Now THIS is watercolor painting with such a painterly appeal to it! Once again the value of painting edge--to-edge with mostly diffused images only to suggest and imply. Always a gift to come away having learned some new techniques. Thank you, Rick!
This was one of the more challenging ones for me. I managed to eek out a piece that I'm relatively happy with - doing it a 2nd time would be great because i really like the loose style. The Misty Falls one was also fun. thank you!!
I really love the linear interest that you do in these negative paintings! I am very impressed with your contrast you create as well. Thanks so much for sharing and explaining!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for demonstrating how important all the elements of line and shape and value are to the painting. A wonderful lesson in interpreting what you see.
Spectacular painting. These beautiful fall colours are all around us at this time. I have been watching your previous fall foliage videos because I want to try and paint a similar scene. This painting seems more developed and complex. I especially like the way you were able to show the tree trunk. Love this interpretation and style. Thank you for all the descriptive narrative. So much to learn here. Sorry I missed the amazing workshop you had in October. Hope to attend the next session. Best wishes 🎨❤️
Hi Silvia, Good to hear from you!!! Thank you for all the great comments! I look forward to seeing you in the future. I hope you're getting a chance to paint.
I was mesmerized by your painting...you managed to capture a windy day in fall...absolutely beautiful. I loved how you made the water do the work with a spray mist bottle. You just got a new subscriber!
Your florals are breathtaking Rick and capture the spirit of watercolour, but they're the only tutorials I can't manage, having tried a couple of times. So difficult. The difficulty is that of being confused with which shapes need to be defined by negative painting-I get lost, can't find my pencil marks, and the lack of control with the spray bottle. I might try again if I can summon up the courage. One question. I understand about thinking about shapes and not objects, but we also have to make the painting believable. The shapes have to be recognized as something - an object. You painted something that is perfectly understandable albeit beautifully impressionistic. This is the real skill I need to acquire.
Hi Barbara, This can definitely be a challenge. While I stress shapes, I realize there also needs to be a level of detail. It's more shapes before detail, if that makes sense. Think about the major shapes of your composition, then think about the detail. It's going to vary artist to artist depending on the end objective...realist, abstract, or somewhere in the middle?
Thank you for another excellent tutorial. You cover the complete process, from design decisions to the individual steps. I’m learning a lot from your videos.
Thank you, Rick, for another great tutorial. I’ve been doing a little negative painting-very little-and as I watch this, I think I can give it another effort and try my hand at creating the hard and soft edges and outline some shapes in a better way. This tutorial gives me more confidence to try it again.
I love the loose and painterly way you paint. It’s the style my art instructor in college try to teach me, but I just didn’t get it. 🤪 After these many years, I’m rediscovering the beauty of watercolor. Thank you for sharing these videos with us. 🍁🍂🌾🧡
Beautiful finished painting and such extremely helpful instruction along the way. I love learning from your on-line courses and these wonderful videos. This is one of my favorites!
This may be TMI, but I don't care, because it just may save someone's life, especially artists that spend a lot of time outside painting landscapes plein air. Thanks to wonderful and generous artists like yourself, I was able to learn how to draw and paint over several years while being isolated and ill. Art was/IS my therapy that kept me alive while lyme disease went undiagnosed year after year. Bacteria was ravaging my brain and organs. I lost my job, most of my friends, thank God my husband stuck with me. It wasn't until it started causing me stabbing heart pain, lowered my heart rate, caused severe bruising, more debilitating fatigue and bone and migrating muscle pain that I desperately gave up on my doctors and turned to Dr. GOOGLE. Thank God we found an infectious disease doctor that recognized someone suffering with lyme disease and didn't rely on the IDSA's ,(idiots denying society aide) seriously questionable guidelines. I was tested with western blots and had igg bands specific to borrelia burgdorferi. I am being treated and am doing so much better. I am able to walk again. It will be a long road to recovery, as I was misdiagnosed for so long. Anyway, I want you to know that I couldnt afford art lessons and didnt have the consistent energy and focus to even attend art classes if i did, but I had you and other generous artists as my online youtube art teachers, from home, through the pain and tears, and I have to say I've turned into a pretty darned good artist. I'm hoping one day, when I'm better and have more energy, I can start selling my work too and help my husband financially. What I hope others take away from this is lyme disease is now an epidemic. Wear your bug spray. Always do tick checks! Google how to protect yourself. Ticks can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence, they inject a novocaine like substance so you don't even feel them while they feed and transmit lyme, other diseases and coinfections into your system. Not everyone gets a rash and many rashes are confused with spider bites and ringworm, etc. And untreated immediately, lyme can wreak havoc on your system and CAN KILL you. The doctors that claim otherwise are either incredibly ignorant to logic or maybe sleeping with the insurance industry or pharmaceutical empire. Anyway, dont trust me, google Dr. Steven Phillips. Thanks to him and Dana Parrish and their interview on Fox5 Lyme and Reason, I'm alive and getting better. And painting again. Oh, and also thanks to you.❤
Such a great teacher - thanks for these tutorials.
Now THIS is watercolor painting with such a painterly appeal to it! Once again the value of painting edge--to-edge with mostly diffused images only to suggest and imply. Always a gift to come away having learned some new techniques. Thank you, Rick!
Thanks Mary!
Oh Boy, this is superb! I have so much to learn, thank you for your help with these videos!
Thank you so much, Maestro !!! ❤
Most underrated youtuber..you find a new student here..💛
I Appreciate your generous comment!
Excellent tutorial!
Great tutorials. Love your step by step explanation
Thank you!
This was one of the more challenging ones for me. I managed to eek out a piece that I'm relatively happy with - doing it a 2nd time would be great because i really like the loose style. The Misty Falls one was also fun. thank you!!
Beautiful tutorial.
Excellent Rick! Always love your negative painting demos especially. Inspiring!
Thanks Steve!!! I appreciate that!
You are a master of negative space painting! Love this!
Thanks Beverley! I appreciate that!
I really love the linear interest that you do in these negative paintings! I am very impressed with your contrast you create as well. Thanks so much for sharing and explaining!
Good descriptions for using the elements of design to create a successful composition.The directional flow makes it feel as if the leaves are blowing
Thanks Linda!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for demonstrating how important all the elements of line and shape and value are to the painting. A wonderful lesson in interpreting what you see.
Thanks for the great comments Becky!!! I hope your painting efforts are going well!!!
OUTSTNADING WC BY A MASTER ARTIST. I do feel you overdid your excessive color selection.
Spectacular painting. These beautiful fall colours are all around us at this time. I have been watching your previous fall foliage videos because I want to try and paint a similar scene. This painting seems more developed and complex. I especially like the way you were able to show the tree trunk. Love this interpretation and style. Thank you for all the descriptive narrative. So much to learn here. Sorry I missed the amazing workshop you had in October. Hope to attend the next session. Best wishes 🎨❤️
Hi Silvia, Good to hear from you!!! Thank you for all the great comments! I look forward to seeing you in the future. I hope you're getting a chance to paint.
Love your work and thanks for sharing your process and the importance of thinking of composition as you paint shapes, sizes ect...
Thanks for commenting Diane!
Beautiful! Thank you for explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it. Great tutorial!
Thanks Pam!
Your explanation of strengthening shapes and using darker values is terrific! You’ve created a beautiful painting! 💕
Thank you!
Beautiful
Magnifique! Thank you so much Rick! Your tutorial is very helpful! A whole rainy Sunday to practice...
Thanks Danielle! Enjoy painting!
Thank you for another great tutorial. I love that you explain what you’re doing and why! It is so helpful. 🙂
Thanks Irma! I'm glad this is helpful!
Well said ✅
I was mesmerized by your painting...you managed to capture a windy day in fall...absolutely beautiful. I loved how you made the water do the work with a spray mist bottle. You just got a new subscriber!
Thanks for sharing your comments Shari!
I am looking forward to your demos. I have done pastel, oils, acrylics and oils pastels. Want to venture
Super Fall tutorial Rick!
Thanks Bruce!
Wow 🌼🌸
It’s really beautiful Watercolor ! You did very nicely ✅
Also I love Watercolor paintings so much!
Your florals are breathtaking Rick and capture the spirit of watercolour, but they're the only tutorials I can't manage, having tried a couple of times. So difficult. The difficulty is that of being confused with which shapes need to be defined by negative painting-I get lost, can't find my pencil marks, and the lack of control with the spray bottle. I might try again if I can summon up the courage.
One question. I understand about thinking about shapes and not objects, but we also have to make the painting believable. The shapes have to be recognized as something - an object. You painted something that is perfectly understandable albeit beautifully impressionistic. This is the real skill I need to acquire.
Hi Barbara, This can definitely be a challenge. While I stress shapes, I realize there also needs to be a level of detail. It's more shapes before detail, if that makes sense. Think about the major shapes of your composition, then think about the detail. It's going to vary artist to artist depending on the end objective...realist, abstract, or somewhere in the middle?
Rick Surowicz Watercolor. Thanks for the reply and the tips Rick. I'll try again.
Thank you for another excellent tutorial. You cover the complete process, from design decisions to the individual steps.
I’m learning a lot from your videos.
Thanks for the feedback!!!
Thank you, Rick, for another great tutorial. I’ve been doing a little negative painting-very little-and as I watch this, I think I can give it another effort and try my hand at creating the hard and soft edges and outline some shapes in a better way. This tutorial gives me more confidence to try it again.
Thanks for sharing! Best wishes with your painting!
I love the loose and painterly way you paint. It’s the style my art instructor in college try to teach me, but I just didn’t get it. 🤪 After these many years, I’m rediscovering the beauty of watercolor. Thank you for sharing these videos with us. 🍁🍂🌾🧡
I'm glad you enjoy the videos Kimberly!
Rick, thanks for this helpful tutorial!
Great instruction for this time of year.
Thanks Steve!
Fabulous demo thanks Rick!
Thank you Terry!
Absolutely fabulous work - tks so much for sharing!
Thank you for commenting Debbie!
Beautiful finished painting and such extremely helpful instruction along the way. I love learning from your on-line courses and these wonderful videos. This is one of my favorites!
Thank you Ann for sharing your comments!
C'est marrant je suis là premier personne à regarder cette magnifique vidéo 💝😍
Thank you!
beautiful... thanks this was so helpful
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
amazing!
Thank you!
Nice beautiful 😍 😙
Thank you!
Simply stunning!! I absolutely adore your style of painting! Thank you for another awesome video ❣️❣️
Thanks Janets!!!
This may be TMI, but I don't care, because it just may save someone's life, especially artists that spend a lot of time outside painting landscapes plein air. Thanks to wonderful and generous artists like yourself, I was able to learn how to draw and paint over several years while being isolated and ill. Art was/IS my therapy that kept me alive while lyme disease went undiagnosed year after year. Bacteria was ravaging my brain and organs. I lost my job, most of my friends, thank God my husband stuck with me. It wasn't until it started causing me stabbing heart pain, lowered my heart rate, caused severe bruising, more debilitating fatigue and bone and migrating muscle pain that I desperately gave up on my doctors and turned to Dr. GOOGLE. Thank God we found an infectious disease doctor that recognized someone suffering with lyme disease and didn't rely on the IDSA's ,(idiots denying society aide) seriously questionable guidelines. I was tested with western blots and had igg bands specific to borrelia burgdorferi. I am being treated and am doing so much better. I am able to walk again. It will be a long road to recovery, as I was misdiagnosed for so long. Anyway, I want you to know that I couldnt afford art lessons and didnt have the consistent energy and focus to even attend art classes if i did, but I had you and other generous artists as my online youtube art teachers, from home, through the pain and tears, and I have to say I've turned into a pretty darned good artist. I'm hoping one day, when I'm better and have more energy, I can start selling my work too and help my husband financially. What I hope others take away from this is lyme disease is now an epidemic. Wear your bug spray. Always do tick checks! Google how to protect yourself. Ticks can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence, they inject a novocaine like substance so you don't even feel them while they feed and transmit lyme, other diseases and coinfections into your system. Not everyone gets a rash and many rashes are confused with spider bites and ringworm, etc. And untreated immediately, lyme can wreak havoc on your system and CAN KILL you. The doctors that claim otherwise are either incredibly ignorant to logic or maybe sleeping with the insurance industry or pharmaceutical empire. Anyway, dont trust me, google Dr. Steven Phillips. Thanks to him and Dana Parrish and their interview on Fox5 Lyme and Reason, I'm alive and getting better. And painting again. Oh, and also thanks to you.❤
Thank you for sharing your story! Best wishes with your health and all your painting efforts!!!
Awesome
Thank you!
LOve it!!