "real." (The salt of the earth, so to speak.) 💕 💥 I'm searching for the MAUDIE DVD for you. Checking right now. 🇨🇦 I'm in Canada. If I find one, I'll get it for you. (No cost to you. My treat.) - Just give me a day and I'll get back to you. OK? Buy for now.

Denise Love is great. And so are you!

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you. If Lottie bobs up in my backyard I’ll let you know 😅😂

Per Wikipedia, Cotton paper, also known as rag paper or rag stock paper, is made using cotton linters (fine fibers which stick to the cotton seeds after processing) or cotton from used cloth (rags) as the primary material.

Now I’m singing Rambling Rose 😂

Diane... you are absolutely adorable. Putting a happy smile on my face and inspiration in my heart. Sorry to hear about your ears and dropping stuff. Don't feel alone... same happens to me... all the time.God bless you and your family.

Diane, I love watching your videos. It feels like a massive community here on you tube of people supporting artists like yourself. I came across 2 lil owls a few weeks ago myself and find Denise's energy so uplifting also. Your 2nd background ( the one of the landscape) looked like a mountainside to me with brightly coloured sunset in the orientation you started drawing the houses at the top. It's so pleasing to watch you bring an image out of the paper and the useful info I glean from you with things such as the "cotton rag" paper. Hope you find out more, I'm intrigued. I'm new to watercolour and have started painting since the beginning of this year, when I get a chance, as I'm suffering some illnesses that make painting difficult at times. Thank you for providing these lovely videos. They keep me going in the difficult times. 😊

Thank you for this lovely lesson…love rocks and stones!! And I love listening to your ‘ramblings’! Now I have Rambling Rose playing in my head!! LOL

❤love your work. Enjoyed seeing the photos and hearing your stories. !

We need to teach you how to set up and use a VPN. That way your computer would appear to NOT be in France if you choose. Voila... Media in English. Love the stone wall. Someone... good grief, I can't remember who. . . does their swatching in the form of stones. It's quite wonderful, and gives a much nicer feel for the paint. Plus, there's just something grounding about stones. . . of course. I LOVE listening to you while you paint. You make every day just a little bit brighter by you being in it!

Ramble on, Diane. I love it.

You took me to Yorkshire...a place I wish I could visit! Recently I discovered I have a great-great grandmother from Sussex...I feel a very strong connection to you, though I am generations away from being English, I feel it, and your art brings it out too...I love hearing you ramble and You are very, very valuable to our planet! Never forget it, please

I’m amazed of the beautiful work you are making! Love it! You are very talented.

I came across a Rae Andrews yesterday. Really enjoyed her way of putting on the paint and then seeing what she could create from the movement of the watercolor. Would love to see, hear your take on it. 😊

This was delightful.

Just a quickie, I have learnt another way of making art... from you. I am used to working with pastels in a realistic style which I love, but watercolour has always been alien to me so jarring for my precision gene. But through your channel I've made lovely paintings of birds, creatures and floral inspired themes. My daughter in law has even asked me paint her a family/our family represented by your wonderful birds . That will be fun trying to impart a personality to each of us - tongue in cheek! Thank you for the inspiration you give and professional techniques Diane . x

I love your beautiful stones and the designs you’ve added makes a world of difference. Your such a inspiration to me and your down to earth. Looking forward to seeing your next one 😊💜

Love these projects! Always cheers me up to see you painting! Many thanks!

I haven't seen the film but will look out for it. Gladly share it once I find it 😊

I love to listen to your videos and then I will watch your video. 🦋 I had been taught to work and creating was time wasting. Now I am learning that creativity is not time wasting. It is part of who I am. 🙏🏻 thank you

I understand about dropping things. I have fluid behind both ears at the moment. I really like watching you paint!

Great ideas to just doodle and play around with your paints.

I like this...I don't know watercolor. Big fan Caroline in NC

Diane, I love the landscape & want to make one like it. I also like the 2nd one with all the rocks & embellishments. Love your art & love you.

You may be right about ears…I have tinnitus and when I eat wrong it gets very loud and really messes with normal life!

Lovely! Thank you.

I love both paintings. The rocks make me think of fossils. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for sharing this latest😊

I absolutely can relate! About dropping things😊

I absolutely agree about realism. I prefer abstract... creating something no one can do the same, even when fallowing tutorials

Thank you for making me laugh! Still loving the three mugs I bought from your website 🥰

You are sooooo talented and artistic…..you make wonderful paintings no matter what you do…..even when you think you are “out o sorts”…..not to us who love to learn ad watch you create!

dear Miss Idea-Free-Zone: the photocopy idea you shared is one of the best ideas i have come across since forever!! you keep quite a challenging you tube schedule. maybe you could take a gentle, loving glance at your work/life balance and see what you think. you seem to be very hard on yourself. ❤❤❤

Love those stones

I love these, and your drawing is phenomenal thanks Diane 😊

These are so nice! I really like the scene.

Thank you I enjoyed this

Wow! Great lesson for warming up! You are the best!

another 2 am color fest ty...tri-coastal settled in southern gulf coast...hot isn't a word...it's a force of nature... never knew France was as legalistic as yr comments allude to, & you are a master of ironic humor well spoken... methinks Denise & Kristy led me to you...

Love this so pretty, bright and whimsical! ❤

I love this and I love your channel. You are an artist extraordinaire!

Denise love is one of my favourites! She is mad as a hatter and totally adorable! I Sadly I've been hacked on Facebook so I don't have it anymore otherwise your Facebook group sounds lovely! Loved how the landscape turned out! Thanks for another great tutorial ❤

I like being your friend and student

Two beautiful paintings! I love your ve how they are similar but also different! ❤

The second one reminds me of the rock carvings in a n old barrow we saw up near Hadrian’s wall. What’s astonishing is that Roman roads and aqueducts are still in working condition in many places. They could teach modern engineers a thing or two!

Lol, I was picking up some art supplies at an estate sale and the woman asked me if I sold my art. I told her "no, I'm not a real artist, I just do this to relax and make things for family/ friends." My son pulled me aside and kind of chewed me out. He told me I absolutely am an artist and reminded me that I do art everyday. That doing shows and selling art isn't what makes a person an artist and having a day job doesn't erase what you truly are.

Let’s just say, if you jump you can build your wings on the way down! I’m sure you’ll be ok! You can paint those wings after you land.

Love this session ❤

I really liked this. I can do this!

Wow, I love the idea of taking a copy of your piece and playing with that before you finish your peace! It's so simple and kind of obvious but one doesn't always think or take the time to do something like that in the moment. Very clever!

I don't mind your quick painting , the 12 square breakdown would be interesting to watch. Hope you have cooled down 😊

Fashionable rocks

I live in West Yorkshire and have dry stone walls in my garden. I love how you don’t know what your plan is. Mine never turn out like yours though 😂

Thanks!

Draw in a foot path down the hill to the water 😊

I liked the rocks before the doodling. Such interesting shapes & sizes. We have lots of rock walls in Maine. It was farmers way of marking their land mostly.

I recently started following Denise. I LOVE Kristy Rice!! I love your style. I don't think you need stencils.

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"to put a cap" on something is to place a limit on it. "I have to put a cap on the amount that I can spend on a car." "I need to put a cap on the amount of time that I spend at work." I believe that some might expand that to mean 'put an end to'. So if someone said to put a cap on lying - it would/should/might mean 'put an end to lying'. Similar phrases employing the word 'cap' could mean something quite different and it seems that 'cap' is an urban term for 'lying/bragging/exaggerating'. But it appears that it's used as 'no cap' as in 'no lie' or 'no joke' or 'for real'. (word nerd here...)

I’m thinking those are animals and vegetation that got trapped in the rock as it was forming

Maude Lewis is the artist

I'm not sure which one is funnier- if I jump will I fly? Or it looks like a box of dirt 😂

Hi so much fun!!! How do you watch the news do they have subtitles for the news?

DVDs aren't necessarily playable from country to country - you'd have to check what format the DVD is in and/or what kind of DVD player you have.

I just bought some stencils from Temu. Cheap as chips. But for heavens sake don't go looking at the art supplies there because that way madness lies 😂

May I ask why you like Tombow black pens better than Micro pens? Thank you so much!

Are you dipping your brush pens in the Graphic paints?

I had the dvd of Maude Lewis, but was very disappointed;donated it to Goodwill. However could recommend some books about her if you are interested. Books are usually better than films in my estimation. Susan

Dennis Healey😮

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