How I know what to do next in my art
Ойын-сауық
Today I thought I
would talk about how I figure
out what to do next in my art.
Of course, every painting is different.
However, the thought process,
at least for me, is the same.
And that is what I want to share
with you today.
Have a look here as I talk about
three paintings I am working on in the studio.
It all comes down to whether you have
too much or too little of what you love.
Of course, sometimes the challenge is
merely in figuring out what that is.
It is all about discernment, learning
to be not attached to what you love. It is
also necessary to understand that just
because you like a particular part of
your art, that doesn’t mean it is right for the
the painting you are making.
I hope seeing how I do this is helpful.
I am curious,
How do you approach your art’s next steps?
Let us know in the comments.
Hope your time in the studio today
is productive and fun,
Nicholas
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I’m a beginner & I just get mad & paint over the entire thing & then start over! You are such an amazing artist & teacher 😊👩🏻🎨
@ChefDerek
5 ай бұрын
Haha, me too... Soon you'll get where you keep one then paint over the next 5, then keep another.... Keep going!!
I love how you help me think about my art in different ways.
Great! So helpful and generous in sharing your process, which can seem like such mystery when you are starting out, like me. THANK YOU
Awesome.... this was really helpful. I love the way you teach ! There's so much generosity, humility and empathy in your approach .... feeling blessed that I found you ....
Very helpful. I’m just starting out with my art. I think everything I make is terrific. I know it isn’t really but I’m so amazed at what is happening to me.WO!
It's so inspiring and instructive to watch you brain-storm and problem solve. I hope you'll loop back to these pieces with us again, so we can see how they resolve. Thank you so much for your generosity!
Seems I missed the free workshop but I am sure I will benefit from these KZread sessions. Thanks so much. Happy to find a teacher who so genuinely shares the art and nuances.
Great learning about differences, thank you
You elevated my mood today, thank you 😊
I would come down with neurosis trying to resolve those painterly problems, but deeply admire your work.
I am very new to art and particularly acrylics. I thought the way I was creating my art was a bit hit and miss - that I was doing it wrong. Then I saw your you tube channel and watched you having fun whilst creating your art. Thank you for sharing. Obviously I don't have your knowledge or skill level - I just love slapping on paint - until I find the shapes and colours which bring me real joy. I'll continue to follow you and learn as I go. Take care.
@63artemisia63
2 жыл бұрын
@ Linda Howe One thing I love about the way Nick and his CVP “graduate” Louise Fletcher teach art is that there’s no such thing as doing it “wrong.”
Thanks, I appreciate hearing you think out loud as you work!
Mesmorising Nick!
You have a gentle, open commentary that invites reflection and comment. You have a fabulous painting style that works well for you. I love your contrast of messy (mushy) edges and straight, sharp edges among many other aspects of your work. I found myself wincing a little watching you use the straight edge to create a sharp edge. I tend to use soft, more rounded edges. This inspired me to consider why.
Great demo!! I try and guess what you will do next to see if I am on the right page. Thank you so much for the great inspiration!!!!
Thank you for sharing your processes...also love the floor ....
Love the additional change of shape and proportion in the last painting! All three paintings moved up a few notches with the additions you made. 🎉
This is SO good!!! Thanks Nick! And by the way, when I come back in another life I want your hair gene!!!
@Art2Life
4 жыл бұрын
Susan Rosen haha! Thanks!
@onaghash4111
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice👏👏
@monicastella9149
3 жыл бұрын
When do you decide where focal point is to be? Do you want focal point to be Halloween thing?
@d.debellis5091
2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the Same. My husband would love to have Nick’s hair
@meelcewicz-sz8mz
4 ай бұрын
When he wears black against a blue background and the light is darker, his hair glows. Episode 3 Art2Life24
So helpful and interesting. ❤❤❤
So generous with information
You have helped so much cut through the hard questions. Thank you!
Love your videos! This particular one was so helpful. Your art is so incredible and beautiful, so much to process. I love it!
I like the idea of knowing that you will go too far and then have to pull back. Which makes sense, bc how do you know where the edge is until you go too far.
such a serene process thank you for sharing xxx
Thanks, this was helpful to see your suggestions in practice. I’m a visual learner and this worked!
Exactly what I needed today! Thank you for the awesome free workshop. So grateful!
Thank you for your generous explanations. Appreciation!
Thanks Nick!!! I so look forward to your Sunday sessions!!
Very nice pieces here. Will be anxious to see progression thru final stage. Thanks
You are such a gift to all of us ty!
This was so great! And your paintings are just fantastic!
Just a million thanks. Sooooo helpful.
So enjoy your sensitivity and passion, thank you for sharing 💖
This has helped me so very much. Thank you! You are a generous soul.
This is so helpful! Thank you very much! 😊
Yeah differences! As a survivor of covid and cvp 2020 kind of knew some of what you were going to do. I have jumped straight into Louise's course and also the academy. So the learning you started in me goes on. So grateful to u and the team! Best R
Loved seeing your process, thank you!
I like the shapes you end up with in your paintings. Very inspiring to me.
What a great analogy to life. So helpful on so many levels!
Excellent !!! I throughly enjoyed this - love to see more .
Love listening to your thought processes. Great inspiration, thank you...
very generous video, thanks for the demonstration, I love the steps of removing some paint as well as figuring out what value to use
I love your teaching and thinking! Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge!
Thank you! This has been one of your most valuable videos for me. They are all great, but this one hit the mark. Thank you!
Thanks for the inspiration Nick!
@judeleece6452
3 жыл бұрын
Love the dialogue, so easy to connect with...brilliant
Looking better, love this painting.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and painting. You gave me some good things to consider in my artwork.
This has been so very helpful!
IT was very cool to watch you. Thank you!
Love the colours that you mix Nick Loverly !!!!
This is so helpful and you are very generous. I’m returning to abstraction and anticipate a struggle.
This is absolutely great - thank you
great teaching moment!! thanks for the good info,
i have learned a lot watching this video. eliminating what doesn't work and working on what does is having experience to recognise it. not always so evident for me. i suppose it's a question of falling down and getting up. some times i long to have someone to guide me.
I always feel so inspired when watching your videos..... Thank you
I also write classical music and this is helping me with my music as well!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ! Hope to take your class one day !, 🌟🙌🌟
Im learning a lot here. Thank you.
Thanks for letting us look behind the scenes; it was exciting and enlightening! 🤯 I know I’m not the only viewer who would ❤️ to see the results!
Don’t ever stop!!!!!
That was very helpful. Thank you.
Very sophisticated... yes to addition, subtraction, resizing shapes. Tres chic.
This is so helpful, thank you
So very helpful to see what you identify as problems and then going the next steps with you as you improve the work. For me, once I know the basics of design, value, color, etc., this is the most valuable kind of applied learning experience. Thank you!
It was great to see how you approach your delivery of thought process through the tool then applying that choice of colour or value.
I really liked this video! Thank you!
really insightful! you have a great way of speaking out your thought process. it helps a lot to understand these subtle concepts! Thanks!!
@Art2Life
4 жыл бұрын
Lisa so glad!!
You just solved several of the blindspots Im having in my work right now as Im wanting so much to paint atm but not struggle with it as theres enough in life at the moment to cause anxiety atm so thank you very grateful for this
Very helpful! Thank you!
Hi Nick, thank you for your amazing kind of art teaching. I'm from Germany and I think we haven't something compareable. I've learned a lot from you.
This is very helpful. I usually go by intuition, this gives me a rational reason why something looks good or not. Thanks!
Very interesting video and approach thanks!
Gt insight there. Yes I work pretty much like that. Following my instinct and leaving 1 painting to start another till I can see what adjustments I need to do in the first. Thanks for the inspiration. It can be difficult when working alone!
Brilliant🤩👍🤩
Inspiring. The first painting really improved although it was good to start. I love the white and beige and the very light gray. They make an interesting background. I plan to try that in my work. These appear to be on wood panel. Thanks for the inspiration. See your process is quite helpful
You really inspire me!
loved this thanks so much!
super helpful, thank you!
Thank you, I love your videos! I’m not a Facebook fan and have deactivated my usual account but am trying to join your group quietly to restrict posts only to art or environmental stuff!
This is extremely helpful in determining what is working and what is not working in any given piece
Enjoyed! Thankyou
Thank you. Very good.
Cool stuff Nicolas...
I like the way you explain. I just discover your art via Louise Fletcher. Thanks
love it
very helpful!
I love that kind of thing, but I get frustrated I guess when things don't go the way I envisioned it, so first and foremost it's about patience :)
This would be a good bonus video.
Very helpful!
Greetings Nicholas, I'm back, had a blank spot for about three months while I concentrated on getting my website written and laid out with the web designer. Felt really isolated and cut off from my stream of consciousness that I normally work in every day, while I produce work.Found it hard to reactivate it. This is a really great video you have done here and it actually addresses the impasse from an artist's point of view. Found it very reflective and helpful. Thank you, wishing you continued success. Brian.
Nice tips.
This is called letting the work speak through you. Or becoming the conduit.
Thank you!! I agree the PS was a better version. I am an illustrator and for a long time I want to work abstract, but it is so frightening for me, I don’t know. I am so used to work in order to illustrate a story and for this I get to go in myself and for some reason this is so difficult for me But your teaching is so good, thank you
super, merci
lol, you said the straighter the line the faster you can get to where you want to be. I found that hysterical.
Very interesting thanks
wow. Thanks
Great basic questions - What do I like about it? I liked the transparent feeling in some of the layers What do I see first? Whats happening here? What kind of values? Line work is somehow interesting because it to me suggest some kind of movement, maybe a kind of writing
Hi am sooo keen to see you did for your sister , are you going to work on it again , absolutely amazing stunning your sister one
This was really helpful seeing how you evaluate and decide what is needed. I paint watercolours and wonder how you would approach adding 'too much' and then knocking it back, something that is difficult in watercolour. Would you use a different apporach with watercolour? Thank you