Of course, you should talk about things like your eyesight. That's why people connect with you. You are authentic and approachable. People feel like they are visiting with a friend.

@amandaterrio4823

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@sandywarner5021

Жыл бұрын

I also agree. Whenever I go to KZread to choose something to watch, I say to myself...”I think I will watch my friend Diane”. I love your candid and natural talks.

@coletteg.4548

Жыл бұрын

♥️

@patriciahorelick6450

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree!!

@debterry1007

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree...

I know you posted this 8 moths ago, but I still return to it and am working on my own versions because I love the colors. I call these Organic Abstracts. I'm an amateur photographer and I often create organic abstracts with my lens as well. I'm learning watercolor, just as I"m learning photography (still after 12 years - I will never stop learning) - and just as I return to the same or similar subjects with a different lens and different light, I find myself returning to some of your paintings. When I'm out for a camera walk, I see "weeds" as a painting now, in addition to a photo. You helped get me through last winter and will with this one as well. Once a long time ago I worked as a secretary to a group of professionals studying patients in a mental hospital - one was an art therapist. I understand her profession so much better now!

Watching and listening to this made me think that this style is like "dreaming out loud" 🖋

So glad to hear, that Remy survived ❤

I love when you share personal information with us. You are more like a friend. Also I love watching you and seeing and hearing your creative thoughts. Thank you

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Amanda, I feel like you are a friend too ❤️

Expression through art is a wonderful meaningful way to share yourself, using any kind of media, be it paint, clay or material such as cloth for most of us, finding inspiration is the hard part, but like you, once we get started, things will progress, I love the calmness of your tutorials and your finished art piece, it’s always a lovely feeling seeing the end result! Thank you Diane for all you share with us! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

You’re absolutely right...we do this to enable our own soul to grow...and you help us with that with your glorious paintings, ideas, “ ramblings” and calm. I love how this painting has turned out and it shows your inner peace to perfection. Thank you for all you do. 😁🙏

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Lucy, I really appreciate your kind words xxx

Never stop with your personal commentaries as it adds depth to your tutorials that is valuable to all of us. It adds such personality to the videos. 🙂

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!❤️

Love it! Thanks! Hope you and all of yours are great!

I have always painted and sketched but have never been inspired to paint abstract until now. Thankyou Diane I’m hooked and love doing it and watching your videos .

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! So glad you’re finding inspiring! Look out for many more similar things coming!

This painting turned out so beautiful. I am still learning so loose compositions are what I’m most comfortable with at this staged and abstracts are so freeing. No expectations, no plan, just playing with colors. Thank you so much Diane for sharing your work and time.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊 and I’m so glad you are finding the videos helpful, you have the right idea, no expectations or plan. Intuitive painting I think they call it now!

Love this one too. Funny that you brought up vision. I can see better if I take off my glasses, and I’m doing that a lot more lately. I think I have cataracts creeping in. Thanks for your words of support and to remind us what brings fun! So important.

@DianeAntoneStudio

9 ай бұрын

Yes, sometimes I can do better without my glasses on. Not for distance though, only close up. Thanks so much for your comment and your kind words xxx

I loved this one! It ended up quite beautiful. I like to seethat I’m not the only one struggling with myart. You make it real. Don’t stop sharing your day to day thoughts,itmakes you more real! Sometimes when i watch other artists and it all goes so smoothly and quickly every time i get discouraged and stop watching because it makes me feel inadequate. You are doing greatin your videos 👍 thankyou

@joanhandspiker5903

Жыл бұрын

I really like this one also

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ann-Ingrid, thanks so much for you kind comments. I have to say, I prefer to make my videos “live” with a commentary as I go along, and I include all the footage, unlike many KZreadrs who edit their videos and cut out all the mistakes and hesitations. I prefer to be “real” including all the hiccups, rather than simply to show off. Glad you enjoy this style! Happy painting!

i like the leaves, lines n dots, more interesting.

What glorious fun! I must try this one soon! BTW, we love that you talk of random things! We feel like we are having a fun paint around your kitchen table! Which is very nice indeed! ❤️❤️❤️

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Posie, I really do enjoy our coffee mornings!

@posiesutton2009

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio 😊

Truly beautiful. I liked the flower you scrubbed! Not easy to imagine what to put where, but it doesn’t matter, if you don’t like it . . Just scrub it! Amazing painting, I will try to paint it .. relax, paint, scrub and enjoy the journey. Your commentary puts me at ease. Janis

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 so glad you enjoyed the video!❤️

Love watching you, and have to say I laughed out loud when you used the pliers to loosen the ink cap! I've done as much myself.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the fingers are on strike!

I was so glad you blotted out that flower. 😅 I’ve been bit afraid of trying abstract, but watching your process and now knowing I can blot out something I don’t like it, is enlightening. I am definitely going to give this a go. Thank you.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! No need to be afraid of paint, it will disappear with a stroke of your brush - IF your paper is good enough. This is the only time I emphasise the need for quality paper. If the paper is very absorbent it might not come out completely. Then the best option is to paint OVER it with gouache and then add a different feature. Keep at it, it’s really liberating!

Thanks Diane, I find abstract quite difficult but I guess it's a matter of practice and yes it's true, we make art to please ourselves 😊

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

It’s liberating!!

Diane, you make me so comfortable with my art knowledge (or lack there of) when you say you don’t know the names of things, for instance, the pen nibs…I only know what I learn as I go along and I’m ok with that. It’s an ever evolving part of life and it’s what keeps me at it!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind comments Patricia ❤️

You really are quite amazing Diane! Putting something out every day is something that I can’t imagine but when I watch your brush strokes it becomes so clear that you have been doing this for quite a while and it seems ingrained in your very being! What a run on sentence that was! But so true! That’s a great thing btw!! 💕

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 Donna, that’s very kind - there are days that don’t go so well but usually the end is better than the beginning!!! Thanks so much for your support and your comments, much appreciated xxx

Another beautiful painting. Absolutely love the colours used. I was so so glad when you took to that red flower lol. I was watching thinking my eye is just drawn to that red, I’m not taking in the full painting, then next thing you just “took it out”. Please don’t stop your chatter about you etc, that’s what is really endearing , to hear you chat like we are in the same room. Thank you for your time. I always check your channel first for any new videos.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 Sharon! Sometimes it actually helps to have a big mistake in a painting that you allow to dominate while you continue elsewhere in the painting. Then you can see whether it has been absorbed or needs to go! That one definitely needed to GO! I really like the white spiral I put in its place though. Thanks so much for your support and comments xxxxx

Made my way here from your short. I really enjoyed your process, which reminded me not to be impatient but to wait for each step to cure and dry before proceeding. Thank you! 💜

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for joining us and welcome to the channel!

I love the colours in this painting. I have got to seriously try this method of painting. Thank you for sharing, Diane. ox🎨

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

You should! It’s great!❤️

Beautiful! I enjoy watching you create and listening to you while you do it! Thank you for sharing your talent!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comments!

I have recently discovered refillable Petit Pilot fountain pens that come in various colours. In Australia they are approx $8 each. Love-Em

I was satisfied with each step of this project. Then you added to it and again I was satisfied. Then you continued to add. This was a great adventure. Showing how to change your mind is helpful. We can forgive ourselves 😃

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Deb!!❤️👍

I love this look. I especially like the pink and light tones with brown leaves on top.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed it!

I've enjoyed catching up with this video Diane.. i missed this one somehow.. I'm not an abstract person... But you've pulled it back from abstract just enough that i love it.. I must remember to just play more often.. learn what my paints and brushes can do.. Just beautiful Diane! Hugs! deb

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Deb, glad you enjoyed that one, I agree with you, I don’t like total abstract paintings, but they are a good way to relax sometimes!

I need to paint abstract more often, it always looks so fun 😊

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

I really like this!! Some gold would be pretty too!!🌹🌹

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes! I probably should have put in some gold. Maybe I’ll add some later!

Me encantan tus colores y tu estilo pero sobre todo esa paz y armonía que emites Gracias Gracias Gracias

@DianeAntoneStudio

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Amanda, for your lovely words! I do my best to keep peaceful!

I really love your painting And you are such a beautiful person ! I always feel happy after watching you. Love from Normandy ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That’s such a kind thing to say, much appreciated!

I’m just setting up to try to follow along a bit…. I like this one so much that I’m going to use it for my ipad wallpaper for inspiration. Thanks

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

Hello Diane. I love your work. It is always a pleasure to see you paint and you are a great source of inscriptions for me. The abstract is just great. Thank you so much for your tutorials. Sincerely 😀 Katy

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Katy! So glad you enjoyed this one, it was fun to do!

Absolutely loved it and I am enjoying doing it. Really admire how you carefully choose the colours for your painting.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Your painting is lovely! Thank you so very much.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Love this tutorial and especially the colors. Enjoyed doing the previous abstract tutorial as well. Thank you!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! So glad you’re enjoying this style!

Was having trouble getting my mind around this one but you made it interesting. I'm my worst critic; if it's not great then I hate it. My children like what I do so that's something. Coming from a long line of professional artists, you'd think it would come easily...nope!

I cannot wait to try this!

Great jj page as well!! Just a fax away! Plus you could sell the digital copy!! I love the pink and yellows! Great one!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!! I’ll definitely think about digital downloads for our Etsy shop (which is in hibernation at the moment!)

I really enjoyed watching you paint this! You paint so smoothly and make it look so easy, and I really love "those lambs were shaking a lot of tails" :) As everyone has mentioned, I love listening to you talk about your life, and it makes me feel like I have known you all my life and you are my good friend!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your sweet words! Really glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for being a channel member!

Love the colors in this and loved watching you change the parts you didn't like. I need to do that more often! Also, please don't stop talking about things "not painting". That is especially why I tune in.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Ok thanks I will keep on rambling on! If you use good paper there’s never a problem with just washing something out, and I really liked the white spiral I put in place of that ugly flower! Glad you enjoyed!

Diane I love the colors in this painting! And it reinforces to me that I shouldn't give up on a painting when just starting it because it can turn out beautifully! Please don't take me wrong! Quite often I don't like something I've started and I keep going and end up loving it. And your art ALWAYS is beautiful when finished even tho sometime I go hummm🤔when you first start out. Ok I feel I'm digging myself into a hole. Thank you so much for another fabulous video! Appreciate you so much for teaching us and sharing your art with us! ❤️🤗❤️🥰

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you Susan. I think the best thing I have read recently was an artist who said if you don’t like what you’ve done, it isn’t finished. So true. And we mustn’t be afraid to wash things out! Plus you’re right about the start of a painting often being underwhelming! I watch other people’s videos too and feel the same way, yet they usually pull it out of the bag in the end! I appreciate you commenting and your support is very important to me, happy painting xxx

This is such a fun and lovely idea!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Love the style! ❤

I'll try this soon! Thanks for the ideas and for your calming voice and conversation!

I really enjoy your videos!!!!!❤❤❤🎉

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

That’s a pretty color palette ❤

Beautiful Thank you

Awesomeness as always!!❤😊

This was so relaxing to watch. A beautiful result! 💗💗💗

Hi Diane, you know, for some reason I love leaf’s & leaf shaped home decor. I really liked all the leafs, especially the dark ones at the center of the art work; they look beautiful with the dots on one side & the leaf veins on the other side💗

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Awesome! I just love this . Thank you so much for sharing 👏👏👍💕💕

Beautiful. Thank you!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

This is really beautiful. Very well done indeed.

Love the colors! Fun painting!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very inspiring

Ooh this looks fun! Will try this tomorrow 🎉

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

Abstracts take us on an intuitive painting journey with no pressure to paint something a certain way

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Such a good place to be!

Absolutely LOVED this!!! Very nice.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I love it and will be trying it myself.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Great!!👍❤️

So pretty. Love the colours.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

👍 💯/💯 ❤

I can see the nib a little better in this video. The second piece on top is so the nib will hold more ink. I believe it is removable for cleaning.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

❤ I love this incredible painting…it’s totally stunning…a real framer! And I SO enjoy you chatting while you draw and paint…even that you shared about your eyes…❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Katherine! Hope you have fun giving it a whirl!

Just love the colours. These are the colours in my lounge. So restful. ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

This is so lovely. I loved seeing the penwork.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Roz, glad you enjoyed it!

🤗🤗🦋🦋🦋🦋🤗🤗

So beautiful. I can't wait to try this. The combination of loose with finer details is my favorite style.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Once again, a lovely painting. I watched it several times. Love how you use the black and white leaves and flower images. Stunning!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Diana, so glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful.. love your videos

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thank you for sharing this one. I haven't painted in a while, had eye surgery a few months ago (detached retina) and my vision is way out of wack still. But been trying to craft and do more each day. Want to paint and this one looks like something I could do for sure. ❤

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes Sundie, you’ll be able to do this as there’s no precision needed at all. Hope your eyes get better soon, I feel for you. My other neighbour had a detached retina last year and I believe his sight is fine now. But it was slow going. All the best xxxx

I have yet to do an abstract, because I do have a hard time letting go. What you spoke about made sense to me, I might give it a try. I am about your age and have trouble sometimes when trying to look more closely. It's glasses on, glasses off! 😄 Growing old is not for the weak, as my ma always said.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Go for it! It’s new for me too and it’s liberating!! And no focusing needed!!!

It does take courage for me, too.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Hi Joyce, so nice to see you again!

My eyes also go out of focus! They swell when my allergies are bad and dry eyes, due to age, cause problems as well. I sometimes see lines that aren’t there or 2 lines instead of 1. Your tutorials are more like chats and that’s why we love you!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Oh, thanks so much Deirdre, I’m so glad you enjoy listening to my ramblings, it’s like having friends for me too! Sorry your eyes give you trouble, I know what you mean about allergies and I do suffer from dry eye syndrome too although not too badly yet. Hope you like this video and wishing you happy painting xxx

Catching up on your videos…your circles caught my eye. One of my Chinese tutors was trying to explain a newer, “modern” method of doing peonies. You put either a darker or lighter, circle down., add a faint, multi-green blue loose background in. Let it dry thoroughly. Then, go back and paint the petals, on top of the circles, darker shades on top of lighter circles, lighter shades on top of the darker circles, using traditional strokes. Well, I’m unsure what I painted..but my frankenflowers in NO WAY resemble peonies..I just stopped….too embarrassed to show prof Chen..or anyone else 😂. I haven’t thrown it away, thinking one of these days I’ll try my 2 unfinished round blobs. If nothing else, I’ll just add them to my frankenflower collection…and call them abstract 😁

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Peonies are hard to paint!

Is your dip pen a ruling nib? The one I have is modern and looks different, but it is a double nib. I wasn’t sure about that first flower either. The white and dark ink really brought it together. Great job!

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much !

Great painting. I love that you explain your thoughts as you paint. Question - Did you buy your palate as is or did you build it yourself? I'm looking for a large set and wondered if yours was a set or something you did yourself.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for your comments and question! If you mean the Kuretake paints I used in this video, they come as sets. This is the one I bought. Kuretake Gainsai Tambi 48 Color Set amzn.to/3zZX8Kn

@waukonstandard

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeAntoneStudio thank you for that info!

I googled and found a “twin nib” that looks like yours. Very expensive-$65.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

I’ve found the same as mine on Amazon for 13.49. Here’s a link:www.amazon.com/dp/B000BYQLT4?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzdianeant-20&creativeASIN=B000BYQLT4&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.N9J8DZRLFNEN&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m_asin

Speaking of eyesight, I have two cornea transplants. They came from two different donors. If you are a organ donor, we receivers appreciate organ donor! “ I’m a painter”

Your nib looks a bit like a ruling pen, or draughtsman pen. I saw one artist on here using it to apply masking fluid.

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think there is a nib for that somewhere in my stash!!! I must get more familiar with them!

PS I’m legally blind. To be honest, I prefer my paintings done the past few years as my vision worsened. Liz and my daughter offered to contribute to the minimum $1200 for glasses. I politely declined. I prefer my world a bit blurry. 😂. Also, if I haven’t mentioned; I was upset last year after my last eye appt. Liz showed up with a large print (and picture) book about Monet and his failing vision in his last 10-15 years. I guess that’s what best friends are for 😂

@DianeAntoneStudio

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!