I will have to try doing this for my daughter. She asked my Dad just before he died if he had any pictures of Northern lights for her project she was doing for school. He passed before he could show her any. The night of his funeral my husband called us all out into the driveway. There were the northern lights. We never see them in Stratford Ontario. Grampie never left things undone.

Lovely idea for painting northern lights. I am from North East Scotland

Debra from Michigan. Love your channel!

North western Washington state, we just had a 4 day long northern lights show, try as we did, my husband and I were probably the only ones that didnt see it

Shelley, you’re my favorite watercolor artist; such an amazing teacher, who covers every detail for us.

Thank you for uploading this! I'm trying to paint after a little gap and this kind of helped boost my confidence:)

Just beautiful! I love what you’ve done. Thank you!

This is absolutely lovely!

Thank you so much for this. Not only is this a beautiful painting but also such a smart way to do it. The way you first paint those colourful vertical streaks and then come in with the wavy dark blue. So smart and such a great effect. And then you use the "foggy" lower part of the painting as reflection of the sky. I am absolutely amazed by this. Again - thank you so much!

This is stunning and I can’t wait to try it, just need a few supplies, thank you x

I've tried (and failed at) following so many northern lights watercolor tutorials, but this is BY FAR the most explainitory. You're a great teacher, thanks! Going to following in a bit and we'll see how it goes 😊

Wow! Gorgeous painting. Love your techniques. I’m new to your tutorials and I love them! You are an amazing teacher. Look forward to viewing more videos. Thank you for the videos and inspiration

I love this! My daughter saw the Northern lights last summer and they always speak of the magic! I will try this as a surprise for them! Thank you!

Very effective Shelley. I really enjoyed watching. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and talent. WONDERFUL.

This is beautiful!! I'm wanting to make an anniversary card for my husband...but its Monday (31yrs!!🥰) so, we'll see...I'm healing from major surgery that went very wrong and I've not gotten use of my right lung, diaphragm or arm back, but he's been amazing having to do everything while taking care of me so I know how much we dream of seeing the northern lights one day, so thought maybe I could try something like this. But with the fatigue, I'm not sure...just hoping. But this was a beautiful way to do it. I appreciate all the work that goes into this and especially when I'm unable to make much, or any, art for a while now and probably not back to normal for maybe a year or more, if ever...so having this type of thing on here let's me still lose myself in the beauty of art which helps me stay excited and inspired instead of suffocated and terrified...it helps anyway:) So thank you!! You said it is hard to do smaller....I was thinking a card, is there something I should do differently? I may not physically be up to it, but, just in case :) Thanks again!!

I am from Australia. I have seen the Aurora Borealis in Alaska. AMAZING

I just discovered your channel! Wow! These are some of the nicest Northern lights I've seen! Thank you

This is Beautiful, Shelley. Thanks for sharing and I will be doing this tomorrow. It's late in the evening now. Thanks again for sharing.

What a cool technique! 😍

Thank you for sharing your talent with us. From Duluth, Minnesota. Enjoy painting the Northern Lights and was asked to do one for a friend. I always like to see what other artists do to achieve the effects.

Thanks so much for this great video ! I'll try to paint this beautiful landscape 😁👌🌞🌈

So beautiful, Shelley! You've captured the light and spirit of the Aurora with such incredible technique. And the conifers and their night reflections on water are deftly recreated, just like I remember distant shores on canoe journeys. Thank you so much for this gorgeous lesson!

watching from Michigan and always enjoy your post and how you show us color theory

Very nice! thank you for this demo!

Not only is this so beautiful but very dramatic and so realistic. You are so talented and generous🥰 Thank you for the tips

I love all the tips. Glad I found your channel! Thanks

Beautiful! One of the nicest Northern Lights tutorials! I was watching the lights early this morning from Alaska❤

I love how well explained this video is, greetings from New Zealand

From Arizona but spent 11 years in Alaska....so l love the northern lights.

I just found this tutorial, but it is so real-like. Just fabulous, thank you, Shelley. 😊❤

Loved this video. Thanks for sharing your talent.

Wow! Almost thought not for me and then fast forward to see the end and amazing !

Beautiful class ,there is so much to learn

Love this.

Thanks, I've learned what I needed to know. 🇺🇸

I watched this about a year ago and gave it go as a newbie water colourist and again today at the wee hours of the morning. Thank you Shelly for this wonderful tutorial as it just gets better every time 😁

Watching you do this on an anniversary 20yrs to the minute of my dad passing, and without realising 10yrs to the minute I was watching a display of the northern lights in Iceland which was stunning, so I'm going to try this and see if I can put in some of that display I saw - your demos and lives are some the best on KZfaq - thank you for them.

Used to see them a lot in Alberta growing up, don't ever see them here in southern New Mexico, thank you so much for this tutorial, it is in my mind to try this one.

Thank you for this! I just successfully painted my 1st northern light scene and it looks very believable thanks to you!

Love this!

This was so fun! Thank you for the lesson. I used more purple as I often seen greens and purples in the NLs I see.

Love it thank you

Beautiful

Hi! I’m from California, USA.

❤️❤️❤️👍

I will be enjoying your tutorial from St. Paul, MN

I'm curious to know if you've ever tried the technique where you don't use any tape & wet your paper on both sides, where it will sit, wet, on the table? Supposedly, you then gain the advantage of the paper taking much longer to dry. I've yet to try it myself.

I am Subscribed w/ bell alerts so I can join in the live sessions, but I never receive them. User error I'm sure; and I apologize for that. Once again, Shelley. I am simply spellbound with you artistic abilities and creativeness. This came out magical. It really compliments the story of you, your friends, and the cabin up north. Hearing the Loons and seeing, what has to be of all the peaceful weather phenomenon, such a spectacular sight as the Aurora Borealis. Personally, living in Florida, I am QUITE envious. Jealous is the case, but one day I hope to experience the gift of Canada's splendor. Thank you for taking the time to teach, Shelley. - - - James

I would love to see your video on student grade paper technique, since I’m using that right now as I learn. I’m from Arizona!

watching from Lanzarote island off Africa, thank you for demo...need inspriration for this year's batch of cards and running out of time.

Hi Shelley, thank you for the tutorial. I've learnt a lot and loved it! You mentioned that you cannot get snow and stars, but you are wrong. I live in Greenland and we get beautiful starry nights with northern lights and off course lots of snow as 80% of Greenland is covered in snow all year round. We have winter 8 months of the year, so snow always with the northern lights as the summer is 24 hour days. No nights.

Im from Nz! Gotta try this :)

Watching from Norway 🇧🇻

I could watch watercolour paint dry all day.

Just found your channel! I think I’m going to love your content. Any tips for painting this on a book page? I’d compare the paper of this book to a hot press paper.

I’m not sure if I’ve already said, but this is stunning! My grandson wants me to paint one with a wolf in it! 🤔

Hello from the Rio Grande Valley in deep southern Texas where the Northern lights never show.

i am from Colorado, I am a old painter starting a new form which is water color.

Live in northern canada northern lights here

Thank you for the video. Can you please show how to do the sunset’s reflection in the ocean ?

South Carolina

Hi Linda, From SpringHill Fl

I love it I made 5 Christmas cards and they are very cute. Not as nice as yours but there free lol

Winnipeg Canada

Very beautiful. I've never stretched my paper but don't you stretch paper so it doesn't buckle? Idk that was my understanding but I'm a super newbie and very well could have misunderstood. Thank you for sharing this! Have a wonderful day

Which type of Arches, please? My favorite Arches is torchon. I find that it holds water a lot longer when doing wet-on wet. Thank you so much.

Hixton, Wisconsin. Hello!

I'm from the Bronx New York City

Hi, I'm Gail from England

I’m in Brighton uk :)

hi, i'm from germany

I live in Connecticut.

California

Wet both sides of paper then start, it’ll stay flat

Quebec

I’m confused as to what the point of ‘stretching’ your paper prior to painting if it still buckles when you paint? I thought the point of doing that was so that wouldn’t happen.