Love how the underpainting gives such texture and depth to the finished painting. I have to keep watching this, as I’m learning more and more each time I see you layer on the colors. It is great to let things evolve through the layering process. Again, I think this piece is truly amazing.
Your videos of really helped me branch off into abstract. I love impressionistic painting, and I've been painting few like that, but I'm really getting into feeling abstract is where I'm at. Painting with feeling. Thank you for your videos.
Hello Betty, I love your artistic, your demonstration, and splendid, a graphic palimpsest under your brushes, you make us discover a unique universe! bravo, nice and nice day!
Betty, I just love this video. I've watched it all the way through a couple of times. I appreciate you showing your process. It really is cool to see all the changes that a painting goes through, and the way you do that. Thanks so much for sharing!
It’s amazing! I really liked the underpainting with red and blue and orange. Didn’t want you to cover it up. But I also like the scene and how the underpainting shows through in places. Put the jar with the stuck lid under hot running water. Doesn’t take long.
Glad you liked it Ruth Ann! Thank you for the tip! Unfortunately, I don't have running water in my studio, so I don't like to break the groove I'm in to go into the house and run it under hot water. Thanks for watching!
To: Betty Krause Art - I get that! I’m trying to take over the front of the basement of our house for a single studio. Right now I have three studios: one for each activity that sort of run into each other: 1. For painting. It has wonderful light but not enough space. 2. For sewing and art quilt making: back of the kitchen (think mud room) and three: the old fav of artists worldwide, the dining room (or sometimes kitchen). They each have drawbacks. Do you have a video about your painting studio?
Here’s more: I’d have water close at hand in the basement laundry room. Activity in the dining room mostly for mixed media, collage and book making. Right now I’m making a globe cosmic quilt called Spiral Spirit Quilt. Love your work!!!
I love it...a space for everything! Unfortunately, I don't have a video on TH-cam of my art studio. Sometimes on Instagram I'll video short clips for my stories. Thank you!
this is absolutely gorgeous!! I have a question about your wall easel set up... I'll look to check if you have a video about it and how it works. I just ask because I have a very large canvas...bought it years ago when they were 70% off😊 but I've really waffled on what I want to do on it, so I've done nothing 🤦🏻♀️ if I did a pour I'd need it to be smooth, and the other stuff I want to do would all involve texture. but...I'll figure it out...but if I can't soon I'm just gonna slap some paint on it just to not have it staring at me as I walk by it😳😊 but, I'd need to get it up in the wall somehow. so I'm curious about your set up :) and this is absolutely gorgeous!!! thanks so much for sharing your work!!
Thank you for asking! I have long (3" screws) in the studs that stick out about a 1/2". I just hang the back of the canvas on the them. Super easy and super convenient! I hope you have lots of fun with your large canvas!
@@BettyFranksArt thank you so much for answering!! Thats super smart! Looks like maybe it just lean against the 2x4 at the bottom? Such a great idea!! Then you can have it for lots of sizes them too! Very nice!!! So smart :) Thank you again for the information and the encouragement 😊 I just wish I could pick something, I can see, in my head, the sky/ocean feel and so then the types of colors in general...my trouble is liking too many different styles of painting and probably being nervous I won't do a good enough job. But...I need to figure it out. You know when you have something in your head and at first it's ok rolling around in the background, but it slowly presses forward until you can't stop thinking about it and you need to get it out of your head? Yea, I'm about to that, so I need to figure it out. Jist so many beautiful styles that I love....I think I'll maybe see if I can do more then one....I don't know🤦🏻♀️ but, thanks to you I definitely know how to hold it up and its something that we have the stuff for or we couldn't for a bit. So, thank you :) just need to heal more and then I'll get to it :) You're work is so inspiring! Thank you again!!!
Hello Betty!! Fantastic video. BTW I keep a pair of pliers and a hammer in my studio for stubborn paint jars and tubes! lol Oh and sometimes i resort to turning the jar upside down in water for a few minutes. It is a frustration for us all!! have a creative day!!
Thanks, Lisette! Honestly, I don't recall what medium I used. This video is from 2017. If I used one, it would have been Glazing Medium. Thank you for watching!
I was going to ask if you blend the paint until smooth with the spatula, then you zoomed in and gave us a close up! Bam! Beautiful textures, with peeks of the underlying layers. Every layer was gorgeous and scrumptious! Thanks for sharing! Is the spatula just a silicone one?
Betty, to “unstuck” a lid from the jar of acrylic: I heat about 1-or 2”of water in a small container ( if using a microwave heat for about 40second) , put your jar upside down in the warm water for about a minute or two . The water should be just tiny bit above the hight of the lid. Now try to open the jar - for me it works each time. Good luck! Could you tell me please what kind is your “ rubber spatula” is it a silicon wedge? I am not able to find it. Thank you very much!
Omg, thank you for the closeup at the end!!! I loved seeing all of the bottom layers peeking through - and in such a rough and random way. You didn’t take any sand paper to it, did you? Just quick and dry strokes? 🤔 So gorgeous up close. 😍
Hi Heena, I'm not sure if it's a wet on wet process since I don't really know what that is. After I put down the first layer, I let it dry then I worked on the next two layers. I used blue paint and I mix in some white (gesso) as I go. Thanks for watching!
wonderful painting l really love it. l was torn between the georgous dark sky and the light sky... and in the end it doesnt matter lol thank you..the rambling scribble l dont get at all ,a friend said her friend does it to limber up whose to say.
ha...yes, we all have our way of creating. I do a lot of scribbling and mindless painting in the beginning to loosen up and get into the creative mode. Thank you for commenting!
Hi Marylou, I usually let the colors dry before moving on to the next layer of color...especially when I'm putting a cool color (blue) over a warm color (orange/red). If it's not dry, then I'll end up creating mud...or in the case purple. Thanks for watching!
I know you say all the colors underneath the layering gives the whole painting a depth and a different look. If you didn't have the red and orange and black under all the blues, would the painting look different? I'm just trying to learn. Thank you in advance.
Great question! Yes, I feel that the painting would look flat--no depth and interest to it. I hope that answer helps! If you'd like to learn how to create abstract art with me, here's a link to learn more: bettyfranksart.thinkific.com/courses/fields-of-flowers-an-abstract-art-painting-course Thanks so much for watching, Carolyn!
It looks great...I understand the principal of underpainting but I don’t really understand the circles and scratches underneath... it’s a very cool result though...
Hi Tony, my first layers are to build up layers and create texture--otherwise my painting (to me) would feel very flat and lifeless. It's hard to see in the video, but the colors peek through in the final piece, which adds a lot of interest and character to the painting. I hope that answer helps! Thank you for watching!
Hummmm....I'm not sure I understand your question. I use gesso as my white color. It you put it over the entire finished artwork, it will be white. I used Liquitex satin varnish on this piece to protect it. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
@@BettyFranksArt thanks for the reply. Actually I never knew gesso can be used as white colour also. I use gesso on a canvas to make to white and smooth to paint on it.
hi Betty, I loved this video AND your style! have you ever dealt with a customer that did not like the finished painting? if so, how does one handle that?
Thanks, Regis! I have not had any issues with customers receiving their artwork and not being super happy with it. I send the customer pictures of the final piece for approval. On occassion, I have made a couple of final adjustments (usually wanting more or less of a specific color). Thank you for watching!
Absolutely love watching your process! Question: Why do you mix so many of your colors with gesso? Is it to keep them open? I would think it would fade out all the rich colors, but it didn't. How does that work?
Hi Betsy! Good question! I love mixing all my colors as I go to create new colors. The white (gesso) just seems to make them lighter and brighter! Thank you for watching!
Hi Betty I apologise as I have only seen one of your videos, allbeit a few times, with 2 12x12ms and an8x8 using your fingers, In that you said you just keep putting on layers until you,re happy. I,m not being sarcastic at all but I just wondered what brief do you get for a commision piece, sort of will you do me one of your awesome paintings ? As most of the time you just create on the go and change things to how you feel at the time. lol How do they know what to expect from somebody so spontaneous as yourself ? Is it trust of your talent ? Also you do wardrobe change faster than Kate Moss : } btw great job Betty
Yes, I'm super fast at changing! :-D When I create a commission, I work with the person to find out what they're wanting. We discuss which of my paintings they want me to replicate (as close as I possibly can) and we discuss colors. I also believe that they need to trust me. I always send pics to get approval before calling it done. I hope that helps!
@@BettyFranksArt thanks for replying Betty I thought that there would be a slight element of the unknown in there, maybe that,s the excitment. At least they can be certain that it will be awesome
First, remember that they commissioned your art because they love what you have created in the past. Yes, commissions can be stressful because you want your customer to be happy. But, that's what gets us to create our best work. It's important to ask questions up front like what colors they prefer, what pieces of yours do they like best and why, etc. I found that if I ask several questions up front, the customer is much happier in the end (and so am I!). You got this!
I love to create layers in all my pieces. It gives it so much depth and richness. In the final piece, you can see bits and pieces of the previous layers showing through. Thank you for watching, Reena!
Hi, I used a spatula (Betty Crocker from the Dollar Store) for almost all of it, except the first layer. When I use a spatula, it jumps over the textured parts allowing some of the paint underneath to show through. I love that! thanks for watching!
I get nervous about doing that. But, I love the painter's putty knife (the kind house painters use). I few whacks and it loosens my lids. Thanks, Katharine!
Hi Christa, I like to use gesso as my white. It adds texture as I paint and I use so much that it's more economical than buying white paint. Thank you for watching!
@@BettyFranksArt us artists have to stick together!! I am so bad (lazy) about cleaning the lids and jar before closing so they are always sealed shut. My whole family knows when I am painting by the loud banging noises going on in the house. LOL
Beautiful painting. I am just wondering why at the beginning you paint all these colours first yellow, orange, red, black, then eventually you paint over it with blues, black, green why not just paint with these colours at the beginning? Same for the top of the painting you paint it all blue then cover with looks like white/grey. I am new to painting and have seen many artists do this technique, just curious as to why this is done when artists paint over the beginning colours. I am not criticizing at all just curious.
Hi Cindy, good question! Without creating those layers, the end result (in my opinion) would be flat. There wouldn't be bits or color showing through along with texture. Thank you for watching!
Well done! It's really beautiful, a lot of work! Very inspiring. As I watching it I was wondering if you have come across the new acrylics from Sennelier,mother French company called Abstract acrylics. They come in nice plastic pouches that can be used straight on to the canvas. Sennelier has its own TH-cam channel with some demonstrations. They also come with different nozzles to create different effects.
Like it! Yr pro. But omg this way you can’t make any mistakes for sure as you can keep on & going on, on. No critic okay its the way i paint as its hard work. Sometimes you have to stop though as it finished but you dont know.
Great idea! Unfortunately, I don't have access to hot water in my studio...and, once I'm in the painting zone, I don't like to stop for anything! :-D Thanks for watching!!
I have screws drilled into the studs. Then I just hang my canvas on the screws. I also have 4 mil plastic (found in the paint department at your local hardware store) on my walls to catch all the paint.
That was quite the trip, from acid flashback to the ocean. I love watching other painters work, the decisions that must be made.
Haha...love your description! Thanks for watching!
Love how the underpainting gives such texture and depth to the finished painting. I have to keep watching this, as I’m learning more and more each time I see you layer on the colors. It is great to let things evolve through the layering process. Again, I think this piece is truly amazing.
Thanks so much, Jill! I feel that the layers add to the final look of the piece.
Love the close up so many special moments to enjoy
Thanks so much for watching, Zoe!
Your videos of really helped me branch off into abstract. I love impressionistic painting, and I've been painting few like that, but I'm really getting into feeling abstract is where I'm at. Painting with feeling. Thank you for your videos.
Happy to help!
So colorful in the beginning then it all turned blue. Beautiful even so
Yes, this was a custom order and this is what they wanted. But, I have fun with adding lots of color in the first layers! Thanks for watching!
The close ups at the end were really necessary to fully appreciate . Amazing to watch
Thanks, Cate! Yes, I have to agree that the close up pics show a lot more detail!
amazing result and with the multiples wow...........::...::....!!! Thanks for sharing🙂
Glad you enjoyed the video, Rich! Thank you!
I love the painting!
That was a fun one to make! Thanks for watching, Saundra!
It was mesmerizing watching you created this amazing piece,all with one spatula..well done🤍🤍🤍🤍
Thank you so much, Shirin! It was fun to create.
Mamma mia, quanto sei brava! Questa opera è la prova che la classe non è acqua. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You are very kind, Renato! Thank you!
This is so beautiful to watch you paint.
Glad you enjoyed it, Ruth!
Hello Betty, I love your artistic, your demonstration, and splendid, a graphic palimpsest under your brushes, you make us discover a unique universe! bravo, nice and nice day!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Liked the studio setup
Thank you so much, Mohammad!
Betty, I just love this video. I've watched it all the way through a couple of times. I appreciate you showing your process. It really is cool to see all the changes that a painting goes through, and the way you do that. Thanks so much for sharing!
Glad you liked the video, Geralyn! Thank you so much for watching!
love your process..thank you!
Thank you so much!
As usual....another masterpiece!
Wow, thank you, Amy!
Magnifique! j'adore
Thank you!
Love your process. You've inspired me to loosen up and try an abstract landscape. Thank you. I'll keep checking in for more videos.
Sweet! Thank you, Linda, for watching. I'll be posting a new one soon!
me too!!! so inspirational to loosen up!!!
Fascinating watching it evolve 😊
Glad you enjoyed it, Sylvia! Thanks for watching!
It’s pleasure to see u painting Your energy is contagious, and your sense of color is marvelous
I appreciate your kindness, Celina! Thank you!
It's amazing! Love all your videos and watching your process. Thank you.
So happy you like my other videos, too, Susan! Thank you!
Great piece, Betty. Fantastic to watch it evolve. Keep those videos coming please. Thanks 👍
Amazing as always 🤩🤗
Thank you so much 😀
It’s beautiful! I can feel this one! Thank you!
Thank you, Elise! I appreciate your kind comment!
I love it, beautiful!
Many thanks, Piera!
Thank you ! I really like the finished painting.
Stunning piece , just love it !
Many thanks, Natalie!
Gorgeous! I loved every bit of it!!!!
Yay! Thank you so much!
Beautiful
Thank you so much!
watching your process is awesome! I love how it turned out also!
Thank you for watching!
It's lovely, Betty!
Thank you, Patty!
Great to see the process Betty, thank you x
Thank you, Kathy!!
love, love, love
Congratulations, it's very beautiful, I love it !
Thank you so much, Nicolas!
Love this piece! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Thank you, Nancy! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
❤😂😊😂😂😂
Love it!
Thanks so much, Arabella!
Breathtaking...I truly enjoyed this process from start to finish...very soothing and calming!...XOXO
Oh, I love hearing that, Nicole! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Loved it. Thankyou Betty. 💜
Thanks so much, Deb!
Nice, Quite the process.
Thank you so much, Gerald!
wonderful inspiration!
Thank you!
WOW Betty, this is amazing. TYFS! :)
NOW THATS A STUDIO!!!!!
Thank you, Reena!
Realy cool !
Thanks so much, Alain!
It’s amazing! I really liked the underpainting with red and blue and orange. Didn’t want you to cover it up. But I also like the scene and how the underpainting shows through in places. Put the jar with the stuck lid under hot running water. Doesn’t take long.
Glad you liked it Ruth Ann! Thank you for the tip! Unfortunately, I don't have running water in my studio, so I don't like to break the groove I'm in to go into the house and run it under hot water. Thanks for watching!
To: Betty Krause Art - I get that! I’m trying to take over the front of the basement of our house for a single studio. Right now I have three studios: one for each activity that sort of run into each other: 1. For painting. It has wonderful light but not enough space. 2. For sewing and art quilt making: back of the kitchen (think mud room) and three: the old fav of artists worldwide, the dining room (or sometimes kitchen). They each have drawbacks. Do you have a video about your painting studio?
Here’s more: I’d have water close at hand in the basement laundry room. Activity in the dining room mostly for mixed media, collage and book making. Right now I’m making a globe cosmic quilt called Spiral Spirit Quilt. Love your work!!!
I love it...a space for everything! Unfortunately, I don't have a video on TH-cam of my art studio. Sometimes on Instagram I'll video short clips for my stories. Thank you!
this is absolutely gorgeous!! I have a question about your wall easel set up... I'll look to check if you have a video about it and how it works. I just ask because I have a very large canvas...bought it years ago when they were 70% off😊 but I've really waffled on what I want to do on it, so I've done nothing 🤦🏻♀️ if I did a pour I'd need it to be smooth, and the other stuff I want to do would all involve texture. but...I'll figure it out...but if I can't soon I'm just gonna slap some paint on it just to not have it staring at me as I walk by it😳😊 but, I'd need to get it up in the wall somehow. so I'm curious about your set up :)
and this is absolutely gorgeous!!!
thanks so much for sharing your work!!
Thank you for asking! I have long (3" screws) in the studs that stick out about a 1/2". I just hang the back of the canvas on the them. Super easy and super convenient! I hope you have lots of fun with your large canvas!
@@BettyFranksArt thank you so much for answering!! Thats super smart! Looks like maybe it just lean against the 2x4 at the bottom? Such a great idea!! Then you can have it for lots of sizes them too! Very nice!!! So smart :)
Thank you again for the information and the encouragement 😊 I just wish I could pick something, I can see, in my head, the sky/ocean feel and so then the types of colors in general...my trouble is liking too many different styles of painting and probably being nervous I won't do a good enough job. But...I need to figure it out. You know when you have something in your head and at first it's ok rolling around in the background, but it slowly presses forward until you can't stop thinking about it and you need to get it out of your head? Yea, I'm about to that, so I need to figure it out. Jist so many beautiful styles that I love....I think I'll maybe see if I can do more then one....I don't know🤦🏻♀️ but, thanks to you I definitely know how to hold it up and its something that we have the stuff for or we couldn't for a bit. So, thank you :) just need to heal more and then I'll get to it :)
You're work is so inspiring! Thank you again!!!
@@jadedenthusiasms Hope you're better soon!
Perfecto!!
You are very kind, Debora! Thank you so much for watching!
Hello Betty!! Fantastic video. BTW I keep a pair of pliers and a hammer in my studio for stubborn paint jars and tubes! lol Oh and sometimes i resort to turning the jar upside down in water for a few minutes. It is a frustration for us all!! have a creative day!!
I now use a painters spatula (not sure if it's called that). I whack the sides of the lid and presto...it opens! Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed watching your process Betty. The colors are beautiful. I am subscribing! =D
Thank you so much for watching!
Magnificent! Tfs
Thank you so much, Maureen!
Wow!
Thanks so much for watching!
Great work ❤️ great.
Thank you so much for watching!
Love your painting techniques. I find that if I smack the jar of paint 3 or 4 times flat on its lid it will open.
That's a great tip! Thank you for sharing!
Lots of paint on that canvas!!!
Yes! But, it's hard to create the depth without building up the layers. And, it's so much fun!
Lovely
Thank you so much for watching my video, Jackie!
Beautiful to watc, the building up layers. Is it also liqitex medium you use too?
Thanks, Lisette! Honestly, I don't recall what medium I used. This video is from 2017. If I used one, it would have been Glazing Medium. Thank you for watching!
I love your work:)
Thank you for watching the video, Patti!
I was going to ask if you blend the paint until smooth with the spatula, then you zoomed in and gave us a close up! Bam! Beautiful textures, with peeks of the underlying layers. Every layer was gorgeous and scrumptious! Thanks for sharing!
Is the spatula just a silicone one?
Hi Ashley! Glad you liked the video! Yes, just a silicone spatula from the dollar store!
Terrific. Have you considered scrapping of a layer to reveal underneath eg the original layer of colors?
Thank you, Michael! I created this piece many years ago and no longer paint in this style.
🌟 Excellent! 👍 😍 👍🏼
Thanks, Holly! Love seeing your work and your videos of you talking!
Thanks for the process. I thought it was at night one time, then daytime, then water, then land- that was FUN!!! And a beautiful finish..... Mo
Thank you, Mo!
I love "the blue thumb" thumbs up! :-) - Nice work though
Thank you, Dino!
Betty, to “unstuck” a lid from the jar of acrylic: I heat about 1-or 2”of water in a small container ( if using a microwave heat for about 40second) , put your jar upside down in the warm water for about a minute or two .
The water should be just tiny bit above the hight of the lid. Now try to open the jar - for me it works each time.
Good luck!
Could you tell me please what kind is your “ rubber spatula” is it a silicon wedge? I am not able to find it.
Thank you very much!
Great idea about the water! I'm using a rubber spatula that you would use in the kitchen for baking. Nothing fancy! Thanks so much for watching!
Omg, thank you for the closeup at the end!!! I loved seeing all of the bottom layers peeking through - and in such a rough and random way. You didn’t take any sand paper to it, did you? Just quick and dry strokes? 🤔
So gorgeous up close. 😍
No sand paper on this one! Thanks so much for watching, Susan!
beautiful.
Thank you, Rod!
My favorite version is at 9:31, but I love nightscapes.
Yes! I loved it at that stage, however, that's not what the client wanted. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Hi Betty , wonderful painting, is this a wet on wet process ? and you have used gesso with blue shade ,can you pls guide me .
Hi Heena, I'm not sure if it's a wet on wet process since I don't really know what that is. After I put down the first layer, I let it dry then I worked on the next two layers. I used blue paint and I mix in some white (gesso) as I go. Thanks for watching!
Betty Krause Art
Thank you so much.
Amazing….
Thank you!
wow
wonderful painting l really love it. l was torn between the georgous dark sky and the light sky... and in the end it doesnt matter
lol thank you..the rambling scribble l dont get at all ,a friend said her friend does it to limber up whose to say.
ha...yes, we all have our way of creating. I do a lot of scribbling and mindless painting in the beginning to loosen up and get into the creative mode. Thank you for commenting!
Nice! Can you tell me how you hang your canvas up like that?
Hi, I use the large d-brackets and I double my plastic covered wire. Thanks for watching!
Betty Krause Art thanks a bunch! Great art
Was orange/red still wet when you applied the blues on bottom?
Hi Marylou, I usually let the colors dry before moving on to the next layer of color...especially when I'm putting a cool color (blue) over a warm color (orange/red). If it's not dry, then I'll end up creating mud...or in the case purple. Thanks for watching!
Hello Betty, do you use the Robert "Bob" Burridge color wheel?
Hi Wilma! I have his wheel and I used it a few times, but overall I don't use it. I have my own way of adding color.
I know you say all the colors underneath the layering gives the whole painting a depth and a different look. If you didn't have the red and orange and black under all the blues, would the painting look different? I'm just trying to learn. Thank you in advance.
Great question! Yes, I feel that the painting would look flat--no depth and interest to it. I hope that answer helps!
If you'd like to learn how to create abstract art with me, here's a link to learn more: bettyfranksart.thinkific.com/courses/fields-of-flowers-an-abstract-art-painting-course
Thanks so much for watching, Carolyn!
It looks great...I understand the principal of underpainting but I don’t really understand the circles and scratches underneath... it’s a very cool result though...
Thanks for watching! The circles, scratches, etc. are simply part of my normal process for creating abstract art (see my other videos).
Hi Betty, why did you paint over the initial design, I don't understand that part of the process..nice work though!
Hi Tony, my first layers are to build up layers and create texture--otherwise my painting (to me) would feel very flat and lifeless. It's hard to see in the video, but the colors peek through in the final piece, which adds a lot of interest and character to the painting. I hope that answer helps! Thank you for watching!
Can gesso be used as finishing colour on a canvas? As per the conventional view gesso is a surface polisher. Plz enlighten
Hummmm....I'm not sure I understand your question. I use gesso as my white color. It you put it over the entire finished artwork, it will be white. I used Liquitex satin varnish on this piece to protect it. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
@@BettyFranksArt thanks for the reply. Actually I never knew gesso can be used as white colour also. I use gesso on a canvas to make to white and smooth to paint on it.
Yes, it's great as a white paint!
What kind of paint do you use. Love watching this
Hi Dixon, thank you for watching my video! I am using Nova paints. They're a S. California company. Just google them.
hi Betty, I loved this video AND your style! have you ever dealt with a customer that did not like the finished painting? if so, how does one handle that?
Thanks, Regis! I have not had any issues with customers receiving their artwork and not being super happy with it. I send the customer pictures of the final piece for approval. On occassion, I have made a couple of final adjustments (usually wanting more or less of a specific color). Thank you for watching!
yes, and i loved your comment about TRUST!
thank you @@BettyFranksArt
Absolutely love watching your process! Question: Why do you mix so many of your colors with gesso? Is it to keep them open? I would think it would fade out all the rich colors, but it didn't. How does that work?
Hi Betsy! Good question! I love mixing all my colors as I go to create new colors. The white (gesso) just seems to make them lighter and brighter! Thank you for watching!
The ocean feels sinister to me.
Not at all! 🥰
Try putting stuck jars under hot running water for a while. Or tap it sharply on the table.
I usually hit the sides if it, but that one was very stuck! Thanks for watching!
Hai, this whole process really reminds me of how the sea looks in my region here :o !
Hi Betty I apologise as I have only seen one of your videos, allbeit a few times, with 2 12x12ms and an8x8 using your fingers, In that you said you just keep putting on layers until you,re happy. I,m not being sarcastic at all but I just wondered what brief do you get for a commision piece, sort of will you do me one of your awesome paintings ? As most of the time you just create on the go and change things to how you feel at the time. lol How do they know what to expect from somebody so spontaneous as yourself ? Is it trust of your talent ?
Also you do wardrobe change faster than Kate Moss : }
btw great job Betty
Yes, I'm super fast at changing! :-D When I create a commission, I work with the person to find out what they're wanting. We discuss which of my paintings they want me to replicate (as close as I possibly can) and we discuss colors. I also believe that they need to trust me. I always send pics to get approval before calling it done. I hope that helps!
@@BettyFranksArt thanks for replying Betty I thought that there would be a slight element of the unknown in there, maybe that,s the excitment. At least they can be certain that it will be awesome
@@justsayin4017 You are super kind! Thank you so much!
helps me, I was wondering the same thing! just got a commission and im super stressed they wont like it...@@BettyFranksArt
First, remember that they commissioned your art because they love what you have created in the past. Yes, commissions can be stressful because you want your customer to be happy. But, that's what gets us to create our best work. It's important to ask questions up front like what colors they prefer, what pieces of yours do they like best and why, etc. I found that if I ask several questions up front, the customer is much happier in the end (and so am I!). You got this!
AMAZING PIECE...MAY i KNOW WHY YOU HAD THE FIRST RED LAYER..IS HERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON
I love to create layers in all my pieces. It gives it so much depth and richness. In the final piece, you can see bits and pieces of the previous layers showing through. Thank you for watching, Reena!
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Thank you for sharing, what the tools did you use, brush, spatula? I like the texture it ended up.
Hi, I used a spatula (Betty Crocker from the Dollar Store) for almost all of it, except the first layer. When I use a spatula, it jumps over the textured parts allowing some of the paint underneath to show through. I love that! thanks for watching!
Hi! On the final layers, I used a spatula I purchased at the local dollar store. I love the flexibility of them.
To loosen jar lid just bang it on the side of the lid against the edge of a hard table top
I get nervous about doing that. But, I love the painter's putty knife (the kind house painters use). I few whacks and it loosens my lids. Thanks, Katharine!
Betty, why are you using Gesso with your paint?
Hi Christa, I like to use gesso as my white. It adds texture as I paint and I use so much that it's more economical than buying white paint. Thank you for watching!
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I bang the lid part of the jar (its plastic) on my studio table several times- opens up after that
Love it! Thanks, Debbie!
@@BettyFranksArt us artists have to stick together!! I am so bad (lazy) about cleaning the lids and jar before closing so they are always sealed shut. My whole family knows when I am painting by the loud banging noises going on in the house. LOL
@@debbieg8260 Hahaha....yup, I'm making those same loud noises!!
Beautiful painting. I am just wondering why at the beginning you paint all these colours first yellow, orange, red, black, then eventually you paint over it with blues, black, green why not just paint with these colours at the beginning? Same for the top of the painting you paint it all blue then cover with looks like white/grey. I am new to painting and have seen many artists do this technique, just curious as to why this is done when artists paint over the beginning colours. I am not criticizing at all just curious.
Hi Cindy, good question! Without creating those layers, the end result (in my opinion) would be flat. There wouldn't be bits or color showing through along with texture. Thank you for watching!
Well done! It's really beautiful, a lot of work! Very inspiring. As I watching it I was wondering if you have come across the new acrylics from Sennelier,mother French company called Abstract acrylics. They come in nice plastic pouches that can be used straight on to the canvas. Sennelier has its own TH-cam channel with some demonstrations. They also come with different nozzles to create different effects.
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I have heard about those paints, but have not tried them...yet! Thanks for the info, Ana!
Like it! Yr pro. But omg this way you can’t make any mistakes for sure as you can keep on & going on, on. No critic okay its the way i paint as its hard work. Sometimes you have to stop though as it finished but you dont know.
Thank you for sharing that with me! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
At first it looked like when a sim was painting from the game "The Sims"
I am not familiar with that game. Thanks for watching!
When my acrylic paint jar lids have been stuck, I've had good luck soaking them in hot water for approx. 5 minutes.
Great idea! Unfortunately, I don't have access to hot water in my studio...and, once I'm in the painting zone, I don't like to stop for anything! :-D Thanks for watching!!
Was this a rubber spatula?
It sure was, Marylou! From the $1 store!
How do you stick canvas on the wall?
I have screws drilled into the studs. Then I just hang my canvas on the screws. I also have 4 mil plastic (found in the paint department at your local hardware store) on my walls to catch all the paint.
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Thank you!