I love that quote: "Better to only waste a few hours to fail, than days..."

Your pieces are all a bit fuzzy, like a memory. It's so soothing to look at them!

@melissavancoppenhagen3756

3 жыл бұрын

You're right! That's exactly what i was thinking 🌼 I wish i could paint like her

@loungewear13

3 жыл бұрын

Is this supposed to be a compliment?

@melissavancoppenhagen3756

3 жыл бұрын

@@loungewear13 yes. Its very hard to intentionally leave a painting looking blurry and muted without making it look unfinished and sloppy This is impressionistic.

@Imawatches

3 жыл бұрын

This!!! This is lirerally what i feel looking at this painting!!!!

@RebeccaRoebuck

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean x

1:40 3:30 gain alot more experiences doing smaller paintings cus can get them done faster and diff challenges in each as well as diff ways to start and finish paintings and also get momentum cus have work to look back on compared to doing just 1 larger piecethat took more time 6:40 dont overdo it obviously, still need to hit points of overall wellness like social, physical, mental, etc 4:15, 6:45, 10:33 her own experience from 30days of daily painitng method to improve 10:50 need to make paintings that dont work to improve, otherwise never really push the limits and better to hit these bad paintings in quick smaller paintings than big ones 13:50 setting up a challenge ideas, just make it so you dont burn out and can do it routinely

I just lost my dad and painting and drawing , even if it is just a squiggle everyday. Is helping me get out my emotions on paper, more than words ever could. What a wonderful video. Thank you and stay blessed ❤

As I got older, I realized that I also needed to set a daily art goal. I was already in a good class with a model, but I knew my progress was too slow. I had painted on and off for most of my life, but I avoided drawing. I set a goal three years ago to draw for at least one hour a day. I began to rapidly improve and one hour turned into several hours and these drawings became paintings! I work mostly from photos and from old master drawings and the Bargue drawing course. Then, I started to do copies from many old masters spanning all of art history. Now, I am just completing my new studio after a long distance move. I continue to draw, even though I haven’t been able to do too much painting yet. I plan to be in there every day. I have many finished sketchbooks and people like my paintings! I branched into doing landscapes, too. I have never found a more satisfying and fulfilling thing than painting especially since I no longer struggle with drawing. Everyone in my class was astounded at my progress and a few classmates actually followed my advice! I like your work! I will be subscribing today!

@Siggi-Bear

2 жыл бұрын

You have more tips on what to draw?

Haven’t painted in decades. This made me think about using drawing, painting to scaffold my way back to some productivity in other areas of creativity. Btw, Chelsea, your pedagogy is succinct and clear. You teach as well as you paint… Pax.

@NightTimeDay

2 жыл бұрын

How's it been going? :)

Something that I felt helped me . Was not wasting paint. For example. When I was done working on my main piece for the day . Whatever paint was left. I would do quick abstract paintings on black construction paper. Those ended up being my favorite pieces

@show_me_your_kitties

2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome idea. Thank you I'm going to do this when I get done Tonight!

@a.k.4o

2 жыл бұрын

@@show_me_your_kitties right on. 👊🏻 it's something that seems so obvious, but It was told to me . I said the exact same thing you said

@a.k.4o

2 жыл бұрын

@@show_me_your_kitties don't over think it , do the opposite of what you're comfortable doing. It's gets pretty interesting

@a.k.4o

2 жыл бұрын

@@show_me_your_kitties check out Z. Beksinski if you haven't already. Absolutely amazing artist. My favorite, but he's not for everyone

Thanks for articulating goal setting (which I lack) and perfectionism (which I struggle with). You share such great nuggets of wisdom.

I love the advice you are making here. All the points you raised really 'hit home' with me. I suffer from perfectionism and it is truly a killer. I spend far too long dreading to paint because I know I won't get it right. Even when I am working on a painting, on the days I have to paint I still dread it because I know I cannot get the values and hues right. I'm working on a portrait, or more or less a figure, but I have had to repaint the face at least 10 times trying to get the proportions right, the values and colour. In the end everything looks too tight and overworked. Clare Willison wrote the following words: 'Procrastination is often linked to a desire for perfection. Anxiety arises from fear of missing it.' That is exactly what I am going through. Thank you for your video and recommendation. When I can complete the painting I am working on, I want to try painting on small panels as often as I can to see if it will make a difference. I have a feeling it will. Again, thank you. I'm glad I came upon your video!

@elblondie69falconer65

2 жыл бұрын

OMG i feel you. I've just finished a drawing for a commision. And i am picking at it like a sore on my skin. Everything from the drawing itself to the size and colour of the frame😦

@bridgetortiz7520

2 жыл бұрын

I suffer from perfectionism also. I have started painting again and I almost threw out my first endeavor!. I hate feeling this way, but I feel comforted that I am not alone in this. I try to remind myself of all the great artists that didn't think much of their work. If only they could see now how much they are valued. Thanks for sharing.

@wolf7379

2 жыл бұрын

@@bridgetortiz7520 Whatever you do, don't give up. Persistance is the key. No matter how slow your progress, you just keep going. Sooner or later it all pays off.

Daily painting, THIS is the mountain I want to climb! I'm struggling with how to carve out productive time while I'm a full time home educator for my three children and running a household. I'm loving your channel! Thanks for inspiring me!

I'm new to painting... few months, at home, pic up brush, canvass, annndddd, I'm learning everytime, I'm loving it... I didn't and don't know what I'm really doing, I'm an egg in terms of ability, but growing almost weekly and I lurrrv it... Goals, challenges, and sticking with it, keep pushing, regardless, and just do it, thank you, thankyou thankyou.. 😘 Thi

@itsjustprina

3 жыл бұрын

I just started to and I’m struggling. 😭😭

If this video is a good example, people are lucky to have you as an instructor and advisor. 👍👍

I am the fast forward queen but u have a ‘teaching’ voice and I’ve learned a lot.. truly appreciated

Love this painting. You have given me the push I need to start painting again.

Thank you for suggesting to me that daily painting, regardless of my result, will teach me many many things. I'm convinced now. This us a totally new concept for me and I will do it!

Hey I love what you said about making the task more approachable and less intimidating-it’s true I have a painting sitting in my studio that took a couple months to work up the courage to get started on…I love this approach. About perfectionism though, I think you’re working towards mastery, which is healthy because you are setting realistic goals for yourself (perfectionism includes having unrealistic, or unattainable standards. This precludes knowing your skill level in this moment, acknowledging it without getting down on yourself, and working productively from there)..you’re putting in the work to get from point A to B, not expecting the impossible to happen miraculously :)

It's crazy to see how many phases a painting goes through, before it hangs somewhere and people only see the final product. The process is, often times, the most exciting place to be.

I'm currently working on the very last assignments of my college career, but as soon as my finals season is over and I graduate I want to take your advice and try a daily-ish painting practice! I think my biggest problem right now as an artist is my lack of output, which, fingers crossed, painting more often will address! Thank you so much for this one, I'm so glad I found your channel recently!

@catmeowmeow1662

3 жыл бұрын

How’s it going?

@KelseyRodriguez

3 жыл бұрын

@@catmeowmeow1662 Went well for the week long streak that I was able to maintain it, but I hope to go back to it in a few weeks once I finish moving across the country!

@RebeccaRoebuck

3 жыл бұрын

The best way is to wake up and get straight to it so you don't procrastinate x

I like what you had to say about muscle memory. I lost my studio space for a long period of time, but will be available again in a month or so. I always wonder how much muscle memory ive lost. I’m excited to get back into my former space and routine to find out where my skill set is at after being dormant for so long.

This painting has a serenity to it. While deeply looking, you can see brush strokes from the body to more so the background, which I feel as a meaning of the movements around life. Though, she keeps her serenity. It’s deeply moving. ^c^

I actually stop doing arts after multiple fails in class that my tutor and parents neglect my art skills and more focus in studying ,now that I reached my goal to be one of the honor student I find myself being lazy to do some simple sketching and I think that my art skills is not developing anymore further, I figured I should go back to my hobby where I would do daily sketching ,painting ,pastel painting and more. I'm just sharing my experience of almost losing one of my hobbies and skills in art🤗

Thank you for the encouragement to help me set my painting goals. So many artists are so competitive today and rarely share but we all are individualistic in our own approach and each given different traits in which to give to the world our own view.

You hit the nail all right; I started a large complex portrait last year and I have not been back in my studio; after this video I've decided to finish all in one day now - and then move on - thanks so much for sharing your experiences and advice !!!

I'm a big believer in daily work, but her book takes it a step further; quick small works for purposeful progress. ❤

I think I just found my favorite painting channel. You give the most valuable and relatable information. It’s helping me getting over my mental block of starting oil painting again. Very glad to have found you.

Your video popped up on my feed and I’m soo glad it did. After years of not painting I’ve decided to get back to it but needed the motivation. This helped a lot! Thank you!!

I’m so happy I stumbled upon your channel. Your talks about practicing painting have been so helpful to me. I haven’t painted in a long time because I was intimidated that I might screw up. I’m a very new painter and I’ve been trying to paint these rather complex scenes. Listening to you has been so helpful and has given me the motivation to get back into painting. Thank you!!

Wow! Love it! I learned about your channel from Paint Coach. I love the way you paint with a bigger brush. Thank you for posting!

Excellent advice regarding painting regularly, thanks for sharing your experiences and encouragement. I love how quickly your painting came together, beautifully done!

I just discovered your channel and I love it! I love how you combine a video of you painting with a narrated essay related to art. I'm now adding your videos to playlists to listen to while drawing. Your videos are full of great insights, thank you for that and I hope you keep up the great work!

love that this came up on my home page today because right before i clicked, i was currently looking thru my sketchbook of gouache paintings throughout the past five months, and i can see all the mistakes i made, and appreciate all the good things about the paintings as well. i’ve stopped doing paintings and moved to drawing almost everyday but this video motivated me to continue doing what i loved

As a mainly self taught artist..I love it that you are honest about artists can have various ways to conceptualize and paint. Sign of a great teacher. Thanks for the valuable video.

I know this will work for me, it's just a matter of starting. Thanks for putting this up. You're great and an inspiration.

Thank you very much for this teaching!! You did an awesome job in helping me understand the benefits of daily painting challenges and much more!

Thanks for the video! Happy painting to you too! New to oil painting and you described quite a few artist droughts that affect getting started. Thanks for the resources too🥰

Thank you for sharing your painting as well as the gentle nudge to get started.

Super inspirational in a creative sense, I can’t paint but all creative projects could benefit from this advice. The practice of tending the metaphorical garden of your own creativity and nurturing it to bloom. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽

I loved listening to your advice. It can be applied to any field. I’ve been pushing working on something important because of a perfectionist attitude and inertia of start. This video helped me get started

Beautiful work, I’m very inspired by your journey and how you describe your methods. I’ll definitely use the phrase ’you have to fail’ to help people in my classes ease up about their work and expectations.

Nice playing with the shadows! Beautiful

I rarely comment on anything because I'm so shy, but this video really helped bring me out of this discouragement I've been feeling as an artist. Thank you!

Hi, Chelsea! This video got dropped in my recommends by YT and I watched it. I don't know what I was expecting, but I loved the advice you share. I'm not a painter by any means, but doing art has always been something I enjoy. I just have these silly fears that keep me from really pursuing any further. I appreciated when you stated to just begin and many mistakes and I think that's something I need to do and just let myself enjoy learning in the process. Thanks for sharing your beautiful painting and your thoughts and processing!

Loved the piece, the process and the advice and inspiration. Thank you.

This was quite fascinating….I loved your introspection and sometimes charmingly repetitive analysis whilst at the same time, seeing abstract colours slowly becoming more detailed…instead of merely talking about how you’re producing the painting, you’re giving insight into your method and thought process…very lovely indeed!

I love the way you paint. And this portrait is so beautiful. You can feel the moment.

Wowww!! This is absolutely amazing👏👏👏 ...You are ridiculously talented ! I'd totally buy this art piece if I could and I rarely feel this way about artwork I've seen.

Perfectly addresses several issues returning to the studio after too much time away. Thanks for the great info. Nice portrait study

I really enjoyed this demonstration and encouragement to paint more and setting goals. I will start today in setting painting goals. Thank you. Also you have a very pleasant voice.

Watching the painting take shape through to the finished piece was incredible. 👍😎🇦🇺

I Much Appreciate Your time and truth in making this video. I believe your experience and knowledge.

I really wish I had had a teacher like you when I was a young artist. Love your channel. ❤️

Now i get why chalanges are helpfull. I always gave up cause of exhaustion and i dont know why i did the chalanges anyway. Now I can approach the next challenge in a completely different way. Thank you for that.

Thanks for all the great advice. I use some of the same strategies you mentioned, having to figure them out for myself. They def work! Learned some new ones too. Very motivating. Thanks!

Hi Chelsea, I really enjoyed your video and words of wisdom. I have just finished a 100-day art challenge, much like your 30-day challenge mentioned in this video. I found 100 days to be tough, however, it was very enjoyable and at the end of it I had moved my art up to being my priority. The freedom to create and not worry about perfection, to be adventurous and try new media and materials, and to post daily to a FB page and Instagram and interact with others doing the same challenge, were all great takeaways. Thank you for your videos.

This has inspired me to start a similar challenge with my paintings 😊

Wow to pain such a beautiful piece as this would be a dream. This is just beautiful . I love the look of this type painting. Thank you for teaching and sharing your time and talent.

Loved this video, what you said has inspired me. I´m at a stage where my main goal is to be looser when painting so I'm going to do the challenge. Thank you!

What a beautiful painting! I love your airflow to the end!

Love your voice and the video content. I started out with oil too and though I do multimedia art, oil will always be my first love 🥰. This is the first video I saw and subscribed. Will take a look at the others soon.

Thanks. So many good points. I've done various writing and drawing challenges and they've been really good for me. This year I was not able to complete two of them due to travel, but will be doing one in Nov. I really am interested in learning to paint, so I think I'll make that my next challenge. I'm subscribing to learn more.

Big fan! Your affinity with a brush, and your draftswomanship, are sights to behold.

Amazing paint! 👏. I love all the process and the way you work on the portrait.

I love watching you paint - you don't seem to have that ugly stage in your paintings, they seem to always move forwards with every stroke.

good lord. wow. it's like watching a 15 minute magic trick unfold. so incredible. so impressive. so jealous.

The passion of something is the hearts imagination. So magnificent!🌺

Speechless you have motivated me left painting long time back

You certainly addressed some of my issues....starting! Once I break through the start then I can get into the painting process...so start Kat....put the paint down!

@Raeburnsart

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is a lot of people problems, including very much my own. The anxiety to start is so strong sometimes. You are eager, you have ideas, you even have set ups in mind, images, still life... But then the moment is gone because you just didn't want to start or made excuses like I need a new brush or I want a certain paint... we are constantly trying our hardest to avoid ppainting because we know it might end badly, afraid of wasting our time, material and afraid of feeling let down by our failures. But painting is never a failure. Even if they don't work out you always manage to learn something or see what weaknesses or where you went wrong. Is it so bad to NOT make masterpieces? Well guess what most if not all of our work is studies and barely ever masterpieces. I feel that masterpieces/artworks are something that studies BECOME not what you TELL it to be. There is no set rule for the amount of hours or materials or amount of planning a masterpiece will need. There is no mathematics that says: this + this = masterpieces. So instead of avoiding painting because of this feeling that we aren't ready, can't do it, aren't good enough, don't know what we're doing And don't want to use that one canvas or certain paints because they cost this or that - it is an unreasonable excuse to not create. AND WE KNOW IT!... It is being wasted by not being used and our joy shouldn't be found in the result but in the journeys. Paint to paint and not to please. Do many paintings, often... do these challenges. I think they are good at breakin these bad habits out of us! But also don't be perturbed if you don't make it through challenges like "30 days of painting". It is hard even for the pros! supporting you Kat! Let's hope we can all step up to the easel, and just let go. Cause once we start it's like letting go of a dog at a park. We just run free! #freetheartist ! @raeburns_art

Wonderful to watch and listen! So helpful! I have begun again in the last couple of weeks to paint more often...(procrastination is my problem!) Thankyou for sharing!

Wonderful demonstration Fabulous painting. Thanks so much

Love your work, its impressed to me and make me painting. Thanks.

Fascinating. Love it. The best to you. ❤❤❤🎨

Pure joy to watch! Thank you

Thanks for the video! Just started sculpting and I think I need to try a similar challenge of smaller pieces produced more often before taking on bigger and more challenging pieces.

Your voice and cadence are a gentle meditation on process and progress. Thank you . . . . .

First, this painting is incredible and fascinating to watch you put paint to canvas. Second, thank you for sharing this!

I really needed to see this today!! Thank you

Great talk. Beautiful beautiful portrait. Thanks for sharing.

So glad I found you!! I have been struggling with distractions and compulsions due to financial misery and poor life choices. I was once able to paint in oil, mostly from life, every day and it brought me very far in a relatively short time over the course of years. Now, I am dabbling in mixed media, collaging life drawings with acrylic resins, not because of a lack of recognition of what oil is and how it literally marries the user to the surface in a manner more intuitive than the very user’s own immediate awareness…. But because depending on oil left me financially vulnerable to interruptions that would prove fatal. For me it must be possible, oil or not, to produce ambitiously without interruption and never losing curiosity and discovery. Can’t wait to start oil painting from life again, but mixed media collages of fragments of life drawings has been a complete reopening of the discussion of form and it is also revealing to me what is possible from visual memory.

words of wisdom, thanks Chelsea.

Really quiet, would appreciate if you could raise your volume to the same level as other channels :) Thankyou for sharing your experiences

Exactly what I needed to hear rn. Thank you ma'am

Wow, super awesome!!! So much value! You are so talented. Thanks for sharing. Love your style!

I'm thankful for the KZread algorithm for showing me this video, it was what I needed to hear 🥰💕

Very helpful video, thank you for sharing! Great artwork! 🤗

Found this video really inspiring for creative approach in general I dont paint but I make music and the general ideas about starting creative projects here are so helpful, thank you! The art is also amazing well done

Very nice demo! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and process.

Wow, thank you for this motivating video. I’ve never actually used oil paints, but seeing you do this painting, I think I’ll give it a try in my own challenge 🤩

Es sieht so einfach aus, dabei ist es grosse Kunst, gepaart mit Talent !!!!

I'm really enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your insights :)

Love your advice! My perfectionism is so bad that I avoid doing my art.

@sandrogreco2765

2 жыл бұрын

You are right, perfection leads you to be afraid of making mistakes and not being natural to paint or just be yourself

What a beautiful light and shadow effect😮

So beautiful! Thanks

I agree to building a muscle memory from painting more frequently. This is Inspiring.. thank you!!

Thank you! You' are truly inspirational.

Thank you for your inspiration and sharing your experience!

Most Profound Reflection's of Creativity.

Loved it. This is the 3rd video of yours that I've watched to the end. I like your painting style, philosophy, and teaching methodology. Not everyone can combine all of those as well as you do. I'm almost 66 and am reentering oil painting as well as another ongoing passion, bird carving. Im beginning to work on loosening up my painting style, which is what led me to this channel. Thanks for doing what you're doing. If you're doing anymore webinars in the near future, please let me know. Joel LaRose

I like this video for the inspiration it gives me on improving my 3D modeling methods and practices. Thank you for sharing!

Love this painting and your advice.

Great advice, really love this and so enjoyable to watch ♥️