Painting With a Credit Card / Abstract Watercolour Landscape

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2 жыл бұрын

christopherstephenart.com
Painting a fast and loose abstract watercolor landscape, using a credit card.
Materials:
Millford 140lb
Ultramarine (Old Holland), Burnt Sienna (MaimeriBlu), Neutral Tint (Daniel Smith)
Old plastic card, Spray bottle, Palette knife
If you have any questions, please get in touch via the comments.
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Music:
Take Off and Shoot a Zero by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Artist: chriszabriskie.com/
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Happy painting!
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I very much admire the fantastic loose paintings of watercolour artists such as, Edward Wesson, Edward Seago, Ron Ranson, Joseph Zbukvic, Herman Pekel, Alvaro Castagnet, Sergey Temerev and many, many more.
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Пікірлер: 87

@daviddewitt9365 Жыл бұрын

This shows the value of sticking with it! I would like this style very much and I've discovered that you can get to a point where you think it's completely ruined and still save it. It's not that you've gone too far, it's that you haven't gone far enough!

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

I think most paintings in this style go through an “ugly” stage. You need to have faith in your original vision.

@wendyschaef1174 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, love the end results. Love this card and spray bottle work!

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy. It’s a fun technique

@TheDabshear 8 ай бұрын

Great way to paint our local marsh! Thank you for sharing!

@ChrisStephenArt 8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching

@carlharding5311 Ай бұрын

A great painting and an interesting technique, accompanied by the soundtrack to an apocalyptic zombie movie. Interesting.

@ChrisStephenArt Ай бұрын

Thanks very much. You’re right about the soundtrack, not sure what I was thinking to be honest !!

@ailishniriain787 11 ай бұрын

So atmospheric - I love this.

@ChrisStephenArt 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@LeonaFraser1 2 жыл бұрын

magic to watch thanks for sharing

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@maureenledward6035 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous! Must have a go - Thanks

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maureen. It’s great fun, use plenty of water and let the paint go where it wants !!

@carolinafernandezoro733 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!!

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carolina 😊

@vincethomrenaissanceman1731 Жыл бұрын

It's very beautiful. I do some similar pieces. I'm always told they are impressionistic because the subject is obvious. True abstract art leaves the subject to remain a mystery.

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vince. I suppose it depends in your viewpoint whether a painting is “impressionistic” “realistic” “abstract” etc… This is an interesting quote from Robert Bissett…. “All paintings are abstract. Some abstract paintings also have pictorial representation or narrative content, but in essence they are first and foremost abstract because we have only paint.” - Robert Bissett

@Citizen_X. 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful work. It was like a suspense movie, I was terrified yet at the same time I wanted to stay back and see what happens.

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s a fun technique. You never really know what you’re going to end up with

@marcstewart9169 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Not sure I’m brave enough to try this! Love Escher too! Happy new year!

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc. Give it a try, the trick is to let paint go where it wants and turn it into something. Happy New Year to you !!

@reynradio 3 ай бұрын

In my view that is just brilliant and a great painting too. 👍🏼

@ChrisStephenArt 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave

@deboraharonson8975 2 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you for the spare environment, it’s helpful for my concentration. I also appreciate the less rigorous actions than some with this style. When I try this it seems like I am not doing it right because I am not rough enough…..thanks.

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Deborah. Thank you for your lovely comment

@bsmith5404 Жыл бұрын

Great to watch, so interesting and so many times I would have been happy to stop there … but it kept getting better. The music felt so dystopian to me that I had to turn it off!

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Sorry about the music

@_TheOneRing_ 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@jay-jay1574 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE your style!

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@anamariamartijena2248 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful very interesting!

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@joannekendal2785 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! You are very talented

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@ang2887 Жыл бұрын

🌟Mesmerising !! 🤩

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@k.o.1561 Жыл бұрын

Wundervolle Arbeit 👍

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Danke sehr 😊

@adamburke7745 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam !!

@RajPereira-tt5ku 10 ай бұрын

Lovely 🌹 touch

@ChrisStephenArt 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@jacquelinemeloche9375 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice painting

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@bramelsheretan 2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you

@ChrisStephenArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bramel. Happy New Year !!

@andreagossmann1898 5 ай бұрын

Is it only me but I expected a serial killer to jump out somewhere...

@ChrisStephenArt 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! 😂

@markleeks1116 Жыл бұрын

Great work. Before the painting was first dried it looked good, but l would have been disappointed with how it dried and not know what to do with it.

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. With this type of painting I’ll often dry it and see what it looks like. If it needs “something” I just re-wet it and go again until I’m happy. Half the fun is not fully knowing what it’s going to look like until the end

@markleeks1116 Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisStephenArt sure, l tend not to have the paint thick enough, then it dries far too light

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

@@markleeks1116 Try using it straight out of the tube. Just wet the paper a little to allow the paint to flow

@didiergoupy4577 7 ай бұрын

Véry well

@ChrisStephenArt 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@keithkhan174 2 ай бұрын

Wouldn't the nearby palette knife work just as well?

@ChrisStephenArt 2 ай бұрын

No, not really. A palette knife has a sharper edge

@saraht4973 Жыл бұрын

Ehere can we get such a little spray bottle. It really works well! Thank you

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah. It’s an eye mist spray bottle that I re-used

@saraht4973 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 Excellent. And wonderful technique !!!

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

@@saraht4973 You’re welcome!! Thank you for watching 😊

@MsVivian99 5 ай бұрын

Yes watching!, really interesting. Yes music awful, had to turn it off! Noticed other felt same :)

@ChrisStephenArt 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the painting, sorry you didn’t like the music 😊

@MsVivian99 5 ай бұрын

@@ChrisStephenArt hi yes new to W colour and found this interesting ! Nice misty picture. Music , well at least could turn sound down :) lol

@ChrisStephenArt 5 ай бұрын

@@MsVivian99 This is one of my older videos. My newest are more lesson based with voiceover.

@melaniebaynes2730 2 ай бұрын

I don't know what it is with content creators these days, they seem obsessed with spoiling otherwise excellent videos with the most annoying 'music'! Has YT instructed them all that they must play music or what? I am getting really fed up with them all doing it. So many talented artists, but they are spoiling their content with the noise inflicted on the eardrums. I might have to just stick with the SAA's art videos instead.

@ChrisStephenArt 2 ай бұрын

@melaniebaynes2730 To be fair, not every video can be made to please everyone. If it helps, my most recent video has no music at all, just my voice. Also, you can always turn the volume down. Happy painting 😊

@bossman1774 7 ай бұрын

It’s a credit to you!

@ChrisStephenArt 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@bossman1774 7 ай бұрын

@@ChrisStephenArt Have you gained from this technique,which is random to say the least in this medium? Love people who experiment in Art

@ChrisStephenArt 7 ай бұрын

@@bossman1774 Yes, of course. I gain something with every painting, good or bad. Experimentation is the key to progression

@bossman1774 7 ай бұрын

@@ChrisStephenArt Have you experimented in any other mediums? I am an Artist myself

@ChrisStephenArt 7 ай бұрын

@@bossman1774 I paint with oils occasionally

@wendysamples9156 Жыл бұрын

,mahigana by enrage.

@sharonshulik3376 4 күн бұрын

I like to watch and learn but the music is annoying when you can't turn it off

@ChrisStephenArt 4 күн бұрын

@@sharonshulik3376 Sorry you didn’t like the music. You could have turned the volume down 😊

@acertiger591 Жыл бұрын

Art designs~ ✔ Music 🎶 ~ 💩

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🥰 Turn the sound off 😂

@sundog3150 6 ай бұрын

Terrible music. WHY?

@ChrisStephenArt 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment

@johnthompson3856 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a hot mess

@ChrisStephenArt 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate your kind words 😂😂

@stevemack60 Жыл бұрын

Good video, but awful music.

@ChrisStephenArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Turn the sound off 😃👍