How to improve your life with art (plus thoughts on a few controversial FAMILY matters)

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Today I‘m exploring some new travel paints from Meeden, in a format you might not have seen before, PLUS some silky smooth but wonderfully responsive watercolor paper from Paul Rubens. Use your granulating paints to create a soft background and then take a line for a walk with me and create some leaves and flowers to lift your mood while I ramble on for a while on subjects close to my heart!
Materials:
Meeden Travellers Watercolor Set amzn.to/4b80zAd
Meeden Lo-Tak masking tape amzn.to/3WFAHHl
Meeden Watercolor Block amzn.to/3yhcBc7
Meeden Flower Ceramic Palette amzn.to/3WHEyE6
Paul Rubens cold press 100% cotton A4 paper amzn.to/4cO0jaI
Kuretake Starry and Pearl Colors amzn.to/44DaM5n
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Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliners amzn.to/3NMEg7s
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Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens amzn.to/3QIcn2N
Princeton Aqua Elite round, size 12: amzn.to/3RqtTcb
Chapters:
00:00 Exploring new paints and paper and getting set up
10:19 Painting a background
12:12 Painting leaves and a few flowers and berries
30:59 Choosing a pen
32:19 Finishing with some fineliner details
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Elder Gal (talking about being older and lonely)
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Looking at Life with Dee (reflecting on aspects of modern life)
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Silver and Solo (reflecting on life as you get older and live alone)
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The Dean (former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral) prayers and wanderings
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@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Materials: Meeden Travellers Watercolor Set amzn.to/4b80zAd Meeden Lo-Tak masking tape amzn.to/3WFAHHl Meeden Watercolor Block amzn.to/3yhcBc7 Meeden Flower Ceramic Palette amzn.to/3WHEyE6 Paul Rubens cold press 100% cotton A4 paper amzn.to/4cO0jaI Kuretake Starry and Pearl Colors amzn.to/44DaM5n Winsor and Newton fineliners amzn.to/3MFkGL9 Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliners amzn.to/3NMEg7s Staedtler Fineliner pen set: amzn.to/3Tw Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens amzn.to/3QIcn2N Princeton Aqua Elite round, size 12: amzn.to/3RqtTcb

@carmenpattie6703 2 ай бұрын

The pandemic certainly did turn the world upside down. It's divided people. Anxiety and depression risen. It's all very sad. 😔 I'm so glad you are here and share your time with us because watching you paint and listening to your stories is how I spend my mindful peaceful moments♡

@kathytincler2446 2 ай бұрын

Same, I agree with your comment.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s as if a wall has been built between people. I’m largely afraid of going out into public. It is a kind of phobia I suppose. I’m dreading flying to Egypt in October but I have to do it. Maybe once I’ve done it one time I’ll be able to feel more comfortable.

@carmenpattie6703 2 ай бұрын

@DianeAntoneStudio I understand. I've found myself just trying to create peaceful spaces for myself at home because I feel like the world outside is so not peaceful 😞 That's when I found your videos and your patreon and decided to try watercolor to help with the anxiety that I have now which feels strange because I've never suffered from anxiety before. I try to paint loosely because that is what I am drawn to and what I love in the work of others but I must be wound up pretty tight because I have yet to accomplish that. I do hope your trip is lovely and gives you space to feel peaceful again♡ Thank you for creating this beautiful space for all of us who may be struggling with this world we live in. ♡

@juditszepessy8936 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful colours and composition!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Carmen x

@MaryDenison-xu5cj 2 ай бұрын

Dear Diane I am 92 and have been painting watercolours since school and you have given me great pleasure and so much better paintings thank you so much Mary Denison Southport QLD Australia

@DianeAntoneStudio 13 күн бұрын

Hi Mary, I’m so sorry I missed your message and am so late replying to you. So glad you are painting and following my channel, it’s great to hear. Hope you’re keeping well and still enjoying the videos, sending love and blessings, DIane xxxxxxx

@busybrit 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much, not just for your art and teaching, but for your honesty and openness too. I really needed to hear this chat today. I have been going through 'family difficulties' for some time now. I'm tired, only 65 years young and feel like 95!!! Please keep painting and chatting, you and Tamsin are a God send!!! Love from Diane Burton a Brit in South Carolina..

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful Diane, it’s turned out that an awful lot of us ladies on here are dealing with similar situations and it does help a bit to know that we aren’t alone, doesn’t it. I think it’s the not really knowing why people turn their backs like that (James has done it several times, we have reconciled several times, but it has never stuck and I don’t think it ever will now…) I will keep painting and chatting and hoping that it does some good! Sending love from a Brit in Brittany to a Brit in SC!!

@karencassidy4827 2 ай бұрын

I lost my 13 year old son to a an evil man who used my son to hurt me one more time.

@squirrelychatter6045 2 ай бұрын

Back some years ago, I and my artsy friends would have an artsy day. We would sit and have coffee and chat while each would draw or paint or do a crafty project. That is what Your videos remind me of. ❤ Good times!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Love that! We used to do that in Bermuda when I lived there, it was good times then too!

@lynneellis2647 2 ай бұрын

"I've seen some eyebrows..."😂😂😂😂😂 I have marveled at eyebrows these days. They stamp them, stencil them, tattoo them and draw them. Very interesting.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

LOL❤️😂❤️😂

@lynneellis2647 2 ай бұрын

Well, now I've watched all the way to the end. I do like to hear what you have to say. You are in our homes so often, you are like a friend to us. You know some things about your Patreon members, but it's maybe not quite as intimate as what we experience. My heart goes out to you about your son. Even if there's an explanation, that stuff still hurts. And I agree the world is worse. There is religious and political stuff to discuss, but not here. Wouldn't that ruffle a lot of feathers?

@kathytincler2446 2 ай бұрын

@@lynneellis2647 I agree with all in your comment, except I'm not a patreon so don't know about that. Yes please no discussion of religion/politics. I would not read the comments at all. This feels like a lovely calming haven here.

@lynneellis2647 2 ай бұрын

@kathytincler2446 Patreon is where you pay to get extra content and belong to a members Facebook group and perks I'm probably leaving out. It's very reasonable. And I don't even talk religion and politics on my personal Facebook. It divides people and does nothing positive. I like the safe haven here, too.

@lynneellis2647 2 ай бұрын

@kathytincler2446 I don't even discuss those topics on my private page. It divides people, and we don't need that. This is a safe haven.

@wandamurray3031 2 ай бұрын

Time flies when you do what you love!!

@lauried8685 2 ай бұрын

I've said this before, and I'll say it again . . . you matter. What you do matters. I can't offer much more than that, other than a warm, virtual, hug. 💙

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Laurie! You’re so sweet!

@karenirving7088 2 ай бұрын

I’m just tired. When it’s time to go I’ll be ready. We are currently moving to a property further out in the sticks I hope that inspires me and gives me hope.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I know what you mean. I hope so too, for you. Peace is important x

@nancydyer3143 2 ай бұрын

Love to hear you talk and it’s always interesting and relatable. I’m almost 73 😉

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad!❤️

@amyklinke1553 2 ай бұрын

I am always heartened to hear about folks still taking covid seriously. It was less depressing when we were "all in this together" as opposed to now. Unfortunately our modes of getting information have become as polluted as our environment. I've lost a lot of trust and don't really have a social life. So grateful for my hobbies & introvertedness! I had to fly last September. With a comfortable n95 mask it was fine. It's safest to take your mask off to eat/drink when the seatbelt signs are turned off. That's when air filtering works best. Loading & unloading the plane is the worst time for air filtration. I still hate flying, but do feel less anxious about it having had good luck doing it. I will only do it when absolutely necessary.

@windyhollow22 2 ай бұрын

Another lovely piece of art. Always love listening 💕 to a good conversation. Watercolor painting has been a wonderful escape from our crazy world. Take care Diane!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 and you too!

@conniejenskindsfather979 2 ай бұрын

Fun to watch and listen to you! And as for children….yes it’s harder to deal with the how the world has affected them. Too much screen time. No conversation face to face. Living for the moment.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

😩😩

@hilarybailey2902 2 ай бұрын

Lovely painting. Thank you Diane for teaching me that it is fine to splodge paint on. It is very satisfying and a great release when you feel sad or worried...frustrated or cross. I love then to relax with pens and finish the paintings in different ways. It is wonderfully calming. Often with quite surprising results. I love it when you talk to yourself. I do it all time...drives my husband crazy!! 😊

@user-bt7ns2or9z 2 ай бұрын

Like this video so much! Our world seems upside down, indeed. I live in the U.S. and find the news quite depressing so don’t follow it as much as I once did. I am sorry to hear of your son’s mental health condition. We older folks remember better times when people were kinder and more optimistic. Art has a way of calming me now that I have reached age 80, and am a cancer survivor with some caretaker duties. Thank you for being on KZfaq and sharing your skills with us. It is very welcomed. Best wishes, Gladys Ward.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your support and for sharing. (My mum’s name was Gladys and my dad always called her “Glad is my Heart” as a joke!) I’m so glad that art calms you down, and as you know I so agree with you about the times when things were if nothing else quieter and less aggressive. Glad to hear you are a survivor, as am I, and wishing you continued strength and happiness.

@nancyvogt1216 Ай бұрын

Diane,I love the way your conversation meanders and still includes the why and how you are making your beautiful art. It’s like painting with a friend. Thank you 🙏… and it’s been years since I’ve heard “Bob’s your uncle.”

@DianeAntoneStudio Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy the videos!

@denisezimmer8569 2 ай бұрын

Yes, Diane…sweep me up Lord….I’m ready. Life is certainly different, I thank God I’ve found you on KZfaq and for all the teaching you’ve given me and everyone that follows you. You are certainly a blessing to me..given me my art back, but most of all for your friendship. Thank you, thank you…Denise (not the sister!;but sister of my heart❤)

@kayclark4406 2 ай бұрын

Im reading Silent Spring Revolution by Douglas Brinkley which is about the history of all of the naturalists and environmentalists who worked by writing, speaking, shouting about the destruction of our wilderness, animals, insects, birds, lakes, rivers streams by rampant building of roads and buildings, and poisoning by nuclear tests and chemicals starting back in the late 40’s and 50’s. So living in Minnesota in the 50’s I was drinking milk that had nuclear fallout from the cows eating grass which grew in dirt that was contaminated by nuclear fallout!! It’s really horrifying what a deaf ear the chemical and oil companies had while they were making a fortune and people and wildlife were dying. Our California Condor with a wing span of 9ft 10in went almost extinct from DDT. Happily it is slowly coming back thanks to the SanDiego Zoo breeding program.

@cindyhorton6980 2 ай бұрын

Wow, interesting. Thank you for sharing.❤️

@dianesleeman5940 2 ай бұрын

Your comments on family breakdown resonated with me. Especially this last week where my latest efforts to connect with my youngest daughter who lives in New Zealand now have ended in yet another brow-beating and list of resentments and grievances. She is anti-vax and a whole lot more conspiracy- riddled beliefs. I have had to disengage because these exchanges cause so much pain. "We begin by loving our parents. Rarely if ever do we forgive them." Art is such a comfort in these latter days. And your gentle ruminations, Diane, are a great anodyne. From Australia.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Diane, it is true, we struggle to make sense of all of this. Wishing you much better times with your daughter, it‘s so hard, I feel for you x

@tammyfowler6416 2 ай бұрын

I completely understand about kids disowning parents. I was feeling alone in this. Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy listening to you.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I was estranged from my own father for 20 years until we reconciled just before he died. It came about after he remarried after my mother died, and his new wife was hard for me to accept, so I think I alienated myself from them by not behaving correctly in their eyes and causing them displeasure … I am bitterly aware of how insensitive I must have been as a young person. And selfish. I think most people probably have one of these experiences during their lifetimes. Oh to be able to turn the clock back and do it again, with hindsight x

@deirdrelewis1454 2 ай бұрын

While this is true, I think people are also more intolerant these days. If you look at the trolls online, it’s actually pretty scary! What was for us normal behaviour, is no longer tolerated. Conversely, other things are now tolerated that we would have thought were outrageous. I guess we oldies are being left behind.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I think many of the younger generation are going to regret having thrown granny out with the bathwater when they get older and life gets really hard and they realise they don’t know how to tie their own shoelaces, metaphorically speaking!

@irisstormo6913 Ай бұрын

I've been going through that off and on for 20 yrs. I just sit and wait. But they are 50;yrs old now, when do they grow up ? They are here when they want something but their dad recently had a heart attack and surgery and neither came.they offered money for hospital food, I needed them not money. I have a feeling there are a lot of us parents feeling orphaned these days. 🌲🌺🌲

@shirleyb4492 29 күн бұрын

I can certainly identify with many of you ~ my heart aches for those enduring estrangement, as mine does. Keep pursuing peace so that when prodigals decide to test the waters of communication, they'll find the love that was always available. I, too spend much time alone, but because of physical limitations. This past winter was almost unbearable, but tho I couldn't sit & paint (or anything else) I managed to knit over 200 baby hats. Hubs is my lone companion, but he found joy in caring for me. I'm so thankful for you, Diane & your unique community ~ as we all navigate onward with your art, dialogue & perseverance challenging us to hold on to what's best! Btw, of our 3 sons, one is in our town while his siblings disowned us. Thankfully, he's the one with kids, so we've been privileged to watch them grow up. Sad, tho when I'm sure most of us grew up enmeshed with family. We looked forward to the same...

@kathypeterson824 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! I am certainly sad about adult kids who decide that they don't want to speak to their mom's anymore. It's devastating. I don't understand it either.

@barbarabrown6002 2 ай бұрын

I love listening to you talk about your painting and your life. I’m very sorry about your son. It must be very painful, but as I’m sure you know, he has an illness. Keep painting!!!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Maybe he’s better off without his mother in his world. That’s fine. I gave him life after all, that’s my job done! (which he also said I did wrong)

@isabelcarter1956 2 ай бұрын

Dear Diane: I apreciarte very much your opennes and honesty. My husband has a daughter who also decide not to speak to him 10 years ago 😢. He has decide not to pay too much atention to that, and he's in peace ❤ I hope you also find peace and continue your marvelouse life, loving everything that surrounds you 🌹

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Your husband is right to do that regarding his daughter. I do the same, but I do think about my son and my grandsons who I’ll never really know. But as they don’t need or want me, I have to convince myself that they have the right to be separate. I have my lovely daughter, that’s a blessing xxx

@isabelcarter1956 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your answer! We all are doing our best ❤

@muireannin09 2 ай бұрын

I’m going to be 64 this year. I have had those same thoughts also Diane. Just getting tired of life even though I am totally blessed with a loving husband and son. So disillusioned with humans these days. Thank God for animals.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, where would we be without them! Dogs, cats, sheep, birds and bees, and even the slugs!

@conniemesce4093 2 ай бұрын

I love your comment about eyebrows 😍

@TheDabshear Ай бұрын

Sometimes it is helpful to hear of others going through the same things you are. Children when they are adults, are still your children. They can hurt us and it is hard not to care. Thank you for sharing your beautiful art and life struggles.

@DianeAntoneStudio Ай бұрын

It’s an old, old story. Nothing new about kids leaving home, but active rejection is hard to swallow!!!

@FannaTurano 2 ай бұрын

One of the chief reasons I watch your channel is to listen to what you have to say because it's a truth my husband and I subscribe to as well. This is a very different world than what we thought it would be as we reached adulthood. I am so glad for your honesty, Diane! Thank you! Fanna in Denver, CO

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, the world is messed up, isn‘t it. There aren‘t enough words to understand it all with, I take refuge in art and hope others can survive that way too xxx

@irisstormo6913 Ай бұрын

My cousin has been going through a very stressful time with several deaths in her family. I was going through a box of my mother's things and found two paintings my aunt made for my mom. Knowing my cousin needed a hug from her mom I sent the paintings to her. She was thrilled with them, it often doesn't take a huge thing to change someone's life. We just have to try. I'm 70 yrs old and feel time rushing by. I'm glad you are here. 🌲🌺🌲

@DianeAntoneStudio Ай бұрын

Hi Iris, you’re the same age as me and yes, the days fly by and years too. That was a lovely thing to do for your cousin, very thoughtful. It was obviously meant to be. Keep smiling is the thing, and keep painting! Love, Diane xxx

@Sundies_Art 2 ай бұрын

Diane, I absolutely understand your frustration with the prices of items at the grocery store. I get so angry. We could blame so many factors, but it does seem to be more prevalent since the pandemic for sure. I am so grateful to watch your videos, so calming and a small amount of time to just lose myself and not think about all the "crap" going on in my own life. Thank you so very much for all you do every day. Blessings always to you and your family.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I think our grocery bill has doubled since the pandemic and the quality of food is not what it was. We try to grow our own vegetables and we are vegetarian but it is still a big chunk of money each week! Just like it used to be in the 70s when in the UK we had rampant inflation. Sigh!

@lindamcdermott9980 2 ай бұрын

Painting and drawing is what calms me in these times. You are an inspiration to me to just paint.. no plan, just relax and paint. My family, thankfully still has a bond, although they all have their own lives to live, they still communicate. I lost one daughter to the war on drugs many years ago and was gifted with raising her son since birth. Retired now and finally empty nested, I really need the chance to be myself and be creative.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

That’s a wonderful way to look at the empty nest Linda, not really empty but just full of other things. I’ll remember that xxx

@juditszepessy8936 2 ай бұрын

You are the master of leaves! You show us so much variety in shape and colour! 💕🍁

@kzbaby2002 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I just noticed you have 146K followers. I started following you a while back and I think you had less than 10k then. Congratulations 🎉

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, the channel is growing slowly but surely!! Thanks for your support!

@caroleccles5095 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this Diane, really pretty painting 🥰. I don't know of any families that haven't got issues in these times. I thought my life was set and I had it all... only to end up separating with my husband of 24 years, I won't go into details, its unforgivable. Painting has been my saviour this year, your videos particularly lift my spirits ☺️, thank you. Hope things improve with your son.

@marieb8502 2 ай бұрын

As always love painting and conversating with you☺I was born in the mid 50s and yes the world has changed for the worst. My hope is God's Kingdom/word and this gives me joy no matter what. Many of us can't count on our children as our parents counted on us. Your channel is a good thing.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Marie, you’re the same as me, I hope that also we have glory to come. Thank you for your kind words xx

@marieb8502 Ай бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio : :)

@user-jg2lc2yn1p 2 ай бұрын

Diane, as much as I love your painting style and listening to your frequent rain storms, I love your “chatting” the absolute most. Thank you for sharing you.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That’s so kind, I do try to entertain lol!

@kynder430 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy your chatting as much as your painting and drawing! It makes you "real"! (Like the Velveteen Rabbit!)

@jeaniemiller1929 2 ай бұрын

Hi Diane! I enjoyed this video so much and hearing you talk! Coincidentally, my cousin just left here to drive a long distance back to his home, (he brought me paintings my aunt did)... and we talked about my sweet aunt and how her daughter disowned her for several years. This daughter just made up with her mom last year, and then my aunt passed on right afterward. Everybody says that my aunt was just waiting for her daughter to talk to her again, and forgive her (and my aunt didn't even do anything...it was her husband!) It's so sad when people treat each other that way and it's bad for both parties, I believe!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

It’s so sad to hear that. I lost my mum when I was 17 and I can’t begin to count the number of times I firstly regretted the rows I had with her as a child/teenager and then the regret about the rows I would never have as an adult. People don’t know how lucky they are to even HAVE a mother. Bitter me….

@marilyncrick5458 2 ай бұрын

Time does get away. Years in fact. I’m so glad you are here as a thought provoking part of our and an inspiration. I look forward to seeing and hearing what is in your day. I love hearing your chickens. It was a familiar sound at my Granny and Grandaddy’s farm. I bought kuretake paints ( really a gift) on your recommendation and I have enjoyed the vibrancy of them. Always keep us finding out new techniques and thank you. Marilyn. 😊❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Marilyn and thanks so much for your kind words. So glad you enjoy the channel and the Kuretake paints, and I don’t mind being the Kuretake Queen really - it’s funny! Happy painting xxx

@peggymann925 Ай бұрын

Yes, you do make people smile, and relax, and just be in a wonderful mood. I love your paintings!

@DianeAntoneStudio Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Peggy!

@annehebert6959 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this. As for your "rant" about our young people, etc...I have also had the same experience. My oldest son - who is an alcoholic recently cut off all contact with me and doesn't allow me to see my grandchildren....again I too have no idea what I might have done to cause this. My youngest son doesn't understand why it happened either. My mind is boggled. But watching and listening to your videos always helps me past the "blue" moments and I am learning to focus on myself a little more. Thank you for all you do for your community

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Anne for your message, it’s stunning how many people have said that they have had similar experiences with their kids, and I think this is something we older folk ought to be able to talk about. When KZfaqrs talk about estrangement from family it’s usually from the point of view of the younger one, and of course they are always in the right, the parents are always toxic and should be cut off. I think there is a serious lack of tolerance in the younger generations. My own son is close to 50 now, I was only 20 when he was born, and yet he is one of the most intolerant and unfriendly people you could wish not to meet. We do all need to talk about this: one woman on here said it was upsetting to her that I’d mentioned something disturbing but that’s a shame yet I’m going to occasionally talk about things that matter. It’s not as if I hammer it home. She can always scroll on by. I’m so sorry for the things you son has done, we don’t deserve it and the heartbreak that they cause is beyond comprehension. Sending love, Diane xxx

@ThereIsSoulInArt 20 күн бұрын

I love this painting! I love the line work, but personally prefer it without. I enjoy all that you share. I feel closer to you with all that you share.

@peggymann925 Ай бұрын

Yes we're interested in what you say, sad about your son and other people's sons and daughters. You are not alone, many of us can relate. Take care!

@juditszepessy8936 2 ай бұрын

I was a child when I watched F Saga in Hungary. I loved it!

@kimmom7785 2 ай бұрын

I like following along on your journey. 🍃🍂 I struggle with color mixing . It just seems to not work out for me. I agree I had a lot of hope for the future, I am very stunned as well how people have declined in kindness and compassion. There is too much hate and anger.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

There is. It’s so sad.

@Cazzie1612 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou Diane. Thankyou for being selfless enough to share your art with us. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts with us. Sometimes talking to ourselves gives us the answer we need, or want. I love listening to your rambles, or your rants. It's quite comforting to know I am not the only person to do this, or to forget what I am saying mid sentence. You are the one channel I keep coming back to. Keep doing what you are doing. Thankyou from a very soggy Yorkshire x

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that you keep coming back, it means the world to me. I always think of Yorkshire with fondness and very nearly moved there a long time ago, I loved the Dales as if I’d been born there, it’s funny sometimes we feel more connected to the place we are actually from. Sorry to hear about the rain, but it’s the same here and I don’t know what we did to have all this rain, I think it might be the satellites they’ve put up in the sky! Anyhow, happy listening and happy painting, take care, love Diane.

@donnacain4632 2 ай бұрын

Hello from Oregon! I'm also a spinner and knitter. I enjoy watching, and listening to you chat and can relate to most everything you say. Not willing to stop buying olive oil though! I'm so sorry about your son. No loving parent should ever have to hear words like that, even from a mentally ill person. I'd be devastated. Thank you for what you do here and on Patreon. I've really enjoyed your company and learned a great deal.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Donna for your support and your enjoyment of the channel! So appreciate that and I hope I manage to survive without olive oil!

@NancyBrown-iw7vh 11 күн бұрын

So enjoy watching you work and seeing the supplies you use. Also really enjoyed your "CHAT" today. I can totally relate to your feelings and feel less alone in mine.

@DianeAntoneStudio 11 күн бұрын

Thanks Nancy, it’s what we’re here for, isn’t it x

@kayclark4406 Ай бұрын

The pandemic certainly did change the world and I don’t think for the better. What has not changed is our relationship with our animals! Whether you have cats, dogs, birds, chickens, goats, cows they have not changed and we are lucky for them❤️

@Barbara-fh3lh 2 ай бұрын

I love watching you paint 😊

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@julieb737 2 ай бұрын

I love how you mixed your colours up . Experimenting is something I need to do more of myself . Lovely page . Your Torrential rain made me feel you were here with me in good old Blighty!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Julie, so glad you enjoyed it and we have had enough rain this year for us AND Blighty together!

@beckyshook3526 2 ай бұрын

I love seeing the studio love love love it thank you camera gal

@dreamalamb4259 2 ай бұрын

When I've seen you do some of your pieces; wallpaper designs keep coming to mind. I'm. Compelled to mention that to you 😊❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I should have been a surface designer!!!

@RoseKeesing-tw3cm 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful colours, beautiful painting, thankyou Diane. Always enjoy your chats and your sense of humour, your comments about your husband are so entertaining and hilarious. There's a huge battle going on here in Australia, between the farmers and supermarket giants. Farmers are saying there's a big discrepancy between what they get paid, for their produce, and what the supermarkets are charging the consumer. Supermarket giants are ripping off both the farmers and us. Sorry to hear about your relationship with your son, it's so hurtful. As I've aged, one of my frequent comments is ' humans are complex' and I think I can now add, 'especially so, in the world we live in today' I'm really enjoying @gardencongregation channel, thankyou for all your recommendations😃

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Rose and thanks for your lovely comment, so glad you’re enjoying the Garden Congregation, it’s quite special, isn’t it! Fletcher makes me smile and the Dean is the brother I wish I’d had! Yes, there’s a similar row here in France about food production. I wish supermarkets hadn’t destroyed the small shops. Just one of the things I wish hadn’t happened xx

@JoseeAlana 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been The Forsyte Saga on PBS Masterpiece on Prime when I get the chance. I’m enjoying watching you paint. Lovely art. Thanks for your sharing your art on your channel.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and I am so glad you enjoy the channel xxx

@dreamalamb4259 2 ай бұрын

I'm ALWAYS interested in what your thinking about ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@user-us7pp5hd7n 2 ай бұрын

That was relaxing for me also. I just love colors. You do them so well! Thanks

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rebeccapatterson649 2 ай бұрын

Oh Diana, I just did it on a drive out west. Thought I’d paint, c-stitch, and make bookmarks in the hours when I wasn’t sharing the drive - nope, not a chance, came home defeated as my husband always asks why am I taking all those things? Traffic was ridiculous!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

LOL isn’t it just the way it is! Knitting particularly does not get done on holiday, not even reading!!!

@carolinmartinez5431 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your musings, rants, thank you.🤩😃

@luannianke8110 2 ай бұрын

I feel the same about the state of the world and humanity. I don't want to live in a world ruled by autocrats, dictators or terrorists. There are too many taking advantage of people amd situations. My daughter's estrangement happened without a scene. It was a silent, 43:22 painful event which ended in a drug overdose for her at age 42 in 2022. So many secrets she kept. So mental illness and addictions with so little feelings of hope for timely help would make our generation somewhat negative at times. Although I am very glad to be out of the workplace, my retirement has more worries than I even dreamed possible over the past 2 years. I admire how you have worked to get your YT channel where it is after closing your school by no fault of your own. It seems to me you have done a very good thing for yourself and your subscribers. Thanks for your (wittering on?). So sorry about your son. It is an epidemic like so many other things going on.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your story and I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter. At the root of our sadness is our lack of hope, the feeling of lack of meaning in our lives. I’m so grateful I’ve been given this opportunity to reach out to people around the world. It’s so important to offer this small olive branch. Sending love xxx

@vickiescott2243 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Diane for all you do. You make lovely art and we get to chat about real life-people and animals. In my small community, my grandchildren and I formed an art club. We invite friends and go to Sonic Restaurant. I recommend your channel to all.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Vickie, that’s great to hear, and I’m so glad you have an art club where you can share your progress. Good to know they still exist. I used to run such clubs in the past, and my daughter is now involved with one in our village, which is new and she’s helping to get it started. All good stuff - it all helps in every small thing we do xxx

@LulybelleLullaby 2 ай бұрын

Love this painting and care about the wise words you share. Best wishes xx

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 so glad you enjoyed the video!

@tacywest8842 2 ай бұрын

I am so happy with all my Keratoki paints. Would not have found them without your advice. THANKS

@azbz1z2z75 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for what you do. I love your flowers and branches you paint. Watching you takes my mind off of the crazy things that are going on. Then I'm inspired to do the same.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome and I’m very glad you find it helpful x

@karencarlson1693 2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry for the situation with your son. Our niece had a big blow-up with her parents and shut them out of her life for about a decade. She finally got back with them, and things seem good now, but she doesn't have a mental illness that I know of as your son does.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Glad that was resolved. It seems as if almost everyone is looking for a mental health excuse for being who they are rather than stepping up to the mark and shaping up. The “poor me” mentality. I suspect that it’s my lack of patience with my daughter-in-law’s attitude that led to my estrangement from my son.

@impala1022 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful painting, you always inspire me to sit down and just paint. So much fun.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

@lindakuck5981 2 ай бұрын

Lovely Diane, thank you 😊 ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome xx

@jessicarabbit1164 2 ай бұрын

I love your artwork. To me the colors look Autumnal.

@ReneeW59 2 ай бұрын

Oh, Diane, big hugs to you, and to all of us whose kids have done the same thing to us, myself included. My oldest (son) got caught up in drugs and has changed completely. He has said the same to us as yours has to you. He wishes we were dead, etc. We haven't heard from him in five years. I miss him so much. Our daughter moved to the other side of the country (California) about four years ago and hasn't spoken to me in two years. She has blocked me from her phone. She got married two years ago to someone we never met. They eloped, so no wedding. It's heartbreaking! It's somehow comforting to know that it has happened to other parents and maybe it's not my fault. For the life of me, I know I didn't do anything to cause this kind of reaction from them. Maybe it's the generation? They're 32 and 35. Of course, we're not perfect as parents and we all make mistakes. But there was nothing in their childhood that would change them the way they've changed. Like your friend Denise, I tell Jesus I'm ready to go. I really am. I've had it with this life. None of it matters anymore, especially compared to what's waiting for all believers in Christ. If you haven't been saved (born again) please consider it. You want to make sure you end up in the right place when you take your last breath on earth.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Renee and thanks for your message. I’m so sorry to hear about your family. It’s terribly sad how much of this is happening. I’ve experienced it from both sides - I felt as if my own father and his new wife rejected me when my children were born, I don’t know, I think I did something wrong … and then later my son did the same thing and cut all contact with me and his sister, it’s complicated but his wife is not uninvolved in the scenario. There’s a lot of mental health issues, in other words he’s manic depressive, she is OCD and both their kids are ADHD or autistic. It’s the tragedy of today’s world it seems. Yes, I am a Christian, I’m baptised in the Catholic and Church of England and I pray every day. I’m not a born again Christian, but I hope and pray for everyone on the planet that there is more than just this. Sending love, Dianexxx

@michellekrantz888 2 ай бұрын

I'm always interested in your ramblings, Diane. I'm not able to comment at length at the moment, but much of what you've said today and in other videos resonates with me. ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Michelle, I appreciate your appreciation !!

@gingerbuchanan2795 2 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your banter. You are not alone. 💛

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

😊 thank you

@marielouisedavidson4834 2 ай бұрын

Love this one and love the colors. Thank you so much!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@azadehshalgooni8919 2 ай бұрын

Very nice and Great Painting, Thanks.🙏🏼🙏🏼👏👏🌹🌹💫💫

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@darcypalmer7783 2 ай бұрын

It's so funny to hear you commenting, "It's raining again!" Oh, the sun came out." That's exactly the kind of day I've had. Raining and sunshine, raining and sunshine. But much more rain than sunshine. My husband and I are on a little vacation in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, USA. We've never been here before. The view in this gorgeous ultra modern cabin we're in is amazing but the mountains keep disappearing in the clouds! I'm hoping to be able to do some painting and drawing while we're here. Tomorrow's weather should be better!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I always think the Smoky Mountains sound so lovely by their name, I bet it must be very atmospheric there! So it’s clouds that cause the smoky effect?? Wishing you better weather (the sun’s come out here today finally too!)

@darcypalmer7783 2 ай бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio Yes, the clouds can look like smoke. The mountains are rolling and very, very green with lots of tall, skinny tress. Really beautiful. It's sunny today!

@ClarkFineArt 2 ай бұрын

You had me cracking up multiple times. I need one of those special mirrors. I was watching with my headphones on and the rain sounded peaceful. Painting is the perfect way to spend a rainy day. I can’t find the granulating Kuretake colors anywhere. I have the Meeden masking and love it and have this fan palette too, I need to swatch them out. I will have to email Meeden I would love the color names to go with the numbers. I always find your paintings and videos relaxing. Thanks Diane! Ooh also we switched to Avocado oil and like it better. The costs of everything have jumped like crazy. Seems the pandemic gave them the perfect excuse to raise prices, yet nothing returned to normal prices after.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this video! I‘m probably going to stick with sunflower oil for a while (allergic to avocados much to my regret!)

@ClarkFineArt 2 ай бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio ooh I have never tried sunflower oil.

@DianeAntoneStudio Ай бұрын

I have the list of names if you haven’t got them yet. Just email me!

@ClarkFineArt Ай бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio thank you, I sent a message via the Contact Us on your website.

@carolentringer8836 2 ай бұрын

Your rain sounds heavenly. We could use some here in central Texas. 💧

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’ll send you some!! We have more than enough this year!

@alichtenwalter 2 ай бұрын

Covid has changed the world. The prices have sky rocket. I don't go in the stored. Sometimes, Michael . There aren't a lot of people in the store. I love rain in the background. God bless

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Covid has definitely changed the world. What’s curious is that no-one seems to really talk about it any more.

@marielouisedavidson4834 2 ай бұрын

Love this video and your colors and have just ordered the travel Meedan kit. Not that I need even more supplies!!! Also, many thanks for the AMT@.0 link. I LOVED watching when The Boat Comes In ages ago and have not been able to find it again. many thanks, Diane!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for sharing that and supporting us and AMT2.0 !!

@abigailg. 2 ай бұрын

Oh Diane, I love your videos! Seriously! I tried the palm trees and it took me a few tries but I kept with it and finally did a pretty good one. Thanks to your videos you’ve helped me understand what I needed to grow! You’re so helpful! Love, love!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome and I’m glad it helps! Keep trying xxx

@lindalucas6318 2 ай бұрын

Crazy times for sure. Although there's nothing new under the sun.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Not much, Linda, not much (maybe Artificial Intelligence ? LOL)

@marywarren1209 2 ай бұрын

You are my "Kuretake Queen." I have learned so much from you and have thoroughly enjoyed using these paints. I wouldn't have learned about them otherwise. Thank you!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you so much for your kind words!

@kayclark4406 2 ай бұрын

Again your painting turned out so pretty!

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@CookieMum 2 ай бұрын

My poor sister in law has had her sister refuse to have anything to do with her. The apparent reason is that my brother and sister in law moved a 3 hour drive away to be near their son, his wife, and grandchildren. Now, seriously, does that make sense after over 65 years of sisterly closeness? I only have brothers. They did give me great sisters in laws, thankfully.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’m sorry to hear that, I have a dodgy relationship with my own sister too - we communicate occasionally and reasonably well by phone but we are unable to spend time physically together for some weird reason. People are certainly strange.

@connied8507 2 ай бұрын

Just a thought 🤔 💭.about the attitude of younger generations. They are looking around at the goals they need to accomplish and it's daunting. Media can discourage you. Upgrade the shows you watch. Focus on science and the new things being produced to solve issues. I think the upcoming generations are going to transform the world. A saying my sister is sick of me repeating. " You can eat an elephant if you take little bites." (I would absolutely not eat an elephant 😅) No guarantees about cake though...

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

It would be nice if there was some evidence that the younger generations were going to do anything good in the world. We can always hope, but sometimes in the face of a lack of evidence you can’t hold on to it. You can say that they have a lot to deal with, but they also have a lot of advantages that we didn’t have. Many of my generation grew up in England in environments that were almost Victorian in their hardships, yet we developed into productive humans. But you are probably right that the next generation will transform the world. Look at Elon Musk for example.

@deborahrabine9956 Ай бұрын

"I'm not the Kuretake Queen" 🤣

@audreylawrence82 2 ай бұрын

Love this Diane🤩 It’s interesting that a ringing in your ears means you’re not telling the truth, we in the US say it’s that someone must be talking about us🤷🏼‍♀️

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Ha ha, I just made that up, but it seemed relevant!

@CarolMilligan-gp9jd 2 ай бұрын

Love watching you paint and listening to your chat also the animals & rain. When I was in my 20's I honestly believed by now we would have world peace. I'll be 75 in October and feel the world has turned upside down. Painting helps us to relax and also easies pain. My husband was just complaint about the price of olive oil last week. Please continue to share your talent we learn so much.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, this is real life, isn’t it Carole. How I wish things had taken a different turn in the 60s. And I can live without olive oil but no-one can live without trees!

@rebeccapatterson649 2 ай бұрын

I have a handicapped brother and I have watched as people in this arena have worked to divide our family. Don’t rule out those who work with your son.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

He had a series of therapy sessions which taught him to believe that his mother was toxic and that he needed to distance himself from her. I think this might be happening often in the younger person’s world. But he’s 50 next year, so hardly a child and it’s time he grew up. I doubt he ever will, sigh.

@valeriemontgomery6678 2 ай бұрын

LOVE the sound of the rain!! It doesn’t rain here very often….

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’m sure you miss it, I know I do when I’m in a dry climate x

@margaretpinsent6388 2 ай бұрын

As ever since I came across your channel, I love this picture. Thank you for showing how and why you use the paints, brush etc. And thank you for the chat. I'm 73, in Northumberland, English borders, and we've had a glorious week of 17-21C temperatures. Sunny, blue skies. Unlike the south with 24C and storms. Oxfordshire had already become unbearable when we left 5+ years ago. Too hot and humid, stormy summers, and wet, bland, grey winters. It has rained , mind you, across the country since last August! I have two friends who's children don't speak to them. One a daughter, who's father ( a possible narcissistic personality) turned the girl against her mother some years ago, she was even banned from her wedding, and recently the son is ignoring her too. She has no idea why. Shes bereft, especially as her son had been the child that kept close. The other friend, her only child, a son in his 30s, doesn't speak to her. He's moved away from USA to Georgia! She's worried sick. Both women are loving, hard working tho retired now, with little expectation of being included in their childrens lives. I speak to myself, or rather I speak to my son, Dylan. He's my only child. He'd be 40. It's been 7 years since he died and not a day goes by that I dont miss him. So I talk to him, he makes me smile, and it's his lifestyle and philosophy of life that got me painting. He painted, massive canvasses, in acrylics, which now cover my walls. He used to say 'I/you need a creative outlet ' to make life easier. He's right. Dylan was a remarkable young man, my amazing boy. Don't feel sorry for me. I feel privileged and honoured to have been his mum. I cry a lot but it's a physiological release as well as an emotional one. As I love him beyond words, so I grieve him. Keep well, Dianne, enjoy the spring and summer as well as possible! Enjoy Egypt too, work or not, it'll be a lovely change. You might even find some delicious paints to bring home, to show us! Mx

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your lovely message Margaret. I’m so sorry about Dylan, I don’t mean I feel sorry for you, but for his lost life. How wonderful that he was an artist and that you have his work to keep him alive in your heart (as if you needed that.) I think I’m sad about the way so many children are cutting of their parents because I would have given anything for my own mother to have lived beyond the age of 43 when I was 17, so that I could have continued to have rows with her, to fall out, to get to know who she really was, to laugh with her and listen to her play the piano and sing, to see her get tipsy and to forget to do the washing up, to throw her false teeth across the room and read my diary. All this and more I missed as I grew up and if I made mistakes in raising my children some of them were out of immaturity and ignorance, some out of sadness and loss. How dare these lucky children disown their lovely parents, no matter how awful they might be? As you can tell, I feel strongly about this. Thanks for you good wishes for Egypt, and I’ll look out for paint and subjects to share. Take care, love DIane xxx

@lynnewilliams3472 2 ай бұрын

Love hearing you chat about your life Diane. It makes my life seem more normal. I too have a stepson that I havent had dealings with for some 20+ and never will. I have two children, partners and three beautiful grandsons, they are all I need for family. My husband passed over some four years ago. I have friends and many, many hobbies....

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that you have a lovely family around you Lynne and the loss of the stepson is at least compensated for somewhat. For myself my daughter is the mainstay of my life, no doubt about that!

@pennythedomelady 2 ай бұрын

It's a mad, mad world. I can so relate to your thoughts about our optimism that the world was improving. My, my.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Penny and thanks. Sometimes we just have to say these things and I don’t have anyone but you to say them to!

@stephaniehart4527 2 ай бұрын

Lots of people have adhd, are in the Asperger’s spectrum, have fluctuating mood, feel depressed…. The question is, what they [or even MH services] can do to improve the situation..?

@normaspande3141 2 ай бұрын

The sound of your rain is wonderful, although you might be having too much. Thank you for sharing your painting and the new pants.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 yes, we have plenty of rain this year so far. But when it stops it gets very dry very fast. It‘s all so strange, so unusual. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@astitchtoday-theresttomorr6506 2 ай бұрын

I think the pandemic has a lot to answer for… I think the isolation we all experienced left an indelible stain which has permeated our psyches. I feel like most people that my life as I knew it was interrupted in the most insidious way. I, at first didn’t think I had been largely affected, however looking back I can see that I have been in the most fundamental ways… I find it difficult to to leave the house unless I have to where once I would go out at every opportunity… A younger friend of mine is a wonderful and caring teacher of primary age children and she is now ready to leave her profession as the kids are unruly, have little to no concentration span are largely undisciplined and almost unreachable… She says she spends more time repeating herself than actual teaching… Meanwhile our youth are running around in gangs knifing each other… I agree Diane, the supermarkets are making money hand over fist while the cost of living is spiralling out of control… People are making tough choices every day attempting to stretch their resources further… I am a wee bit older than your demographic - however I watch your videos partly as an escape from an increasingly scary world where the word respect has lost its foothold in the dictionary… And of course I watch because of the way you paint and your mesmerising use of your brush and paints… I too , have a collection of coloured pencils and watercolours paints which I play around with as it helps me calm my mind and distance and distract myself from the world outside my front door… Goodness I am happy and upbeat aren’t I ??? 😂 Thanks again for your “slice of life” philosophy and of course your painting… My cat often pops her head up when she hears your rooster, which makes me smile… Take care now… Sharon - Australia

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Sharon, I’ve just posted these comments on somebody else’s video, and I think you’ll see that I feel exactly the same way as you about the pandemic and the results of it. “It seems to me that we are all still in a state of shock after what happened with the pandemic. I’ve been through tough situations in my life but nothing, not even near death experiences, are the equal of the horrific experience of going through a pandemic as we all did. I feel that the people of the world have tried hard to put it behind them too quickly, not dealing with and grieving over the things they lost, and therefore we are all still in that phase of grief that happens whenever there is a bereavement. I feel that most people have denied the significance of the pandemic in their own lives, and are trying to be brave and move on, and it is now slightly “not the done thing” to mention Covid any more. Just like when my mum died when I was 17 and no-one would let me talk about it, they just kept telling me to get over it. But unless you process it, discuss it, digest it, it will always stick in your throat and hold you back from swallowing and getting on with living and loving. I’m so sad about what has been lost, I can’t get over it really. I suspect many others feel the same way.” I’m so glad that you found some comfort in my videos. I definitely find comfort myself in what I do. I don’t know where I would be or where my daughter and husband would be if we didn’t have that at least. Although sometimes I wonder where the sense of community went, I know it was taken away from us by the pandemic and so thank goodness for social media - at least it is something to keep us in touch with people around the world. Sending you prayers and love, Diane xx

@KeriBerry420 2 ай бұрын

I very much enjoy your voice as well as your painting style

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 that’s very kind of you xx

@debraalexander9069 2 ай бұрын

I love it!

@patm1871 2 ай бұрын

Yes, my sister and I often say we’re glad to be the age we are… 60 something 😂

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, not long to go now, LOL!

@stones7589 2 ай бұрын

Love your channel ❤ BTW I talk to myself all the time. Those are the best conversations 😂

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yes, no arguments to be had there!

@antoniahicks320 2 ай бұрын

I love seeing myself in the mirror in my brother's house. It's very flattering.

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

Love that!

@lizohagan8233 2 ай бұрын

Your painting is stunning! I love the leaves with multiple colours and I’ll give it a try. You are so right about the sense of optimism back in the 1960’s. Everything seemed possible for a better world. Really not sure what went wrong! I’m 72 so I do know what you’re saying. So sorry to hear about your son. Take care ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio 2 ай бұрын

No, it’s a long and winding story from hope to despair and not really just to do with getting older and wiser either. Thanks for your kind words and looking forward to some sunshine!