Hey!! Just a couple things to clarify and reiterate real quick about the video: I do not think everything in this sketchbook sucks! Hence the thumbnail. Some of it I’m pretty happy with, (the good), some of it did not go at all how I wanted (the “bad”), and some of it’s literally just scribbles and swatches (the wtf?). Working all that out and learning your medium is literally what a sketchbook is for. This is all a very subjective opinion of my OWN work. And it’s from the perspective of someone who has been making art since they could hold a pencil (nearly 40 years! 😅) As stated in the video, I’m not new to art. I am new to watercolor. This is not meant to be a baseline for what’s “good or bad” for others to judge themselves against or compare themselves to. (Nothing is more subjective than art!) It’s meant to show you that no one is ever going to be happy with everything they make, no matter what stage of art making they’re in. Some of us will go through long periods of not liking ANYTHING we make. It’s ok. It’s human. Especially when you’re new at a certain medium. And just like some of my least favorite pages of this book are some of y’all’s favorite, I PROMISE you, there is work of your own you hate that others would absolutely love. Please please please believe that, and please please please keep making art! “The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.” Kurt Vonnegut

If you think your sketchbook sucks, I should just quit now. They all look wonderful to me. Very neat and clean edges. You shouldn’t keep saying they “suck”! Oh! And love your little dinosaur❤️!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Noooo don’t quit! 😆 I guarantee yours doesn’t actually suck either. 😉 Even when it does, it really doesn’t, cause we’re learning. ….I hope that makes sense, lol.

@lindsayknies8767

Ай бұрын

It super frustrates me when artists say this. Like, I get that we’re all at different levels, but come on…it’s really discouraging for people who are new and learning

@kayco3185

Ай бұрын

I’ve been painting for a long time and my sketchbooks look nothing like this 😂 even my current ones are filled with marks, bleeds, blooms, rough edges sometimes running over the edge and down a few pages, they’re not cohesive or even coherent (I have pages of random words or letters) but they’re really helpful for me, it’s where I test and scribble and see what works or when I’m in the middle of a painting and need a vent. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else because you do things your way and someone else does it their way. My idea of a sketchbook isn’t the same as the person next to me but I’m not doing it wrong and neither are they!

I love your message and your self-deprecating humor. But, girl, please. That sketchbook is full of wins in my world. 😁😉

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha!! Thankya! I don’t hate EVERYTHING in it. And even the crappy ones were still a learning experience. But I’ll always have a self deprecating sense of humor, so I’m glad you appreciate it. 😄

I love seeing work an artist feels is sucky. It puts such a perspective on how we tend to perceive our own work much much much more harshly than others. I really enjoyed these little paintings and color experiments, thank you for sharing!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Yay, thanks!! I’m also always fascinated with that other artists criticize about their own stuff. I have more than one ceramic piece from other potters that I purchased at a super discounted price because they were “seconds” and supposedly have defects. I can NOT for the life of me find what the defects are supposed to be. Go figure! 😂 You never know what others will see in your work. (Or won’t see, lol)

*showcases book filled with whimsical, gorgeous tiny artworks* "these suck!" lmao i love the sentiment, but your art is beautiful!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha! Well Thankya!! To be fair, I don’t think they all suck. …..But some of them definitely do. And that’s ok. 😆 🤣

I love this! I’m am ex- lawyer learning to paint. And fighting perfectionism induced self-criticism & insecurity ( even though painting grounds me and brings me joy ). I love your perspective. So much less intimidating than perfect sketchbook flip throughs even though I really like a number of your paintings that you do not like. Btw, rocks are hard to paint.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Perfectionism is such a pain in the ass! I definitely battle it allll the time. Just have to remind ourselves it’s a sneaky little liar. ‘Done’ is always better than ‘perfect’. And yeah, rocks are surprisingly harder than one would think. I hope you keep painting! Sounds much more relaxing than lawyering. 😆 And thanks!!

@wendycaldwell9454

2 ай бұрын

Do you have any tutorials you recommend?

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

I’ll be mentioning one in the next video, but off the top of my head, I really enjoy @artbypaulclark and @mindofwatercolor ☺️

I LOVE that you're not afraid of color with your watercolor.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m never afraid of color. 😄 Oddly enough I’ve been using a ton of muddy neutrals lately though. 🤣 Go figure.

I wish my first paintings looked as good as yours do. They so did not! Painting has been my childhood dream. I am so happy that I have been painting regularly for the past 4,5 years. For the last few months the joy of painting has become more important than the result which is huge for this recovering perfectionist. Very much looking forward to your new paintings and videos!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I bet those first paintings are better than you think! We’re all a little hard on ourselves, haha. I’m glad you are sticking with it. ☺️ And yes, the act itself should be what’s most enjoyable. Perfectionism is hard to overcome!

Where's the suck? Lol, I'm primarily a drawer and wc is hard. You're killing it. Can't wait for your next vid. 💕

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Aw Thankya! We’re all our own worst critic, aren’t we? 😅

I'm already a fan! I love your art, your sense, of humor, and your insightful and inspiring commentary. Thank you for sharing! I feel less afraid to do the things I love!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m so glad it’s given you a little boost. 😁

omg birdies!!!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And yep, birds are pretty awesome. 😁

In awe of how cleanly you present your sketchbooks! I love how loose the 1:29 page painting is, super beautiful experiments 🙂

This is one of my favourite sketchbooks ive seen in a long time, the way you use watercolour is so beautiful

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thankya! ☺️

I love your eye for color and how you play in your sketchbook. I'm one of those "my sketchbook must be perfect" people and I struggle against that, and have for many years. Videos like this really inspire me to take more risks. Thank you! Subscribed. 🙂

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Yay, thanks! It’s hard to not want everything “perfect and pristine” when you get a shiny new sketchbook. 😆

I think you have some very beautiful work in there. I like your attitude, we should all remind ourselves that failing is ok, it’s how we learn. Thanks for sharing!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Most definitely! Thank you! ☺️

Oh my! I feel like a kindred spirit. I am a fiber artist …a weaver for the last 20 years. Then covid changed something in me. I paint now and do collage. I love your journey. The boid is a beauty.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Nice! Going from 3D to 2D is quite a shift. I love fiber arts. I’ve only randomly dabbled over the years, but really enjoy crochet and needle felting. Happy painting! (And collaging!)

This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

You have some really lovely pictures in your book. You also have some fantastic pottery.

I'm a watercolor artist, just starting ceramics! I totally suck hahaha! Your book is beautiful! Keep going, you are really good!

your art looks perfectly fine you need to practice your confidence. you keep saying the art is bad, it’s gonna make people believe it. and that doesn’t make sales

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Oh, please don’t take me that seriously when I’m self deprecating. 😅 I promise I like myself. I just have a little Chandler Bing in me, haha. I don’t mind if I never sell paintings/prints. Just a hobby for now. I’ve been a full time potter for years, so as long as that keeps selling, I’m good. 😆

Your sketchbook is inspiring, love your use of color. And keep Beaker in your videos!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! And I don’t think I could keep her out of them if I tried. 🤣 Not without putting her in her cage while I film, but she’s used to being out all day and hates being put up, and I’m a softy, lol.

I like how your parrot tries to destroy book along whole video 😂 Your sketchbook is amazing! I want to start watercolor to just to encourage myself to draw everyday 😊

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

They have to get into everything I’m doing. 😆 And yes! Do itttt! 😄

I loooove that fall forest page! (Fall year long) Beautiful depth and colors! I just started my watercolor journey this year and I've been fighting the perfectionist monster in my brain. Some days it's hard to even think about playing with paints because I want to have An Idea. When really I'm learning so much just from trying. I enjoyed this so much, I'll be sticking around.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And yeah, play is super important! That’s where most of the good ideas come from. 😄

Your sketch book with paintings looks Awesome. I know you will get better with your art. Me at 56 and I’m just started my painting and drawing. All I have to do is keep working on it till I get better on my art skills. Can’t wait to see more of your videos. Cheers 😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I definitely helps that’s I’ve been in art my whole life (just mostly 3D instead of 2D). Watercolor is so different than other painting though. Makes ya feel like you’re still little, haha. I love when I see/hear of people starting art later in life! It can be extremely freeing. It happens a lot in ceramics. People tend to get ‘sucked in’. Next thing ya know they are building a studio in their garage, haha. 😄

Great walk through and great reminder to play as an artist

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

Starting off strong! Yes, you absolutely are allowed to suck as is everyone else and I am so glad the art community is finally starting to acknowledge this! I think your work is beautiful, even things you consider meh or fails because you can still see the life in them (well, other than the dark colours one, thats... just some nice darks on a page, but still!).

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha! Thank you! ☺️

Yep, I worked back to front, I love that put your sketchbook on as your first. Your rocks painting appeared on my feed, so that’s where I started and subscribed. I find myself weirdly happy to have stumbled across your channel at its inception. You’re a breath of fresh air! 👍🏻👩🏻‍🎨🎨🖌️🤷‍♀️

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Yay! Thankya! ☺️☺️☺️

I like your style a lot, very colourful and magical

Your paintings are beautiful. I would love to see a "paint along" video from you. You have a great sense of composition and color.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! There will definitely be some of those. Thinking a “watercolor Wednesday” might be nice haha.

I’ve been a painter all my life and have spent the last 5 years trying to be a watercolorist… and I suck… lol… but your videos are awesome and you should make MANY more! Love it 🎨🌈🌷

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you! And I bet you’re doing a LOT better than you give yourself credit for. 😉

@101NorthCoast

Ай бұрын

@@LoriStartedPainting Probably, but as soon as I went back to acrylics and pastels I felt like a rock star! lol… and I now have a profound respect for watercolorists, so the time did serve to make me a better painter 😋

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

That’s awesome 😄

I love your work. Thank you for your encouraging message of keep the bad pieces and it's ok to suck. I'm just starting out on my watercolor (or any journey for that matter), and sometimes it's moderately ok and sometimes it's like a blind person came in an did something in my sketchbook while I wasn't looking. This gives me encouragement to go on. :)

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Woo! Thanks! So glad to hear that. Love the ‘blind person’ descriptive. 😂 Keep painting! We got this. 😁

WoW!! You are a great painter! Thanx for showing us your BEST paintings!! Keep it up, please!!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Sharon! ☺️

Honestly, this has to be my favourite watercolour video and most helpful. Thanks so much for your encouragement!!! X

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! That means a lot. ☺️

Love your paintings! And ha ha ha, there are some chores I only get done when I'm avoiding other chores.

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thankya! And you and me both! 😅

Thank you for sharing your journey with us, even if it feels rough and imperfect to you! It means a lot to be able to see also what other beginners feel are the shadows and the mistakes in the learning process ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I love seeing what other artists consider “fails” too. So much of the time I love what they think is a hot mess lol!

Love, love, LOVE your abstracts especially!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thankya! 😊

I really enjoy your work! I love the landscapes, how evocative they feel with the simplicity, and the vibrancy the fall colours are at 5:49 without the leaves feeling muddy at all even with the contrasting colours next to each other

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️☺️☺️

What a beautiful sketchbook! I’d love my sketchbook to look as beautiful as yours. I’m feeling like I want to get my paints out again and start sketching and watercolor painting again. It’s been a couple of years. Thank you for inspiring me to get started again.

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Do iiiit! 😁 ☺️

It's crazy how much you improved after just a few pages!!! Let alone by the end of the sketchbook 😭✨ It's also crazy how you can make things that bring delight and inspiration to others (and yourself) even as an amateur 💕 I LOVED the tiny blurry landscapes! And the "french fries" lol. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼These reminders are so important 🌸✨

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ They definitely are!

Hi Beaker! I thought some of your florals were stunningly gorgeous! Your pottery is very beautiful too! Give yourself more credit…👍🏻

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

So glad you started to paint! Love your pottery. What a creative mind!!! Thank you for sharing!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

I love how you covered up your ‘fail’ with ‘cool black paint’. I usually cut out pages I hate (it’s my sketchbook 😎). Recently I finished a really cool sketch and ignored the little voice in my head that told me to wait to write the name of the B&B until AFTER I triple checked the spelling. I am keeping that one to remind myself to fight impulsivity when it comes to labeling my illustrations. Your sketchbook is gorgeous. I love your mini scenery. One of my best friends is a potter and I sent her your video. She will love it (she also does batik, beaded jewelry and acrylic painting). Thank you for sharing your beautiful sketchbook.

@LoriStartedPainting

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! I feel tempted to cut pages out of sketchbooks all the time, but have gotten better at leaving them in over the years. 😅 Half the time when you look back at it a few years later (or sooner) it’s funny how your opinion about it can change. Thanks for sharing! Hope your friend enjoys! ☺️

This was awesome. Love the commentary.

From one watercolor painter to the other, I also found rocks to be really friggin hard so you're not alone on that front

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s such a bizarre thing to be that difficult. 😆

Watercolors are tricky business for sure- I HATED them at first but now they are my favorite medium (especially with ink). Anyway, 5 years in (on and off) and I've learned a ton but still struggle. As a fellow ADHD'er I constantly jump into other mediums because I just HAVE to try them but I always return to watercolor as my first love. Bravo to you! Thanks so much for sharing- love all the different things you've tried and many are quite lovely! " Looks like french fries" cracked me up. Love your humour. Look forward to seeing your progress.

@LoriStartedPainting

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! I feel ya on the constant media jumping. 😅

What a charming video! So glad it popped up on my feed!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

Thank you for saying you suck (sometimes)! I love your style and colour choices. It might be time for me to have a sketchbook for ‘sucking’ in too!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! And yes! We all need one. 😄

Those are beautiful! I especially loved the one you called crap.

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Haha! Thankya! 😄

Omg the birds 🥰 thank you for sharing! Your paintings are beautiful, and I’m excited to dust off my watercolours and play around today ✨

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And heck yeah, gettem out! 😁

OMG, I looove title on your tumbnail! I must subscribe.😆🤍

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha! Yay! 😄

You say “meh,” and I say “that’s awesome, wish I could paint like that.” But love the reminder to not worry about sucking.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha, thanks! Ya never know what other people will see in the work you don’t like. It’s actually pretty fascinating. 😄

Embarrassing!? This is badass. You've earned confidence with this, and it puts you in the top 1% of watercolorists!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thankya! I don’t know about “top 1%”, but I’ll take it! 😂

What an awesome first sketchbook! I want to try some of these! I have just started painting after years of no artwork. Thanks for the inspo

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! And thanks! 😁

What? Totally does not suck. Your years of doing pottery likely influenced your ability even if watercolor is new. Regardless, first video, new sub. I love you! Funny, inspiring and the perfect amount of vulnerability and cussing for me. Excited to see more. I am currently learning watercolor and with my non dominant hand, because MS has given me nerve damage in my right hand. So I’m really starting from scratch. It’s helping me learn to let go and just enjoy the process,but I am starting with abstract since it’s easier given what I’m up against.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! ☺️ Having a lifetime of art already under my belt definitely is a leg up, that’s for sure, haha. Still sooo much to figure out though (which I really enjoy). Learning with your left hand sounds SO tedious! Major kudos for not letting the MS stop you, even if it slows you down. That’s awesome. 🩷

keep on going, i started too a few weeks ago with watercolor and it looks easy, but it is so difficult...i feel you! But there are some really beautiful paintings in your sketchbook!!!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And yeah, watercolor is a tricky mistress, haha. But I think that’s also why it’s exciting. 😁 Happy painting!

Your painting style is wonderful. Keep on painting girl.

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thanks! ☺️

That was fun. I’m not going to contradict you by saying some of the paintings you didn’t like , I did like. You make your own judgements and you sound strong enough to keep at it. Enjoy the journey.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thankya! And you’re totally allowed to like them. I like that I learned from them, so they are still important. 😄

Loved this. I’m just learning too, and those perfectly finished sketchbook tours are intimidating.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Don’t let them intimidate ya! Most of those people aren’t showing us their ugly paintings. 😆

Your work is lovely. Thanks for sharing!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Painting rocks is a bucket list thing for me. Haven’t had the patience to try really hard yet. It will happen someday and then voila? For now, I just plain stink at it. Sticking to insects and birds.

Omg these paintings are gorgeous!! Love your eye for detail when it comes to botanicals/landscapes!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Aw thank you! 🥰

Love all the different scenes on one page!

Thank you. Great video. I’m just learning to paint and draw on my iPad. Can't justify buying art supplies just yet. I’m 74 and was a potter for 35 plus years. I find 2D very scary. Though pottery is a long and potentially exasperating art, I truly enjoyed the instant satisfaction of a well done freshly thrown piece. I’m in awe of people who can paint!! You really don't suck at all. ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Awesome finding other potters here who also started getting into 2D. Don’t be scared! “It sucks” is the worst case scenario. 🤣 And then ya just do it again. Pottery is so full of potential disappointments that aren’t even always in our control. (Once had a relay malfunction that held the kiln at temp for houuuurrssss! I’ve never been luckier for work to come out different but still ok. 😅) Buy the art supplies! Doesn’t have to be the pricey stuff right away. 😁

@roscotrigatoni655

Ай бұрын

@@LoriStartedPainting Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, I will buy art supplies eventually.

Beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for this.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! ☺️ Glad you enjoyed it!

Imposter syndrome is real -- your paintings are fuckin' gorgeous. I love them all. I gasped when I saw your fall-all-year-long -- so rich and vibrant!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thanks! We’re all guilty of the ol’ imposter syndrome from time to time, unfortunately. Keep painting! And definitely don’t judge yourself based on the planner paper’s poor handling of watercolor. 😄

So great. The work and the video. 😂😂 Calling all artists, go forth and be sucky!!

@LoriStartedPainting

13 күн бұрын

Haha! Thanks! 😄

i am SO glad you decided to post now instead of waiting!!! this was so inspiring🥰

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Yay! Thanks so much!

I enjoyed this so much that I subscribed. I adore how you allow yourself to “suck” so graciously! Your beginnings in this journal are wonderfully inspiring.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ☺️

I like your sketschbook realy so much!! Im inspired ...thank you ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️🙏

I love the authenticity! Keep it up! ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Always! Thankya! ☺️

Love following your journey! Keep going….

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

What a delight. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thankya! ☺️

Lovely, helpful to my adhd brain too. Really appreciate the share. Love it. Thank you I adore watercolours, but my nemesis as well, lots of mediums to try.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank ya! ADHD is totally a “blessing and a curse” situation, but the desire to change mediums constantly tends to help your art overall I think. One is always going to inform the other in some way. 🙂 Not so good for the wallet or storage space though, lol.

Enjoyed your openness. Looking forward to hearing more!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thankya!! ☺️

All these look amazing especially the one on 9/23.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

Love this!

😂 I love it ❤ so much fun ☺️. Its all good !

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️☺️☺️

Oh my goodness this isn't bad at all! Love the way you play with colour ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

That’s funny, I was into pottery first but due to not being able to get to the studio very often it was turning into a big waste of money. I decided on painting as a new hobby and watercolor always intrigued me. I love this flip through and your narration was very interesting to me. Loved it!! ❤ **Your cockatiel and parakeet are both gorgeous too!!

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Nice! Thankya! Yeah, pottery definitely demands a ton of dedication. (Or, be a very expensive hobby!) I think watercolor still holds some unpredictability, and is much easier to do in your living room, lol!

@charlottesmom

Ай бұрын

@@LoriStartedPainting Pottery is fun but the messiest of my hobbies. I can’t wait to get my own kiln someday (saving my pennies) I have gotten into using grogged low fire (cone 05/06) clay and am going to TRY to fire it in a pit fire….should be fun and interesting to see if it works.

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

Ooh, good luck! Pit firing is so fun! So many things can affect the surface. One of my former studio mates was experimenting with sagar firing (very similar) and was doing things like wrapping copper wires around her work before firing, etc. She read about certain cat food ingredients effecting the surface and wrapped some kibble around a piece with tin foil. Came out with these little X’s and O’s ghosted across the surface. 😆 Lots of fun to be had!

I love your honest appraisal of your sketchbook. Having said that, there is a lot of work put in to this sketchbook. It’s a beautiful record of your efforts and where you are right now with your painting skills. My favourite page is your little abstract landscapes but I love everything about your sketchbook. 💚

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Aw Thankya! I’ll definitely be holding on to it indefinitely. Despite the ones I don’t like (which are still important cause it shows a starting point) there’s a lot I do, too. 🙂

I love the voiceover more than the paintings. 😂 And the paintings are beautiful too ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Haha! Thankya! Glad you enjoyed it. 😁

The birdie is so adorable 😢❤

@LoriStartedPainting

Ай бұрын

☺️🦜

Thanks! So inspiring. Love Yr honesty and adore each of Yr failures! 😊

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thankya! 😁

These are absolutely great. I love how much you experimented and how much color you use. I love how you taped off everything except swatches so it does look like mini finished artworks. I was never a sketchbook person because I always wanted to rip the “bad” art out. So I have a pile of paintings in the order that I made them. Every once an a while I go back to the beginning and I just marvel at how far I’ve home. I’d you have a channel for your ceramics? I love watching potters while I paint. I would love to follow you there too.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I have a friend who would do that with sketching. He said he always refused to keep a sketchbook and instead used a clipboard with loose paper so he could just throw away anything he didn’t like, and I was like NOOOO! YOU NEED THOSE! 🤣 I do have a “main” channel @loriphillipsceramics I’m not a consistent uploader, but I do what I can, haha.

@ThatPaintingLass

2 ай бұрын

@@LoriStartedPainting I will say thinking of looking back on how well things end up turing out, does make me want to keep the messy ones. When I’m planing a big painting i start with small thumbnails then do a preliminary 3-5in sketches to refine. then I do a 1/2 size of what the finished piece will be and do color, value and texture experiments. These all I do on the backs of messed up paintings or on cheap paper so I’ve always tossed them. I really want to start saving everything now. I never felt like anyone would ever want to see it and maybe no one else will but thinking in decades, I think I would love to look back on how hard I worked to create those bigger paintings. Also all the other things, failed tries, the paintings I thought were great and then realize they were just not. I can see the value in it all now. Thank you for the inspiration!!!! I’ll go follow your main channel too.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

So true! And really relate to thinking something is really good at the time, then going back later and thinking “Yeah, not so much.” 😂 I think that’s also a sign of growth though. Thanks!

I love your style and think this sketchbook is gorgeous, personally 😊 im going to try doimg some small scale paintings, im sure it will help take the pressure off!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

It really does! Thankya! ☺️

Hey Lori, Just wanted to tell you, that left hand page at 5:52 made me softly exclaim aloud : "Oh, that's gorrrgeous! I have walked in that forest!" ^_^ :D. Thank you for bringing back a lovely, incredibly HAPPY memory of when my son was 2 yrs old ^_^. (He's now 26.)

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Aw thank you! That’s so wonderful. 🥰

Oh my god I love your art so much ❤.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

Thanks for sharing! ✨

Lovely, helps to see someone else not totally satisfied with their efforts. Inspires me to keep on trying!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Yay, thanks! Totally normal to not be happy with everything you make! Gotta appreciate the “bad” ones. You learn from them. ☺️

Thanks so much for showing your journey. I haven’t gotten or 1st gear, BUT I have enough supplies to fill a museum🤣🤣🤣. I always do this when starting something new, I guess that way I know I will be prepared 😬😕. And watercolors are scary to me because of their unpredictability. Thanks again❤️❤️❤️

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I have my fair share of hoarded art supplies. 😅 And embrace unpredictability! Just as much as “accidents” can can go wrong, they can go REALLY right! 😁

It’s lovely!

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!! ☺️

Love your sketch book.. Hope for your next video clip😊😊

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Pretty paintings pretty birdies.

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ☺️

I found this really motivating. Thanks for sharing

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Yay, thanks! 😁

Wonderful sketchbook - I’ve signed up to follow you - though, seriously, you don’t look like your struggling too much to me - plus you have your gorgeous little yellow helper to assist you! I’m just embarking on my own watercolour challenge after a 50 year break (graduated art college in 1974 and then did something completely different 🙄) - very best wishes in your watercolour adventures from UK 🇬🇧

@LoriStartedPainting

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! Having been in art in one form or another for so long definitely gives me a leg up, but also make me a harsh self critic 😅 A 50 year break is quite a while! Definitely be more patient with yourself than I am with myself, lol! To be fair, even if I end up hating the result, the process is always enjoyable, and that’s most important!

omg ty for making this video!! your wisdom about creating is amazing, I definitely needed to hear that :) I LOVE the way you play with and use color - not just in ur watercolor but in your pottery too!! your mini landscape studies are so atmospheric, I think i’m gonna try painting some :> discovering a new hobby by avoiding doing something else is so relatable. me & the fam all have adhd so we’ve ended up collecting so many different art mediums and tools over the years lmaoo

@verditerthistle

2 ай бұрын

also beaker is so frickin cute 🥹✨

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Yay, glad you enjoyed! Thanks!! A house full of ADHDers is a LOT of arts and craft supplies. 🤣

Fab sketchbook ❤

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thankya!

Your art is absolutely gorgeous❤❤❤

@LoriStartedPainting

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

i think details like the tape and other accidents add charm and character to it. at 1:34 the tape adds a textural contrast the the painting itself which is pretty cool

@LoriStartedPainting

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! I agree. I’ll probably leave it there indefinitely, unless it starts getting goopy and weird, haha.