I think you have perfected the birch in several forms!!! I love this piece! Thank you 😊 ❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎨

This reminds me of the birches in Maine. ❤❤❤ this painting and your technique. I can’t wait to try on my next painting and following your tutorial. Thank you so much for doing this because I can’t speak others but just for myself. I’m disabled and am on a very limited fixed income. I can’t afford art lessons and I love watercolor. I’m not very good at this time. There is a lot of room to improve and learn. You and artist like you who care enough to share your talent, your passion, your skill, your techniques, tips and tricks really help people like me. Thank you so much.❤❤❤❤❤

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

My absolute pleasure and thank you for your kind comments 😊

Thank you for this video! It not only taught me how to paint birch trees, but had me creating my best work so far. It's the first one I'm truly proud of!

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

That’s so lovely to hear 😊

This was lovely! Love the sharpened end of a brush idea. Thanks for showing us this technique!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Very nice; I like the sharp stick work! But please, everyone: I know birches are popular (have painted them myself) but do keep in mid that the black patches (usually branch scars) don't just occur on the edges of the trunk, but all over it!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and I will bear in mind.

Just gorgeous, and so genius!! Thank you for sharing!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 🎨

incredible. just loving this painting...! Masterful

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

😍Very Much enjoyed how quick and easy you finished this painting.Thank you.😍

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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I think you are very talented. I’m just getting back into painting after around thirty years and I must say I’ve lost a lot of my abilities now that I’m older with arthritis. Don’t have a very steady hand anymore either. I however am determined to get it back.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You can do it 😊

@TracyPhotography

Ай бұрын

I am also just getting back into painting later in life- this is great!

I really like your technique on the birch trees by leaving them white and adding the dark areas. One other lesson that I watched she painted them dark and then added the white. Yours looks much more realistic.

Thank you Karen..really love the use of alternative tools..I personally produce a better painting with cards twigs etc great to watch theMaster at work

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - I do too!

YOU JUST MADE A NEW SUBSCRIBER BECAUSE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN THE WAY YOU PAINT I MORE THAN UNDERSTOOD MA'AM KAREN

@KarenRiceArt

20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

I love this!

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

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Just became a member because you, more than any other watercolor artist on here, inspire me and make me go, “WOW!” so often. I’m so anxious to follow along and create and learn. Thanks a million for the time you invest in making these videos for students like myself! It’s greatly, greatly appreciated!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

I absolutely LOVE this! Colors are excellent!

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

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Very nice end result. Lots of white paper shining through. Excellent!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

What a fabulous treat to watch you paint, you are such a good teacher and have a wonderful manner and I learned so much just from watching your demonstration. I shall be trying this out later on today.

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

This is simply beautiful Karen!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Yes I see the little face! Beautiful painting! from Judy in Nova Scotia, Canada

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

I just have to say... I am SO GLAD I joined your Patreon! You have kept us all so busy with all of your tutorials and such a variety it makes my head spin! (in a good way) Today I finally started on a wooded scene I sketched but have been afraid to paint because, well, I was afraid I'd ruin my sketch and then look what you uploaded for everyone today! Amazing woman and enjoyed the tutorial! ;) Thank you!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎨

I love birch trees and these are the best I've seen demonstrated. These are so nicely done. The shapened end of the paint brush is an idea so interesting as I find using different objects to spread paint is something I enjoy seeing. Thanks for sharing this.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Beautiful! ❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎨

It's so lovely! Meanwhile, I've just tried to use a 100% cotton paper sheet, got a spring green swamp on it, and I'm leaving it till tomorrow to think what I'm going to do about it 😂

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Happy painting 🎨

@sallykirkstephens8415

3 ай бұрын

what happened next ?

@dietersdawgs

3 ай бұрын

with the twig sticking in it's eye? lol! I sometimes put disguised ufos in my paintings.

Lovely! Your narration as you paint is very helpful and clear. Thank you for this video.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad it was helpful 😊

Just beautiful 😍 I can't wait to try some of these technique tomorrow. Thanks 👍

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Beautiful! Wonderful tips - thank you😍

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

What a brilliant idea and technique to sharpen the end of your brush! 😮😮 Oh my goodness. I learned so much in this video that I can't wait to try and pass on to my students! Thank you soooo much! Beautiful painting! 👍🏼👍🏼💖

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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love this hack/technique! thank you.

@KarenRiceArt

19 күн бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

Amazing ❤ you are the best, the way you explain everything is 😮❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@Aymii_Khan

3 ай бұрын

@@KarenRiceArt pleasure is all minee ❤️🤩

Very beautiful subject, the technique and colors are excellent, a stunning finish to the painting. Karen, you are excellent

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Gorgeous

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎨

Beautiful. 😊

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Fabulous! And some great ideas!

@KarenRiceArt

29 күн бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Wow ! This is one of the best watercolor tutorials I've seen, wil l defiantly have ago at this, might put a fawn to add more interest in the background thank you very inspiring!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 What a lovely idea!

So so so beautiful💕

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Lovely technique and colors.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

nice idea...I somehow have the same "technique" or hack...but I use the birch toothpicks instead...I will try the brush end :)

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Great idea 😊

Enjoyed this tutorial, nice work!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Thank you so much! You have really changed my watercolor technique! It is an absolutely stunning painting also! ❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

I was aware of this technic but never really thought about how I could actually use... so thanks a lot for this very inspiring demo.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊 Happy painting

Beautiful

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎨

Beautiful birch trees. And so interesting to follow. Thank you for sharing your artful ideas. Denise.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Looooved it!!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

7:04 lovely to watch these trees being born onto the paper. I will hopefully be able to try this soon.

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

Happy painting! Thank you so much 😊

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

amazing tutorial. thanks so much for sharing.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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So beautiful ❤

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

sooo nice😊 marvelous

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thanks you so much 😊

This is so enriched with technique. Tyty I think I can try my glass dip pen.

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

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Great idea!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎨

I love this. I always have mesquite tree branches that I'm trying to figure out what to do with to get them out of my yard lol.

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

This is fun! Looking forward to trying the reverse end of a paint brush. Thank you!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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@teresaalverides2754

3 ай бұрын

@@KarenRiceArtI’m a member now! Thank you ❤️

Bellísimo ❤❤❤

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Thank you very much, I like it :)

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Thanks!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

You are the bomb!! Thank you!!!❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Very nice😍👍

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

love that... I forgot I could be using twigs!!! good reminder and so much fun..thank you ...

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

I see an Ent 😊 Excellent! Thank you.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

This is good for applying thin lines of resist.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely 😊

I had a go, and it ain’t half bad, seeing as I’ve got cheap paper, brushes and paint do might invest and some good materials. My paper was balling up when I was wetting it oops But thank you for showing me the way xxxx❤

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

Good stuff 😊 The one thing I tell my students, that can improve their work, because it will give them more time is better paper. Buying better paper is not a false economy and you can use the back as well. I recommend 300gsm Cold Pressed watercolour paper 100% cotton A4 or bigger.

Nice job, good video. Thanks! Personal thing, I just don't like taping my paper i like going to the edge.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Sweet

@KarenRiceArt

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

VERY INTERESTING...!!! 👏👏👏👏👏🎶📽️🖋️📖🖌️🎨

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you for sharing your knowlege as this is greatly appreciated. Love Mary Ann from Queensland. Can you paint gum trees??? ❤😅

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

Great suggestion!

Nice

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

👩🏻‍🎨 🎨 👑

You can do this with dip nib ink pens too...

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely 😊

how do you do thin lines. My brushes always splay out.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You can use a twig sharpened with a pencil sharpener 🎨

@deevaknight8237

3 ай бұрын

If you watch she sharpens the other end of her brush.

@justme9818

3 ай бұрын

Less pressure maybe? Barely touch the paper, the paint will do the work for you more than the brush!

is your painting flat or on a angle?

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

My painting is flat. However, I tilt my painting frequently to allow the pain to move.

I love your paintings, ❤ I try to go along, but in the end you are too fast for me, so I have to keep getting one part of the tutorial and then do it then move on again lol 😂

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

You can do it 😊

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Hello Karen I have joined your Patreon by a monthly payment but when I log into Patreon it is inviting me to join but I have already joined. I don't know what has gone wrong there. I don't want to join again and pay double.

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

Hi Sarah, thank you for joining Patreon. If you are having trouble signing in, try a different browser, so instead for example Google, use Safari. Make sure you sign in with the user name and password you signed up with. Hope this was helpful.

there's a face ,1st tree ,eyes ,nose and lip.

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

😄an added bonus 🎨

🤍

I love it❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Prachtig!!, Goede uitleg Karen, wat een mooie berken bomen 👌👌❤❤😊😊

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Fabulous, once again!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

❤

Super! Lovely result. And lots of tips as always very generously given. Karen do you stretch your paper first? Is that necessary to be able to wet your work freely?

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

I don’t stretch my paper. I use 300 g watercolour paper and I usually use watercolour blocks. Which helps with warping etc…. Hope this was helpful

@moirastevenson4567

3 ай бұрын

@@KarenRiceArt thanks Karen

Great hack with the sharpened brush! This painting is phenomenal. Thanks Karen 😊❤

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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I love this, and the detailed description is so helpful

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Does anyone else see the little face on the tree, upper left?? You make it all look so easy…. Thank you!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@noriwhite

3 ай бұрын

I do! 😄

@leeroar2276

3 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh I saw it too! I see things like that everywhere.. like yesterday i saw a life size camel with humps and everything in a pile of snow lol! 😃 (I live in Alaska) It's called "Pareidolia" in technical terms, but I Love seeing faces and things like that.. glad I'm not the only one!😁 It seems like it happens to creative people much more often.. ❤

@karenm8952

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I see it! 😄

@mariannedanhofbekkers2671

3 ай бұрын

I also noticed it immediately and i do See Things and faces all around me always… 😅

❤ definitely going to watch this again and paint along. Love the idea of sharpening the end of an old brush and mixing oil pastels and using salt to create texture

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Very nice!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

This is an excellent tutorial for an absolute beginner. Simple shapes, no need for a pencil sketch. I followed along, and it's the first complete painting that I've done (twice). I'm having trouble retaining my lights, probably exacerbated by working on A5 (the only good quality paper I have), but both paintings got a "that's amazing!" from my 14-year-old son. And that's just about everything, isn't it? I am more of a craftsperson, more wood, leather, and metal. But I grew up on gorgeous watercolor illustrations that remain some of my favorite artworks ever. So I've finally decided to give it a go.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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This was awesome to watch!

This was awesome to watch!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Very nice. I am an oil painter 77 now first used it age eight. Needed water colour lesson always wary of it. Done a could not bad. Learnt a lot from you, thankyou

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Love this thanks so much!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

Amazing! Thank you.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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Wonderful!!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😊

Thank you

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome 🎨

Thank you!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure 🎨

You make me dream.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

🎨😊

Thanks Karen. I am always inspired by your work.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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My first of your videos. So much to appreciate! Love your teaching style, no fluff just straight to the task at hand. Very clear, a nice brisk pace. Thank you for sharing your talent.

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

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@bonetascholz999

3 ай бұрын

I loved learning how you used so many different techniques, thankyou

@markpurnell7437

3 ай бұрын

I appreciated the real-time step by step, with reasoning. Thank you. I will try this one

Love the birch trees

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎨

Wonderful

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎨

Beautiful work! 👏👏👏

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎨