You and Todd are so beautiful together!

Very beautiful! Bless you Susan.🌷

I LOVE the bold use of color

Beautiful! That's an amen on the psalm.

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Yes indeed! Thanks sister!

I’m so thankful you decided to share your talent with us. 😊

@monetcafe

4 ай бұрын

Awesome @karenleah1477, I appreciate that so much! If you haven't already come join us on my Patreon page! God and art are my passions and I love to inspire others, so thank you! 💜 www.patreon.com/susanjenkins

Every time I think that’s perfect, you change it up and make it even better! You added so many foundational principals in the video embedded throughout. Thank you! I really need to get back to pastel painting again I’ve only tried it a little bit and really liked it. I got too busy to keep it up.

You've captured plenty of drama in the sky & behind the trees, this is the 'Golden hour' with beautiful warm colours. When I'm painting or watching someone else paint I'll half close my eyes it helps to simplify the values you see in the scene/painting ❤

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Yes!! That’s a great technique for seeing value!

@karenkaren9526

7 ай бұрын

Well said

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

@@karenkaren9526 thanks so much!!

When I try to negative painting, I feel like it looks so unnatural I’ve learned so much from Susan! I binge watch her videos all the time 🥰🥰

@monetcafe

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @ILuvCaroline! Your comment blessed me.

Your painting looks beautiful; 100% better than your reference picture. I love it!!

Wonderful dramatic work, I love it ❤️ so much 😍

@monetcafe

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @mervatyazbek9819! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

@mervatyazbek9819

3 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe thank you too for sharing your beautiful, wonderful demo works with us

This painting is not only beautiful, it’s inspirational. Thank you. ❤️

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Lovely, inspiring

The underpainting on its own is gorgeous. Amazing. I think this is one of your best.

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Awwww…. Thank you so much!!

Beautiful love the way you really made your work come alive and exciting to the eye😊

@monetcafe

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Awesome ! Thanks for sharing ❤

@monetcafe

Ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @wilmamarais2157 thanks for watching! I appreciate the support!

@wilmamarais2157

Ай бұрын

Would love to join as patreon ... hopefully soon.

Thank you Susan, so beautiful!

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

I really love this painting⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😍

Canned air is a great eraser. Good for little spots using the tiny attached tube on the sprayer

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Oh wow… great tip!😂☺️❤️

I love the colors !!! Thank you

This is so beautiful x

Beautiful and inspiring!

I learned so much from this! Thank you for teaching and demonstrating your amazing talent!

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just gorgeous!

@monetcafe

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @robinsamuelson3626! Your comment blessed me.

I am learning so much from each of your videos, and I am happy to say my fear of pastels is slowly being replaced with love for this medium thank you so much for sharing your passion 🙏🏽

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Wonderful! That makes me so happy!

Beautiful !!!

Very lovely! I'm looking forward to try the pastels my daughter sent me. I'll send a photo when Don. Thanks for sharing you knowledge. God bless

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

That was so sweet of your daughter! I would love to see what you create! And I just got a shout praises about the Lord!

Thank you Susan for these gorgeous videos you really encouraged me to start with Pastels I am a beginner Thanks

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome. Have fun learning.

You are so inspiring 💖 thank you for sharing this with us ❤️

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I love sharing with my Art friends!

so beautiful

Love this new video! Can’t wait to share it with my 92 year old mom who loves pastel as her favorite medium!

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Oh I love that!! Tell your mom hi from me!

@b.comeau2597

7 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe she will be thrilled! I have shared other pastel videos you have done with her every time I visit and she absolutely has enjoyed them!

Love watching the development of this rich painting👍🏼💕

Just amazing 😍. I've just subscribed right now 🎉.

Love it !

@monetcafe

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @karenleah1477! I'm so glad you liked it!

I love how to titled it with a bible verse. Very fitting. God bless.

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Amen sister!

This is amazing Susan. Thanks for your tuts! They are most useful and relaxing to watch.

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Really appreciate the Bible verse😍

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️

What an amazing sunset! It's the most colourful time of the day. I have painted a lots of sunsets. I renewed my painting after depression break. Mostly loose flowers in watercolour and acrilic. While I was watching your video I memorized how I painted with soft pastel laying in the bed when I could only lay because of vertebra fracture. All my bed linen were dirty with soft pastel powder. 😄

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Oh sweetheart, you are dealing with so much. I wish I could help you. I am praying for you tonight.🙏🙏💜

@lesyashulga9341

7 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe Thank you, dear Susan.

This painting is so beautiful. I would love to learn pastels. I was painting regularly with acrylic and also felting wool landscapes in 2019 after 2020 I find it so hard to get back in it. You inspire me.❤

You guys are too cute 😍

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @cindypatterson8157

Love...❤️ I'll be 74 next week. The new neighbor who bought the new house across the street, She just turned 70, and has already asked me out. I've accepted. She has no idea, but then again... ;)

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎 that’s one blessed lady. Go for it friend!

I love these acrylic underpainting! How do the intense blocks differ to acrylic?

@monetcafe

6 ай бұрын

I like that I can apply the Inktense blocks dry and then just add water. I also find there a little thinner once they’re dry and don’t take up as much of the tooth of whatever surface I’m working on. I typically thinned down acrylics when I use them as an underpainting, but they still take up a little bit more of the tooth than the Inktense Blocks.

Очень интересное видео много иформации, есть большое желание маленькими шагами учиться у вас Сьюзен, любить пастель❤

Paint some pansies and thank for your videos❤

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Sure thing! I love pansies!

I noticed the clouds and light in the sky are diagonal rather than horizontal as in the reference. Could you address how you made that choice? It looks great and I am interested in why you made the diagonal sky.

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

That’s a good observation, I often like to have energy and drama in my compositions. I felt like horizontal clouds would be a bit boring. I love elements that offer perspective and reaching the clouds up this way, allowed the viewer to be drawn in.

Could you paint oils instead of pastel over the underpainting. Or maybe just acrylic

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

I think you could absolutely do that. There shouldn't be a problem with oils over acrylic ink.

Great tips! Beautiful art! So silly that #Prismacolor #NuPastels discontinued selling individual colors….opting for sets only. That shows you the regard they have for their customers who love their products, love NuPastels, but don’t like how their corporate marketing decisions aren’t considering the needs of their artist customers. Who’s gonna buy a whole set for one or two colors? 🤨

How long do pastel paintings take to cure? Where can I find paper & what type of paper can I use to start? Which pastels do u recommend for starters?

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Hi, @lilymorales5922. Here is a list in my Amazon Shop of some pastel painting products I recommend for beginner pastel artists. Happy Painting! www.amazon.com/shop/monetcafewithartistsusanjenkins/list/2NY2AMTL7D050?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_list_d

The final work has the trees more silhouetted and earlier you had green highlights on the trees. At that point the time of the sunset was earlier than the reference. The final work the tress were more silhouetted as in the reference. Were the highlighted trees a step in what you planned or did you decide to darken the trees to make it a later evening sunset as in the reference?

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Because the surface was white, the painting was actually too late for quite a bit of time while I was painting. I decided to darken the sky significantly to match the rest of the image. I was trying to establish a darker mood.

Beautiful! I am learning so much from you. Thank you. Do you have a tutorial for the painting that comes up at the very end of the video, with the purple flowers in the field?

@monetcafe

6 ай бұрын

Yes I do .... here is the link and thanks! kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXl5m9ZsdZDYpag.html

@monetcafe

6 ай бұрын

or it might be this one.... can't remember which painting shows up at the end of this video:kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKF3t6WLnqu7qbQ.html

I love your videos. No idea how to use pastels, and now you have clarified! But I hesitate to start, when I don't know how to seal or store them. How would I go about that? Can you send small ones in an envelope? Thank you Soo much with your generosity in sharing! God bless!

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Hi @embush222, I never spray a fixative on a soft pastel painting since it always darkens the final image. To protect my final painting for shipping or storing, I place them in a clear plastic bag I get from www.clearbags.com/bags/flat/flap-tape/crystal-clear. I buy the bags a bit larger than standard sizes so I will have room for the painting and a piece of foamcore board cut to the size of the painting. Here is a video of my process:kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zox4lrWeqqnfcso.html&t=209s

@embush222

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you So much Susan! I'll be watching more of your videos. I suspect you already have answered these questions, and appreciate your thoughtfulness. Do you have a video on how to frame pastels? I have always hesitated to even try this medium, because of the potential mess/inability to share the end product. You got me Excited about this! God bless!@@monetcafe

This is beautiful. I want to do in watercolor. Any tips?

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Hi sweetheart thank you so much! Here's a link to one of my tutorials I did for watercolor. I hope this helps, sweetheart! Happy painting!

Thanks for the wonderful demonstration- Does nt the texture on the sanded paper come off when you use water on it ?

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, and no, the Sanded Texture does not come off when you add water. Of course, you do have to check to make sure the Sanded Pastel paper is water friendly, which this one is.

for a beginner what brand of pastels you suggest

@monetcafe

7 ай бұрын

Here's a link to my Amazon page where I have a list of beginner pastel product recommendations. Hope this helps. amzn.to/3rr8Nlw