Thank you very much! I will be creating more videos soon. I hope you will be able to watch them. Like most old men, I have a LOT to talk about...Geoffrey
Mr. Blackburn, as a fellow artist drawn to a realistic style I've thoroughly enjoyed your episode of CIYL! Thank you for your inspiring words regarding finding our own style and our own true north. Wonderful! I look forward to seeing more from you. Colleen
Please call me Geoffrey, and if it is ok with you I will address you as Colleen. (Mr. makes me feel as old as I actually am and I live in the Great state of Denial which the main part of the state of Utah)... I am very glad you enjoyed the episode! I can hardly wait to finish the book and get on with making more vids. and perhaps doing live conferencing (once I figure out how to do that)... We geezers just love to talk..and talk...and talk. Fortunately, in over half a century of fumbling around, I actually have stumbled into a few things worth passing along... I look forward to seeing your work as well! Cheers, Geoffrey
I've been watching your show for about two years now. I don't often compliment anything, but your show is an incredible asset to the art community, as well as regular curious people like me around the world. I feel lucky to have this stuff at my fingertips. It's wonderful creative education and entertainment. It is so nice to watch after a long trying day at work. On another note, I've been fortunate enough to have slept in tents in many of these landscapes in the desert Southwest of the US. I've had the pleasure of waking up before sunrise in Sedona, surrounded by red canyons, with the sun's whitish rays shooting over the canyon edges. I have done quick pencil sketches of those unique land formations in my travel journal and I look back on them with the fondest memories. This man is an absolute American art treasure. I hope one day he gets the wide recognition he deserves, if he hasn't already. But thanks to you, now I know about his work. Thank you both for an awesome episode! I'll keep watching as long as you keep producing.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on Geoffreys show. Yes I agree his work is remarkable and until we came along I don't think to many folks were aware of his ability. Of course we hope that all of the Artists we film have the chance to have more people around the world see what they do. I love coming back to the states to film Artists, it also gives me the chance see visit the many amazing national parks across the country and of course meet some amazingly talented people. Thanks again and keep passing the word around for us. If you know any Artists that you think this would be good for , send them our way, all the best, Graeme
Thank you very much for your kind words! There is NOTHING like beholding a desert sunrise! I was fortunate to have spent a decade in the red rock...just had to paint it!
I know two of Geoffrey's daughters. Aside from being an amazing painter, he must have been an amazing father, as his daughter's are such great people... This was so fun to watch. What an incredible artist! 🎨
Thank you all for watching the episode!! I will respond to each of you as time permits and I figure out how all this social media stuff works. One thing I can tell you for sure: there is NO TOP END!!! In other words, there is NO LIMIT to how good YOU can get with your art even if you have "hit a plateau" or if you think you have no real talent, I want to assure you there IS a way to access your own ability. Not necessarily easy, but simple and DOABLE. By YOU!
Thank you for your inspiration. Your words are exactly what I needed to hear. As much as I love other people's art I have my own voice, which gets lost in everyday routine. Best regards from Canada.
Geoffrey, your work is over the top fantastic. I have always enjoyed the southwest and the canyon country. I have produced hundreds of kodachrome and Ektachrome slides of various parts of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. My images are very detailed and colorful, but pale to those paintings that I see come from your brush. Geoffrey, excellent, excellent, and excellent again. Graeme, thank you so much for finding Geoffrey and showing his work on your great "Colour in Your Life program. This was a pleasure to view.
Thank you Michael, yes when I first saw his work I was blown away. The patience is just mind blowing and he has had a very interesting life. Was a uranium miner and geo explorer for many years. I'm sure he will love your comments when he wakes up tomorrow morning in Utah, thanks again, Graeme
I am so impressed with your stunning works of art. It was however, the "find your own magnetic north" that I found even more inspiring. I hope you do come to Australia, and preferably near me.
Thank you very much Carroll! I hope to be down your way at the end of the year. In the meantime, I will soon be releasing some videos, including I suspect, more on "Magnetic North" and how to dial it in.
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
That has to be the fastest 24 mins ever, I had to double check to make sure the 24 mins were just about gone! Fascinating artist, love his whole take on art, as for his paintings wow, I always have the utmost admiration for anyone who can reproduce a scene with such detail. His words on finding your own way and working at it and said with such enthusiasm were fabulous. Thank you, Graeme and Geoffrey, for such a great show
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
Graeme Stevenson (Colour in Your Life) I just love your programme , it’s a lifeline for me at the moment fingers crossed I’ll get painting once again soon
Speaking of hidden paths: as I was working on my 1600+ hour Two Hawks painting, I discovered an interesting thing: It turned out that I was litterally using time to create three dimensional space on a two dimensional surface (albeit very thin space), but space that I could actually go into! Very trippy stuff! I've probably gone off my rocker, but if you could actually see the painting in person, look into the glazes, you would see what I mean... This is part of the fun of doing what I do, the way I do it! Pushing the envelope WAY beyond where any "sane" person would go... FYI- I had actually stopped painting in April of 2018. I just restarted again a couple of weeks ago. Back down the rabbit hole I go! Tally ho!
Congratulations Geoffrey for this awe-inspiring video and sharing your techniques with us. It was a wonderful surprise seeing this, as you may recall having received an award from Manhattan Arts International for an exhibition I curated. You are one of the top realist painters I've ever known. Best wishes for your continued success!
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Thank you Renee!! YOU helped me in a BIG way get motivated and back into the game after my wife passed away. You are truly AWESOME. The art world is a richer place because of you!
Amazing session and artist very informative and inspiring. I learned a lot from you Geoffrey. Thank you Graeme as always for introducing this artist. Waiting for your next video. Thank you 🙏
Wow, how fantastic to see someone with such a unique techniques when it comes to painting, truly an inspiration. Your paintings are beautiful and majestic a true reflection of the landscapes you paint. Thank you for sharing your process and incites as an artist, as with all the artists on Colour in Your Life you too have helped to inspire my own creativity and to continue to seek my own individuality. Thank you again :)
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
Glad you enjoyed the show. WE will have a new one for you every week for you and our fans, Please if you get the chance it would be great if you told more folks about us. We have worked tirelessly for many years to bring you these Artists, thanks again
Wonderful review, ideas and artwork. Graeme you are doing an amazing art - mission and artwork too! I love Australia and your videos represent perfect fusion of my two biggest love: Fine Art and Australia. My dream is to be able to live there one day. Thank you, Robert
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Did my first oil painting in years...just made up my technique as I went ... so was pleasantly surprised to find that some of what I was doing reiterated by this tremendously talented artist. Also found his idea of a charcoal base fascinating so will try that next time.
Hi Rosa! I have been making it up as I go along for half a century. You ARE on the right track. YOUR track. Aside from picking up ideas from everyone and everything, I have two main teachers: Master Trial and Master Error. Persistence rules!
Great video Graeme - many thanks for sharing Mr Blackburn's talents with us all. What a cool guy he is - so much skill and so much knowledge; no wonder you want to take him on tour round the world. He (and the world) deserves it! All the best from a Brit now living in the bottom right corner of America (that's Florida if we're talking between friends). Cheers, Brian.
thanks Brian, yes i couldn't believe what i saw when I first saw Geoff's work. It was a bit Zen really. How on earth do you zone out that much to create images like this, its above and beyond most understanding
Thank you, Brian! I lived in England for a bit in the 1972- loved it but was glad to get back home. I am really looking forward to sharing what I have learned... I plan on producing some videos myself in the near future so I can talk about topics in my book and art in general...I appreciated your comments! cheers, Geoffrey
Thank you! I appreciate that. I have just begun working on a series of videos to greatly expand upon what I call the Creation Process which is the basis of my book, How. The Creator's Handbook, which I hope to roll out in the next few months. The text part of the book was actually done last summer, but legal and technical issues prevented me releasing it then. Initially the book was to come out first, followed by the videos, but the videos will probably precede the book due to the pandemic. I have been working on this project since 1982 and have found that what applies to art applies broadly to EVERY aspect of life. I have a lot of information to share!!! Stay tuned!
Hi folks! Book Update: I am working my tiny tush off on the book: How. The Creator's Handbook, as we speak. Currently, I am experimenting with an approach. And, I'd appreciate your input. Here's what I am considering: usually when someone sells someone a book it's a one-off kind of a deal--the publisher designs a cover and the general book package to 1. attract your attention from across a room full of other books; 2. get you to pick up said book and 3. look inside, 4. so, you will hopefully purchase said book and of course, 5. read it. BUT, most publishers don't much care what happens after that. I do. I want you to use it over and over again. So, I am playing around with the concept of reading it from front-to-back (DUH, what an idea), but USING it, back-to-front. At the moment, this is how I am putting it together. It is over 90% "in the can", but there are a LOT of technical pieces yet to finish... Update on future videos: I have also begun studying up on how to do my own videos (as much as Graeme and the Amazing Sophia adore my scintillating wit, and "Olympian Wisdom", (eye roll permitted here), I am guessing it would be inconvenient for them to dash up here to Millcreek every few weeks to record me in my natural habitat.) I am moving forward on that front as well. What I am considering, is a series of videos covering art technique, art as a career, but more importantly, the much deeper subject of the art process. This will expand upon the book: comments welcome here or at : info@howcreatorshandbook.com
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Thank you very much, Cyndi! I really appreciate your kind words! Texas is one of my favorite places on earth! REAL people actually live there! I love Texans!! Geoffrey
The technique I demonstrate in the video is one of MANY I have devised over the years- I have tried all kinds of things - I have used thick brush strokes, knives, water colors all kinds of mediums. When I worked in acrylics (1970's), I had a propane torch in my left hand to dry the paint faster as I painted. This was my surreal over- caffeinated and in a hurry period...The point here is, I have always experimented. Borrowed from this artist or that artist or just invented it myself. You should too. This is how you find and create YOUR own technique. You learn from Master Trial and Master Error. The greatest teachers of all!
Thank you very much! Glad to motivate and definitely stuff the galleries (at least most of them)! I have, occasionally worked with some real pros who actually know what they are doing AND took proper care of my art...pretty rare...Geoffrey
LOL, yeah I simply shake my head sometimes but I am pretty sure we have about 6 or so trolls that are disgruntled Artists or just don't like me. I get people having a go at me a lot these days and they don't even know me, what do you do. LOL, Graeme
amazing work, love Geoffreys work... i wish i could do landscapes, i get a little flustered when i try them, ill do some parts well then i give up because i become delusioned, i know i should keep going but i don't like failure
you already failed Lydia, you started and gave up. If that is part of the decision making in your life then you have set yourself up for failure in every thing you do. Sorry about that, but thats life, Graeme
Hi Lydia, trust me, you absolutely CAN do landscapes. It is a Trial and error operation. Persist, persist, persist! Cheers, Geoffrey Blackburn (AKA "Rich")
Can I ask about the lighting he uses. I always thought that the colours change , or you don’t see the right colour with lights on them as you paint. For instance dark blue might look like black when put on a wall without the lights from the lamps. Sorry, English isn’t my first language.
Excellent question. I use GE Reveal lights to paint by they really pop the color especially the blues and purples and let me see what I need to see. I have used them for years. I used to use the incandescent version--now I use the LEDs-much cooler, but the color is great and a regular human can actually afford them.
If you put old paint in a jar, or colours you have mixed and may not use again for a while, the water over the top will stop them from going off, you just pour the water out when you need to use the paint again
the water keeps air off the paint and the oil from leaching out. Close the lid. I haven't tried it on newer paints, but it worked great on the older oil paints I use. Also, I now use so little paint that I don't bother anymore. But, occasionally, I mix up a batch and it still works like my beatnik teachers taught me in 1960...
@@geoffreyblackburn5611 it's so interesting that you use little amounts of paint, bc you're right, as I've often heard that the "gallerists," - lol - want a LOT of thick paint on paintings. Wow, you're amazingly talented, thanks so much!
Thank you! re: thick paint-I think some of "The Gallerists" push that idea because it makes it easier to convince a newbie collector that they are getting a " genuine original" if they see the big bold strokes. It also allows "The Gallerist" to posture over the art and point out "the artist's unique double-reverse backflip" brushstroke. Or, maybe they sell art by the pound? difficult to tell with some of them...
UPDATE: 11/24/19 Still alive. The text of How the Creator's Handbook is done. It has been done for more than 8 weeks. A little tweeking is still to come-then the 30 or so index page hairball. The big delay is both a legal butt-covering operation and a very sincere desire NOT to infringe upon a fellow artist's legal rights. As mentioned in a previous update, I want to use 50 +- really cool sci-fi illustrations from previous decades/centuries and put them in a totally new context and share this wonderful art with a whole new audience and make the book more fun to read. To that end, as an artist myself, I absolutely do NOT want to infringe upon anyone's copyrights. So, I have to try to establish whether or not each image is in the public domain. This is really tricky. I did much of this research in the early pre-internet 1990's. I am redoing it yet again in 2019 using the internet and other 21st Century resources, including local libraries, and the Library of Congress. Ultimately (and expensively), I will be consulting with my Attorney as well. Further complicating my research is the fact that international copyright law is Byzantine. As I currently understand it, for an image to pass into the "public domain" in the U.S. it is the date of the artist's death plus 50 years, in most European countries it's death plus 70 years, in some South American countries it's death plus 100 years before an image can be safely used. Worse, is the fact that on many of the images, (if the artist's signature appears at all), it is undecipherable. (Hard to research that). But, I am doing the best I can to make sure I do not infringe on any of my fellow artist's copyrights. Understand, however, I do NOT need any of these images to make the book work. I only wish to honor these fantastic artists whose work has so fired my own imagination and have some fun while I am at it. I think you will appreciate the result and hopefully, forgive the delay. Anyway, that's what's up. I'll keep you posted.
There are so many wonderful artists of color in the US. Have you scouted them? I am sure there are artists of color in your part of the world also. How about putting some color in YOUR life.
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The show was over before i knew it. I could listen to this guy for hours. Such an inspiration and amazing artist. Thanks again!
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you very much! I will be creating more videos soon. I hope you will be able to watch them. Like most old men, I have a LOT to talk about...Geoffrey
That sounds really good! More stories, more art :D. Will they be available on youtube or somewhere else?
Mr. Blackburn, as a fellow artist drawn to a realistic style I've thoroughly enjoyed your episode of CIYL! Thank you for your inspiring words regarding finding our own style and our own true north. Wonderful! I look forward to seeing more from you. Colleen
Please call me Geoffrey, and if it is ok with you I will address you as Colleen. (Mr. makes me feel as old as I actually am and I live in the Great state of Denial which the main part of the state of Utah)... I am very glad you enjoyed the episode! I can hardly wait to finish the book and get on with making more vids. and perhaps doing live conferencing (once I figure out how to do that)... We geezers just love to talk..and talk...and talk. Fortunately, in over half a century of fumbling around, I actually have stumbled into a few things worth passing along... I look forward to seeing your work as well! Cheers, Geoffrey
I've been watching your show for about two years now. I don't often compliment anything, but your show is an incredible asset to the art community, as well as regular curious people like me around the world. I feel lucky to have this stuff at my fingertips. It's wonderful creative education and entertainment. It is so nice to watch after a long trying day at work.
On another note, I've been fortunate enough to have slept in tents in many of these landscapes in the desert Southwest of the US. I've had the pleasure of waking up before sunrise in Sedona, surrounded by red canyons, with the sun's whitish rays shooting over the canyon edges. I have done quick pencil sketches of those unique land formations in my travel journal and I look back on them with the fondest memories.
This man is an absolute American art treasure. I hope one day he gets the wide recognition he deserves, if he hasn't already. But thanks to you, now I know about his work. Thank you both for an awesome episode! I'll keep watching as long as you keep producing.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on Geoffreys show. Yes I agree his work is remarkable and until we came along I don't think to many folks were aware of his ability. Of course we hope that all of the Artists we film have the chance to have more people around the world see what they do. I love coming back to the states to film Artists, it also gives me the chance see visit the many amazing national parks across the country and of course meet some amazingly talented people. Thanks again and keep passing the word around for us. If you know any Artists that you think this would be good for , send them our way, all the best, Graeme
Thank you very much for your kind words! There is NOTHING like beholding a desert sunrise! I was fortunate to have spent a decade in the red rock...just had to paint it!
Holy Moly!!! Incredible paintings!
And great advice!
Hi Lori, Very glad you liked the video (and the art)! More videos to follow...please stay tuned...
Wonderful interview. So much knowledge passed on. Thank you.
I know two of Geoffrey's daughters. Aside from being an amazing painter, he must have been an amazing father, as his daughter's are such great people... This was so fun to watch. What an incredible artist! 🎨
I appreciate that very much! My daughters are amazing!!
Thank you all for watching the episode!! I will respond to each of you as time permits and I figure out how all this social media stuff works. One thing I can tell you for sure: there is NO TOP END!!! In other words, there is NO LIMIT to how good YOU can get with your art even if you have "hit a plateau" or if you think you have no real talent, I want to assure you there IS a way to access your own ability. Not necessarily easy, but simple and DOABLE. By YOU!
From the Master himself, I know there are a lot of people shaking their heads my friend after seeing this
I realize this may sound like manure, but there really IS a pony under the pile...
Thank you for your inspiration. Your words are exactly what I needed to hear. As much as I love other people's art I have my own voice, which gets lost in everyday routine. Best regards from Canada.
Thank you for those encouraging words. I know I'll found my way to put more color in my life! God bless you!
Right on! YOUR voice is the most important voice of all!! Geoffrey
Thank you so much Geoffrey for your generous information and wise words. Amazing works. Definitely adding colour in our lives.
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you, Anne Marie, much more to come...Geoffey
Geoffrey, your work is over the top fantastic. I have always enjoyed the southwest and the canyon country. I have produced hundreds of kodachrome and Ektachrome slides of various parts of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. My images are very detailed and colorful, but pale to those paintings that I see come from your brush. Geoffrey, excellent, excellent, and excellent again.
Graeme, thank you so much for finding Geoffrey and showing his work on your great "Colour in Your Life program. This was a pleasure to view.
Thank you Michael, yes when I first saw his work I was blown away. The patience is just mind blowing and he has had a very interesting life. Was a uranium miner and geo explorer for many years. I'm sure he will love your comments when he wakes up tomorrow morning in Utah, thanks again, Graeme
Thank you Michael. I tried Ektachrome Kodachrome etc. and I turned out to be THE worst photographer ever...so no choice...paint it!
Love his studio gear. Decades of experience distilled into a minimalist setup.
Less is truly more!
I am so impressed with your stunning works of art. It was however, the "find your own magnetic north" that I found even more inspiring. I hope you do come to Australia, and preferably near me.
Thank you very much Carroll! I hope to be down your way at the end of the year. In the meantime, I will soon be releasing some videos, including I suspect, more on "Magnetic North" and how to dial it in.
Amazing artist. Thanks for the introduction.
Thank you very much!!
Wonderful. Brilliant painting. He really takes you to the places he paints. His technique reminds me of the pre-Rapaelites.🙂
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
I really appreciate that! Taking people into these scenes is what I am trying to do. Geoffrey
Thank you for bringing us to Geoffrey's studio and see how he produces his amazing works!
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
I am glad you enjoyed the visit to my studio, Jun! Geoffrey
That has to be the fastest 24 mins ever, I had to double check to make sure the 24 mins were just about gone! Fascinating artist, love his whole take on art, as for his paintings wow, I always have the utmost admiration for anyone who can reproduce a scene with such detail. His words on finding your own way and working at it and said with such enthusiasm were fabulous. Thank you, Graeme and Geoffrey, for such a great show
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
Thank you very much! I have MUCH more to say on the subject of creativity and art in general and will do so ASAP.
Same here Lou! Amazing stuff!
Wow what a skill...absolutely in awe of the detail ,colour and light ! 🎨
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Graeme Stevenson (Colour in Your Life) I just love your programme , it’s a lifeline for me at the moment fingers crossed I’ll get painting once again soon
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your kind words! I think I'm a bit OCD, which explains the detail...
Watching Geoffery work is like finding a previously hidden path into the definition of meticulous.
Speaking of hidden paths: as I was working on my 1600+ hour Two Hawks painting, I discovered an interesting thing: It turned out that I was litterally using time to create three dimensional space on a two dimensional surface (albeit very thin space), but space that I could actually go into! Very trippy stuff! I've probably gone off my rocker, but if you could actually see the painting in person, look into the glazes, you would see what I mean... This is part of the fun of doing what I do, the way I do it! Pushing the envelope WAY beyond where any "sane" person would go... FYI- I had actually stopped painting in April of 2018. I just restarted again a couple of weeks ago. Back down the rabbit hole I go! Tally ho!
Congratulations Geoffrey for this awe-inspiring video and sharing your techniques with us. It was a wonderful surprise seeing this, as you may recall having received an award from Manhattan Arts International for an exhibition I curated. You are one of the top realist painters I've ever known. Best wishes for your continued success!
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Thank you Renee!! YOU helped me in a BIG way get motivated and back into the game after my wife passed away. You are truly AWESOME. The art world is a richer place because of you!
Amazingly beautiful!
Thank you very much! Geoffrey
I appreciate that!! Thank you.
Amazing session and artist very informative and inspiring. I learned a lot from you Geoffrey. Thank you Graeme as always for introducing this artist. Waiting for your next video. Thank you 🙏
Thank you Maysoon. There is much more to come.... Geoffrey
Wow, how fantastic to see someone with such a unique techniques when it comes to painting, truly an inspiration. Your paintings are beautiful and majestic a true reflection of the landscapes you paint. Thank you for sharing your process and incites as an artist, as with all the artists on Colour in Your Life you too have helped to inspire my own creativity and to continue to seek my own individuality. Thank you again :)
Thats a wonderful comment to make. Thanks so much for watching our channel. We will have a new show for you every week. Tell your friends when you get the chance, thanks again, Graeme
I really appreciate your kind words! Geoffrey
Fantastic work ,anyone can see Geoffrey loves how he paints,with amazing results.
Glad you enjoyed the show. WE will have a new one for you every week for you and our fans, Please if you get the chance it would be great if you told more folks about us. We have worked tirelessly for many years to bring you these Artists, thanks again
I appreciate that very much, Maria! I do love it!
Wonderful review, ideas and artwork. Graeme you are doing an amazing art - mission and artwork too! I love Australia and your videos represent perfect fusion of my two biggest love: Fine Art and Australia. My dream is to be able to live there one day. Thank you, Robert
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Graeme Stevenson (Colour in Your Life) Thank you dear Graeme! 🙏🏻☺️✋
This is amazing!
Thank you Cheryl. Much appreciated!
Wonderful ART . WRITING FROM MALTA.
Thank you, Anthony! I appreciate that.
Stunning work. Thanks Graeme!
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Thank you very much! Geoffrey
What a gorgeous man and his work is also. Thank you so much.
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
This is me blushing all over...Thank you!! You made my year!
Great artist! Love his personality too.
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you very much! I am blushing...
Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.
yeah Geoff is pretty straight forward, LOL
Thank you, Karen. The scenery I paint is what is really amazing! I was lucky enough to live/work in that red rock country for a decade.
Superb. I have bookmarked Mr blackburn. :)
Did my first oil painting in years...just made up my technique as I went ... so was pleasantly surprised to find that some of what I was doing reiterated by this tremendously talented artist. Also found his idea of a charcoal base fascinating so will try that next time.
Glad this was able to help you Rosa, Graeme
Hi Rosa! I have been making it up as I go along for half a century. You ARE on the right track. YOUR track. Aside from picking up ideas from everyone and everything, I have two main teachers: Master Trial and Master Error. Persistence rules!
@@geoffreyblackburn5611 thank you for your kind words...
WOW, just WOW Totally AMAZING 🙃
I'm glad you liked the work Noreen! Makes the long hours worth it!
Amazing detail and realism!! Beautiful work!
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your kind words! Geoffrey
Super cool!
Been looking forward for this :) Thanks a lot :)
Hope you enjoyed it! Geoffrey
Great video Graeme - many thanks for sharing Mr Blackburn's talents with us all. What a cool guy he is - so much skill and so much knowledge; no wonder you want to take him on tour round the world. He (and the world) deserves it! All the best from a Brit now living in the bottom right corner of America (that's Florida if we're talking between friends). Cheers, Brian.
thanks Brian, yes i couldn't believe what i saw when I first saw Geoff's work. It was a bit Zen really. How on earth do you zone out that much to create images like this, its above and beyond most understanding
Thank you, Brian! I lived in England for a bit in the 1972- loved it but was glad to get back home. I am really looking forward to sharing what I have learned... I plan on producing some videos myself in the near future so I can talk about topics in my book and art in general...I appreciated your comments! cheers, Geoffrey
This video was invaluable!
Thank you for sharing this, such an incredible artist with immense artistic wisdom.
Thank you! I appreciate that. I have just begun working on a series of videos to greatly expand upon what I call the Creation Process which is the basis of my book, How. The Creator's Handbook, which I hope to roll out in the next few months. The text part of the book was actually done last summer, but legal and technical issues prevented me releasing it then. Initially the book was to come out first, followed by the videos, but the videos will probably precede the book due to the pandemic. I have been working on this project since 1982 and have found that what applies to art applies broadly to EVERY aspect of life. I have a lot of information to share!!! Stay tuned!
One other point: artists will LOVE this material! It validates we Creators/Artists in major ways!!!
Couldn't agree more!
Such an inspiration.
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you very much! I am very glad that my work inspires you, Geoffrey
Great video. Would love to see you visit the studio of Seb McKinnon in Quebec, or David McEown in Vancouver.
Thank you! I would love to do that.
Thankyou so much for adding to my life.
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Thank you for adding to mine! Your kind words are much appreciated!
@@ColourinyourlifeAu I love your vids they are the highlight of my emails...thank you...
Thank you Rosa, tell folks what we are doing, Hope you are well, Graeme
Really amazing artwork, and he seems like a great guy. God bless, take care.
Thank you, Robert!
Fantastic 👌
Hi folks! Book Update: I am working my tiny tush off on the book: How. The Creator's Handbook, as we speak. Currently, I am experimenting with an approach. And, I'd appreciate your input. Here's what I am considering: usually when someone sells someone a book it's a one-off kind of a deal--the publisher designs a cover and the general book package to 1. attract your attention from across a room full of other books; 2. get you to pick up said book and 3. look inside, 4. so, you will hopefully purchase said book and of course, 5. read it. BUT, most publishers don't much care what happens after that. I do. I want you to use it over and over again. So, I am playing around with the concept of reading it from front-to-back (DUH, what an idea), but USING it, back-to-front. At the moment, this is how I am putting it together. It is over 90% "in the can", but there are a LOT of technical pieces yet to finish...
Update on future videos: I have also begun studying up on how to do my own videos (as much as Graeme and the Amazing Sophia adore my scintillating wit, and "Olympian Wisdom", (eye roll permitted here), I am guessing it would be inconvenient for them to dash up here to Millcreek every few weeks to record me in my natural habitat.) I am moving forward on that front as well. What I am considering, is a series of videos covering art technique, art as a career, but more importantly, the much deeper subject of the art process. This will expand upon the book: comments welcome here or at : info@howcreatorshandbook.com
Thank you sir..... I so enjoyed this video and marvel at your God given talent. Howdy from Texas.♥️
Thanks so much for coming in to our channel and hopefully learning more about Art and the amazing Artists across the globe. If you get the time share our channel with your friends. We upload a new video every week. Thanks again, Graeme
Thank you very much, Cyndi! I really appreciate your kind words! Texas is one of my favorite places on earth! REAL people actually live there! I love Texans!! Geoffrey
The technique I demonstrate in the video is one of MANY I have devised over the years- I have tried all kinds of things - I have used thick brush strokes, knives, water colors all kinds of mediums. When I worked in acrylics (1970's), I had a propane torch in my left hand to dry the paint faster as I painted. This was my surreal over- caffeinated and in a hurry period...The point here is, I have always experimented. Borrowed from this artist or that artist or just invented it myself. You should too. This is how you find and create YOUR own technique. You learn from Master Trial and Master Error. The greatest teachers of all!
Fantastic show and what a great motivational speech. Find your magentic north and stuff the galleries
He is an amazing man and his work is just breath taking. At least now the rest of the world will see what he does, Graeme
Thank you very much! Glad to motivate and definitely stuff the galleries (at least most of them)! I have, occasionally worked with some real pros who actually know what they are doing AND took proper care of my art...pretty rare...Geoffrey
sou do Brasil e adorei suas obras,
Obrigado muito! Aprecio isto!! Geoffrey
You should put a link in the description to the artists website.
That would be helpful.
Good job.
AARRGGGHH!! I ask the girls to do that every time and they don't, it drives me nuts
@@ColourinyourlifeAu i'm gonna be in Australia near murwillumbah in a couple of months if you need a volunteer to help out a bit ;)
His book sounds interesting. I’ll have to keep an eye out for its release.
I think you will find the book interesting. Thank you, Cameron
It always makes me laugh when I see someone has hit dislike ( thumbs down ) on a Colour in your life video ! Great episode
LOL, yeah I simply shake my head sometimes but I am pretty sure we have about 6 or so trolls that are disgruntled Artists or just don't like me. I get people having a go at me a lot these days and they don't even know me, what do you do. LOL, Graeme
Thanks, Keith! Geoffrey
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Awesome!
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
I appreciate that, James. Thank you! Geoffrey
amazing work, love Geoffreys work... i wish i could do landscapes, i get a little flustered when i try them, ill do some parts well then i give up because i become delusioned, i know i should keep going but i don't like failure
you already failed Lydia, you started and gave up. If that is part of the decision making in your life then you have set yourself up for failure in every thing you do. Sorry about that, but thats life, Graeme
Hi Lydia, trust me, you absolutely CAN do landscapes. It is a Trial and error operation. Persist, persist, persist! Cheers, Geoffrey Blackburn (AKA "Rich")
Can you do a video with Andrew Tischler artist he is an amazing painter ? Check him out please .
Agreed!
I agree. Mr Tischler's work is breathtaking, and he is very free with his techniques, and hard won knowledge.
Mark cadar(draw Mix Paint) and cesor Santos also my favourite
Can I ask about the lighting he uses. I always thought that the colours change , or you don’t see the right colour with lights on them as you paint. For instance dark blue might look like black when put on a wall without the lights from the lamps. Sorry, English isn’t my first language.
I'm sure Geoffrey will get back to you
Excellent question. I use GE Reveal lights to paint by they really pop the color especially the blues and purples and let me see what I need to see. I have used them for years. I used to use the incandescent version--now I use the LEDs-much cooler, but the color is great and a regular human can actually afford them.
Geoffrey Blackburn Thanks you very much.
Try and do a video with Tibor Nagy, excellent artist.
do a video with Andrew Tischler he is my inspiration.
You put the old paint onto the wall of a jar of water?!? How does THAT work, keeping it good?
If you put old paint in a jar, or colours you have mixed and may not use again for a while, the water over the top will stop them from going off, you just pour the water out when you need to use the paint again
@@ColourinyourlifeAu THANK you!
the water keeps air off the paint and the oil from leaching out. Close the lid. I haven't tried it on newer paints, but it worked great on the older oil paints I use. Also, I now use so little paint that I don't bother anymore. But, occasionally, I mix up a batch and it still works like my beatnik teachers taught me in 1960...
@@geoffreyblackburn5611 it's so interesting that you use little amounts of paint, bc you're right, as I've often heard that the "gallerists," - lol - want a LOT of thick paint on paintings. Wow, you're amazingly talented, thanks so much!
Thank you!
re: thick paint-I think some of "The Gallerists" push that idea because it makes it easier to convince a newbie collector that they are getting a " genuine original" if they see the big bold strokes. It also allows "The Gallerist" to posture over the art and point out "the artist's unique double-reverse backflip" brushstroke. Or, maybe they sell art by the pound? difficult to tell with some of them...
Oh I remember Richard he had been a good artist for a long time! Plus if I remember right he was a hood salesman also
It would be great if he could paint the blue mountains
UPDATE: 11/24/19
Still alive. The text of How the Creator's Handbook is done. It has been done for more than 8 weeks. A little tweeking is still to come-then the 30 or so index page hairball. The big delay is both a legal butt-covering operation and a very sincere desire NOT to infringe upon a fellow artist's legal rights. As mentioned in a previous update, I want to use 50 +- really cool sci-fi illustrations from previous decades/centuries and put them in a totally new context and share this wonderful art with a whole new audience and make the book more fun to read. To that end, as an artist myself, I absolutely do NOT want to infringe upon anyone's copyrights. So, I have to try to establish whether or not each image is in the public domain. This is really tricky. I did much of this research in the early pre-internet 1990's. I am redoing it yet again in 2019 using the internet and other 21st Century resources, including local libraries, and the Library of Congress. Ultimately (and expensively), I will be consulting with my Attorney as well.
Further complicating my research is the fact that international copyright law is Byzantine. As I currently understand it, for an image to pass into the "public domain" in the U.S. it is the date of the artist's death plus 50 years, in most European countries it's death plus 70 years, in some South American countries it's death plus 100 years before an image can be safely used. Worse, is the fact that on many of the images, (if the artist's signature appears at all), it is undecipherable. (Hard to research that). But, I am doing the best I can to make sure I do not infringe on any of my fellow artist's copyrights. Understand, however, I do NOT need any of these images to make the book work. I only wish to honor these fantastic artists whose work has so fired my own imagination and have some fun while I am at it. I think you will appreciate the result and hopefully, forgive the delay.
Anyway, that's what's up. I'll keep you posted.
10:10 interesting palette
$800? That should have been more like $20,000
I think he said 800 hours
@@tinlidtoo6615 you are right. Lol
This is simply impossible to mere mortals!
My brother Thor got the big hammer. I got the little brush...doesn' seem fair somehow...
silliness aside:
YOU would be surprised at YOUR own capability. Your potential is
FAR greater than you know. REALLY!! This is provable.
I have a painting of Jesus by R blackburn it is beatiful.
He is a genius
There are so many wonderful artists of color in the US. Have you scouted them? I am sure there are artists of color in your part of the world also. How about putting some color in YOUR life.
we are doing our best for you guys, Graeme
@@ColourinyourlifeAu Thanks Graeme
Absolutely loved it .....tally ho!
Thanks for your comments, they are greatly appreciated, Graeme
Pip pip! Thank you very much. Geoffrey
Amazing!
Thank you! I appreciate that!