I'm so very sorry someone hurt you with their criticism of your work. Your work is uniquely your own. It's nothing at all like mine, which I think is what is drawing me so much towards what you do. It's so totally different. I love how free and expressive you are, and unafraid to try new ideas, and to not make a mistake. That hangs me up all the time, the fear. I feel that need of perfection constantly. I don't want to waste supplies, even though I rationally know I'm not "wasting". There's also the constant drive to get work done for shows, and it seems there isn't a lot of time left over for experimentation. I think that's why I love your channel so much. Not only are you such and outgoing, engaging person, but you push your work. I found myself taking pictures of fancy chairs the other day to try some chair paintings of my own, just because I loved yours si much. You have quite an influence on people , so please don't let one person keep you down. You're wonderful ❤
How nicely put. I totally agree with all of your comment. Being courageous to just ‘see what will happen if I do this,’ is what we love about your process! (Also, some people are sometimes just jealous of your successful methods?) hum…
Hello Michelle, I completely acknowledge what you say about fear and I just wanted viewers to know that it is so important to believe in themselves. Don't let the fear stop you from experimenting .... I did that for a long time and regret it ! FIGHT THE FEAR and have a wonderful week XX
Meeting you in person and being able to buy some of your paintings was the highlight of my trip to the UK. And yes, the paintings got home safely. Off tomorrow to buy frames for the many cards. My house feels all the more cheerful for having some of your work in it! Thankyou, Sue from NZ
I have 2 wee ones of Gaynor’s on my wall, and know how you feel! I feel joyful looking at them and knowing (through TH-cam) the fabulous artist that created it is the icing!❤
Your paintings are uniquely yours, no one else does anything similar, continue to be you. Many people won't understand an artistic mind that steps out of the box and welcomes true creativity. Thank you so much.
I love your thought for the day and totally agree with you! One of the things ( and there are many ) that I enjoy while watching your videos is your enthusiasm, joy and love for your own work…..it kind of gives me permission to like, find joy and sometimes even love the creations I make…..please don’t stop being you 😊
I'm so happy to see the paper bag alliums becoming a series -- what a privilege to see them come into being and start to carry on into other panels, paper, canvases . . .
I just love hearing you verbalize what’s going on with you internally. Please continue making videos. I very much enjoy watching you work. You inspire me to put my self-critic away and be uniquely me. You help me to not be afraid. Thank you.
Thank you for all your lovely inspirational videos. I love how you are not daunted when things don't look the way you want them to and carry on applying more paint etc. It's all so encouraging.
We all know that art is subjective and that what one person dislikes another will love! I think you are absolutely right Gaynor in that you need to love what you do first. There is a type of art for everyone! You make me laugh in saying you tell yourself to do one thing and end up doing another - I do that all the time - I am so contrary! I hope you have a lovely week Gaynor. X
Gaynor, first I have absolutely LOVED watching all of your videos. The green painting on the easel is so interesting! If you leave it just like it is, to me it’s perfect as it looks like two little broom stick head figures, a male and female having a really animated interesting conversation. Then you have it next to angel and it’s a whole conversation going on! LOVE IT!! Oh and the new flower painting, my heart be still ❤ LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Gaynor, remember you are an artist, not to the masses, but to yourself! Love your style and color combinations. I can’t see your vision, you are able to and that is the wonder of your art. Carry on, continue to be an inspiration to other people who subscribe on your channel. They visit each week to see your work and progress. Best regards!
I think Pineapple Angel is your Muse...reminding you to keep following your curiosity and to keep pushing traditional art school boundaries! Who needs perspective..can't we just make art for joy's sake? It's artists like you that make the best teachers!
Love,Love,Love all the paintings you’re currently working on! Also agree with you about not letting negative comments derail you! As artists, we are sensitive to begin with, so it’s easy to feel things deeply and personally. The negativity says more about the other person than it can ever say about you or me. You are a light! Keep shining!😊
So glad to see your video pop up! I love watching you play with colour and watching your surprising experiments unfold. The painting you took outside to throw paint on i think is almost there, if not there. I liked it from the minute you popped it on the wall to ponder. Your garden works its way into everything doesn’t it? Oh my. I think i better get out a little black and Gaynor my sunflowers that have stumped me and have been frozen in time, waiting patiently for a solution. Lol. Thank you Gaynor, for sharing your enthusiasm! Your videos are an artistic shot in the arm.
I have so enjoyed discovering and following you for a while now! Watching this latest installment tonight, I was reminded of the first art/artist I ever knew. He lived up the road from us and moved away by the mid 1950s, probably before I was 8 or 9. He had converted one of the huge chicken coops his parents had into a very modern home. He was a police photographer but he was also a mosaic artist and, I believe, a painter, and had made several small mosaic pools on the property. Back in the 1950s, we kids in the neighborhood would wander from house to house, not necessarily to play with kids, since he had none, but also to investigate what was happening and to chat with the adults. He was a bit odd - afraid that kids would fall into his pools - but he fascinated me, and drove an old green Land Rover with the spare tire clamped to the top of the hood/bonnet. Who knows what things draw us into a life of creativity! Keep on trying new things! I love it!
Thanks for being so inspiring . Every week I look forward to your video. My favorite this week is the one you worked on and then "flung" paint at outside..I love the pink with the lavender gray...😊 they are all great!❤
I just love your creativity fantastic. I really need to be free of my own inner cridic and you are helping me so much. I am just starting out as I have told you before and I just can't watch enough of your channel. Thank you so much for all your help and hard work 👍 ❤️ blessings from Ontario 🇨🇦 🙏
Though I am in love with your bright and colorful paintings, I find this current series you're working on with subtle colors so appealing. When this video opened, I was struck by the delicate beauty of the paperwork behind you and thought it was a finished piece. But the continuing work only improves the overall feeling and I like it even more. I was thinking why haven't I started a series myself? I am so inspired by yours that I do need to attempt a series myself. Have a lovely week.
All those natural resources give inspiration to your work. Can't imagine how the great abstract artists of the past would have put themselves out there to create before a vast audience. Yet, U do it successfully week after week. I remember seeing a video where a man looked at a Picasso and commented that his 5 years could have made that ... wow, what talent ... just hope he encouraged his child to continue in art. Art history from way back is amazingly informative. The mediums and whatever canvases ... from charcoal, chalk, on rocks, wood all show creativity. ... All creative artists, whatever the field is theater, photography, literature, visual art 🎨, has to be confident with themselves to share their works, all the while growing your skills and encouraging and inspiring others to do what it takes to improve. Jackson Pollock would have enjoyed the splatter 😂. Ann, Florida fan
Hi Gaynor, there’s always someone who needs to be mean. You’re so right, do what makes you happy. By the looks of many of your followers you are making them happy too. Your work is amazing.
Gaynor, you are always such a bright inspiration to me. I was telling a friend about how you often cover over areas with white or color, with the scrape of a card - and she tried it, and it's opened up a whole new vista for her. I like constructive feedback, but we do need to ignore what I call "Armchair Critics"; and remember that those who 'can't" criticize, Part of me feels sorry for them (but only part of me!) We love you and so admire your talent. Thanks for sharing with us, most appreciated!
Enjoyed your video so much! I painted this morning, didn’t like the result so I put it aside. Tried a stamping in my sketchbook that I thought I’d use as a background - didn’t like that either! Thanks to you, I know I can just keep experimenting, ‘have a go’ because I can always get out the white paint and start over. Glad you were having so much success this week!
I love watching you paint Gaynor, you are so creative, and I get what you said about comments. I painted a family of polar bears, and framed it. My niece came for a visit and I showed it to her, she said " hmm quiet good" in a tone that didn't match the word good. 😂 I let it bother me for days. Some people have no clue😜 Molly.
I think your videos are so wonderful. I like that stepping away form a painting and then reconnecting with it at a later time. I do this almost always. I will often work on four to eight paintings at the same time. I try to get each to a point of some resolution or build a foundation to work with on each. I have done this thing where I build that foundation and then I'll take a rag and stain the entire image from edge to edge to edge with an overall color and then pull some of the original color back out to the surface and then build it back up in other areas. It takes some bravery because it's a gamble of losing something that might have been good, but that's what makes painting exciting is that experimentation. I have to be willing to fail and sometimes it's mysterious as to how it looks when bits of colors show up on edges and it gets me excited when it creates this unusual dimension or added depth. I guess what I'm doing is an underpainting and then blocking shapes back in with the last paints being lighter in value to form the painting. A painting on top of a painting kind of thing. I just love it and I see that passion in your work. You are fearless.
You have the key....'to be willing to fail', I took the longest time to get there! And I agree with you, it does look and feel like madness to lose good bits but the compulsion to keep going will out !! Have a fantastic week X
Gaynor, I do not know why people feel so disinhibited on the internet. Some folks mistake criticism for feedback. I think if one posts a negative comment they should follow it with a positive one. Anyhow, your work is fun and delightful. I always feel refreshed after watching your videos and listening to your comments.
Gaynor, I love your fun style totally and am so disappointed that some people just have to be negative in an ugly way. You have been my greatest inspiration since your channel was just a babe and I thank you for that. ❤
Hello Kerrie, I love our baby channel....lots of lovely supportive people who watch and send such goodness. Heartfelt thanks for your words X Have a wonderful week XX
I remember pineapple angel, love her ❤ Bird painting is going to be great and the splats painting has so much energy exploding from the centre! So glad the exhibition is going well xx
Oh Gaynor I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had some bad comments. Please don’t let that upset you. You are wonderful, your art is so unique and your personality is sunshine. 🌞😘
Gaynor isn't that so true that we can have 99 positive comments but we let the 1 negative live in our head. Yes you have to show it the door!!!! I Love Modigoni (sp) women. Your Angel is sooo sweet. I'd keep her!!!! Flinging & spattering is great fun. How lucky that some of the community here got to meet you.
Hello Anita, ....living in our head, rent free !!! I read that somewhere. How lucky am I to have this gorgeous community. Thank you for your kindness and have a fantastic week X
Lovely video Gaynor, im always amazed how much work goes into making a video. Thank you for sharing your your knowledge and inspiration........Alioban ❤😊xx
I wanted to thank you for sharing your work and painting methods. I wanted to share that I, like you need several glasses for different uses, and last year I invested in bifocals that also have a mid section, so I have far, mid and close up vision all in one pair. It's amazing! Ot takes a bit to get use to but it's well worth it.
Cara Gaynor, ti seguo da qualche mese e sono contenta di averti trovato perchè il tuo entusiasmo e la tua vivacità mi hanno fatto ritrovare la pittura che non praticavo più. Sei stata contagiosa, divertente e mi piace molto quello che fai, ed esorti i tuoi iscritti a sperimentare senza paura. E' quello che ho fatto e tutti i giorni faccio esercizio, grazie Gaynor ogni settimana una ventata di allegria ne avevo bisogno , ciao
Forgive them for their negativity, jealousy,and/or insecurities! To know you is to love your work, enthusiasm, originality, and also Craig and Lauren!🤣
I agree that rude comments are usually the speakers own jealousy and insecurities. We don’t all like the same things which is fine but one doesn’t have to be rude and negative. For sensitive people it can linger and be hurtful. Even when a piece isn’t my cup of tea I keep quiet or I find the positive to speak about. I don’t want to hurt someone brave enough to put their work out there.
I really hope that nobody can stop you❤ Be you …and many of us love you🌞🍃🍀🎨✨ I have just finished cvp with Nicklas Wilton and you are exactly what he teaching. Be free and stay to your rules 🫶🏼
Gaynor you never cease to amaze me! I Love How brave , free and expressive you are. Please don't allow negative comments to get under your skin....You are a fabulous painter and I adore your channel. Fell the love that surrounds you from your hundreds of followers......just keep painting for you!!! ❤❤❤ P.s. you inspired me to paint alliums!!! So fun !
Hello Kim, I feel the wonderful support from this fabulous group of creators and am so thankful for it. Thank you for watching and taking time to comment XX
Someone hurt your feelings criticizing your work?? We Ride At Dawn!!!! People can be real you know whats sometimes. I’m sorry that happened. Love this week’s video as always!! I love the palette of the cornflower blue pink and black! I will come to one of your shows one day!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Much Love from Atlanta 👋🏻 Roxanne
Hello Denise, they are protective foam corners...great for transporting work. I put them on to stack work in the studio when I run out of room on the walls !!! Have a great week with lots of paint XX
"A bit of crit." Cute. Although getting it is far from cute. We sure do need to learn to develop thick skins when our work is in the public eye and folks feel free to say whatever they want. Speaking of which, the person who says you don't know perspective just doesn't GET your work. The loose, non-realistic style is what is so absolutely charming. I loved the drawing I watched you do of a building - the fact that perspective is totally NOT what it's about makes it so your style. Folk artists don't do perspective and their work is absolutely lovely! I LOVE your pineapple painting - and I do understand you may want to do more work on it. I would have loved to see you doing that. I keep being tickled by our similarities... I get a box of fruits and veggies monthly and a friend picked it up for me this week. She told me there was a pineapple in it, and I said "Great! Something for me to paint!" 🙂 It's getting weird, all these similarities. And I'm in Canada and you mentioned two people in Canada - so lovely one from Nova Scotia came to your show!!! I totally love that green painting, and it's "partner" with the ochre-coloured vase. So lovely. Your videos make me so happy! I'm still a long way away from making the art I long to, but I keep at it daily, and little wins are encouraging! Have a great week, Gaynor!
Hello Janina.....you've hit it on the head...'little wins are encouraging' ! Those 'wins' will take you in the right direction....I think creativity keeps unfolding if we let it XX
I am so sorry that u have had some unconstructive criticism. I sometimes think that what is said online can reflect peoples' own problems and lives that have absolutely nothing to do with your vid. it is sad that they bounce it out in thjis way. But U always strike me as, however sensitive , a confident and successful person who will as you say not be stopped by this. As i have said before i love your work and your enthusiasm. U are an inspiration to all who see your vids, bar a few who need concern neither us nor you. Best R
You seemed so down! Do you know about the negativity bias? It’s where our minds will focus and center on the negative feedback rather than the positive. It’s evolutionary… so we wouldn’t die from eating poison and such. But our minds aren’t really capable of handling the negativity on the internet. It’s too fast, to frequent and we have trouble discerning that the people giving us that feedback have no place to do so. All that to say - keep going. I love your channel and your work and your spirit. I’m also a painter and your work inspires me to keep going.
Hello Jackie, not down but frustrated that we have to work so hard sometimes to block out external negativity. Yet another trip on our creative path !!! However, my resolve to push on is stronger than ever so that is a strong positive. Thank you so much for watching and taking time to express support and kindness XX
Your critics are jealous because they are losing their audience to your artistic world. I have seen it several times to other new artist. Hold a small stone in your hand and wish them the best and pitch that stone into deep waters. Center your energies and awesomeness, the other 99.9999% of us need you!
I understand how you feel... I have done the same- doubted myself and we shouldn't!! Some people can just be downright nasty, rude, etc... I love all your stuff !!❤ Maybe just delete that comment! 😉😍✌️
You do you right? Think of all your subscribers that admire you and your art. Imagine standing all your 6400 subscribers standing next to each other. The one on the other side would look quite pathetic…🤷🏻♀️
I worked for a number of years in an art gallery here in the UK and we all knew the one unspoken rule, you never criticise an artists work! People need to understand there are many forms of artwork and everyone favours different things. I absolutely love your work, it is extremely professional and sophisticated. Keep up the good work, there will always be those who lack understanding of the art world. 😁🇬🇧
I can never begin to understand how people criticise when they didn’t have to watch it anyway, how fortunate our we all to have free utube, these artists don’t have to share their work, but they do and I am forever grateful Gaynor for your content. Remember for one bad comment i;m sure you would get many more great comments so don’t even think about it, just be the lovely person that you are and enjoy what you are doing.
I watch you every week and love your positive happy spirit! I love the painting you had on the gravel, it is actually one of my favorites of yours . I think it is the black line work!!! Then the fling!!! Perfect! Thank you for sharing your heart.
Thank you, again, Gaynor. I find you inspiring. Please ignore any criticism, I am a very different artist to you, but I still am so encouraged by watching you. my sketchbook has Lilies, Hydrangeas and aliums in because I couldn’t help myself after watching you. I love your freedom of expression and spontaneity as you paint.
Gaynor I’ve only just discovered you. First may I thank you for inviting us into your beautiful home. Don’t take note of negativity. It’s not always about what you actually paint. It goes without saying your work is exceptional and you push boundaries. The important thing is what it produces and it’s not always the material outcome. I have painted for some years but my greatest joy is working with my grandchildren and enabling them to achieve something they take pride in. My daughter and I were invited to demonstrate how to paint Van Gogh sunflowers at my granddaughter’s school, 66 ten year old students all had recognisable paintings . That’s the joy . You have already inspired me. I’m making plans and bought the materials to install shelves around my art room so I can effectively compare and alter paintings over a period of time of observation. What I think I’m trying to say is having the ability to inspire and motivate is a very great achievement and a strength. I have had ten days with Covid and your videos have eased my way through it when all I could do was watch the tv. Many thanks Jenny
Hello and Welcome Jenny, Sending very best wishes for a speedy recovery. Thank you for watching and taking time to leave this lovely message. Good luck with your shelves, they make all the difference....I love the subconscious way paintings invite you to make the next mark ! Have a wonderful week XX
Music, poetry, art, etc...all created from nothing that can be explained really. It comes from the heart, all senses and experiences which are quite intangible. Most of us tune in each week to see what you are drawing up from your inner person and painting on canvas. We love the beauty that springs from your heart...the dreamy color pallets, fresh landscapes, and dynamic floral compositions. I'm not sure what motivates a person to criticize but oh well...just keep creating your lovely art ❤ We look forward each week to your video...and we learn from you...always enjoying your fresh approach. Today was just so lovely, Thank you, Gaynor.
I love what you're doing with the flowers and I'm into flowers at the moment and yesterday I bought a pineapple keyring it's just something bright and cheerful thanks for sharing your vids are awsome thanks Gaynor darling 😊
I am curious about this too. If they are not prints they should command a higher price in my opinion. Miniature art which can be framed. Wish we could buy some here in the states. I know...postage too much.
Absolutely love your cabin studios. Your landscaping is beautiful as well. Love your home ❤️🙏 I am loving the pink and grayblue. I'm in a bit of a pink phase at the moment myself. I went through a purple phase for a while. Funny how it goes.
When I watch your videos I am always struck by how much heart goes into everything you do. It’s positively beautiful how much authentic thought and energy you devote to your pieces! Many things spend time in your studio or on your walls, or get put away for a bit, but then I see you revisit them and bring them to their fullness. Thank you for all of your creative sharing!❤️
You are so right with your thoughts about criticism. I love you work and your videos and they give me so much inspiration. I wanted to ask you, as I'm a beginner, is it important in you mind to do realistic drawings and paintings first ? before going to abstract ?
Great Question.....I think you need to experiment and see what you like the best. For me, it is usually blind contour drawing, drawing parts of the whole, several drawings, but all with the aim of getting to know the subject better. Warm up drawing should be what you most enjoy, and a chance to make a few discoveries. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your art XX
You are so Brave. I am always screaming noooo don't do that you are going to destroy what great work you have ....but then it always turns out marvelous 💪💕💕
Hello Gaynor,so glad you are enjoying the exhibition,I really don’t know how you choose which paintings to take,you keep pulling out all these lovely ones we’ve not seen!!Bird looks great but I thought how paper bag really influenced him!So maybe add some elements over to enhance him?Very intrigued to see what you come up with!😁Very proud you have adopted your attitude to negative comments,being a cancerian, I’m a sensitive soul too!So totally get where you’re coming from..you paint to please you and that’s what matters!As the saying goes,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…you’ll never please everyone..Just keep singing Doris..Que Sera Sera!!I like the fling look..given it a new edge..so well flung Gaynor lol!Thanks for showing us your lovely Nigella!I wonder if they might pop up in a new painting or maybe you already one in your hidden stash?!!Keep being you and have an enjoyable week!!❤
Gaynor…you are 🌸WONDERFUL🌸 in ALL ways! 💕 Always a JOY to watch you experiment in your videos 🤸♂️ Thank you 🙏 🙏🙏 Love your quirky portraits, bird painting and two lovely quirky vases and white lined flowers! ❤️LOVED the soft pastel colours in your pineapple….beautiful 🤩 Can I just say that…that blue grey colour of your alliums I think, brings your painting down, adds element of drab. To me that colour just doesn’t fit right…. but hey you can now prove me wrong lol 😂 The alliums could do with more space in them….splodges look too heavy. Maybe you could make a stamp and create them out of that…might be fun😃 Well done with your exhibition!!! Cannot believe people are coming from America to see you and buy paintings….That is AWESOME!! So pleased for you 🤩 Gaynor do you think you will do a day’s workshop? I would so ‘LOVE’ to come to one, if you do. Have a lovely week and remember you are loved by thousands of people Whoo Hoo 🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
Hello Teresa, I feel so much gratitude to the wonderful viewers who support and spur me on each week. You guys are WONDERFUL. Thank you for great input on the alliums....plenty to think about. I would love to run a workshop at some point in the future, something to think about for sure ! Have a wonderful week XX
I personally feel that criticism is a very bad thing. However, critique can be a very good thing. For me personally those beautiful little landscapes I think that rather than diving right onto them I would recreate one of them and then work on that for detail to see if there needed to be changes to those or I could just be adding to that series. However, that is just me.
I wish you published a video EVERYDAY! Having surgery next week that will keep me out of my studio for a couple weeks…..hoping I can get a fix from YOU! ❤️❤️
HI Gaynor, Im alaways checking for your next vlog. Almost cant wait! Loving your pops of vibrant green and yellow with lilacs and light blue hues. I find it makes a painting more interesting. Your bird painting maybe could do with some balance in the left corner. I would maybe pop some lovely yellow and white daisies to add some interest and kèep it looking very summery with the apricot and greens. Loving the bold purple flowers in your paper bag painting,. I do think adding small blocks of contrasting colours is the way to go, to break up the areas, so it doesn't become too busy. Its hard sometimes to get the energy going in a painting, but when you find it, it's a great feeling. Really loving watching how many paintings you are juggling at a time. I can hardly stick to one, let alone 3 or 4.😊 Best luck, Jo😊
Gaynor, for all the wonderful things the internet/social media allows they also give a voice to people who are keen on sharing misery...it bums me out sometimes. A long time ago someone told me. "If you care too much what they think, you will never be able to do what you love". When I watch you I see someone who refuses to allow anyone to take you from what YOU love! You're a joy-bringer, a brilliant artist and a seeker of beauty! I'm so glad you share so much with us! I always carry those words with me, they're my teflon❤❤❤ Your friend across the pond:) Samahra
Dear Gaynor, oh please please don’t touch your bird painting! When I just heard you say you had to deal with the bottom left side, sort of bluish, I was aghast! To me this painting is charming, simple, perfect, finished! Why do you see these areas as imperfections? So often I see the ‘modernity’ of your work in its simplistic somewhat unfinished state. This is what you seem to strive for, the modernity, but then you wipe it all away and start something else when the very beginning was so cool! Let me encourage you! You are on the right path and I salute your fresh modern style! Bravo and thankyou for these great videos! Be blessed, Mary in Arizona, USA
Hello Gaynor, yes I asked about all your paint, so thanks for the mention. You still haven’t shown us how you store it all, or your brushes, inks or sketchbooks etc. I’m still curious. 🤔 Regarding unhelpful or negative nasty comments, you do have to have a thicker skin, but I share your sensitivity. Just remember that if you’ve sold work then someone loves it enough to purchase it. The people that make the horrible comments are most probably actually jealous of you, and they make these comments to make themselves feel better. It’s about them, not you! I absolutely love the canvas with the pink. Don’t overwork it please😂😂😂 Have a good week. 💐
One viewer likened thicker skin to having a Teflon Coating ! I think it is a human response to feel hurt but I have never felt so determined to keep pushing on. Oh dear....having finished this exhibition, I have got a little carried away in the cabin....all will be revealed !! Have a lovely week XX
I'm so very sorry someone hurt you with their criticism of your work. Your work is uniquely your own. It's nothing at all like mine, which I think is what is drawing me so much towards what you do. It's so totally different. I love how free and expressive you are, and unafraid to try new ideas, and to not make a mistake. That hangs me up all the time, the fear. I feel that need of perfection constantly. I don't want to waste supplies, even though I rationally know I'm not "wasting". There's also the constant drive to get work done for shows, and it seems there isn't a lot of time left over for experimentation. I think that's why I love your channel so much. Not only are you such and outgoing, engaging person, but you push your work. I found myself taking pictures of fancy chairs the other day to try some chair paintings of my own, just because I loved yours si much. You have quite an influence on people , so please don't let one person keep you down. You're wonderful ❤
How nicely put. I totally agree with all of your comment. Being courageous to just ‘see what will happen if I do this,’ is what we love about your process! (Also, some people are sometimes just jealous of your successful methods?) hum…
Hello Michelle, I completely acknowledge what you say about fear and I just wanted viewers to know that it is so important to believe in themselves. Don't let the fear stop you from experimenting .... I did that for a long time and regret it ! FIGHT THE FEAR and have a wonderful week XX
Love your work!
Meeting you in person and being able to buy some of your paintings was the highlight of my trip to the UK. And yes, the paintings got home safely. Off tomorrow to buy frames for the many cards. My house feels all the more cheerful for having some of your work in it!
Thankyou,
Sue from NZ
I’m so jealous! I would love to meet Gaynor and see her work in person. Her work is so fun and to see it in person would be great.
I have 2 wee ones of Gaynor’s on my wall, and know how you feel! I feel joyful looking at them and knowing (through TH-cam) the fabulous artist that created it is the icing!❤
Hello Lovely Sue XXX Thank you for this great message, you are very kind and it was fantastic to meet you too. Have a wonderful week XX
Your paintings are uniquely yours, no one else does anything similar, continue to be you. Many people won't understand an artistic mind that steps out of the box and welcomes true creativity. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much 😀 XX
I love your thought for the day and totally agree with you! One of the things ( and there are many ) that I enjoy while watching your videos is your enthusiasm, joy and love for your own work…..it kind of gives me permission to like, find joy and sometimes even love the creations I make…..please don’t stop being you 😊
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YES, is what I meant to write 😂
Hello Andrea, heartfelt thanks for such a wonderful message, I am very grateful. Sending a virtual hug XX
“You can’t please everyone “, ain’t that the truth! Negativity does not deserve any of our energy! You are a delight and an inspiration to so many!!
I agree. She is lovely and so is her art.
Heartfelt thanks Kate, I am truly grateful for your kindness and great support XX
I'm so happy to see the paper bag alliums becoming a series -- what a privilege to see them come into being and start to carry on into other panels, paper, canvases . . .
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I just love hearing you verbalize what’s going on with you internally. Please continue making videos. I very much enjoy watching you work. You inspire me to put my self-critic away and be uniquely me. You help me to not be afraid. Thank you.
Thank you for such a lovely comment, you've made my day ! Have a wonderful week X
Thank you for all your lovely inspirational videos. I love how you are not daunted when things don't look the way you want them to and carry on applying more paint etc. It's all so encouraging.
Thank you so much! Have a wonderful week X
We all know that art is subjective and that what one person dislikes another will love! I think you are absolutely right Gaynor in that you need to love what you do first. There is a type of art for everyone! You make me laugh in saying you tell yourself to do one thing and end up doing another - I do that all the time - I am so contrary! I hope you have a lovely week Gaynor. X
Hello Simone, Glad you agree! Have a wonderful week X
@@gaynorpattle 😊
Gaynor, first I have absolutely LOVED watching all of your videos. The green painting on the easel is so interesting! If you leave it just like it is, to me it’s perfect as it looks like two little broom stick head figures, a male and female having a really animated interesting conversation. Then you have it next to angel and it’s a whole conversation going on! LOVE IT!! Oh and the new flower painting, my heart be still ❤ LOVE LOVE LOVE!
THANK YOU BECKY XXX
Gaynor, remember you are an artist, not to the masses, but to yourself! Love your style and color combinations. I can’t see your vision, you are able to and that is the wonder of your art. Carry on, continue to be an inspiration to other people who subscribe on your channel. They visit each week to see your work and progress. Best regards!
Hello Sandra, I know the phrase 'get out of the head and into action' and I think that is a great place to be ! Art Action. Have a wonderful week X
I am so enjoying your colors you've chosen. Your freedom of thought is wonderful to watch. Thank you
Thank you so much! XX
I think Pineapple Angel is your Muse...reminding you to keep following your curiosity and to keep pushing traditional art school boundaries! Who needs perspective..can't we just make art for joy's sake? It's artists like you that make the best teachers!
Such lovely words, sending a big virtual hug, thank you XX
Can you imagine how boring life would be if all art was the same? And everybody used perspective! UGH! Gaynor's work makes me feel JOY!
Love,Love,Love all the paintings you’re currently working on! Also agree with you about not letting negative comments derail you! As artists, we are sensitive to begin with, so it’s easy to feel things deeply and personally. The negativity says more about the other person than it can ever say about you or me. You are a light! Keep shining!😊
Hello Cheryl, thank you for a fantastic comment....sending a big virtual hug X
So glad to see your video pop up! I love watching you play with colour and watching your surprising experiments unfold. The painting you took outside to throw paint on i think is almost there, if not there. I liked it from the minute you popped it on the wall to ponder. Your garden works its way into everything doesn’t it? Oh my. I think i better get out a little black and Gaynor my sunflowers that have stumped me and have been frozen in time, waiting patiently for a solution. Lol. Thank you Gaynor, for sharing your enthusiasm! Your videos are an artistic shot in the arm.
Thank you so much for such a lovely message, I am very grateful XX
I have so enjoyed discovering and following you for a while now! Watching this latest installment tonight, I was reminded of the first art/artist I ever knew. He lived up the road from us and moved away by the mid 1950s, probably before I was 8 or 9. He had converted one of the huge chicken coops his parents had into a very modern home. He was a police photographer but he was also a mosaic artist and, I believe, a painter, and had made several small mosaic pools on the property. Back in the 1950s, we kids in the neighborhood would wander from house to house, not necessarily to play with kids, since he had none, but also to investigate what was happening and to chat with the adults. He was a bit odd - afraid that kids would fall into his pools - but he fascinated me, and drove an old green Land Rover with the spare tire clamped to the top of the hood/bonnet. Who knows what things draw us into a life of creativity! Keep on trying new things! I love it!
Thank you for sharing....memories like yours are wonderful...feeding imagination. Have a wonderful week full of creative exploration X
Thanks for being so inspiring . Every week I look forward to your video. My favorite this week is the one you worked on and then "flung" paint at outside..I love the pink with the lavender gray...😊 they are all great!❤
Hello Jennifer, heartfelt thanks for your kind comment and support XX
I absolutely adore your art style. I look forward to your videos each week. I have learned so much from you. Thank you.❤️❤️❤️
Heartfelt thanks....your comment spurs me on !! Have a wonderful week XX
I just love your creativity fantastic. I really need to be free of my own inner cridic and you are helping me so much. I am just starting out as I have told you before and I just can't watch enough of your channel. Thank you so much for all your help and hard work 👍 ❤️ blessings from Ontario 🇨🇦 🙏
Hello Jeanette, lovely to hear from you....tell your inner critic to hush up while you have a play XXXX Have a wonderful week in Ontario XX
Though I am in love with your bright and colorful paintings, I find this current series you're working on with subtle colors so appealing. When this video opened, I was struck by the delicate beauty of the paperwork behind you and thought it was a finished piece. But the continuing work only improves the overall feeling and I like it even more. I was thinking why haven't I started a series myself? I am so inspired by yours that I do need to attempt a series myself. Have a lovely week.
Thank you so much! You must have a go at painting a series...have a wonderful week XX
Just keep being yourself. That’s your greatest gift to your followers
So so kind, heartfelt thanks XX
AMEN!!! She is just wonderful just the way she is. Gaynor, we wouldn't want you any other way!
All those natural resources give inspiration to your work. Can't imagine how the great abstract artists of the past would have put themselves out there to create before a vast audience. Yet, U do it successfully week after week. I remember seeing a video where a man looked at a Picasso and commented that his 5 years could have made that ... wow, what talent ... just hope he encouraged his child to continue in art.
Art history from way back is amazingly informative. The mediums and whatever canvases ... from charcoal, chalk, on rocks, wood all show creativity. ... All creative artists, whatever the field is theater, photography, literature, visual art 🎨, has to be confident with themselves to share their works, all the while growing your skills and encouraging and inspiring others to do what it takes to improve. Jackson Pollock would have enjoyed the splatter 😂. Ann, Florida fan
Hi Gaynor, there’s always someone who needs to be mean. You’re so right, do what makes you happy. By the looks of many of your followers you are making them happy too. Your work is amazing.
You are Lovely, thank you XX
Gaynor, you are always such a bright inspiration to me. I was telling a friend about how you often cover over areas with white or color, with the scrape of a card - and she tried it, and it's opened up a whole new vista for her.
I like constructive feedback, but we do need to ignore what I call "Armchair Critics"; and remember that those who 'can't" criticize, Part of me feels sorry for them (but only part of me!) We love you and so admire your talent. Thanks for sharing with us, most appreciated!
Bless you Kathy......you are always positive and supportive and I am very grateful XX
Love these Thursdays. You rock!
SO KIND XXX
Merci Gaynor… You are inspiring!… you have a positive attitude… and I will try to push « my boundaries »
I LOVE the fling painting Gaynor!!
Thank you X
Please don’t pay attention of those unfriendly comments. Each of your paintings is so beautiful.
Thank you so much XX
Enjoyed your video so much! I painted this morning, didn’t like the result so I put it aside. Tried a stamping in my sketchbook that I thought I’d use as a background - didn’t like that either! Thanks to you, I know I can just keep experimenting, ‘have a go’ because I can always get out the white paint and start over. Glad you were having so much success this week!
Hello Patricia....your comment absolutely makes my day....you have beginnings from experimenting and that equals exciting times ahead XX
Thanks for reminding me to stay loose and unique. I'm learning some neat stuff from you. Thanks! I'm in Wisconsin. Have lived In the UK and Jersey.
Music to my ears....thank you for such a kind message XX Have a wonderful week in Wisconsin XX
I love watching you paint Gaynor, you are so creative, and I get what you said about comments. I painted a family of polar bears, and framed it. My niece came for a visit and I showed it to her, she said " hmm quiet good" in a tone that didn't match the word good. 😂 I let it bother me for days. Some people have no clue😜 Molly.
Hello Molly, your comment makes me smile. Family can be harsh critics XXX Have a wonderful week X
I think your videos are so wonderful. I like that stepping away form a painting and then reconnecting with it at a later time. I do this almost always. I will often work on four to eight paintings at the same time. I try to get each to a point of some resolution or build a foundation to work with on each. I have done this thing where I build that foundation and then I'll take a rag and stain the entire image from edge to edge to edge with an overall color and then pull some of the original color back out to the surface and then build it back up in other areas. It takes some bravery because it's a gamble of losing something that might have been good, but that's what makes painting exciting is that experimentation. I have to be willing to fail and sometimes it's mysterious as to how it looks when bits of colors show up on edges and it gets me excited when it creates this unusual dimension or added depth. I guess what I'm doing is an underpainting and then blocking shapes back in with the last paints being lighter in value to form the painting. A painting on top of a painting kind of thing. I just love it and I see that passion in your work. You are fearless.
You have the key....'to be willing to fail', I took the longest time
to get there! And I agree with you, it does look and feel like madness to lose good bits but the compulsion to keep going will out !! Have a fantastic week X
Gaynor, I do not know why people feel so disinhibited on the internet. Some folks mistake criticism for feedback. I think if one posts a negative comment they should follow it with a positive one. Anyhow, your work is fun and delightful. I always feel refreshed after watching your videos and listening to your comments.
Hello Susan, thank you for watching and taking time to comment. Heartfelt thanks for your kindness and support XX
“Eat the chicken and throw away the bones.” I’d kill to own one of your anything.🐔
This makes me smile, heartfelt thanks XX
Loved all your work today.Favourite is abstract you have just splattered
Thank you Janet XX
Lovely art. Keep going and keep smiling.
Thank you so much 😀 Have a lovely week XX
I’m loving your lavender and grey painting!!
Oh thank you! XX
Gaynor, I love your fun style totally and am so disappointed that some people just have to be negative in an ugly way. You have been my greatest inspiration since your channel was just a babe and I thank you for that. ❤
Hello Kerrie, I love our baby channel....lots of lovely supportive people who watch and send such goodness. Heartfelt thanks for your words X Have a wonderful week XX
I love to see your work & hear your thoughts….you are so inspiring & lift one’s day with your enthusiasm x
Thank you so much! XX
I remember pineapple angel, love her ❤ Bird painting is going to be great and the splats painting has so much energy exploding from the centre! So glad the exhibition is going well xx
Thank you Charlotte, have a wonderful week XX
I love your videos Gaynor...inspirational and fun. Xx
Thank you so much Jane XX
Oh Gaynor I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had some bad comments. Please don’t let that upset you. You are wonderful, your art is so unique and your personality is sunshine. 🌞😘
Hello Lyn, I am more determined to just push on ! Thank you for watching and this lovely, supportive message XX
Happy Day from Canada! Another wonderful, inspiring video!
THANK YOU XX
Gaynor isn't that so true that we can have 99 positive comments but we let the 1 negative live in our head. Yes you have to show it the door!!!! I Love Modigoni (sp) women. Your Angel is sooo sweet. I'd keep her!!!! Flinging & spattering is great fun. How lucky that some of the community here got to meet you.
Hello Anita, ....living in our head, rent free !!! I read that somewhere. How lucky am I to have this gorgeous community. Thank you for your kindness and have a fantastic week X
Lovely video Gaynor, im always amazed how much work goes into making a video. Thank you for sharing your your knowledge and inspiration........Alioban ❤😊xx
Thanks so much 😊
Hating to waste paint has added so many positive pathways in your work ! I've taken it on board , almost like a new mantra and tool ! Thank you
Wonderful! XX
I wanted to thank you for sharing your work and painting methods. I wanted to share that I, like you need several glasses for different uses, and last year I invested in bifocals that also have a mid section, so I have far, mid and close up vision all in one pair. It's amazing! Ot takes a bit to get use to but it's well worth it.
I'm very tempted !! Thank you for sharing X
Thank you for your wise words!! Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful art and amazing life with us!! You bring such joy to the day! 💖
Thank you so much! XX
I love your work! Have you ever considered doing a live Zoom workshop? You have all the camera equipment already!
Maybe one day! XX
Absolutely love your cabin studios. Your landscaping is beautiful as well. Love your home ❤️🙏
Cara Gaynor, ti seguo da qualche mese e sono contenta di averti trovato perchè il tuo entusiasmo e la tua vivacità mi hanno fatto ritrovare la pittura che non praticavo più. Sei stata contagiosa, divertente e mi piace molto quello che fai, ed esorti i tuoi iscritti a sperimentare senza paura. E' quello che ho fatto e tutti i giorni faccio esercizio, grazie Gaynor ogni settimana una ventata di allegria ne avevo bisogno , ciao
Grazie mille per aver guardato e aver dedicato del tempo per lasciare un commento meraviglioso. Buona settimana X
Enjoyable to watch you as always. Thankyou.
Many thanks Angelina X
Forgive them for their negativity, jealousy,and/or insecurities! To know you is to love your work, enthusiasm, originality, and also Craig and Lauren!🤣
I agree that rude comments are usually the speakers own jealousy and insecurities. We don’t all like the same things which is fine but one doesn’t have to be rude and negative. For sensitive people it can linger and be hurtful. Even when a piece isn’t my cup of tea I keep quiet or I find the positive to speak about. I don’t want to hurt someone brave enough to put their work out there.
Thank you, I will XX
I really hope that nobody can stop you❤ Be you …and many of us love you🌞🍃🍀🎨✨ I have just finished cvp with Nicklas Wilton and you are exactly what he teaching. Be free and stay to your rules 🫶🏼
Thank you so much for your support and kindness, I am very grateful. I never imagined feeling this determined to push on !! Have a wonderful week XX
At 22:00 minutes, roughly, I love the view to the right outside of your window. I'm going to use it to inspire me.
Have a lovely week and good luck with the view XX
Wonderful,as always 😊
THANK YOU X
Gaynor you never cease to amaze me! I Love How brave , free and expressive you are. Please don't allow negative comments to get under your skin....You are a fabulous painter and I adore your channel. Fell the love that surrounds you from your hundreds of followers......just keep painting for you!!! ❤❤❤
P.s. you inspired me to paint alliums!!! So fun !
Hello Kim, I feel the wonderful support from this fabulous group of creators and am so thankful for it. Thank you for watching and taking time to comment XX
Someone hurt your feelings criticizing your work??
We Ride At Dawn!!!!
People can be real you know whats sometimes. I’m sorry that happened. Love this week’s video as always!! I love the palette of the cornflower blue pink and black! I will come to one of your shows one day!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Much Love from Atlanta 👋🏻 Roxanne
Laughing out loud as I read this ! THANK YOU and have a fab week Roxanne XX
Your work is so awsome!!!
Thank you so much Andrea XX
Chef Jean-Pierre, fabulous you tuber
Thanks Ann, I will check him out X
You just make me want to paint! what are the things on the corners of your paintings? they look like pipe insulation!
Hello Denise, they are protective foam corners...great for transporting work. I put them on to stack work in the studio when I run out of room on the walls !!! Have a great week with lots of paint XX
"A bit of crit." Cute. Although getting it is far from cute. We sure do need to learn to develop thick skins when our work is in the public eye and folks feel free to say whatever they want. Speaking of which, the person who says you don't know perspective just doesn't GET your work. The loose, non-realistic style is what is so absolutely charming. I loved the drawing I watched you do of a building - the fact that perspective is totally NOT what it's about makes it so your style. Folk artists don't do perspective and their work is absolutely lovely! I LOVE your pineapple painting - and I do understand you may want to do more work on it. I would have loved to see you doing that. I keep being tickled by our similarities... I get a box of fruits and veggies monthly and a friend picked it up for me this week. She told me there was a pineapple in it, and I said "Great! Something for me to paint!" 🙂 It's getting weird, all these similarities. And I'm in Canada and you mentioned two people in Canada - so lovely one from Nova Scotia came to your show!!! I totally love that green painting, and it's "partner" with the ochre-coloured vase. So lovely. Your videos make me so happy! I'm still a long way away from making the art I long to, but I keep at it daily, and little wins are encouraging! Have a great week, Gaynor!
Hello Janina.....you've hit it on the head...'little wins are encouraging' ! Those 'wins' will take you in the right direction....I think creativity keeps unfolding if we let it XX
Love painting pineapples……eating them too……..
I agree.....any excuse to buy another XX
oh Angel……..love
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I am so sorry that u have had some unconstructive criticism. I sometimes think that what is said online can reflect peoples' own problems and lives that have absolutely nothing to do with your vid. it is sad that they bounce it out in thjis way. But U always strike me as, however sensitive , a confident and successful person who will as you say not be stopped by this. As i have said before i love your work and your enthusiasm. U are an inspiration to all who see your vids, bar a few who need concern neither us nor you. Best R
Hello R, thank you for kind words and great support. I am very very grateful. Have a fantastic week XX
You seemed so down! Do you know about the negativity bias? It’s where our minds will focus and center on the negative feedback rather than the positive. It’s evolutionary… so we wouldn’t die from eating poison and such. But our minds aren’t really capable of handling the negativity on the internet. It’s too fast, to frequent and we have trouble discerning that the people giving us that feedback have no place to do so. All that to say - keep going. I love your channel and your work and your spirit. I’m also a painter and your work inspires me to keep going.
Hello Jackie, not down but frustrated that we have to work so hard sometimes to block out external negativity. Yet another trip on our creative path !!! However, my resolve to push on is stronger than ever so that is a strong positive. Thank you so much for watching and taking time to express support and kindness XX
Your critics are jealous because they are losing their audience to your artistic world. I have seen it several times to other new artist. Hold a small stone in your hand and wish them the best and pitch that stone into deep waters. Center your energies and awesomeness, the other 99.9999% of us need you!
Hello Linda, the overwhelming support and kindness from lovely viewers like you help me enormously. Heartfelt thanks XX
Happy Thursday!
Have a Happy Week XX
I understand how you feel... I have done the same- doubted myself and we shouldn't!!
Some people can just be downright nasty, rude, etc...
I love all your stuff
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Maybe just delete that comment!
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I decided a while back to take self-doubt and concentrate on self expression....a very happy place to be XX Thank you for a lovely compliment XX
Do you do your own framing or do you have it done?
I have a husband who has years of woodwork experience !!! X
Morning. How would bird feel about being red?
I will ask him XX
You do you right? Think of all your subscribers that admire you and your art. Imagine standing all your 6400 subscribers standing next to each other. The one on the other side would look quite pathetic…🤷🏻♀️
I love this❤❤❤
I love the good vibes from this wonderful group of generous, kind, supportive people. It is a lovely place to be XX
I worked for a number of years in an art gallery here in the UK and we all knew the one unspoken rule, you never criticise an artists work! People need to understand there are many forms of artwork and everyone favours different things. I absolutely love your work, it is extremely professional and sophisticated. Keep up the good work, there will always be those who lack understanding of the art world. 😁🇬🇧
Such a great message, thank you XX
I can never begin to understand how people criticise when they didn’t have to watch it anyway, how fortunate our we all to have free utube, these artists don’t have to share their work, but they do and I am forever grateful Gaynor for your content. Remember for one bad comment i;m sure you would get many more great comments so don’t even think about it, just be the lovely person that you are and enjoy what you are doing.
YES!
Thank you June, I am very lucky to have such a lovely, supportive, kind and creative audience XX
I watch you every week and love your positive happy spirit! I love the painting you had on the gravel, it is actually one of my favorites of yours . I think it is the black line work!!! Then the fling!!! Perfect! Thank you for sharing your heart.
Don’t you want to live next door to Gaynor ? ❤🎉🎨🖌️🖼️🌸🖼️
Thank you so much for a lovely message Cheryl. Have a wonderful week X
Thank you, again, Gaynor. I find you inspiring. Please ignore any criticism, I am a very different artist to you, but I still am so encouraged by watching you. my sketchbook has Lilies, Hydrangeas and aliums in because I couldn’t help myself after watching you. I love your freedom of expression and spontaneity as you paint.
Hello Carol, Heartfelt thanks for your lovely comment, I feel really blessed to have such amazing viewers XX
Gaynor I’ve only just discovered you. First may I thank you for inviting us into your beautiful home. Don’t take note of negativity. It’s not always about what you actually paint. It goes without saying your work is exceptional and you push boundaries. The important thing is what it produces and it’s not always the material outcome. I have painted for some years but my greatest joy is working with my grandchildren and enabling them to achieve something they take pride in. My daughter and I were invited to demonstrate how to paint Van Gogh sunflowers at my granddaughter’s school, 66 ten year old students all had recognisable paintings . That’s the joy . You have already inspired me. I’m making plans and bought the materials to install shelves around my art room so I can effectively compare and alter paintings over a period of time of observation. What I think I’m trying to say is having the ability to inspire and motivate is a very great achievement and a strength. I have had ten days with Covid and your videos have eased my way through it when all I could do was watch the tv. Many thanks Jenny
Hello and Welcome Jenny, Sending very best wishes for a speedy recovery. Thank you for watching and taking time to leave this lovely message. Good luck with your shelves, they make all the difference....I love the subconscious way paintings invite you to make the next mark ! Have a wonderful week XX
Your enthusiasm is sooooo inspiring and infectious. Thank you for the courage to be who you are and vulnerable. God bless you.
So So Kind, heartfelt thanks XX
Thank you Gaynor for sharing your wise thoughts and inspirations.
Love your work.
Thank you so much! XX
Thanks for reminding us that inspiration comes from many sources. Your Art is fresh. I love your 'non perspective' look.🎨
I liove her perspective and she definitely has one. And then she builds layers and creates more of an abstract vision truly her own.
AHH Thank you Melinda XX
Music, poetry, art, etc...all created from nothing that can be explained really. It comes from the heart, all senses and experiences which are quite intangible. Most of us tune in each week to see what you are drawing up from your inner person and painting on canvas. We love the beauty that springs from your heart...the dreamy color pallets, fresh landscapes, and dynamic floral compositions. I'm not sure what motivates a person to criticize but oh well...just keep creating your lovely art ❤ We look forward each week to your video...and we learn from you...always enjoying your fresh approach. Today was just so lovely, Thank you, Gaynor.
Wow Linda....so very very kind...sending a big hug ! Wishing you a fantastic week XX
I love what you're doing with the flowers and I'm into flowers at the moment and yesterday I bought a pineapple keyring it's just something bright and cheerful thanks for sharing your vids are awsome thanks Gaynor darling 😊
Hello Deborah, Thank you for a lovely message and have fun with your flowers this week XX
Gaynor may I ask, are your cards all hand painted or do you print out a series ? ❤
I am curious about this too. If they are not prints they should command a higher price in my opinion. Miniature art which can be framed. Wish we could buy some here in the states. I know...postage too much.
Hello Angie, I usually print from a basic sketch then work each card with paint, pens, aquatints etc. Sketchbooks make fantastic source material. X
@@gaynorpattle I love this idea.
Brilliant idea ❤❤@@gaynorpattle
Absolutely love your cabin studios. Your landscaping is beautiful as well. Love your home ❤️🙏 I am loving the pink and grayblue. I'm in a bit of a pink phase at the moment myself. I went through a purple phase for a while. Funny how it goes.
Don't you just love the unpredictable nature of an art phase !!! An adventure XX Have a wonderful, colourful week XX
When I watch your videos I am always struck by how much heart goes into everything you do. It’s positively beautiful how much authentic thought and energy you devote to your pieces! Many things spend time in your studio or on your walls, or get put away for a bit, but then I see you revisit them and bring them to their fullness. Thank you for all of your creative sharing!❤️
Hello Dianne, I am having the best time and feel so lucky to have found such a wonderful community to share with XX
You are so right with your thoughts about criticism. I love you work and your videos and they give me so much inspiration. I wanted to ask you, as I'm a beginner, is it important in you mind to do realistic drawings and paintings first ? before going to abstract ?
Great Question.....I think you need to experiment and see what you like the best. For me, it is usually blind contour drawing, drawing parts of the whole, several drawings, but all with the aim of getting to know the subject better. Warm up drawing should be what you most enjoy, and a chance to make a few discoveries. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your art XX
You are so Brave. I am always screaming noooo don't do that you are going to destroy what great work you have ....but then it always turns out marvelous 💪💕💕
Yes, me too!
OH CRUMBS, I had one of those "risk" days .... just giving you the heads up for next week !!! Thank you for a lovely comment XX
Hello Gaynor,so glad you are enjoying the exhibition,I really don’t know how you choose which paintings to take,you keep pulling out all these lovely ones we’ve not seen!!Bird looks great but I thought how paper bag really influenced him!So maybe add some elements over to enhance him?Very intrigued to see what you come up with!😁Very proud you have adopted your attitude to negative comments,being a cancerian, I’m a sensitive soul too!So totally get where you’re coming from..you paint to please you and that’s what matters!As the saying goes,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…you’ll never please everyone..Just keep singing Doris..Que Sera Sera!!I like the fling look..given it a new edge..so well flung Gaynor lol!Thanks for showing us your lovely Nigella!I wonder if they might pop up in a new painting or maybe you already one in your hidden stash?!!Keep being you and have an enjoyable week!!❤
Hello Beverly, you always send such generous, supportive messages, thank you XX
@@gaynorpattle You are most deserved and very welcome Gaynor!❤️
Love your piece with lavender! The lime green with it kicks it out of the ball park! Oh, by the way, I’m buying a pineapple today 😁
Excellent .... I fancy a pineapple series ! Have a wonderful week X
always love seeing your art ❤
Thank you Chantelle X
You paint very dynamic and delicate tableaux !
Thank you XX
Pink nice…
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Gaynor…you are 🌸WONDERFUL🌸 in ALL ways! 💕 Always a JOY to watch you experiment in your videos 🤸♂️ Thank you 🙏 🙏🙏
Love your quirky portraits, bird painting and two lovely quirky vases and white lined flowers! ❤️LOVED the soft pastel colours in your pineapple….beautiful 🤩
Can I just say that…that blue grey colour of your alliums I think, brings your painting down, adds element of drab. To me that colour just doesn’t fit right…. but hey you can now prove me wrong lol 😂 The alliums could do with more space in them….splodges look too heavy. Maybe you could make a stamp and create them out of that…might be fun😃
Well done with your exhibition!!! Cannot believe people are coming from America to see you and buy paintings….That is AWESOME!! So pleased for you 🤩
Gaynor do you think you will do a day’s workshop? I would so ‘LOVE’ to come to one, if you do. Have a lovely week and remember you are loved by thousands of people Whoo Hoo 🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
Hello Teresa, I feel so much gratitude to the wonderful viewers who support and spur me on each week. You guys are WONDERFUL. Thank you for great input on the alliums....plenty to think about. I would love to run a workshop at some point in the future, something to think about for sure ! Have a wonderful week XX
Absolutely wonderful creativity
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I personally feel that criticism is a very bad thing. However, critique can be a very good thing.
For me personally those beautiful little landscapes I think that rather than diving right onto them I would recreate one of them and then work on that for detail to see if there needed to be changes to those or I could just be adding to that series. However, that is just me.
Fantastic idea, thank you XX
I wish you published a video EVERYDAY! Having surgery next week that will keep me out of my studio for a couple weeks…..hoping I can get a fix from YOU! ❤️❤️
Hello Helen, sending love and best wishes and I will do my best !! XX
HI Gaynor,
Im alaways checking for your next vlog.
Almost cant wait!
Loving your pops of vibrant green and yellow with lilacs and light blue hues.
I find it makes a painting more interesting.
Your bird painting maybe could do with some balance in the left corner.
I would maybe pop some lovely yellow and white daisies to add some interest and kèep it looking very summery with the apricot and greens.
Loving the bold purple flowers in your paper bag painting,.
I do think adding small blocks of contrasting colours is the way to go, to break up the areas, so it doesn't become too busy.
Its hard sometimes to get the energy going in a painting, but when you find it, it's a great feeling.
Really loving watching how many paintings you are juggling at a time.
I can hardly stick to one, let alone 3 or 4.😊
Best luck, Jo😊
Hello Jo, Heartfelt thanks for great advice, I will take note. Have a wonderful weekend XX
Gaynor, for all the wonderful things the internet/social media allows they also give a voice to people who are keen on sharing misery...it bums me out sometimes. A long time ago someone told me. "If you care too much what they think, you will never be able to do what you love". When I watch you I see someone who refuses to allow anyone to take you from what YOU love! You're a joy-bringer, a brilliant artist and a seeker of beauty! I'm so glad you share so much with us! I always carry those words with me, they're my teflon❤❤❤ Your friend across the pond:) Samahra
Hello Samahra, I love the idea of a 'teflon coating" !!! Sending you a big hug for all your kindness and support....heartfelt thanks XX
Dear Gaynor, oh please please don’t touch your bird painting! When I just heard you say you had to deal with the bottom left side, sort of bluish, I was aghast! To me this painting is charming, simple, perfect, finished! Why do you see these areas as imperfections? So often I see the ‘modernity’ of your work in its simplistic somewhat unfinished state. This is what you seem to strive for, the modernity, but then you wipe it all away and start something else when the very beginning was so cool! Let me encourage you! You are on the right path and I salute your fresh modern style! Bravo and thankyou for these great videos! Be blessed, Mary in Arizona, USA
Hello Mary, thank you for your kind words. I will tread lightly with "Bird". Have a wonderful week in Arizona XX
Hello Gaynor, yes I asked about all your paint, so thanks for the mention. You still haven’t shown us how you store it all, or your brushes, inks or sketchbooks etc. I’m still curious. 🤔 Regarding unhelpful or negative nasty comments, you do have to have a thicker skin, but I share your sensitivity. Just remember that if you’ve sold work then someone loves it enough to purchase it. The people that make the horrible comments are most probably actually jealous of you, and they make these comments to make themselves feel better. It’s about them, not you! I absolutely love the canvas with the pink. Don’t overwork it please😂😂😂 Have a good week. 💐
One viewer likened thicker skin to having a Teflon Coating ! I think it is a human response to feel hurt but I have never felt so determined to keep pushing on. Oh dear....having finished this exhibition, I have got a little carried away in the cabin....all will be revealed !! Have a lovely week XX