Every single of her watercolor steps scared me so much 😱 but eventually it turns out to be such a beautiful piece! That’s really a masterful approach to paint!
+Bjarni Jónasson Thanks Bjarni, we will keep doing this , it has made such a great difference to many peoples lives, make sure you tell your friends , Graeme
I've only seen such a bold watercolor painter once before. It's just fantastic what lack of fear she has about splashing paint on the paper. Inspires me to be much more random and painterly.
I've only just recently discovered this channel and the content is truly inspiring to an ex-engineer/electrician turned semi-retired and getting into watercolour as a beginner. Well, I say beginner because I only started about 2 years ago painting on and off with no instruction just a few watercolour videos to get me going. The channel that started it all for me was Watercolor by Shibasaki, which is very much aimed at beginners. Since then my playlist for watercolour videos is now approaching 1,000. So I've obviously caught the bug and found myself well and truly down a rabbit hole of mystery and wonder 😀 My painting frequency has steadily increased, as have my art materials, although it tends to have patterns of intense activity interspersed with nothing or doing sketch drawings instead in order to improve my drawing ability. Watching this video has given me some excellent tips, as Amanda is very good at communicating key points while painting. For example, I would never have dared to put masking tape across the painting to create straight lines. Also, the way she uses the 3 values to make the features of a painting stand out more clearly and draw the viewers eye into the painting. The comment about Chinese White was interesting too, I have also found it to be very poor at adding white highlights to paintings, so I'll try the Gouache next time. I have a similar photo of my older brother when he was sailing, so this video has given me the inspiration to paint from the photo and send it to him for his 80th birthday. Thanks to both of you for this well produced video mini-tutorial from such an wonderfully talented artist. PS. I never knew there were so many watercolour artists in Australia. Why do you think that is? Do you have a history of famous artists or is it because you have some of the most varied scenery in the world to choose from when painting?
OH MY GOODNESS Mark. Its Graeme here Sir. I have never had a longer or my passionate post than yours in the 12 years I have been doing this. Yes Australia has some of he best water colour artists in the world down here. I think the light has a lot to do with it and the vast landscapes we have. So glad you have enjoyed the channel. We try to film and up load a show every week and we have filmed in 7 countries over the last 12 years. Please stay in touch and pass the word on about what we are doing. Hope you are well Mark, Graeme
@@ColourinyourlifeAu thanks Graeme, I like to provide honest comment on some videos as a way of showing appreciation for what you do. I have learnt a lot from reading other people's comments too. It makes sense what you say about Australia and recently, in another video of yours about the artist Julie Goldspink, she shed some light on why the state of Victoria has particularly become a focal point for watercolour artists. Interestingly, my eldest daughter was living and working in Melbourne last year, where she took up watercolours and mixed media exchange projects. I've painted from one of her photos of the coast where there are some stunning coastal views. PS. As a beginner I started with cheap materials, which I later realised was a false economy. So bit by bit I've invested in better quality paints, paper and brushes. I'm using it all up for practice anyway, so it's not wasted. I've also become a fan of Daniel Smith paints too, they are gorgeous. Luckily, where I live in Madrid, an art supply shop has a large stock of watercolours and the Daniel Smith range is well represented. I'm going to try some paints from M. Graham and Schmincke Horadam next :-)
Amanda is probably my favorite artist, which is saying a lot. I love her bold, no fuss approach.Wish I could paint like her and hope she continues to put out videos, downloads etc. Fabulous demonstration!
Pinku Varisara Thanks Pinku, many more amazing Artists still to come and we have just opened up our new web site, so you can head in there and see the huge benefits of being a member, Graeme
I'm an american painter based in NYC. I think what you are doing is incredible. You guys in Australia have nailed it. The art scene here is arrogant and snobbish. It embarrasses me to know I have been in that and that I could not see how we actually put people off. I take my hat off to you, and I applaud you. Maybe we here in America USA will catch up. Here everything has to be modern is not it is considered old and already seen. Everything is new if it is done by a current artist regardless. Americans are slowly changing their attitude towards realism and traditional painting. Again I thank you and I greatly enjoy the movement there. Keep it up. I believe I will replace my water colors with Daniel smith just because even thou they are very expensive here.
+lallope Great to hear from you, sorry for the late reply but I have been in new Zealand filming. We leave to fly to California on the 1st of December to start filming Artists for the U.S market as well. We have many galleries Celebs and Art marketing people gathering around the idea now and we think it may take off over there in a big way. We will be in the New York area next May to film there as well. Hope all is well, Graeme
What a great treat to watch this amazing artist at work. She paints with the freedom, confidence and fluidity that can only come from years of experience. What beautiful work you do, Ma'am. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Graham, I want to thank you for all of your programs. I am inspired by, and I learn something new from each and every one I watch. May 2018 be a FANTASTIC year for you, I can't wait to see what you put out there for your viewers.
Imperfection is better than perfection. I agree. Flaws add soul to a painting. When you seek perfection, it becomes sterile and soulless. Flaws add a personal touch that is harder to reproduce.
This is very close to what I am trying to achieve in my watercolor painting. I have a ways to go, but she is amazing! I love the confidence she has in her strokes!
Scott Bryant Hi Scott, yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going very everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
Beginner like developing and non developed country don't know them well. Thank you for introducing us such like a lot of Master artists around the world.
Shereen Timmerman Yes. It is wonderful to be able to produce creative and inspirational videos. Please spread the word for us, the more folk that know about us the more we can keep doing this. Thanks Shereen
Jean Hering Hi Jean, Amanda is an incredibly good teacher and i do hope you take the opportunity to attend one of her workshops. We have so many talented artists on our show Colour in your Life so please share with your friends.
Graeme , I love these videos ! They not only inspire but are so informative by watching these artist alone to learn new techniques for ourselves! Thanks for making these Graeme! Take care
Tmakmak Thank you so much for you comment. We really need as much support as possible in order to continue making these shows, so please share with your friends.
Jennifer Hankinson Hi , yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going for everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
I love how a watercolor impressionist painting comes together when the paint is dry it looks really ugly at first but then it all just makes sense at the end
lonemapper Hi Lone Mapper glad you love the show and really enjoyed Amanda. We always love to hear suggestions for artists, we just got back from filming in NZ so perhaps next time.
Khadija Amergui Hi , yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going for everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
Every single of her watercolor steps scared me so much 😱 but eventually it turns out to be such a beautiful piece! That’s really a masterful approach to paint!
It shines through how much passion Mr. Graeme has for what he is doing. Thank you for bringing color into our lives.
+Bjarni Jónasson Thanks Bjarni, we will keep doing this , it has made such a great difference to many peoples lives, make sure you tell your friends , Graeme
I've only seen such a bold watercolor painter once before. It's just fantastic what lack of fear she has about splashing paint on the paper. Inspires me to be much more random and painterly.
This artist is so amazing!! She breaks the rules (i.e. dark first!!) and in the end, her paintings are so special and unique!
Amanda truly is a magician ♥
Powerful painting, unusual composition and thick applications of watercolor pigment. A pure pleasure to watch this piece being created.
Brande Arno Thanks Brande, so glad you enjoyed the show.
I've only just recently discovered this channel and the content is truly inspiring to an ex-engineer/electrician turned semi-retired and getting into watercolour as a beginner.
Well, I say beginner because I only started about 2 years ago painting on and off with no instruction just a few watercolour videos to get me going. The channel that started it all for me was Watercolor by Shibasaki, which is very much aimed at beginners. Since then my playlist for watercolour videos is now approaching 1,000. So I've obviously caught the bug and found myself well and truly down a rabbit hole of mystery and wonder 😀
My painting frequency has steadily increased, as have my art materials, although it tends to have patterns of intense activity interspersed with nothing or doing sketch drawings instead in order to improve my drawing ability.
Watching this video has given me some excellent tips, as Amanda is very good at communicating key points while painting. For example, I would never have dared to put masking tape across the painting to create straight lines. Also, the way she uses the 3 values to make the features of a painting stand out more clearly and draw the viewers eye into the painting. The comment about Chinese White was interesting too, I have also found it to be very poor at adding white highlights to paintings, so I'll try the Gouache next time.
I have a similar photo of my older brother when he was sailing, so this video has given me the inspiration to paint from the photo and send it to him for his 80th birthday. Thanks to both of you for this well produced video mini-tutorial from such an wonderfully talented artist.
PS. I never knew there were so many watercolour artists in Australia. Why do you think that is? Do you have a history of famous artists or is it because you have some of the most varied scenery in the world to choose from when painting?
OH MY GOODNESS Mark. Its Graeme here Sir. I have never had a longer or my passionate post than yours in the 12 years I have been doing this. Yes Australia has some of he best water colour artists in the world down here. I think the light has a lot to do with it and the vast landscapes we have. So glad you have enjoyed the channel. We try to film and up load a show every week and we have filmed in 7 countries over the last 12 years. Please stay in touch and pass the word on about what we are doing. Hope you are well Mark, Graeme
@@ColourinyourlifeAu thanks Graeme, I like to provide honest comment on some videos as a way of showing appreciation for what you do. I have learnt a lot from reading other people's comments too.
It makes sense what you say about Australia and recently, in another video of yours about the artist Julie Goldspink, she shed some light on why the state of Victoria has particularly become a focal point for watercolour artists. Interestingly, my eldest daughter was living and working in Melbourne last year, where she took up watercolours and mixed media exchange projects. I've painted from one of her photos of the coast where there are some stunning coastal views.
PS. As a beginner I started with cheap materials, which I later realised was a false economy. So bit by bit I've invested in better quality paints, paper and brushes. I'm using it all up for practice anyway, so it's not wasted. I've also become a fan of Daniel Smith paints too, they are gorgeous. Luckily, where I live in Madrid, an art supply shop has a large stock of watercolours and the Daniel Smith range is well represented. I'm going to try some paints from M. Graham and Schmincke Horadam next :-)
It was wonderful to watch Amanda paint and explain her process. Thank you.
Terri'spaperadventures Woods Thank you Terri, Yes Amanda is a amazing artist and teacher.
Fabulous! I love Amanda's loose and bold approach to watercolor painting
Amanda is probably my favorite artist, which is saying a lot. I love her bold, no fuss approach.Wish I could paint like her and hope she continues to put out videos, downloads etc. Fabulous demonstration!
Deb Wells Hi Deb. Yes Amanda is a brilliant artist. Thanks for comment. Graeme
Watercolor art teaches me more about life! Amanda is amazing, I learnt a lot especially from her drawing attitude!
Pinku Varisara Thanks Pinku, many more amazing Artists still to come and we have just opened up our new web site, so you can head in there and see the huge benefits of being a member, Graeme
Australian watercolour artists have a freedom and style I only wish I could emulate. You`ve really nailed it!
+Phil Porter Thanks Phil, we are on our way to the states in a few days to begin filming there, Glad you enjoy, Graeme
Love these episodes. ❤
Love how fearless she is with the paint brush! Very inspired!
I love the water effect coming over the side of the boat. Such simple brush strokes but looks as if she spent considerable time on it! Beautiful.
I'm an american painter based in NYC. I think what you are doing is incredible. You guys in Australia have nailed it. The art scene here is arrogant and snobbish. It embarrasses me to know I have been in that and that I could not see how we actually put people off. I take my hat off to you, and I applaud you. Maybe we here in America USA will catch up. Here everything has to be modern is not it is considered old and already seen. Everything is new if it is done by a current artist regardless. Americans are slowly changing their attitude towards realism and traditional painting. Again I thank you and I greatly enjoy the movement there. Keep it up. I believe I will replace my water colors with Daniel smith just because even thou they are very expensive here.
+lallope Great to hear from you, sorry for the late reply but I have been in new Zealand filming. We leave to fly to California on the 1st of December to start filming Artists for the U.S market as well. We have many galleries Celebs and Art marketing people gathering around the idea now and we think it may take off over there in a big way. We will be in the New York area next May to film there as well. Hope all is well, Graeme
Fantastic! Ahh...this show is doing things to me!!!
What a great treat to watch this amazing artist at work. She paints with the freedom, confidence and fluidity that can only come from years of experience. What beautiful work you do, Ma'am. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Graham, I want to thank you for all of your programs. I am inspired by, and I learn something new from each and every one I watch. May 2018 be a FANTASTIC year for you, I can't wait to see what you put out there for your viewers.
Thank you Donna,
always appreciate the comments, tell your friends what we are doing, Graeme
Wonderful and inspiring!
So liberating to watch Amanda's style! Love it, thank you.
Felicitări! Lucru la mare arta!
It was amaizing loking Amanda how fast she was doing her painting, I enjoyed so much thank you👏👏😘😍
Thank you so much 😀
Imperfection is better than perfection. I agree. Flaws add soul to a painting. When you seek perfection, it becomes sterile and soulless. Flaws add a personal touch that is harder to reproduce.
This is very close to what I am trying to achieve in my watercolor painting. I have a ways to go, but she is amazing! I love the confidence she has in her strokes!
Scott Bryant Hi Scott, yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going very everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
Great painting!
I love the fearless free non-precious stroke work! I enjoy these shows so much. Thank you from an Alabama, USA artist!
Thank you from Florida and the rest of the dirty south.
Beginner like developing and non developed country don't know them well. Thank you for introducing us such like a lot of Master artists around the world.
Another wonderful show!!!! I can't stop watching. Thanks again!!!
Lily Luna Thanks Lily, keep watching and tell your friends.
Very impressive
Another of my most favourite artists! Just love Amanda’s work!!
I like her
Style, it's full of emotion that picture
Graeme! You sir, have the best job in the world!
Shereen Timmerman Yes. It is wonderful to be able to produce creative and inspirational videos. Please spread the word for us, the more folk that know about us the more we can keep doing this. Thanks Shereen
I LOVE Amanda Hyatt...I hope someday I can take a workshop with her...
Jean Hering Hi Jean, Amanda is an incredibly good teacher and i do hope you take the opportunity to attend one of her workshops. We have so many talented artists on our show Colour in your Life so please share with your friends.
Graeme Stevenson (Colour in Your Life)
Graeme , I love these videos ! They not only inspire but are so informative by watching these artist alone to learn new techniques for ourselves! Thanks for making these Graeme!
Take care
Tmakmak Thank you so much for you comment. We really need as much support as possible in order to continue making these shows, so please share with your friends.
Wow, this painting really surprised me with how well it came together!! (: Beautiful
Great video. She is very professional artist.
Very interesting style and attitude... learned a lot! TNX! :)
what a marvelous artist! I really admire her talent! Thanks for showing her talent!
His work was fantastic!
Truly fantastic! Thank you for sharing this!
María Teresa Varela Agazzi Thanks for your comment Maria.
Would love to be able to see them doing the drawing! watched it once, restarted! was very interesting! Beautiful water color. Thanks for sharing!
Truly amazing and inspiring.
Amazing just loved this thank you very much
Sharon Hume Thanks Sharon, so glad you enjoyed this episode.
Spectacular!
Jennifer Hankinson Hi , yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going for everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
Beautiful
Thanks for that great demo= love it.
+Graeme Stevenson thanks for all the videos! Greetings from Spain!!
Excellent episode! I am inspired.
Patrizia Cathey So glad to hear you have been inspired by Amanda. Please feel free to tell more folks about what we are doing Patrizia. Graeme
Amazing technique...
wonderful artist and another great video, thank you!
Larry Nelson Thanks for you comments Larry
Wow! I'm worn out watching!!! Fabulous energy which shows in Amanda's painting!!!
I love how a watercolor impressionist painting comes together when the paint is dry
it looks really ugly at first but then it all just makes sense at the end
Graeme, awesome as usual. Amanda paints so wonderfully loose. One more request for Ray Harris Ching, please. That would be over the top.
lonemapper Hi Lone Mapper glad you love the show and really enjoyed Amanda. We
always love to hear suggestions for artists, we just got back from
filming in NZ so perhaps next time.
Brilliant!
Amazing artist!
MERCI pour le partage qui est representant de l ART:du vrai ART.
Khadija Amergui Hi , yes she is amazing. We will have many more great Artists over time, so I hope you enjoy them all, dont forget to tell other folks about us. This only helps us to keep all of this going for everyone out there, hope all is well, Graeme
I am a real beginner and poor, but I use Daniel Green watercolors. Itsasplurge but worth it. Amanda this was great.
+Nancy Peace Thanks Nancy,tell your friends about the channel, Graeme
Thanks guys.
Wow.
Like it!
very nice
Geweldig en interessand
Que genia!
She using dry techniques, good job
g'day cobbers. from marbella
HERE TECKNIQUE SOME OILE COLOURES.
Wastree
misleading thumbnail for the video
How so Hobby King? The thumbnail is one of Amanda's paintings.
But not what she actually painted in the video.
Don’t like using white !!!!
))))we have children so draw
+Natalya Pozniak good reason to start, Graeme
I am waiting for you to visit)))
Is it just me but.....