I Erase A Painting and Try Again

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4 жыл бұрын

The weather changes from sunny to overcast. Should I rub out my painting and chase the light?
PAINTS
White gouache: amzn.to/2O2fCUk (gouache)
Cadmium yellow light: amzn.to/2Iy2vqq (watercolor)
Yellow ochre (watercolor): amzn.to/2XYzvSB
Transparent red oxide (watercolor): amzn.to/2Y6NhxD
Neutral Tint: amzn.to/2oZbXfI
Underpainting in casein colors: amzn.to/2Ivhb9B
OTHER MATERIALS
Empty watercolor tin: amzn.to/300E2oB
Empty watercolor pans: amzn.to/2O3TqsW
Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Liner brush (synthetic): amzn.to/2zYOvS4
Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: amzn.to/31wvWjO
Richeson Travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Water-soluble colored pencils: amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
DESCRIPTION
James Gurney plein-air paints Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland using gouache over a casein underpainting.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC FOR THE BUTTON ACCORDION by Dan Gurney:
store.cdbaby.com/cd/dangurney
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) gumroad.com/l/watercolor
"Gouache in the Wild" (Download on Gumroad): gumroad.com/l/gouache
BLOG POST ABOUT WATERCOLOR MATERIALS:
gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...
BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: amzn.to/2xyamRM
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: / jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: / gurneyjourney
Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
Website: jamesgurney.com/site/shop

Пікірлер: 314

@snoot6629 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when james does that "youtuber's face taking half of the vid's thumbnail"

@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tend to click on videos with faces, but I also want to see what the art looks like.

@eclipsesolar8345 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's dumb and clickbait thumbnails to get views are an insult.

@totopcYT 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Gurney is adapting. Watch out youtube. I want to know if this is James idea or his videographer, for the thumbnails.

@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын

@@totopcYT Ha, I wish I had a videographer. I do it all myself.

@ipotatosenpai7002 4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney adopt me master

@gnvw 4 жыл бұрын

James, I love your art and personality! You just give me a sense of calm when I watch your videos. If I were in your position and had to chase the light, I would get frustrated but you just went with the flow! You really do make it look easy! Also, thanks for the mini history lessons in your video.

@Apt22Art 4 жыл бұрын

I find architecture so intimidating. You make it look easy! I love the way you suggest detail without getting lost in it. Thanks for your channel, it's taught me so much!

@paulthomas8262 4 жыл бұрын

try getting the silhouette and adding just enough detail to suggest the shadows and structure.

@SincerestSawa 4 жыл бұрын

Apt22Art jump in ,you will have fun with it and probably be surprised how well you do, my second painting ever was a French chateau , even as a beginner it came out good

@knightsintodreams 4 жыл бұрын

I think the columns were my favorite part to watch. It’s kinda magical watching how just the slightest mark on a page can give enough information for our brains to interpret it as a column. It’s like an illusion. I think beginning artists try to add everything they see, and it weighs it all down. The trick is learning how to get just enough info down so our eyes do the rest

@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You know the secret!

@therealdrawingpathos 4 жыл бұрын

James Gurney is one of my favorite artists. I've been a fan ever since I purchased Quozl off the book rack in the late 80's. I wouldn't have bought the book if it had't been for the amazing art on the cover. It wasn't until many years later that I made the connection between Dinotopia, National Geographic articles, Scientific American covers and that Alan Dean Foster book cover that captured my imagination. Your artwork has been ever present in my life and I feel very lucky to have found your blog and now this channel. I'm thankful for this technology that allows you to share such great artistic insights with your fans. I recommend to everyone that they purchase your extended painting demonstrations, you really go in depth and it's great to hear the information from your art theory books reiterated and demonstrated in a manner that is very easy to understand.

@johhny711 4 жыл бұрын

I have passed that spot many times and never thought to paint that view .I have painted may times around college green and Grafton street where you are now. Brilliant

@LannasMissingLink 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh I'd feel a bit guilty painting in that area because of how busy it is

@SithDagger 4 жыл бұрын

"Binge watching my channel will make you happy" You have no idea how accurate that text near the end of the video is :D

@marcnorth 4 жыл бұрын

That point in James' videos where a flat surface dabbed with paint suddenly leaps into the realm of art 5:45. Bravo, as always, sir!

@scottenosh4548 Ай бұрын

Im glad you chased the light change. It gave me a much needed 'side by side' comparison of reading light.

@thekendzoras3130 4 жыл бұрын

You are a complete Madman when you paint. I guess that comes with the years of experience.

@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын

Experience and desperation.

@suree861 4 жыл бұрын

James Gurney even the master says it himself, i guess what i’m going through right now is pretty natural.

@junk1000junk 4 жыл бұрын

In a big city like Dublin, surely a hundred tourists have shooted an ugly picture from the same place with their "smartphone" in 1 and a half second. Two painters (JG and is wife) took time (2/3 hours) to watch carefully and interpret what they saw before their own eyes and it is so much magical, thank for that

@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын

The Mrs. and me like painting outdoors because it's an excuse to stand in one spot and take it all in. We found Dublin people to be so nice, especially the parents of young kids and the students at Trinity college who stopped to chat.

@tamirerez2547 3 жыл бұрын

Even though you are a great painter, you manage to maintain modesty and simplicity and a small smile on your face. For you, everything is so simple, it looks like you can solve a sudoku while drawing. Simply amazing. Great painter.

@ButsJeroen 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love that analogy for the underpainting, "it's like a pedal note in music", awesome.

@mightdai7489 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not painter or artist but paintings are just such a beautiful work of art. Get to admire the world of its positivity and not the negative things

@rtiz 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Ireland James! Hope you’re enjoying yourself:)

@Drjoshington 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes ya gotta rub it out half way through. I get that.

@etxkevin7452 4 жыл бұрын

Ahem.

@QuesoGr7 4 жыл бұрын

PHRASING

@iamchillydogg 4 жыл бұрын

I once rubbed one out in public.

@JJ-ec9lp 4 жыл бұрын

QuesoGr7 RIGHT

@heyryanisonx3141 3 жыл бұрын

💀💀💀

@alliknowisthatiknownothing8247 4 жыл бұрын

so much detail can be added with such a few brush strokes. wow

@kyletwebster 4 жыл бұрын

The sidewalk and the street are filled with color - reds, purples, blues, yellows! Only a person with your eye for color could make that work so beautifully. Bravo - this turned out great, despite difficult conditions!

@andrebechara4776 4 жыл бұрын

practice and the inner feeling are everything to make things more creative

@cathal4330 4 жыл бұрын

I walk that road twice a day going to school

@braeeee_ 4 жыл бұрын

@clevaconley2221 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I’m not the only one who holds my breath when painting fine lines 😁

@DavidSteadStudio 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most challenging and enjoyable aspects of Plein air painting - dealing with radically changing light.

@johncollado1151 4 жыл бұрын

Hi James.... your sketchbook paintings are so impressionistic, yet when your finished and step back, they look so realistic.... you're definitely a master of color! Thanks for another inspiring video.

@seapossumsforrest8162 4 жыл бұрын

Love the tutorial! Never been out of US, so I live for other peoples experiences and videos. I love how you brought up 'pedal tones'. They anchor the music tonally providing the deep foundation for all the other instruments to layer on top of. I love your ground choices. And you are so much fun to watch and learn from. Thank you for posting.

@danrazART 4 жыл бұрын

Only the bravest can repaint a scene half-way like that. And James is the bravest of them all.

@bowlock9901 4 жыл бұрын

This is why its not good advice. This is decades of experience. A beginner would surely 'lose' and get frustrated from this.

@danrazART 4 жыл бұрын

@@bowlock9901 you can't get more wrong than this. This is like saying 'the world is dangerous, don't be born'. The real answer is that DON'T BE AFRAID. IF YOU FEEL RIGHT THEN DO IT. This is 'killing the darlings ' as someone said. Technically, who cared if James didn't change paint when lighting changed? It was just his satisfaction that mattered, not the end result.

@bowlock9901 4 жыл бұрын

@@danrazART Im not saying be afraid, you are. I'm merely pointing out what i've learned from actually painting on location myself. It's an opinion. I respect yours, and yes you are correct. Be bold, be brave and be exciting. Im just trying to show my way of thinking, which i deem to be correct. This is not about technical ability, it's about discipline. Do you paint on location? It's one of my golden rules to students whom are taking up plein air painting. Snapshot the scene, mood, atmosphere and light, then go for it. If it changes mid painting and it throws you. I can guarantee you will fail every time. If you read my other comment you will see i applaude his work. The opening description of this video is asking a question. I'm giving my answer.

@danrazART 4 жыл бұрын

@@bowlock9901 i apologies if I have offended you. I have painted plein air and I don't like the light shifts. True, taking a snap of the scene is smart. Gurney, is a ruthless artist! He likes it rough. Don't let his calm demeanour fool you, he is as tough as a rock!

@bowlock9901 4 жыл бұрын

@@danrazART Oh im sure, and a great inspiration to us all. No offence taken. I was more reffering to snapshotting it in the minds eye rather than a photo. But technology has its merits and i certainly use photo's. Happy painting :)

@CharleyWang 4 жыл бұрын

The city center is very noisy. I rarely see you painting such a theme. You use the loud orange to make the background color, which makes the picture full of light. The characters and vehicles are vividly painted on a piece of paper with a small format. You have drawn a lot of details and it is great. I wish you a happy life! Blessings from Australian travel painters!

@christophermcclean4885 Жыл бұрын

James, your work is fantastic! As an artist in the Caribbean I am inspired by what you chose to paint and your techniques.

@blackbird163 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you can work with changing light. Not an easy thing.

@hahn7659 4 жыл бұрын

Auch wenn ich mit der Aquarell malerei nichts am Hut habe, schaue ich mir Deine Videos immer gerne an. Du hast so eine gechillte Art an dir die mich selber total entspannt.

@eiderglast 4 жыл бұрын

If there was a double like button I'd press it . always a joy to see you paint, James!

@xiliati 4 жыл бұрын

The painting is gorgeous but i'm really impressed by how good your video editing and timing is getting nowadays, never a dull moment

@1chipchap 4 жыл бұрын

I knew that street was familiar and then I clicked and listened and there you go . I Walk that street many times . Your work is amazing

@brotherfullmer 4 жыл бұрын

Everytime I watch one of your videos I think - thank you, thank you. Getting to watch you work is both informative and inspiring. You don't have to share but you do. Thank you.

@RossOzarka 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James. Always good to see you rubbing one out.

@jennya9163 4 жыл бұрын

I love dublin so much, best place ive travelled to yet.

@MarcelHardingArt 4 жыл бұрын

love those trams

@acadia5898 4 жыл бұрын

i can't wait for my gouache paints to arrive! i'm mostly used to watercolor and i'm ready to change up some things.

@artmonkeys 4 жыл бұрын

Every one of your videos is very helpful. I enjoyed seeing how you solved chasing the light on this one! Solutions off the cuff are useful techniques. Thank you, James!

@evilldead6824 4 жыл бұрын

I really love how u limit ur pallet and show how amazing a painting can look if u understand color theory. Fantastic paintings

@shirleypeters 4 жыл бұрын

I love your close-up technique that gives a good feel for the paint. Very satisfying!

@catherinecervas3726 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting-Thank you for showing the changing and follow through process.

@Isamolle Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us with on the journey!

@BooBoo-pu1jh 4 жыл бұрын

So fun to watch. Dang, you're a great artist!

@jordike98 4 жыл бұрын

You are just wonderful, James!

@TheJudeJane 3 жыл бұрын

You’re the master, James!! Beautiful work!!💗

@facom40 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations James, it's amazing ! I love it !

@brendank5413 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the pedal note analogy. Excellent.

@deba417 4 жыл бұрын

I love the life in your painting! I think this may be the first of your videos that I have seen in which you 'chased the light' and wiped out the building that you had painted, and repainted it and the sky. It is amazing how fantastic a painting you accomplish in 2 hours. Thanks for your videos.

@clairecasey8160 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I love that you are sharing some historic stories with us , sharing

@santone1849 4 жыл бұрын

love your work James fantastic

@arthurbuckley3833 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you managed to run up to Dublin castle! And the museums and botanical gardens. But it's lovely to see a streat I walk through so regularly given such care in a painting. It makes it real again, instead of just a commute. Good work!

@likesc00b59 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching your videos for a little over two years and I still love them. I tried gouache because I saw you use it, and it’s now my favorite medium. I just used it for the first time on a commission and it worked out so well! I wouldn’t have been introduced to it if it weren’t for you, so thank you.

@jerseyjoe1677 4 жыл бұрын

That was Bob Ross relaxing to watch. Thanks 😊

@LanaGoesArt 4 жыл бұрын

The orange underpainting is awesome, it still peeks through. That's such a wonderful idea and a different approach. Thanks for your wonderful ideas and art!

@kion_wolfheim 4 жыл бұрын

You are much talented, kind sir. Love your work!

@JaredCullum 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful demo, as always.

@grandiose_3392 4 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to see your painting. Very inspirational. Thanks James

@mitchcornacchia968 4 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOU PAINT JIM, THANK YOU I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING.

@irishhi8333 Жыл бұрын

I love gouache; it's so versatile. You can paint over or lift or rub it out when you want to make a major change. I have found it to be quite liberating.

@toni-tz6bt 3 жыл бұрын

Great painting, I would have loved to have seen you paint it all, but very happy with what I got to see. 😊

@user-iq5lv4zm9c 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, very inspiring!

@alexisvilleda4975 4 жыл бұрын

As always... A masterpiece!

@sainellore6874 4 жыл бұрын

What an amazing artist! Godly creativity!

@jermainewashington7447 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos, you make it look so easy. Seeing the paintings come in to focus is like watching a magic show.

@gustavsofija 4 жыл бұрын

This is pure gold

@lowertoaster9718 4 жыл бұрын

Everything about your videos are awesome! Keep up the good!

@moppeliini6614 4 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL!!

@janapeony8561 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!Beautiful!

@colettebaldwin5700 4 жыл бұрын

Love your painting of Dublin!

@disappointed5617 4 жыл бұрын

I love your style so much

@peterkarlsson8681 4 жыл бұрын

Just wow! Love your paintings. You must have really good vision and an eye for details.

@michelfries1429 4 жыл бұрын

Damned, this is just great! I wish I could have just 10% of your patience and dedication! 🙏

@Mrnut69 4 жыл бұрын

wow im blown away again.. great job

@ArtbyMarciaFurman 4 жыл бұрын

Just amazing.

@ginafriend1690 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work and bits of history added

@hannahflynn6115 4 жыл бұрын

Marvelous example of adapting your light mid-painting. I learn so much from each one of your videos, Mr. Gurney-thank you! And even a button accordion jig by Dan as a bonus!

@jazzman1626 2 жыл бұрын

This loose style of painting is my favourite. Only half of a window or door etc. just enough to suggest what it is and let our imagination fill in the rest.

@paulbaldwin6803 4 жыл бұрын

I love your art.

@123simpledraw 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful!Thanks so much for sharing!

@SincerestSawa 4 жыл бұрын

masterfully done

@jennymay4720 4 жыл бұрын

Do I note an Irish cold James? I would have died of boredom trying to paint these buildings but as usual you turn it into real magic. Beautiful video again, thank you both.

@1Thedairy 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to watch and loved the finished result. It’s also helpful to watch how to eradicate mistakes and how to work on coloured paper.

@STICKYArt 4 жыл бұрын

I am seriously going to try this Rub out method!! it looks like it works surprisingly well! lol

@matthewalexander6792 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely work James.

@mattakubodimasen10 4 жыл бұрын

That viking splash tour was hilarious XD

@nia.d3356 4 жыл бұрын

just recently found your channel and im irish so its so cool you happened to come paint here ! :D

@winstonsmith5854 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work and am honestly jealous of your great talent

@Floral_Green 4 жыл бұрын

With enough practice and focus, there’s no reason that you couldn’t achieve it yourself. What’s more is that you’ll bring your own style and perspective, which is a valuable thing

@tamasmihaly1 4 жыл бұрын

I have that feeling all the time myself, but I'm not quite so confident as to admit it to the entire world. Kudos Mr. Gurney! You're a man among men.

@brocklewis6462 4 жыл бұрын

Your art deeply inspires me in a way that I cannot describe. But I can describe that it’s the best way possible

@vermis8344 4 жыл бұрын

[Pelts down on visitor] "Welcome to Ireland!" It's been an annoying week, James! I've had to run for my waterproof coat at work, only for the sun to come out again as soon as I have it on...