Cathy Mevik - Abstract artist
Cathy Mevik - Abstract artist
Hi, I'm Cathy, an expressive abstract artist. I am a full-time artist and art instructor who posts inspirational painting videos and practical tips on topics like mindset, color mixing and composistion. I'm passionate about helping you reach your artisitc potential, so you can create exceptional paintings that evoke profound emotions in your audience.
Despite having a three-year vocational school as part of my personal art journey, I still struggled to consistently finish my abstract paintings and battled with my inner critic, insecurities and frustration. My journey taught me that it is only through courage and knowlegdge that we can truly express ourselves and create art that profoundly touches others.
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What colour is that gorgeous pink?
I made this such a long time ago, but from looking at it I think it is just a burnt sienna mixed with white. 👍❤️
@@CathyMevik Thank you
Another friend here🎉❤ Loving these colors! Keep inspiring ✨
Thank you so much Vanessa! I will most certainly keep inspiring if you just keep creating! 🤗
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 We are So Great Friends and it's Totally my Vibe too 👍☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🤗🩷🩷
Yes we are and so glad we share that vibe! 🤗💗🤪
Your work is so beautiful, it's CRAZY!!😍😍😍
Thank you so much Cheryl! 🤗 Crazy beautiful or beautifully crazy... Either way, I'll take it! 🤪💗
How do you practice your abstract art? Feel free to share in the comments. 💗
Amazing one 🫶🫶🫶🫶👏👏👏👏
Thanks Vesna! <3
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this painting So glad you really enjoyed creating it and felt that you were freer to use the same colours and paint with more arm movements etc it looks Amazing and I love the Orange this time Hope you have a Wonderful Day and Week ahead ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thanks Linda. Glad you enjoyed watching! ❣
@@CathyMevik your welcome 🤗
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this very fun video cute tune also hope you have a Wonderful Weekend ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thanks so much Linda. Enjoy yours too! 💗
@@CathyMevik Thank you too ☺️🦄🩷
Hi Cathy, It's helpful to see how and where you apply paint, how you mix colors, and layer (I'm new to acrylics, having done watercolor for many years). One technical question: what is that squeeze bottle that made thin white lines? I also love pink and that green - I call it mint green (just like the toothpaste), although key lime sounds alot more appealing. Finally, I have to ask - are you originally from the United States?
Hi Robin! Thanks for watching and asking questions. ❤️That squeeze bottle is a fineline applicator. You can get them on Amazon. amzn.to/3zuKx5x Oh, and yes, I am originally from the United States. Born in Brooklyn, but moved to Norway as a teen. 😉
@@CathyMevik I was also born in Brooklyn! I thought I recognized that accent.
Bonjour Cathy 🌞🩵 Un bel atelier et magnifiques tableaux ! Félicitations. Bonne journée et semaine A bientôt sur youtube 👍😍🌺🪻🩵
Bonjour Anne! 💗Merci beaucoup ! Je prévois une visite vidéo de mon studio, alors j'ai hâte de vous revoir sur KZread ! 🤗👍🎨
pretty. my mom is an artist. does somewhat similar but different. the first is my fave.
Thanks 🤗💗 Your mom has the best job in the world! 🎨👨🎨
Cool reel! I just started using paper for idea s.
Practice is fun, and so helpful. Enjoy your journey! 💗🤗
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Amazing Abstract Paintings Thank you for sharing this Short Video of them all Enjoy your week ahead 🌹☺️💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thanks Linda! Have a great one too! 👨🎨🎨
🌹Thank You ~ I needed to hear “I won’t learn if I don’t EPLORE”❣️
Explore is a word we should all add to our vocabulary! Keep expanding your horizons. 💗
Hope this finds you well! I continue to be both fascinated and inspired when watching you work! It's a beautiful piece, the colours dancing magically. 💗💗💗 Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Paul. So glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful and creative week ahead. ❤🌸☀
What brushes do you use to blend?
Hi Julia, The brushes I use are inexpensive ones that I buy @sostrenegrene. Here is the link to one of the sizes I use: sostrenegrene.com/en-gb/products/creativity/paintbrush-p-b71d886d
One of my favorites!! 😍
Yay! So glad you like it Natalie! 👏👍💗
Wow! This is another reminder for me to go outside my comfort zone. Love the colors! Thank you for sharing ❤
It’s where your best work happens in my opinion! Glad you enjoyed! ❤
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this painting video again today I really appreciate it whenever you do I loved the Barbie Pink you had happening in the beginning The light greens reminded me of Key Lime Pie And I'm looking forward to having my 1st one of the Summer sometime soon LoL Hope you have a Wonderful Day and Week ahead ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🦄
Thanks Linda, but now you have me wanting som Key Lime Pie! Heading home on vacation in August, so that Key Lime Pie is on my list for sure! ❤
@@CathyMevik Smiling and sound good to me too Hope you have a Wonderful Vacation and enjoy your Key Lime Pie while you are there 🖌️🎨🦄🤗🩷🩷
This is one of my favorites of yours. Love the colors!
Yay, thank you! 💗
I would love to see more painting on canvas. Thank you.
Noted! ❤️
Vraiment très joli et harmonieux !
Merci beaucoup ❣️
Do you ever paint on a canvas?
All the time! ❤️
Wow!!! Beautiful!!! 😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! 😊💗
I love your work, Cathy.
Thank you so much! 💗
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this Short Video So glad you are having some Fun you look Great too doing it and your paintings are Amazing too ☺️🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thanks so much ❤️
Thank you that was so interesting to watch the process. It is beautiful. Thank you also for your generosity.
You are so welcome! So glad you enjoyed it. ❤️
Det er så gøy å se fargenyansene dine, komposisjon og alle detaljene 🤩
Så hyggelig Hege. Dette får du også til nå! 💗
@@CathyMevik med trening, trening så....... 😅😊
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Loved it Cathy! It amazes me how bold you are and what you are capable of creating in a limited amount of time. Genuine appreciate you taking the time to film, edit and share. It means a lot!♥♥♥
Thank you Paul. ❤️It's a pleasure. Keep going! Practice does wonders! 👍 Glad you enjoyed it. 🤗
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this Painting I really appreciate it I love the Qu Rose paint Colour hope you had a Wonderful Weekend hope you have a Wonderful Week ahead too ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thanks Linda. Hope you are enjoying your summer so far. 🌞🌸🍃
@@CathyMevik Thank you Cathy 🌹 Been in the low 90's which I love with some wicked storms in the evening to cool it down but I'm Loving it enjoy your week ahead ☺️🌹🦄🤗🩷🩷
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I love the white fineliner too! And I love all your work!! ❤
Thanks Cindy! Great minds think alike! White fineliner enthusiasts unite! 💗👍
I was quite struck with the colors in that video. It is beautiful. Can you share the color palette that you used. I'm still strugling with the color mixing. Thank you again.
Thank you Louise. Glad you like them. I just added a dash of black to an Ultramarine to make a paynes grey color. I used a greenish yellow and azo yello mediuim. All of them are Amsterdam Acrylics. Hope this helps. 💗
@@CathyMevik Thank you so much. I'm working on it. Your work is really very beautiful. You have a way with colors that is magic. Work in process.
@@louiselegare5015 That's the only way to go Louise. We are all a work in progress, no matter how far we've come. 💗
I really enjoy seeing you use the fineliner. I like those a lot. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! ❤️
I like those colors. I tend to go with quin magenta always.
It is a really great combo! Thanks for watching. ❤️
This blending is what i need to learn to do. Thank you for all of your videos. They're very helpful.
You are so welcome! So glad you find them helpful! 🤗
I really enjoy watching you paint.
Thank you so much 💗
Can acrylics be cleaned up in a regular sink or do you need special filters?
Love your paintings ❤️🥰
@@jacquelinecarnahan3013 You can clean acrylics in your sink, but If you let the dirty paintwater sit for a while before emptying it you can strain in through an old pair of pantyhose or even a coffee filter, depending on how much water it is. You can also pour the top part of the water out and just add the rest to a larger bucket. When the water evaporates you can actually just peel the acrylic paint off an through it in the garbage with other plastics. 👍 Hope this helps.
@@jacquelinecarnahan3013 Thank you so much. 💗💗
I always enjoy watching you paint. I love your style.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your kind words! ❤️
You painted over the blue horse! I love your work. My mathematical brain struggles to be random and abstract.
Thanks for the love! I'll try to keep things less abstract for your brain next time.😂
I learned so much from this...I must use the tape!!!!
So glad it was helpful! 💗
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you! 😊
Hello 🤗 Cathy 🌹 Thank you for sharing this Surprise Short Video I love what you said "Imperfect is Beautiful" Hope you have a Wonderful Weekend ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨📚🦄🤗🩷🩷
Thank you! You too! 🖌️🎨🩷
@@CathyMevik Thank you Cathy 🌹☺️🦄🤗🩷
Love your process!
Thank you so much!
I admire how you continue to try new things, pushing through the discomfort and demonstrating "It Takes Courage To Be An Artist". ♥♥♥
Thanks Paul! The more you do it the easier it gets for sure. ❤️
Magic
Thank you! 💗
Beautiful
Thank you! ❤️
Would love to know the materials used
Thank you so much for your interest and support! My goal with these videos is to inspire you to create authentic and unique paintings. I believe the best way to achieve this is by experimenting with different materials to discover the ones that resonate with you. This is why I don't always list all the materials I use. I would be love o create a video about the tools and materials that I love though. ❤️ Thank you for your understanding and happy painting!
What supply you using?: Bottle with fine tip?
The bottle I use is a fine line applicator. You can find them here: amzn.to/3KOWzZZ
Thank you again. Always learn something new, with each of your videos.
Awww.. that makes me so happy Diane! ❤️
Wow! Thank you. I needed this.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful! ❤️