It's amazing how James takes most boring and ordinary places and makes them magical on paper! It shows us that beauty is everywhere, we just need to learn to see it!

his paintings are so realistic and unrealistic at the same time wow

@darkprinceofdorne

4 жыл бұрын

They're ALIVE. Colors feel like sun and melted snow. He is amazing.

@xypaisb8026

4 жыл бұрын

He's an impressionist but the values make it look realistic to the eye

@mspaint93

3 жыл бұрын

It's like he used the least amount of detail possible to make something realistic. Idk how to describe it but its beautiful.

@margosulek

3 жыл бұрын

He's an impressionist and a master of light.. much like Sorolla 😌

@Ohcanada28

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite kind of art.

It's fascinating how so much "color" can come from focusing on tones!

James you are simply amazing my Friend, Graeme

I'm just happy I lived in the same generation is this legend. Cheers from the Philippines, James!

You have taught me a lot since I bought Color and Light... Now I'm a huge fan. Thank you for sharing your creative knowledge.

@passage2enBleu

4 жыл бұрын

Great book. I have learned so much about looking for the various characteristics of light from it.

@OMtNI

4 жыл бұрын

@@passage2enBleu Indeed, it's my fav art book so far.

I feel like this is what it would be like to learn from Da Vinci or other great masters. Mr. Gurney you are the culmination of art masters throughout time. It's always a pleasure seeing you paint.

Ok that's really cool but it doesn't look all that the same 1 min later: *what just happened*

@DClean

4 жыл бұрын

I took about 30 minutes to watch this video i keep pushing the cursor back to see that transition between the underpainting and the almost instantaneous pop that he achieves by laying down lighter tones on the area with the 'raking' light (which is a term i just learned today). Fantastic work James, as usual

@troubledwaters7441

3 жыл бұрын

lol This is me while watching ALL of his videos ! It's fascinating! blobs and smears (to my untrained eye) all of a sudden BECOME REALITY...it's so great to watch as he does his thing.

James you're a poet with paint

the first 15 seconds of this video are more useful than most entire channels of tutorials on youtube

Need me some of that cars driving on farm gravel road ASMR

@nono-zc1dj

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Grayson I didn’t know Elizabeth warren could fly

The undercoating makes an interesting effect, really glows, I have always wondered how to get the sunlight to separate and you have shown it very well, of course.

I don’t even paint or draw or anything, but I’m a huge fan of your art and craft. That soothing voice is a bonus. Thank you Mr. Gurney for the time and effort put into these videos.

@JamesGurney

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Fernando.

Do you sell any of these small paintings? Theyre absolutely gorgeous.

You are truly amazing when it comes to light. Great video and I thank you very much. Blessings and be safe.

I like that warm yellow highlight against the cool lit area. I remember when you painted the jeep on the ramp at the dealership, and you added all the warm highlight at the beginning of the painting. Thank you for demo of this technique. It's a great little painting.

i almost feel that my own talent is diminished when i see your INCREDIBLE ABILITIES. each video you have blows my mind.

AWESOME! Thats a gorgeous painting and rendering of light! Congratulations James! I Love your paintings. I also read your book, Color and Light... Keep Rocking and God Bless you and your painting Journey!! 🙏🙏🙏

I wish you had been my teacher when I was starting out...thanks for all your hard work that you've shared with us!

Mr, Gurney is painting for an hour and a half and this painting is terrific. In an hour and a half my painting is ready for the dumpster!

Love that labelling of the scene at the end... effect area, reflected light, field in shadow... do your thumbnail sketches people (me included). He knew his value plan before he picked up the brush. Beautiful

Your book on on Color and Light just came!!! I am spell bound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forget everything else I was going to do!!!!

You're such a great teacher! This is by far, the best channel I've subscribed to. Instant favourite!

I want to be this crafty when I get older, my overman, someone I look up to that inspires me to improve.

But the whole thing’s LIT 🤷‍♂️🙌💖

@brickhouse7401

4 жыл бұрын

Funny! I only know the secret meaning of 'lit' because I have a teenager. Lit, as well as 'sick'

Anytime I feel like I cant draw and am ready to quit, I always watch your videos for motivation! Love your work so much!

Thanks a lot - always enjoy your paintings, how you explain and let us directly see the making of, and your true personality shining through as lights and shadows, inviting us along your voyages.

That light reflector looks like a very neat tool.

Always looking forward to your videos. Thank you.

I'm learning a lot. That's a nice effect.

Fabulous! Such a pleasure to watch these simple everyday masterpieces come together!

Your results in traditional art makes me doubt myself so much 🥲 Then I watch the video and you inspire me

Amazing tutorial and beautiful piece Mr Gurney! thank you so much

Amazing lesson. Thank you so much! It seems so simple to get a good head start on creating an amazing piece, it's actually encouraging to have a go. Brilliant.

Thank you again Mr. Gurney!

Thank you for this tutorial!

This painting is just mind blowingly beautiful. I can't stop looking at it.

I love the use of pastels to enhance the focal point highlight. Wow. This is just fabulous!

What a concise way of showing how light and value work together! Thank you sir!

Thank you James. Excellent teaching!

Wow thats absolutely amazing! Im inspired to draw scenery now

Wow....that was an excellent exhibition of values and contrast...love it. Thanks James!

Another terrific video with great tips. Wonderful painting as always! Thank you!

Thank you mr.Gurney :-)

Really, really great. I always learn so much watching you paint, James!

a little spark of magic, right there!

Extraordinarily demonstrated.Thanks

Always fun to see where a great artist plunks down his/her easel ... beautiful example of how dramatic lighting is captured using these techniques ... its a beauty!

it's always a pleasure to see you painting

I'm always blown away by how you manage to capture/paint the light! Simply amazing!

Been following all your great videos and learned so much about casein painting. Thanks James.

Hi Mr. James, great job, thanks to share with us your painting tips.

This guy never ceases to amaze me

Thanks James! And thank you for your consistency posting new videos all the time... It is always helpful. This one is a great example of what I love about painting: the image you created is so much more beautiful than what the camera picks up! HAPPY 2020 to you and looking forward to watching more of your work.

rewatching all of your vids, love it

Wow!! That is gorgeous! 😦❤️

This is so beautiful and inspiring.

Excellent! I love how vibrant it is at a distance around 7:28. I adore your light effect paintings esp. w/ limited palettes. Thank you so much!

Sooooo beautiful!

This was brilliant! You made such a gorgeous painting out of a simple scene!

Lovely! Thanks for the tips!🌹

Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing 🧑‍🎨🙌🏼

I now am excited to try casein. Awesome tutorial, as always sir. Cheers

Looks real. Really really cool

Ugh this video was so simple yet effective that I’m obliged to subscribe. Great content!

I don't know why but I'm always so pleased when I see your clips, because they look like the same cheap ones I buy, even though I can't imagine something less important than the clip you are using to hold the page back.

I'm mainly a pen & ink artist and a play around with watercolor from time to time, but the overall principles you discuss here are universal. We are ultimately looking at what the light is doing (and not doing) when we capture a scene. Very well explained! It always helps to hear a fellow artist explain the fundamentals in a way I've not quite heard before.

Never saw you before yesterday so only watched the one video. I subscribed and watched more and find you an amazing painter. I must learn to become more loose while I paint. Love your videos, so delightful and instructional.

Great light and atmosphere 🎨😊

Thank you James

Wow, Very nature colors and such details...

Blown away by how the highlight just pops out! The mild yellow hue compliments the blue surrounding shadow so nicely. I just bought Color and Light from an art convention in Asia, can't wait to dig into it!

Love your work. Great stuff.

Love it. I have been a watercolor painter for decades but must check out casein.

the editing and camera quality on these are insane!!! thank you so much for the video!!

Hi J.G. Just wanted to say I watch your videos at the end of the day and I really appreciate your colour science/knowledge and how you integrate so few colours into one vibrant painting. Like a big illusion. Thank you for your quality content.

Amazing painting and observation, thanks for sharing.

Brilliant! Happy new year!

super informative and helpful! and the finished painting is so beautiful!

Stunning, as is every art video you post. I always get such a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when seeing your paintings here and/or watching you create them. That's my favorite kind of art--something that gives me a sense of peace, serenity, awe, and wonder. It's great to see what you do technically, but it's even better to see the way you use that technical ability to create your own world within your painting and invite the viewer into that world--to touch the viewer's heart and soul.

You really are a living master.

That is a really accomplished painting, excellent!🎨👌

That was awesome.

quick and effective. great editing. straight to the point .deserves a lil 👍

you are super talented... I could watch your videos all day...thanks for posting

WHAT A MAGICIAN

I love your videos so much, I really aspire to achieve your knack for teaching in my life and work. Appreciate you! Jacob

Ooooooh my god that is a beautiful painting

Thanks for sharing these wonderful techniques Mr Gurney. I especially love that you are dabbling back into the casein. I probably don't have any intention to use casein.. I. Honestly have enough mediums at home lol. But that said its all relative knowledge one way or another. I am very intrigued by the focal point and how you lit this area with such intensity. That is pure genius. That's not about using the white so heavily, it's about getting your other values on key that the lightest light can be driven with warm tones and high white intensity without having to contend with anything else. You're fabulous. Every time.

What a fine talent.

Happy New Year James. Very nice painting.

Just found this channel and I'm blown away by your stuff ... so effortless

Really beautiful

You are so talented in your paintings are always exciting and surprising. I like watching your process.

Thank you for the lesson, I will put it to good use.

The End was original. Wow!

Awesome job! I love it

That was very cool!!!

That was breathtakingly AMAZING to watch and makes me want to hang up my paints

i really love these paintings, even though i maybe could never get to that level because of my colorblindness its really nice to watch