You know it would be very interesting to see you paint this same scene now. Your style and approach has changed so much in 3 yrs. I'd love to see how you interpret this now. Great video again.

Sarah, que trabalho lindo! Quanta delicadeza, quantos detalhes. Fiquei encantada de assistir o vídeo. Eu sou uma iniciante, bem amadora e aprendi muito com você nesse vídeo. Algo que me chamou atenção, foi quando você disse que deixa a pintura e volta depois, quando o olhar renovado de inspiração retornou. Que leva dias para pintar, com calma e tranquilidade. Eu sou muito apressada e não terminar logo a pintura, me faz sentir que sou incapaz. Mas com seu comentário, me senti mais leve e em paz para fazer no meu tempo as minhas pequenas imersões no mundo da arte. Obrigada!

Those blues and purple amazing

Absolutely Beautiful painting. I would love a print of this one. The Oregon forest have been devastated by fire this painting reminds me of the days we were free to go out and play in the woods. Thank you

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing/posting.

So inspirational and helpful. Thank you for sharing your process. Huge respect. Beautiful work.❤

I’ll be watching this over and over for all the incredible tips and tricks! I would love a print of this scene. I find it very moving!

Wonderful. Large works take time, but they also are where you can truly immerse yourself and stretch your capabilities. I've just started a large work (100 cm x 70 cm) using copic markers. The subject is complex with tricky linear perspective and lots of detail. It took me 5 hours to do the initial drawing. I've never had such an intense time in the studio. It was like doing the most intense gym work out. I literally, physically felt like I was going to vomit. Did some colour comps yesterday, while wondering how I was going to handle the high contrast lighting and value structure. Your video just helped me enormously to solve my problems. Ironic because you are painting a forest path and I'm drawing a steel factory.

There is so much rich content in this beautiful painting and in your teaching. Thank you for sharing the beauty of Scotland overall and specifically, the way to capture the complexity of a forest scene. There is a forested area nearby that I’ve been struggling to paint and your video is enormously helpful on how to approach it.

There is so much to learn here - real fun. As I quit acrylics, now back to gouache after long time, it's really inspiring and instructive ,watching you painting. Thanx for sharing!

This painting is very very nice and I love the time that you take to explain what you’re thinking and how those thoughts translate to movements and other choices… I am very new to this medium in fact, I haven’t even picked up a brush yet… I’ve just been watching your channel, subscribed to your Patreon, etc. etc. One thing I wanted to mention was I love how your personality shows through on these videos how you laugh or chuckle at the end of sentences, etc.… It really adds a very inspiring light and happy feeling to your content!

Such a fabulous painting and I can immediately feel the energy of the forest! I've been repeatedly giving up on gouache as I just can't seem to get the depth I'd like without it resulting in a chalky, amateur-looking, flat mess. Your tutorial gave me some much needed insight into the actual consistencies being laid down. I'll give it another college try. Love watching your journeys!! Thank you, Sarah!

Completely gorgeous! I've been looking for a background artist that really inspires and expands how I think about backgrounds so I'm happy I found you. :)

You really knocked this one out of the park sarah . i keep looking at this piece and enjoying more each time i see it

This video is so informative. You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much for posting this video. I have been binge watching your videos since yesterday and I feel so inspired by you! Thank you for all your tutorials and all the inspiration.

Rewatching this I’m looking forward to spring ❤

This is one of the most helpful art videos ive seen (and ive seen aaaa lot) 💕

Lovely forest painting. Amazing light with the gouache paint.

Love this technique and love the forest, still practicing my oil painting skills. Beautiful painting, love the lighting, color, and mood. Nice idea putting light and shadows on the bark from nearby trees

This is my new favorite video from your channel!!!!

Its raining outside where I am. I loved your pictures of damp forest. Your painting captures the sights and feelings of the early mprning after the rain.

Very interesting to see the amount of detail you render. I love the lush, layered look and how you've caught the light on the leaves and grasses. The rim lighting is brilliant! I learn so much from your videos.

I love love love it! I learned sooo much! Thankyou! Big hug!

When you were talking about it going "so slow" you forgot to mention the sheer size of the paper - that was a lot of area to cover! (also why I rarely paint larger than 12 x 12! I tend to want to be done with it in no more than two sessions). These demos are very good to watch to see possibilities.

I guess the way you are going you will be in top names in Gouache globally if not already...very soon...I wish whole world know your value. You are quitely doing your talent like a singing nightingale in a forest. You are much younger than me but I salute your talent and enthusiasm 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Recently in your home tour I saw a painting which has abstract and realism mixed in one landscape painting. I can't forget that.amazing creativity 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Gorgeous! You are the master of light!

This is a gorgeous painting with a really magical atmosphere, I absolutely love it. Your tips are so helpful and informative, your a constant inspiration, so thank you for sharing your stunning work and insightful knowledge with us. ❤😊.

Thank you Sarah for this beautiful and inspiring painting. I have struggled with the detail of forest paintings and watching you gave me a lot of tips. I love your use of gouache, it is a favorite medium of mine.

So wonderfully useful. Thank you.

Ahhhhhh...that is incredible. I definitely want to walk down that path. Going to have a look at your Patreon channel.

Love it!!!

Thank you for sharing your process in this detail. It was great to watch the painting transform. I have never been much of a layers painter (when I did oils and acrylic I painted everything in one layer) but it's something I am learning I need to get used to with watercolor, so watching you use layers is good for my learning!

Wow I love it ❤

This is my favourite painting I’ve seen you do!! I absolutely adore this video and thanks for the tips! X

Please do more tutorials like this one IT'S SO AMAAAAZING😊😄

Just a great video. Love all that layering and the lushness you conveyed. Beautiful music as well.

Beautiful artwork

Awesome as always Sarah! Thanks for the demonstration of your process - it was very inspiring!

Oh, I love using purple for trees too! 😄

Beautiful work Sarah! I love your explanations!

You do such a beautiful job with your paintings and explaining your process! 💕 Thank you!

After so many years recently I had recently realized that ....asymmetry is the key in landscape.....symmetry kills the scene...of course values first

I love your paintings!

Wow. This is an awesome video. I struggle hard with patience and taking my time on pieces lol. Beautiful painting!!! Thank you for such an informative video!!!

This is so beautiful Sarah, I could walk into that forest. Xxx

Sarah, there are some beautiful books out there by Peter Wohlleben on the “ Hidden Life of Trees”..and the “secret wisdom of Nature”…your relationship with nature and especially trees will expand exponentially! 😊

Wonderful your painting. I like it

Timeline below in description is very helpful

Soooooo Beautiful

GORGEOUS!!

I love this one Sarah! I can’t get enough of your videos (and just joined your patron for more!). One random question - where is your fan brush from? I’ve seen you use it in a couple of videos to great effect but I can’t seem to find one that looks as ‘spiky’ as yours!

Just BEAUTIFUL 👏👏👏 🍀 such an inspiring painting and now I’m gonna lock myself in my studio 😅 thank you for the detailed explanation Sarah, learned a lot! 💙

I love it

Fabulous! I wish I can paint like u... Especially am juz starting to learn gouache from u of course. ☺️ Thanks for sharing your tecniques. Be blessed! ❤️

Love the painting....great video

Beautiful painting! x

Beautiful

Love this! Would love to know which podcasts you enjoy listening to. I do the same thing while drawing.

Love it.. thanks Sarah :)

Amazing 😻

The way you can take a limited palette and move the colour infinitely is so inspiring. Question, you mention one of the colours was perylene black but it looks like a green. Which manufacturer makes that colour?

Everyone else in the painting class is using acrylics, I'm thinking of maybe trying to fit in a little better, but cannot afford to totally change from watercolors to a different medium. Your work in gouache is beautiful. Gouache seems to me to offer similarities to both, you can paint over a previous layer with a different opaque layer like acrylics but you can also lift and reconstitute as with watercolor. Am I on the right track or way off? I own too much watercolor supplies to just drop it and change over.

B e a u t i f u l 💚 I have gouache color in my studio but I don't use it very much! Encouraged to see your gouache use .....🌿

I find gouache on canvas much easier and forgiving. I mean, you could erase gouache easily if any mistake with wet tissue, easy to pull and push the paint on surface, even the brightness is good as canvas doesn't absorb as paper I suppose, what's your opinion? Do you find gouache better or hot press Vs cold pressed paper? In recent workshop I heard the artist saying use minimum white and your painting looks fresh and vibrant...less chalky...is this true? He said it's his discovery!!! Is this trick since long time in art history? I'm asking key questions to you because ...after James gurney I feel you are the best in Gouache 👌👌👌

C'est très jolie !

loved watching this :-)

U r right with purple tree trunks. Most of the time it happens with me that with brown tree trunk n other green surrounding it just makes the atmosphere dull n gives a muddy look. I dont know if it happens with others too or not..

What brand of gouache do you use? Amazing painting! 😃 very inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing. You are a wonderful artist. I always find it difficult to know where to start but this video is helpful. ☺️

How did you keep so many reference photos together on your tablet in one screen? Is it a new app? I'm not tech savy 🤪

What is the life of a gouache painting after frame or varnish?

It doesn’t look like you taped down your substrate. Are you using watercolor board? Cheryl

What paper are you using? Ive tried every technique to keep my paper from buckling but it never works and I end up with a ripply mess

So can gouache bloom the way watercolor does? In other words do you have to either do wet into wet or wait until it is completely dry to go over it again?

If gouache paint can always be reactivated, how do you protect a painting made with gouache once it is truly complete?

You didn't do thumbnails before such big painting? 🤔

how did you keep the paper stiff the entire time omg

What surface did you paint on?