We can't think of another artist whose color swatches are more worthy of consideration as art! Honestly, those alone are worth the time watching... but of course, there are so many reasons why we keep coming back! This channel is a great example of how making art can and should be a normal part of everyone's life!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Awe thanks so much Blick!!! Y’all always encourage me so much!!! Thanks for watching!

I think one (of many) reasons I enjoy watching your videos is seeing how you use all you art supplies. It doesn’t feel like you have them just for the accumulation of a collection, but really put them to use!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So true Julie! I do rotate around with things but I do use them all - mostly that is

Came for the art, stayed for the commentary.👌 You crack me right up! always cheerful and always funny!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!!!

Hi Sandi. I am following you for so many years now from the other end of the world .(Saudi Arabia)You are the only artist that I never miss any of her videos.Not only for the art but for your kind soul funny comments your studio all the sweet details of your life.May God bless you Grady and your beautiful Mom.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - that really means a lot!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Sandi, you sure make color so much fun. Thanks for posting this. I loved it

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathleen!

Watching you make color charts is so satisfying. They're beautiful

Alright! A new Sandi Hester video!! Christmas morning in the sweet summertime. 😊

Yes! I loved this. Thank you. I love how you work in such muddy colors in such a beautiful way. I always struggle and my palettes look more like a candy land and less real. I keep wanting to do more gouache work and I just need to play like you do. Your way of working/play is so incredibly inspiring.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

The best way to make colors pop is to use neutrals.

Love Love Love all the colors u get with your mixing will go back and watch last video😂😂😂 Boom box and wanting to hear the birds only.....have they not heard of ear buds??? Wow those supplies just on the table alone wow wow love your paintings thx for showing us the your process so cool very inspirational as always!!!

Loved seeing and hearing your sweet voice . I’m not going to lie, miss the weekly and Cooper so much. 😢 I hope you and Grady are good and enjoying the warmer weather. Sending lots of love and hugs 🥰

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I miss Cooper sooooo much!!!

You are inspiring and great teacher Sandi! I have felt in a creative rut for a while and this has helped me get out just now! Love you work, style, casual nature and great teacher! ❤

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful 🙌❤️

Your paintings have a lot of visual interest. The color combinations you put together are perfect.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

especially loved your second 'pool' sketch (it had a little bit of a David Hockney feeling to it) and your 'jumble of boats' sketch. great composition in both scenes!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Alice!!

Love seeing your work and swatches in watercolour! Always v inspiring :)

Barely have time to write a comment because I am so fired up to paint!!!! Thanks for the inspiration, Sandi!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I love that!!!!

Color swatching is the thing I do the most in my downtime. I think when colors are in the center of your work it's not only super useful but also really enjoyable. I tend to pick 3 colors and go from one to another in pebbles. I also do what you do here, pick one color and mix it with all kinds of others. I have loose color swatches around the studio and they have been the starting point of many artworks. They also help me when I'm stuck color-wise. And yeah, super fun!

Dear Sandi, you have no idea how much I enjoy watching your videos! I discovered you not more than two months ago and every time you give me a lot! I love, love, love your art, love the way you show us how you work and how you learn...your videos are a joy for the soul, the spirit, the eyes... I am 60 and just started with art...you are a wonderful teacher! One day I will attend your classes! Greetings from Italy!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That's so encouraging to hear!!!!

Awwwww yay watercolor is my jam can't wait to watch this one I'm commenting b4 I watch pretty swatches

Oh my- that new boat sketch is 😍😍😍

Hey Sandi, Now you are loose with structure. It is the nearly every day work, the boats look lovely. I liked how you pushed the colours with the raw umber so quickly at the end... Harmony. A good way to work. Will try that. In kindred spirit, Eliza Dulwich Hill, Sydney Australia 25th of June 2023; 10:18pm xx

I think I'm the first to like it... I love you sandi

I can so relate to your music rant! As someone who loves quiet and nature sounds, it’s so very annoying when people do that…not to mention rude. 😂 This was a fun and educational video for me. Thank you!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I always say it’s rude too! 😂

This is what ive been doing lately, swatching and testing colour mixes with my watercolours to get to know them better. There couldn't be a better timing for your video🤗 so I'm crazy happy that I'll get to do it today with you! Sandi thank you for another inspiring and motivating video💛

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!!

Absolutely beautiful, fun and inspiring.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

🙌❤️

i love how you create figures, the details are always so interesting, i hope you teach a workshop doing figures in the future

Thank you for your videos Sandi, they are getting me through a really rough time in life

You r a great teacher. You are clear, and knowledgeable. I am excited about the bird classes

@sandihester

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I always look forward to your videos. You give me encouragement to go outside the box. Thank you for what you do.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad it gave you some encouragement!

Always, always inspirational Sandi

Yummy goodness as always. Thank you Sandi.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Awe - thanks!!!

I am enjoying you being into watercolor now! Geeking out on your swatches! I so enjoy your paintings! I love watercolor. I have white gauche but is there any other color I need to get? haha Went to Mexico for a few weeks and made a small watercolor pallet to take as well as my inktense pencils and pens. I left my markers as I did not want to get too heavy or have things taken away in customs. I did take the white gouache and put with my makeup. I took my smaller block paper and 2 sketchbooks. I kept one in my cross body with a pen. I had so much fun!!!! Panoramic view hotel room and painting the church and plaza in my down time. Thank you for all your sharing! Got another water pen because of you to take on the trip! Thanks!

So funny Grady was shortless!! But you got his facial hair!!😅😅😅😊

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Yes 😂

Thank you for sharing how you do colour charts. It makes me want to sit and do some. I will on those nights I have insomnia 😂

4:58 Ooo boats on the lake. Love it! Especially that bit of land jutting out into the water from the right hand side of the page. It’s just heaven.😍 I had to screenshot both sides of that painting, so I can have a better look at it all.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Fabulous paintings

I'm always looking forward for your colorful and fun friday videos, thank you so much for your work - I really appreciate them to start my weekend. 🤗

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that!

Cheap Joe's video today is great

Thank you for sharing. I was chuckling about your naked lady in the background and then you painted her suit on, but you left your husband naked after painting his facial hair. Eventually you got his pants on. Funny. Don't know why, but hearing artists talk through their process is always an eye opener, or Eureka moment for me and I can't wait to try new ways of doing things. Peace.

Definitely inspiring! ❤I loved all the paintings!$ The first pool one and the last boat one were my favorites!! totally agree about the boom box at the pool - that’s what earphones are for people 😂

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Yes to earphones!!!!! 😂🙌

I love your paintings!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Loooooove that painting at the pool ❤️❤️❤️

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

I was so excited to see another video. I have been going back watching all the videos of yours I can. I'm just starting to paint in watercolor again after a long break of 5 years. I feel unsure of myself but your videos give me encouragement. Love the idea of just using a whole page to swatch a color. Yes!!!! Also to use many different media. I used to live in TN in the Morristown area & Cherokee Lake area. Can't wait for another video!!!!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad you’re enjoying the videos!!!!❤️

I discovered that i have missed a few! I'm only halfway through but i know I'll forget if i wait. I'm wondering if the kid's hat had a R-91 on it. It is something people who were at that horrible Las Vegas shooting several years ago wear. They locate each other with it. A friend was there and that little R-91 had been so healing for so many! So glad to see that you are posting process videos again! I do enjoy them!

Loved your color charts,

Very fun AND inspiring! I loved the pool paintings.

Thank you for sharing-I love color mixing and need to get back to it. Great point about how you can create a palette from one color and all the others that will totally relate to each other. Love your content. Gorgeous work too!😍

@sandihester

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Everything is so beautiful Sandi. I love your sketches from your holiday and how you worked them and developed them. Thank you so much for sharing. Sending loads of grateful greetings from Germany

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Oh my goodness this is so inspiring, esp to see what those reds can do❤️

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!!

Great timing! I just color swatched my older watercolors, and I'm going to the store tomorrow to get a "field watercolor kit" by Koi. I'm hoping to get better at watercolors... eventually. I mainly have worked in acrylics, but this year I'm branching out, experimenting. Thanks for sharing, Sandi!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

It’s always so fun to experiment and branch out!!!

@user-zg8yh1ig2y

Жыл бұрын

@@sandihester YES!!

In the first pool sketch starting around 6:00, I really like how you were able to create depth by changing the size of the figures. It works so well. I didn't really notice this until you started coloring in the blue cap of the fellow on the right side. I was wondering [pause] if Grady was streaking. Glad you gave him some pants! Thanks for the swatching tips too, Sandi!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂

I’ve been excited for this video to pop up today. I can’t watch all of it right now, but did take a peek at the first 7 mins 45 secs! Yum! Can’t wait to see the rest! Thank you for sharing this, Sandi! ❤

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kimberly!

Yay! Love watercolor! It's the easiest to use! 🎉

I always enjoy your videos, Thanks for giving us a peek! I am glad the chigger's and ticks didn't get you!! Mean little things!! Just seeing a tick makes me jump! Hahahaa!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I hate chigger and ticks!!!! 😳

Definitely feel inspired to do swatch and mix 🥰

Those colour mix swatches are a great idea! I have a chart but never considered mixing 3 paints and swatching 🤔

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Give it a go 🙌

This one inspired me and made me laugh! So glad you put some pants on Grady! 😂 I'm really digging your summer scenes and swatches. I really need to do much more swatching too. I fall in love with all these new colors and then never figure out what they're capable of.😊

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Grady was also glad I put pants in him 😂🤣

Thank you so much Sandi!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Try Quin Gold (PO48/Y150) or Quin Burnt Orange (PO48)… it’s the green magic maker! 🙃

Great video..inspiring and informative as usual.

I adore your art, I could listen to your soothing voice ALL DAY LONG (especially today - super stressed out), I adore that you share all this with us, which is so generous of you (thank you!). I just wish this translated to me skipping outside and doing fab art too - or even inside - but the struggle(s) is real. Almost zero space to make art inside, no car to lug art materials around to interesting places, in a big city so little nature around, too shy and inexperienced to do people. But still, so inspiring that you just never know, I may break through all that ;-) PS - if you happen to read this and wonder if there isn't a local art club I could join the answer is NO! Major town, yet the only art courses are either very long, very conventional/formal & expensive courses or "boozy" drink and paint evenings. So I'm especially grateful I can at least watch your videos :-)

@sandihester

11 ай бұрын

We all start somewhere. None of us skip to being confident and knowing where good places are to paint or know how to do it well at first - it all takes practice. Just start and enjoy the process.

@Marizeye

11 ай бұрын

@@sandihester thanks😊

Thank you so much Sandi! Extremely inspiring.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad!

@shelleoshelle7252

Жыл бұрын

@@sandihester It appears that Faber-Castell may have discontinued the Translucent pack of Gellatos! I have a message out to them for confirmation. I’m very disappointed. They do sell some of the colors individually but I don’t know yet if there are any from this group available singly. A couple of months ago I bought the pack of brights but they are too bright for me. I’m trying to calm them down with a similar color stick from Crayola. Your color swatches in today’s video reminded me that I’ve not finished that experiment. They are fun to make and I do them in all of my sketch books to see the differences paper to paper. Thank you again.

I giggled at the subtitles, i know they can be insensitive sometimes when they get certain words wrong, bit this time i found it cute that they kept translating 'Posca' as 'pasta' 😂 Fabulous art and approach as always Sandi, thankyou for your videos. ❤ I get longlasting inspiration from you.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂

I love watching you play with colors, it's so relaxing. I'm going to do this with acrylics😄

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I do it with my acrylics too and it’s just as fun and helpful!

Thanks for sharing the color mixing. It was extremely insightful and very helpful.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that!

Thank you🌼❣️❤️

What a great video! Wonderful paintings as well! I was wondering if you ever consider the ecological impact and animal welfare when picking up art supplies? Personally, I shy away from cadmium and cobalt colours, as well as products containing animal products such as brushes made from animal hair or watercolours with ox-gall. Also, how do you dispose of your paint water? Would be great to hear your thoughts on this!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I throw my paint water in a trash can if I can find one. If not, I bring it home

@karel9825

Жыл бұрын

@@sandihester And how do you dispose of it at home? Hopefully you'll address my other question as well, I'm always eager to learn how other artists' deal with the ecological impact of their art supplies!

can't wait to watch, but first coffee !!!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

🙌❤️

I am so glad you put some trunks on Grady!🤣. I was going to say something if you didn’t. 😄

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

YAY

So funny that Grady almost ended up as a sneaky nude in the public scene lol. I hadn't even noticed that. Remember you always say " reward looking" 😅

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂 that cracked me up sooooo much!!! Can’t wait to tell Grady!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

This is such a great comment!! So funny!

Thank you

So good🫶🏼

Yesss preach about people playing their music! So disrespectful! Great vid ❤

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂🙌

Mega brow hahaha

Hey Sandi, I feel the same way you do about someone blaring their music.

Peonyandparakeet has some interesting tips. Creating and labeling the markings in an abstract style painting instead of just spots...also add white...or dark complementary colors to get more value= 3 D. Then these spots and swatches can B cut /torn and used in collage as in no waste of good art U R creatively showing ... Do U teach art at Vacation Bible Schools in ur area?

Sandi, love your videos! They are educational and inspiring! But I have to ask...what is the difference between a tick and a chigger?

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Completely different. Look them up - took hard to describe

I am curious as to the brand of paint for the color you refer to as marigold. Thank you! Lovely mixes!

The logo is 30A.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Grady informed me 😂

It’s 30A, a main road here 😂

Loved your watercolor videos !Any chance you’d list your pigments in your palette?I love your definition of “light.”😂

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Shared that in last weeks video

@wendyostlund3482

Жыл бұрын

@@sandihester Thanks. I will check it out.

If Sandi or any one else has experience of neo colors in hot climates?? I’m in the uk so not usually a problem 😜, but I’m going to Greece soon and won’t bother taking them if they go too smooshy or greasy.

@sandihester

11 ай бұрын

Try putting them in the freezer before you go out to sketch

@clarewarp1384

11 ай бұрын

@@sandihester what a great idea. Thanks so much xx

I like your pencil roll! Where did you get it?

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

It’s a peg and awl roll. I shared about it in a recent video

Hiya Sandi, are you still posting on Substack too? I'm not receiving notifications if you are. Absolutely love your long format KZread! x Nell.

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It’s just been a really busy summer. Filmed one today that I’ll be posting first of next week

@tasticola

Жыл бұрын

​@@sandihesterFantastic! Thank you for the reply x

Grady Kahlo with his uni brow 😛

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂

Thanks for the fun video, as always. Is there a planned month or season for the course on birds? I need to plan my budget. Thanks!

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I’m working hard on it now! I hope in the next month or so. Don’t k pw how much I’m charging yet

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Don’t “know”

@stacys447

Жыл бұрын

@@sandihester Sounds wonderful. I really appreciate all the work that must go into it and am looking forward to it when it is finished. I can't wait for the birds!

Do you use watercolor and gouache together? And what’s your favorite sketchbook?

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

I do and I’ll actually have a whole video this Friday on my favorite sketchbooks

6:15 where did you get the box?

I hate it when people play their music!!! Hahah I'm exactly the same whilst hubby doesn't mind the annoying sound too much!😁

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

Tooooo much for sure! 😂

Hahaha…is Grady naked…😂

@sandihester

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂