Greeting from County Durham in the U.K. Hello Gabrielle, you won’t remember me but I’ve commented on quite a few of your wonderful videos. I just wanted to say how much they have been helping me these past few months. My best friend and wife, Sue, of 55+ years died early in February this year and since, I’ve just not had the heart to paint. However in these past days I have ventured back up the our studios that we shared and I’ve painted a couple of (horrendous) paintings but hey, the results don’t matter… what matters is that I’m back painting and enjoying the process. I hope you don’t mind but I just wanted to give hope to those of your community that may be going through similar situations… give it time, be thankful if you can for all around you, and your craving to paint will return. Thank you again Gabrielle - keep up the good work… I shall now sit and watch this one ☺️

@joycesnodgrass7068

3 күн бұрын

I share that feeling. My husband is in Hospice Care. I'm blessing with wonderful watercolor supplies, yet I don't have the heart to paint. However, I have faith that in time I will find the joy of expressing myself through painting, once again🙏

@vincefenton

2 күн бұрын

Hello Joyce, many thanks for your reply. I’m a retired Anglican vicar now but when I was in active ministry, I used to visit my local Hospice once a week. I pray that the Hospice your husband is in, has the same happy and warm atmosphere as the one I visited. I think what helps me is being fortunate in having a thankful nature… perhaps that’s why I’m so drawn to Gabrielle’s channel. It’s taken me five months to really pick up my brush again… be gentle with yourself and please be assured that both you and your husband will be in my thoughts.

@joycesnodgrass7068

2 күн бұрын

@@vincefenton Thank you, from a grateful heart🙏

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Vincent ❤️🤗 Yes, I absolutely do remember you and the beautiful artwork you have shared with me via Instagram. 💕 I am so sorry for your loss.😔 I can imagine your pain and how difficult it can be to pain while grieving. I have found it difficult to paint in moments of grief as well. My heart goes out to you. I'm glad to see you are working through your grief and giving yourself the space to feel what you need to feel when you need to feel it. As you mentioned to Joyce, be gentle with yourself as you are working through your grief and getting back into painting again. Maybe the paintings you are creating at this point in time seem ''horrendous'' to you because they are expressing some of your pain. We don't tend to appreciate and see the beauty pain can carry because it doesn't feel so good. And yet, if it weren't for the polarity of pain, we might not be able to know and appreciate joy and all the wonders that make us thankful too. I feel and have felt your grateful heart in all of our communication. 💕 I appreciate that you made the time to share part of your personal journey with our community of creative souls. It is so helpful to me and to others that you have the courage to share like you have. Thank you for your kindness and compassion. ❤️ And thank you for being the voice of hope today. I'm so thankful for your presence here Vincent 🤗❤️

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you @joycesnodgrass7068 for connecting with Vincent and with us about your journey with grief. ❤️ My heart goes out to you too and I will keep you and your husband in my thoughts. I am so thankful for your presence here as well. Every 👋 and ❤️ is a gift. I'm sending lots of love your way 💕

This is how a typical and sparkling G A C art looks like. It sparkles, as it should!!!

One of my favorite of your paintings! It's vibrant and special. Adding that white and gold was a GREAT decision.

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️ Your kindness is such a nice gift and you have brought a big smile to my face 😁🤗

I love love love this one❣️❣️. Such a cool landscape.

love the gold added in to your beautiful piece

of all the tutes ii've watched & painted with, yr 'trust my intuition' refrain 'suddenly clicked in a way words don't do justice to, but 'expansive comes close, as if ii'd been holding my breath so long & forgot to breathe... yr intro set the tone for the most appreciated arty sandwich, with all the fixings, & a delicious finish to perfect bites...hugs & swishes, and an awesome weekend.

It was wonderful to share a moment or two of your holiday with the beautiful photographs and to see the inspiration for the painting. I am always fascinated by the gentle build up of your backgrounds and how they are transformed with the pen work….and gold! My favourite bit of this is the white sea dots that mingle with the sun reflection dots. Just lovely, thank you. I wish you a relaxing week now you are back from your travels xx 💫💙

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Bernice 💕🤗 I thought my mermaid sister might enjoy this little painting 🧜‍♀️☺️❤️ I'm so glad you did!! It really is a build up isn't it?! One moment, it all looks a little (or a lot) messy 😂 and then a few details enter into the mix and it starts to transform. 🥰 I don't play with white as much as I used to, but I was really called to do it here and it worked out so well. Thank you so much for making the time to connect with me and watch my videos every week. 💕 I'm sending lots of love and some sunshine your way sweet friend ❤️🤗🌞 I hope you have a wonderful week xoxo

You have a very interesting, relaxing style that I enjoy very much. Thank you for sharing!

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

Hi Barbara ❤️☺️ I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos! Thank you so much for your kindness and for being here with me 🤗

So, so beautiful. The colour of the rocks is perfect. Thank you for sharing your photos..easy to see how the area has inspired you ❤ An absolute joy to watch. 👏😍

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Jan ❤️🤗 I'm so glad you enjoyed my pics and the painting process! I have so much inspiration from this one trip - there is much more to come ☺️ Thank you for being here with me and for making the time to connect. It always means a lot to me. 💕

Another incredible painting!! Thanks for sharing the photos. Makes me miss living at the ocean. You're so talented. ❤

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

We mermaids always miss being near the ocean, don't we? 🧜‍♀️ It's nice to know we can visit every now and then, though I know it's still not the same as living by the ocean. Thank you for your kind words Stacy 💕 I appreciate you and your presence here 🤗❤️

Such a steady hand!!!

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

Some days my hands are very steady, others not so much 😂 Thank you for being here with me Libby 🤗❤️

I have been looking for a way to paint an abstract seascape and thank you - I have now found it. Just love it.

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Yay!!!! I'm feeling excited for you! What fun lies ahead!! ☺️💕 I'm so happy to see you're feeling inspired and I hope you have lots of fun creating your seascape. Thank you for making the time to connect Julie 🤗

I follow along on some of your videos and add my own version. I am new to watercolor and find it so relaxing. Thank you for the content. Very generous of you. :)

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

I love this!! ❤️ I'm so happy you are enjoying working with watercolors and I'm also happy you make the time to paint with me on occasion and give it your own little spin. ☺️ Thank you for choosing to be here with me! It really means a lot to me 💕🤗

Oh gooosh I love, love, looooove it my sweet Gabrielle😍🤩😍🥰😘💗💗💗! It is again so magical and beautiful and I'll try it asap. It was such a great video and I can relate to all you said while painting. Sending you lots of love across the ocean, my dear dear friend!!

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Trixi ❤️🤗 You have the most infectious positive and loving energy! I love it!! Thank you so much for being here and for making the time to connect with me 💕 I hope you have so much fun creating your seascape and I hope you will share it on Insta so I can see it. Your paintings are so beautiful 💕 Lots of love is travelling across the Atlantic on its way to you too sweet friend 💕🤗

@beatrixkogler8938

2 күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart 🥰😘😘😘😘🤗❤️💐😍😘

Another lovely painting. I want to try something like this for my sisters birthday card she loves the sea. Thank you as always Gabrielle

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Sue ❤️🤗 Oh my! Yes!! This would make a lovely card for your sister 🥰 Have fun creating it and I'm sure all the love you pour into your painting will bring a smile to your sister's face on her special day. Thank you for your kindness and for being here with me 💕

Absolutely gorgeous! It brings back my own wonderful memories vacationing along the vast Michigan shorelines. Yes I am thoroughly inspired to see what I can dream up in my next painting. Thank you for sharing your own joy and inspiration to me.

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Jim 🤗 I'm so glad you enjoyed this one too! Aren't shorelines just so much fun to explore and see?!! I have yet to visit one I don't like! ☺️ I'm so happy to see you're feeling inspired and I hope you have a lot of fun painting your own seascape. I was thinking of you and our little conversation about white over watercolors as I was adding my white dots to this painting. They are not completely white, but this is an example of when the ink seemed to stay relatively intact. ☺️

@Jim49265

2 күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart" I was thinking of you and our little conversation about white over watercolors as I was adding my white dots to this painting"....lol 🤗

As usual I love your paintings ❣️❣️

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you Marsha 🤗💕 It's always a pleasure to know you are here! ☺️

Superb as always!

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️🤗 I appreciate you being here with me every week!

Thank you for sharing your vacation pictures with us! It looks like a wonderful place to visit! Love your seascape painting of it! I kept thinking it looked like it should be an illustration in a book about a magical sea and the wonderful creatures who lived there.

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

Oh I love this so much! ❤️ I appreciate your ability to travel like this using your imagination! 🥰 I wrote a little book a while back and I've often thought about illustrating it and trying to get it published ☺️ Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing the wonderful gift of your imagination with me 🤗

@Lilbirdy-ur6uf

Күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart Oh! I hope you do! These whimsical abstracts you have been painting lately seem perfect for magical illustrations for a book!

Lovely ❤

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you Becky ☺️❤️

Really love this! ❤❤❤ 🙂

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Julie 💕 Thank you so much for your kindness ❤️🤗

Beautiful!

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you Joni 🤗💕 I appreciate you being here ☺️

Amazing! I love it!

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗❤️

This is so beautiful❤

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️☺️

💛💛💛

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Allô ma tante Diane ❤️ Merci beaucoup d'être ici avec moi! C'est toujours grandement apprécié 🤗

@Diane-cv7jb

21 сағат бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart Bonne fête du Canada, Gabrielle. XO😘😘🫂

One of my favorites so far! It was so relaxing to watch you paint. I do wonder why my salt results never turn out as spectacular as yours! I have been wanting to paint an abstract seascape so may give this a try!

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Ruth ❤️☺️ Thank you so much for your kind words and for being here with me/with us 💕 Salt can be tricky in some ways (maybe it is the salt, maybe it's the paper, maybe it's when the salt is apply to the paint...). I usually get my best results when I work on higher quality paper. I know Arches can be expensive so I also carry a variety of different qualities of paper on hand and I try to switch it up every once in a while to experiment with this. I have not had a chance to try it yet, but apparently paper by a brand called Baohong is less expensive (if you buy it via Temu) and has a similar quality to Arches. I'm kind of on the fence about Temu, but this might be one instance where it is worth buying their product. I'm so happy to see you're feeling inspired to paint your own seascape ☺️ I hope you have lots of fun in the process 🎨🤗

Gabrielle, thank you.

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

❤️💕❤️🤗 I just love your pink hand wave!! I wish you could see my smile right now. Thank you Joyce ❤️

I am from NB. Love your inspirational panting

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hello hello in NB ☺️❤️ What part of NB are you from? I'm originally from Cap-Pele ☺️ Thank you so much for making the time to watch and connect with so much kindness!

@germainwdesjardins6573

Күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart I’m from Grand Falls, right on the border of Maine

Oh the tape reveal I love it! Just a beautiful abstract rendition of a sea scape! Thank you so much ❤😘

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

You are so welcome Linda ❤️🤗 I appreciate you and your kindness so much! Thank you 💕

Oh my gosh, that is so beautiful! I am Canadian and I have never been to New Brunswick, isn’t that typical! I really enjoyed the music, your soothing voice and watching you paint, so inspiring!💕🇨🇦

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Hi Cindy 💕☺️ What part of Canada are you from? It's a big country as you know 😉 I'm 51 and just visited a place that was only 2 1/2 hours from me most of my life 😂 It's hard to cover it all, but if at some point you do have a chance to get to NB, it is beautiful. ❤️ Well, all of Canada is beautiful really 🇨🇦💕. I'm so glad you enjoyed my video and I appreciate you making the time to connect with so much kindness. ☺️

@cindycreateforlife

2 күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart Hi, I am from Ontario, in the beautiful 1000 Islands area on the St. Lawrence River! We are in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere, a UNESCO reserve. We are between two International Bridges to the US and we welcome tourists! We would love to have you! I do hope to do the east coast at some point! Lovely to connect with you!💕🇨🇦

@gabrielleannacormierart

Күн бұрын

@@cindycreateforlife Oh my! Another one to add to my list of places to see for sure!! ☺ I've been to some parts of Ontario, North of that area (Killarney Provincial Park and Algonquin Provincial Park then on to Ottawa). All of it is so beautiful! I don't mind having more reasons to go back ☺ The Maritimes will be happy to welcome you as well when you decide to visit. The summer is probably the busiest season for tourism, but it is gorgeous in the spring, fall and winter too. It's lovely to connect with you too 💕🇨🇦 (Canada Day is fast approaching! I hope you have a wonderful celebration 🤗✨).

@cindycreateforlife

Күн бұрын

@@gabrielleannacormierart wishing you and yours a happy Canada Day as well!🥂💕🇨🇦

This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the way you make your abstracts. Idk if you prefer using a brush to make your dots... if so just skip right over this. But... are you aware of the tools you can get at the craft store that are specifically marketed for use with clay. They are clay sculpting tools, and there is a solid ball on the end, sometimes a different size ball on either end. Multiple sizes available. You can use them to make dots on your paintings. If you look at one of Bettina Fernandez's KZread videos, you can see her using it. It just seems like a faster way to make dots on your paper. Again, if the paint brush is your preferred method, don't mind my 2 cents! I really enjoy your channel and have tried several of your projects. 🙂

@gabrielleannacormierart

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kindness ❤️🤗 And I appreciate you sharing your 2 cents 😉😁 I do have the dotting tools you recommend and I have used them on several of my projects as well. They are awesome for making dots and it's pretty neat that they come in a variety of sizes. I first learned about them when I was learning about dot mandalas. ☺️ I kind of like to switch things up and just follow my intuition as to what I paint with. Sometimes I like the more organic look of using my brush and other times, I love to use the dotting tools. I love @_bettina_fernandez_ too ❤️ Thank you for making the time to connect with me! It really means a lot 💕