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So enjoyed this Gaynor! Every minute was such a joy. You never fail to inspire me! Thank you so much. Have a wonderful time in Portugal! Will be so excited to see the sights, I've been to Spain, but never Portugal. Enjoy. xxoo

You almost lost me in the beginning telling of your cleaning efforts in your home. Too housewifey for my taste. I did scroll on and must say I do like your execution of flowers to an abstract form. Thanks.

👏 great work

I how did I miss this one. 😊 just had a nice surprise anyway. Thank you x

Gaynor, a quick note to say how much I enjoy your art and your tips as well. I am more adept as a writer, yet you inspire me to play with paint another enjoyable way to express myself. So, thanks for your many amazing videos that I always appreciate.

Wonderful.... enjoy your holiday and bring back exciting images to show us.🌸💕

Gaynor, I'm so glad you dropped in that video about frustration. It was really helpful. I am a relatively new artist in the past 5-6 years, and I started out mostly just trying to copy photos that I found online that I liked. I started taking an online art course a couple of years ago, and when I got to the point where I had to start finding my own artistic "voice" I got really stuck, and I've been in this stuck place for over a year. I've been binge-watching your videos tonight and I'm realizing that you work a lot like I work, on many paintings at the same time, bold colours - and even a lot of the subjects you paint are the things I love to paint - your style is similar to how I end up working on a painting after I've tried to "copy" another painting - where I get it all to look just "so", at which point I seem to just let go and go all loose and a bit wild and free and fun! So I'm finally going to bed feeling inspired to go back to some of my old works tomorrow and see where I can take them. Maybe I'll think about some of my "words" and paint them and stick them up on my wall for some inspiration. This has really been helpful! Thanks so much! (By the way, in one of the videos I watched tonight you said someone commented that you can't get the Stabilo Woodies in the US. You most certainly can! A lot of TH-cam artists in the US use them. I'm in Canada but I got mine probably on Amazon 3 or 4 years ago. The other thing I like to use are the Caran d'Ache Neocolor II water-soluble wax pastel crayons. I love scribbling on top of my acrylics with those, and then in some spots I use a wet paintbrush to blend it in a bit, but they are absolutely fabulous! If you don't have them I bet you'd love them! Safe travels!

What I've learned today is that the background is just as important to the painting as the subject. A good lesson!

You may enjoy this week's video of Colorful Collage😊 Ann

I love the vibrancy of your colors. I'm often afraid to use bright colors, so maybe this will help me to come out of my shell.

Love listening to you - so charming.

Louise Bourgeois " i Do, i Undo, I Redo " thats an artists life isnt it ? Always love your videos Gaynor ❤

Lovely video as usual. Thank you for the inspiration:)

Those stamps!!! They are so great! ❤

Dear Gaynor - When I had a wood burner a bit like yours, following instructions I used to let the ash bed build up in the base of the stove. It acts as a heat store like the fire brick apparently. What does your stove manufacturer recommend? You might get more heat for less work. I emptied the ash about every two weeks. It used to turn into a kind of pale grey clinker. I love your videos and watch two or three at least every day - thank you!

I too am working on my first chair painting! I have been influenced and love it. Have a wonderful, inspiring, restful trip. 😄

I love your spontaneity. You are so excited by your art that I have to say I feel the same way about creating!

Lemon balm is so lovely but yes, it sure can spread!

Love how you use color in your paintings. Goes with your lovely , colorful personality. Enjoy watching you work, so encouraging.

I love what you’ve done with your painting. You’re brave and I do understand what you’re saying .

Another lovely, funny and inspiring video. I'm going to think of my signpost words I know one of them is going to be Fun, it has to be Fun 😅 Have a great trip 😊

Look at you having the greatest time!!! ❤

Hello Gaynor. Have you tried blending with baby wipes on those cards. Can be used quite gently without wetting too much. Might or might not work, but maybe worth a try. Love those large stamps in your collection. Have a lovely holiday. Enjoy. X 💐

I just finished my first chair painting‼️I am really happy with it, and bought a shadow box frame. I will put it together this week. Never would have painted a chair so I have you to thank! I’m going back into another chair painting I did - something just not quite right… I have less and less anxiety about changing things now. Timidity never helps when trying something new. Have a wonderful trip. See you soon!

Oooo I love the white pillow on the chair. It looks like a fluffy pillow. And your not crazy. I think an artist is in the realm of being generous. But all woman go on the edge now and then. Have fun on your trip. ❤

I hope you take us with you to Portugal!!! I have gleaned these words from this video: HONEST, SAFE, EXCITING, BOLD, MODERN, REFLECTION, ENERGY, FRESH, STRONG, SIGNPOSTS, AND ESSENCE. Your word "Safe" puzzles me. Love your energy and excitement about your art.

Have a great trip Gaynor.

The paintings bird song herbs and your beautiful personality you bless us with thank you Gaynor 😊❤

Another inspiring video! 💕 Btw when editing your video, when you speed it up you can turn off your video's sound.

I am so inspired every Thursday when I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing the frustrating times too, it’s so honest. You are so prolific that each week I spot a painting(s) I hadn’t seen before. I would love a video that shows all of them! Have a great holiday!

Have fun on your trip and can’t wait to see your sketches. Also did your husband make those stamps? They are wonderful.

Your work is joyful! Being a “working artist”…does that impact your process? It does mine, and many times I get stuck…

Need the word color B4 the word notes. Taking samples of each note nx 2, the painting keeps the eye aware of the movements created by harmony and contrast. More garden glimpses 😊 & why is there a green house? Is there another side to this story? Tea anyone, like to see U expand even into culinary. MayB another channel of GP at home. Making jewelry and using textiles in my art this week has turned the tide dramatically. Ann. Proverbs 14:14

Morning Gaynor🌷 I absolutely love your videos I always feel inspired to try my hand at different things and I don’t freak out about my horrible paintings anymore … I can just paint over them 😂 Also… I love your outfits and try to copy them ✨✨

As usual, thanks for the honesty, energy and the beauty that naturally is expressed when you capture your 'realism' on camera. Oftentimes as artists, in the studio, alone, we flounder and fuss over nothing really. We need to step back and make sue we're being truthful in our expression on the canvas. Great ideas Gaynor! Bon voyagee!

Your art puts us all in a happy place! Thank YOU!

Such a great video this week. I enjoy the honesty of your journey from concept to complete. I think frantic, frustration, experimenting and fun helps us understand better the process. It helps us know it’s a normal process even for experienced artists to go through. I’m really enjoying all the beautiful bright pops of pink and lemon yellows. Feels good. Safe journeys- try to relax and soak up lots of inspiration.

Using your quote, I painted it on my wall: I am so happy I got sidetracked! Thank you for all the heaven you bring to this world of art.

A bumper filled video Gaynor! Lots of useful and inspiring content. Good idea to put up words on the wall of your artists statement. Enjoy your trip! X

I love how you kept working on your card experiments. It is so easy to quit when it doesn't go exactly how we want the first try, and this is another example of how it can turn out so beautiful if we keep experimenting and working through it. I hope your travel fills you with joy!

So glad you brought out the letter stamps again. Still hoping they'll show up in your paintings! Glad you brought the book stack back! Love that! And I think potted herbs would make great cards. Someone could buy several and frame for an inexpensive decoration if they wanted. Or give away 😃 Have a great holiday! Get inspired!

thank you for these videos. I try to watch them on Thursday morning before I go to my non-art work. They get me through the end of the week. You are always inspiring, heartening, amusing and encouraging. Have a great trip!

fantastic video, watched and enjoyed till the end ☺☺

Your videos are the best way to start a day: a bouquet of beautiful surprises, many things to learn and lots of good vibrations!Whishing you a joyful holiday with alot of input for your art. Mara

Have a wonderful vacation!!! Imagine the Inspiration you will see. Your video this week reminded me of something ---several years ago an Artist friend & I were discussing our frustration over not being able to get our ideas or muse from our head to paper/canvas when a man said to us "Why do you paint --why don't you just take a picture of the subject & save yourself all the frustration." We both just looked at each other & burst out laughing with the knowing that he was right on some level but what's the challenge & fun in that!!!!

Thank you for always keeping going <3

THANK YOU GAYNOR. I like the way you go back into a piece of art and adjust it. I don't seem to be able to do that, but will give it a try. Have a lovely holiday and look forward to seeing you next week. x

Lovely Gaynor, I have been on vacation and what a treat to return and catch up with a lovely friend:) Perhaps I should plan my gallery walls? I always just wing it and hope for the best 😂. After watching this I'm inspired to abandon my brushes. Thank You always for inspiring us all to love life and art and throw caution to the wind! Have an amazing week❤❤❤ Your friend across the pond, Samahra

Thank you Gaynor x

I allso hope you put the cards on your webshop ❤