Watercolor Plus White Gouache | Painting a Blue Cup in a Diner

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2 жыл бұрын

James Gurney uses watercolor and some white gouache to paint a cup of ice water in a diner. As he paints, he chats with his wife Jeanette about how they learned to paint, their experience with ice water, the ketchup debate, and a close look at some bold watercolor and gouache techniques.
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@ravengreen6926 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this casual video style. It was very calming to listen to you and Jeanette talk while watching you paint. My daughter watched with me and was very impressed that you could paint in a diner! The texture on that straw wrapper was fantastic.

@ErikBongers 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree.

@RobertF- 2 жыл бұрын

Always good to ketchup with you.

@JamesGurney 2 жыл бұрын

Eggsactly.

@deb5710 2 жыл бұрын

How clever is that, James just happened to have a straw in the complementary color for the watercolor sketch. Will wonders never cease!

@fakerrain 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you make the mundane into amazing pieces of art. It shows that anything can interesting and you don't have to go far for inspiration.

@c.c.1366 2 жыл бұрын

If you think about it, really nothing is mundane. Everything is a tiny miracle of fabulous engineering.

@ItSquishy Жыл бұрын

@@c.c.1366 damn what a beautiful insight. I'm gonna quote this one day

@Pomelo.Digital 2 жыл бұрын

James, I know some commenters are saying the background sounds are too loud - maybe it’s just me, but I like it! It’s kind like we’re at the diner with you this way. Amazing work as usual, huge fan!

@roshbin3026 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, it feels like I'm there with them and it feels so friendly

@millecab5328 2 жыл бұрын

Same, I really love to listen to the background noise of the diner while watching him paint, it feels like we're there too, it gives a great atmosphere !

@essietangle9931 2 жыл бұрын

In the south they served a cool drink from a large pitcher and they tried to keep most of the ice in the pitcher to keep it cool. Ice was scarce since you made it in the metal tray. Great job on the blue water glass. I enjoyed the layers and your visit.

@greenmacaroni8872 2 жыл бұрын

Hi James and Jeanette, i love how that painted glass looks frosty, cold! It was interesting to find out that Jeanette’s mother was an artist. The more I see and hear from Jeanette the more of a big Jeanette fan I become. She is talented and friendly and seems very kind. You two have a lovely relationship and I’m glad that you share it with us. Take care. Hugs, Julie 🥰

@violinzeta 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't even finished the video yet and I'm so impressed with your ice cubes and that you can not only do this on the fly at a restaurant, but also in such little time

@Pomelo.Digital Жыл бұрын

I come back to rewatch this from time to time. I don’t know why but the ambiance is so lovely. It’s like you’re sitting next to me!

@sketchpest9622 Жыл бұрын

I watch Mr Gurney's videos over and over. What an inspiration!!!

@idkphoenix 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you keep showing the subject every now and then so we can see what you are looking at, especially colour wise. Great video and painting as always!

@joevitalevfx 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to go to a diner.

@redbeard365 2 жыл бұрын

I love that blue! Stunning work. Chilling even :-)

@doctirdaddy4876 2 жыл бұрын

great as always. something about these from life paintings its almost like looking at the real world through "rose tinted glasses" even though its very casual and mundane things the chunky brush strokes and nice shapes just enhance it to another level.

@judithslawter372 2 жыл бұрын

Dry fun!

@judithslawter372 2 жыл бұрын

Very!

@cdsketch 2 жыл бұрын

you’re right, that little bit of orange adds a lot.

@stevegoddard9756 Жыл бұрын

Being from the UK I would love to just sit in a US diner like that, the accents and conversations in the background were fascinating. Of course the painting is outstanding as usual.

@PaulMartin-fu5qg 6 ай бұрын

What a mindblowingly clever man you are...just WOW

@proctormacbelle4904 2 жыл бұрын

love the dark cutlery!

@eileenjohnston6835 2 жыл бұрын

It is so nice to see more of Jeanette.

@suebrown3465 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always fascinated with your painting You see art everywhere It’s all relatable but we may never take the time to see it in real life 🇨🇦 ❤️

@adrianmuino3412 2 жыл бұрын

For me is valuable inside to see how carefully the light is rendered by James in this difficult object.

@tojellypinnk3496 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! It was so cool to watch you paint and not worry about the ice melting or your food cooling. The painting was very detailed and relaxed!

@SharonCullenArt 2 жыл бұрын

I just love the way you close your videos. Genius! While you were painting your ice cubes I couldn’t see at first where it was going and then all of a sudden they were ice cubes. I find it so interesting how different artists see and approach their work differently. Very nice.

@vermis8344 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how James' 'messy stages' suddenly crystallise into a solid image, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud. My own messy stages still discourage me quite a bit, like watching a house of cards start to collapse, but these videos help me to persevere.

@deborahgoodwin3426 Жыл бұрын

This was so thoroughly fascinating and enjoyable, I had to immediately go back and watch it two more times! You are one of my very favorite and certainly one of the very best and most talented artists and teachers on this venue. I feel so fortunate to have found you and am so grateful for your generosity in sharing your immense talent with us. Thank you!

@Sides3Sides 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite demos. I enjoy the atmosphere and conversation. Thank you.

@lauriebreda7241 11 ай бұрын

I really like the way you represented the paper surrounding the straw. It is very telling and ingenious. Thank you so much for your videos

@APV878 2 жыл бұрын

yep, that's a pretty blue color of the cup. I do like me some Cobalt colored glass.

@blacklikethesun 2 жыл бұрын

James you are such an inspiration. I don't even paint myself but these are always entertaining

@gerimi 2 жыл бұрын

This feels like one of the most intimate videos you've ever posted. So simple, just like the composition. Thank you.

@xman6717 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, God bless you. I've seen your videos,where you paint pretty much anywhere. But in a restaurant using there dine in table as your own painting space???!!! 🤣👏👏👏 Bravo!!!!

@michaelavolio 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible job capturing the ice water, and good call on the straw. I love this longer video with more real-time brush strokes - more like this, please! :)

@ZoungyArt 2 жыл бұрын

Hey that painting and diner look so familiar! Love it and learning more about Jeanette too

@lindysmith13 2 жыл бұрын

I love the texture on the straw wrapper.

@danthomas6587 2 жыл бұрын

Now I know what I want for lunch. Nice work James.

@danhdao7417 2 жыл бұрын

It literally looks cool and super freezing.

@stardoogalaxie9314 2 жыл бұрын

Im enamored with the casual friendly conversation being held and the painting

@pizzatheface 2 жыл бұрын

Jim, this has become one of my favorite channels to watch! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talents!

@powptastik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your hardwork James, you are an inspiration!

@andyhornberger758 2 жыл бұрын

Loved that! Enjoyed watching you paint and loved the diner sounds and table chat. Appreciate your videos!

@aequanimus63247 2 жыл бұрын

I consider most food a means to ingest ketchup.

@JamesGurney 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, that's good.

@eyeguy13 2 жыл бұрын

I too loved listening to you guys talk in the background. It was so fun! It felt like I was sitting there in the booth with you. What a great sketch! Thank you! ( and yes, you have to have ketchup with diner hash browns!!!)

@charmcrumrine8750 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video! The conversation and the painting are inspiring.

@jamesmetal415 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible once again. When I tell people about you, I say go to literally any video because they are all bangers.

@dawnitalutz1953 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how you can paint and carry on a conversation. At the same time!!!!!

@saadn.3348 2 жыл бұрын

Nice still life! I loved how the blue stands out in this setting.

@gosiaplummer4794 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work! And that frosting on the glass! And straw paper! Just another proof you can make art out of anything!!!

@incoprea 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your inspiring videos and techniques. Every time you draw or paint something you see, you learn, a simple example is a friend of mine drew the bend in a straw and I saw it later connecting joints on one of his robots. Though it is much more than that, you learn many things subconsciously that you can't even specify directly. I especially liked how you showed the color shapes with the woodpile, I thought the same thing when I had to illustrate a crowd of people for not much money, I squinted and drew the color shapes and from a distance it was perfect. You are amazing!

@RatusMax 2 жыл бұрын

This is the type of painting I like to do. Something so simple, but interesting.

@readanilo3167 2 жыл бұрын

You are awesome as usual!!!! Thanks to share all that with us!!

@sasalawickramasinghe5452 2 жыл бұрын

I always love watching you paint, but most of all I love listening to the banter between you and Jeanette 😁 - how you slip back and forth with such ease, between talking about the painting and then onto making ice cubes and orange straws 😆

@blackoakmushrooms 6 ай бұрын

hahahaha. did someone say "Oh mother falafel" at 5.45. great video as usual.

@VazP-qn8jo 2 жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch, love you Dear James)))

@SwiftyyGaming 2 жыл бұрын

This is so incredible, you're amazing! Keep up the amazing work.

@patraspante 2 жыл бұрын

James, your artistry is something to behold, but Jeanette… she is priceless!

@kathys9999 2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool!

@isobelsmith4681 2 жыл бұрын

we watch your videos in our art lessons! thank you for teaching us so much

@jaminjones4014 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous ❗️

@khunmoh2492 2 жыл бұрын

So relaxing, you are not like typical Americans, there is love and kindness in your family. I always love to see you draw, paint.

@AbiNomac 2 жыл бұрын

Great as always

@jericobarredo9509 2 жыл бұрын

I was inspired by your works. Been a fan since the pandemic, much love.

@fumetti-7066 2 жыл бұрын

You are a big artist!

@polobracher 2 жыл бұрын

I like very much your paints and the way you paint common things so easily...

@thejakobistable 2 жыл бұрын

Your Outro is great!

@unknownici 2 жыл бұрын

It really is the orange of the straw, what gives the already great painting something special and interesting.

@leanneland 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always such a joy to watch. Your conversation with Jeanette reminded me of how I’ve always drank ice water, even as a little girl. I’m not big on pop or juice but I can’t live without water at least once a day, but it’s primarily all I drink. Even when I travel I make sure I have access to water in advance. Seems silly but I couldn’t go very long without it. Your painting of the water glass was so fun to watch, especially because I paint in watercolours too. Amazing work, as always! 😊

@vermis8344 2 жыл бұрын

"Even when I travel I make sure I have access to water in advance" Hey, I feel the same way about ketchup. 😉

@leanneland 2 жыл бұрын

@@vermis8344 Another important staple! 💁🏼‍♀️

@torakfett3351 10 ай бұрын

James I’m bout to eat ya breakfast while you finish that beautiful piece! 😂 You got MY usual! Makin me wanna go to a diner! I love how you use layering and light to really make your paintings pop. Wonderful job! And congrats again on half a million followers!

@laZOETje 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing how much darkness is in a bright blue cup! And silver cutlery. Ice contracts therefore constrains blood flow, and it requires more blood flow to digest cold raw food. It slows metabolism. They say chewing ice is a sign of iron deficiency. Or a hot mouth 😜

@ptaylor4923 2 жыл бұрын

I'm playing Gurney catch up... love it oh and I forgot we had metal ice trays with a lever when I was a kid.

@HeyJuuu 2 жыл бұрын

You're my favorite artist.

@charlie1872 2 жыл бұрын

You make it all look so easy

@zenandink3531 2 жыл бұрын

Always fun to watch and always amazing 😎

@nimbus1059 2 жыл бұрын

it's usually hot where I live and I often drink cold water or water with ice just to get refreshed, anyways, that painting looks good! each brushstroke makes sense!

@smoluk1 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@bethcarr4405 2 жыл бұрын

I know that diner, great video of your process, as always, thank you

@MoonRabbitCook 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Tips as always.

@franceslazu1784 2 жыл бұрын

You are really an expert! I love the casual video May be you should do this kind of videos more often!

@ljschlag271 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@ericag2233 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@dmcdaniel2009 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this video. Y'all are awesome folks ! Thanks for all you do for all 17,000 of us. It is refreshing. Hey, i diconnected my ice cube maker too.

@jeroen9637 2 жыл бұрын

So now I'm curious for Jeanette's mum. What was her name and where can we find some of her work?

@JamesGurney 2 жыл бұрын

Her name was Beatrice Fusillo, and she worked as a children's fashion illustrator for a department store in Manhattan called Ludwig Baumann's. We don't have any examples of her illustration work (it was disposable newsprint ads), but maybe in future I'll share some of the watercolors she did later.

@tylociraptor8131 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney Please do share, maybe Jeanette can tell some stories about her. She sounds like she was a fascinating lady!

@jeroen9637 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney Thanks, that would be interesting :)

@Susan-pd7bs 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney are any of her ads in the newspapers the library of Congress holds online? We have Trove in Australia (National library of Australia) and that even has the ads digitised in the papers that can be searched and even some of the old advertising pamphlets…

@cloudpalette2137 2 жыл бұрын

the glass look so refreshing

@sofiapagen 2 жыл бұрын

You are such a master. I have no idea how do you visualize it. I have lots to learn for sure...

@laru09 Жыл бұрын

"I don't believe in ketchup" 😅. Really lovely chat and very nice painting!!

@deborahfinney313 2 жыл бұрын

That water glass is fsntastic..especially the ice! We have a diner just like that one in Hatboro Pennsylvania called Daddy Pops. Great food

@riffsandpics 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video, easy going and informative. I implemented some blue and orange in my last drawing after this.

@SharonH11100 2 жыл бұрын

OMG ~ This is what I’d hoped “My Dinner With Andre” would be like: true and outre! Truly amazing, cool, actual live art and deep conversation of ice cubes! C’est magnifique! Thank you~ you have made the day worth living💁🏼‍♀️🌟

@JamesGurney 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀I've got to watch that movie. It's about the casual conversational style, right?

@SharonH11100 2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGurney Don’t bother ~ but, yes, you did the style perfectly. Looking forward to more from YOU!💖

@janesoncanvas8337 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid!!!! You’re amazing. Loving my “Color and Light” book. I hope you sell out!

@DJSHADDY2K7 Жыл бұрын

#JamesGurney I'm enjoying your painting show and look forward to seeing your new adventure in year 2223.

@rangdhanuartacademy587 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting

@kingussie 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@ZaiyaFineArt 2 жыл бұрын

that diner is right down the street from me…that is beautiful!

@manzencastillo 2 жыл бұрын

So happy I found you on Instagram

@Apt22Art 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I would love to know how you built up the impasto texture of the straw wrapper.

@knightsintodreams 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in the UK right now and not only do you not get ice water, you have to specify you want tap water or they give you a bottle and charge you! There are no ice buckets in hotel rooms and no ice machines anywhere- quite the culture shock!! I love ice water

@armandoguajardo4789 2 жыл бұрын

Not going to lie that food looks good. As well as the painting.

@cockatielnation5425 2 жыл бұрын

I worried about your breakfast getting cold the whole time! 🤣 Honestly though, it was a fun and instructive video.

@jenniefrench1338 2 жыл бұрын

Looked so great that I thought you smashed the straw paper on the painting. And it so true of artists, that is getting used to eating cold food. But coffee has to be hot. Great rendition and I almost expected a giant straw. :)

@catherinecervas3726 2 жыл бұрын

(Aside from the fantastic painting…!) I don’t use ketchup either, like my water chilled but ice just keeps me from drinking out of the glass, and those metal ice cube trays are still in the family 💕😊 Lots of fun Thank you