How to Improve your Art by Sketching and Painting Outdoors 

You’re the best teacher anyone can ever have. Love from India!

Finally! Finally I had an EUREKA moment ! And now I know clearly, why I wasn't able to sketch outside! Because I have never taken my cuddly toy nor steam iron with me... I shall never make that mistake again !!!!! Thank you, Paul, for enlightening me :) Greetings from Poland :)

No one : Paul (at the end ) : no cuddly toys were hurt in this video 😂 He is so entertaining ❤️

Man - what a day that looked to be! So peaceful, and the weather appeared perfect! So fun. I used to be a long distance bike rider and I certainly miss that (got pretty sick with yucky cancer) but if I get to do it again, I'll get some saddlebags for my bike and bring along my art stuff... including the bubble bath!

Please do more of the sketching around town. That was very enjoyable.

Glad to see a helmet in your video intro. Back in the day I was a fair serious road cyclist and I had a TBI after a fairly bad crash. I am alive because of the helmet.

When you were packing your bike and got to the steam iron I nearly fell off my chair laughing. I do so miss the English country lanes. Best wishes from Durban, South Africa

I am so jealous! What a fabulous place to bike ride, sketch, and drink! Trifecta!

Hello Paul, I’m a Clarke as well, living in the USA. My son lives with his wife and daughter in the UK so it’s wonderful to see the beauty of England through your eyes …and learn at the same time! What a gift! Warm thanks, Debbie Clarke from the USA 🥰

I love being able to look at these videos from time to time as refreshers. I am going away for a few days and not done any outdoor sketching. This has just put me in the mood so I can record my trip in a sketchbook. Thank you Team Paul. I love Margo and Jez's sketches too. It demonstrates how others can view a subject.

Well, I'm certainly relieved no Cuddly Toys were harmed in the making of this video! Now, it's almost warm enough to go sketch :)

Wonderful video. I enjoyed seeing the English countryside. The sky was so blue, the lanes looked quiet, and your painting was lovely. Thank you.

So when can we expect the Paul Clark TV show? You entertain on several levels each week in your production and of course your sketches and paintings. Appreciate you sharing your wonderful talents!

Honestly, I just come for the humor 🤣🤣🤣!

Hi Paul, I just love watching you paint, and your humor is the best.

Ah ha! THATS the missing piece to my sketching journey! The steam iron and a porcelain chicken! I’ll have to get a bigger bike bag now..... thanks Paul for your lovely encouragements on seeing and painting the world around you! Loved it as always! Keep them coming! Following along on RU-vid!

Mr. Clark, you’ve inspired me to try something new. I shall get started today with some sketching in my garden ... if only I can find my porcelain chicken. Thank you. Victoria Baltimore, Maryland, US

Paul, you are freakin' hilarious. You totally cracked me up again. Love that classic British humour. 😅🤣

Just discovered your art and can't get enough- new to the internet oh yeah there are still some of us that lived whithout

Oh! I really enjoyed this video, made me homesick for the green,green grass of home🙂and the country pubs too, of course. Cheers, Sylvia from South Africa

I loved this one... I need to go to the pub now... oops I mean paint the pub 😆 loved the final credits. Thank you for great escapism as always x

I loved watching this so much. Just learning how to sketch, not draw. I’m a perfectionist and so this is hard for me, so am trying really hard to just enjoy my art.

I loved the car sketch. Reminded me of when I was little and my mum would draw a car for us to colour in! She was great at art amongst other things. Thanks for a lovely video. The outdoors inspirational shots were inspiring and the drawings exceptional! ❤

Best reality TV ever!

I only recently discovered your art lessons on youtube. Your lessons are fabulous and I am learning a lot from them. I just started trying watercolour painting and your lessons are invaluable! Thank you for being such a generous person and sharing your knowledge with us all.

I so enjoyed everything about this video (the bike ride, your sketching/painting, the countryside, birds chirping, humor, the pub). The Essex office of tourism should pay you! Thank you so much for the wonderful lesson and mental escape to such a lush landscape (it's 120 degrees F today in the AZ desert so I'll be staying indoors and keep replaying your video). Betty G

Your channel deserves a million subs for the quality content you bless us for free like this. God bless you and thank you for the wisdom.

This is the most wholesome channel on RU-vid. Love it!

It was a great day when I found your videos, Paul. This was relaxing and fun. My big fear is always sketching. LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT MY FEAR WITH THIS! Also, I literally said, after you packed three things, "He is going to begin throwing everything in there." And, you did! Fine comedic timing!

I'm a beginner . Thank you so much for inspiring me. I decided to use 1 hour for sketching everyday just after watching your lesson!

I loved going on that little road trip with you on your bike, it was awesome!! Boy, you are such a skilled artist, you share everything you’ve got and hold nothing back. I really enjoyed this trip and lesson with you, and the same meeting your Margot and her brother. Loved seeing their works today as well! 😊

Outdoor sketching and painting is more like a small adventure. and it is beautiful town!

What a fabulous lesson - as always! The art is over-the-moon, but you gave us such a relaxing and inspiring tour! Nice to meet your talented family, too! Thank you!

I love how you explain everything

Wow..for seventy years I have said "I can't draw"...this tutorial has helped me learn that is not true...Paul, thanks for inspiring me...

Now that's entertainment. Was blown away by how nicely those sketches turned out after the paint was added. Thank you

This was great Paul. It was lovely all way around! More like this please.

I laughed so hard at the bare minimum things you packed, hahaha! 😂😂😂

Whoaaaaaa!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️ I had so much fun just watching you travel, sketch and paint! That was so awesome!! Thanks a lot Teacher Paul🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️🍒🎉🎉

Great video. (I laughed out loud as you finished packing your plein air travel accessories! 😂)

Another brilliant video Paul. You make this look ridiculously simple. I'm on a family holiday travelling around a very picturesque landscape next week and plan on doing a lot of these fast sketches. This was an encouraging watch. Thanks again

What a wonderful experience ! I never had enough courage to make a drawing outdoor! This lesson is tempting! : >

I must try painting outdoors. I just love the outdoors surroundings

MORE! MORE! MORE! Just the scenery itself is wonderful!

Hi, few months back when began with how to paint ......., it was like a ready made Soup bowl, perfect for beginners like me. Gradually something more in each lesson. Today I felt, you are teaching us the stuff of next level (guiding to cook our own soup). I experienced as if I'm riding my bike along with your route. Thank you Paul.

What a wonderful episode-thank you! I hope you'll do more like this. Such a lovely escape, I could listen to those birds forever.

Loved this. It's raining so hard in Northern California at the moment and didn't really feel like painting. After watching, sketched my cat and it turned out surprisingly good. My muse cooperated. Thank you, Paul.

Just discovered you on RU-vid Channel and loving it! I discovered watercolor painting while going through a rigorous care plan for cancer. Cancer free today! I created lots of paintings and sold them in my first ever craft fair in Florida! It was a celebration of being cancer free and ALIVE! So much to learn and excited to embrace the world of watercolor art!!

Please do more videos like this! Could you leave the subject being painted in the inset throughout your sketching/painting so we can see what your sketching and how you interpret what you put on the paper during the process? As you say, you need to be looking at your subject as much as your paper…thanks again for a great video, Paul! Cheers from Texas…

Great video, as always Paul. You are without doubt one of the best art tutors on You tube. Unfortunately I cannot paint as fast as you but my efforts are definitely improving. I cycle a lot and live in Wiltshire so no excuses about lack of art subjects 😎. Thank you so much for your inspiring tutorials and keeping us sane in these challenging times.

You are the best teacher ever!!! Thank you so much.

I am watching you painting from France, what a lovely 20 minutes you made us enjoy with your incredible Talent

That was such a fun adventure! Beautiful scenery, sketches and inspiration!! Thank you!

Paul, this was so refreshing and it was wonderful to go along on the ride with you! I have just started sketching, I try to do it every day as you said. Surely I’m going to improve at some point LOL Your plein air work, both the scene and the Horse and Groom turned out so beautifully. Speaking of beautiful, it was lovely to see Margot (gosh she’s talented!) and meet Jez. Thank you for another excellent video, Paul ❤️

This is what I call learning while being entertained, that's a very nice area to live.

LOL if I lived somewhere even half as beautiful I would definitely go out more. Thank you. Inspiration!

I loved this video! Love how you separate the meat from the bone! Everyone loves to paint, but you have shown us how to get the foundation of painting in a doable way! You make it look doable! I haven’t tried it yet! 🤔But, practice makes perfect I heard! Thank you! Loved everyone’s sketches🙂

Loved the views and scenery, and especially the peek into your sketchbook!! I always find inspiration for my own works in your videos. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!

I hope you know how good you have it. I live in the US and I can't even imagine being able to hop on your bike.. leave it for more than two minutes without it being stolen.. hike down a public walking trail across private property.. where all the gates are closed behind you and not a speck of garbage or other destruction in sight.. and wander through a beautiful piece of nature. Seriously a dream come true.

Thanks Paul. I’m in Australia and am learning so much via your videos. I love painting and am improving all the time. Well done.

I needed this. I'm doing an online sketching course (run by an artist friend who is superb), and I've discovered that every time I try to sketch, I end up actually drawing properly, especially if it's something I'm familiar with. My brain doesn't seem to know the difference between draw and sketch 😅

Thanks, this has been a very informative and relaxing tutorial.

Thanks a lot. As a beginner that was enlightening and my fear of sketching is gone. Appreciate this very much.

Always enjoy your humor. "Ceramic chicken"...lol. Essential!

Inspired me to get out and have a go , now where is my steam iron ?

Inspiring! But I wonder what kind of sketchbook that is. The paper doesn't seem to buckle. I want one too!

That was the most helpful video about watercolor drawing I’ve ever watched. Thank you so much for it.

Definitely one of the more interesting channels. I like that fact he adds a little comedy in every now and then. Subscribed.

Thank you for taking us along for that relaxing, inspiring outdoor field trip! I felt like I was getting away also! Loved "meeting" Margot and Jeff! Can't tell you how much I look forward to your weekly lesson....they never disappoint! You are as creative in your lesson concepts and subject matter as you are in your art! P.s. how does your camera man (Jeff I am assuming) video over your shoulder while you are sketching?

Liked my day out thanks for the ride Paul. Birds singing, bubbling brook, great British Pub, lively chatter. oh and cow pat...

Sooo enjoyed watching that one! The scenery fabulous and seeing you sketch and paint with the other two special indeed.

I'm certain that this is precisely what so many of us aspire to do.

Wow! Thanks for inspiring me to not only draw and paint outside but to ride my bike 👍🏻

So happy to have discovered your channel. Amazing teacher.

I loved e ey part of this lesson! The sketching tips are a real help and then the view of the nature and meeting up with others and then begging able to see their art as well. So much to get from this!😁👏🏾. Many blessings from Grenada! 🇬🇩

I love your sense of humor. A steam iron really? I am so glad I found your channel. I’m learning so much. Paul, you are very talented artist and I appreciate your willingness to share your gift. Thank you.

Another great video! Thank you for producing such informative and cheerful videos.

The painting has a really nice ghibliesque touch

Ah, your country is just so beautiful and lovely. Millions of motifs all around. I couldn't stop drawing if I was there. So gorgeous. I adore the British countryside and the sea and the Highlands further up north. No matter where you go there's beauty all around. Just love it 🤩

I love your tutorials and all your humor!! 😂😂😂

Oh I absolutely loved this. Originally from the UK but live in the US and miss being able to wander through fields in the countryside as you can’t do that here it’s all hiking trails and private land etc. Oh to sit and paint in the countryside….thank you! ❤️🎨

It is so beautiful where you live, I used to love going out and sketching, but something happened to my feet where some months it is impossible to walk. I do have a large TV and I have been watching "walking travel videos" and sketching from them, also so much fun. I love your Videos.

Your words and stories are as inspirational as your beautiful paintings! I really enjoy this channel.

That is so inspiring. It looked like a great day all around.

It's great to see how you pull a sketch from the actual scenery! Especially, it was instructive to see that you simplified the rather overwhelming (to me) background foliage. Could you talk sometime about how you do that? What decisions do you make? What is the goal? What guides your choices? Thanks so much for sharing your expertise so generously.

Lovely, thanks for sharing Paul. You know, go out, biking, enjoying a drink with friends, and sketching is needed.

Oh you make me laugh! Many thanks for great sense of humour. I see your wife rolling her eyes... 🤣🤣🤣. This made me ache to go back to the UK as ALWAYS.. ( Scottish parents, Canadian born,so I am huge lover of UK)once this dam virus under control globally you won’t see me in Texas for dust! You have such a wonderful neighbourhood to paint and explore I am jealous, but you ave inspired me to give it a go and get outside again. Wish we had pubs to paint and sketch... and oh the birds in the background. Thanks for those too. Love the sound of the jackdaws! Thanks for linking the perspective video too, really helpful. Cheers and happy day! Thanks for all you share!

Thank you so much....I am really enjoying working my way through your videos. What a generous teacher....very inspiring!

Absolutely wonderful to watch. I open a sketchbook with no idea where to start......so I end up with a blank page! Subscribed to your channel. Thank you Paul.

Just the thing I needed...I am always shying away from sketching. Thank you Paul. And thank you also for the lovely tour of the English countryside. Brought back great memories of our family vacation a few years ago.

Il y a tant de choses merveilleuses à découvrir dans la nature. Je le remarque chaque jour et les peindre est un vrai bonheur. Bon été, merci de cette jolie démonstration.

Oh yeaaa!drawing!

This is a great video. I finally got a hang of why I am not good at painting from a photo so well, especially the light and shadows. I need more practice with 3d views. Thanks so much for the lovely video

6/22/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Paul, thank you ever so much for this video. I have thoroughly enjoyed your bicycle ride as I am semi-confined to this chair from spinal and hip pain. The views are wonderful and I thank your cameraman for such an exercise. Your lesson(s) is a treat for me and again, I thank you.

Loved your sketching and the tour of the beautiful English countryside which I miss so much...born and bred Londoner living in Australia...Thanks

Paul… so love your sense of humor. Yes sketching is critical 4 a great painting. Very important to keep drawing. Appreciate the reminder of plein air is 3D & we draw/paint to 2D. Thank you for your videos… has helped me get looser with my painting.

I just got back from a bike ride! However how I wish I had the scenery you do. What a lovely sketch and painting. I am falling in love with line and wash. Keep up the good work, thank you for sharing your gift.

I use to stop on the way home from work and sketch. And yes, that really helped me see. Thanks

So entertaining! I forgot that I was learning!

Thanks Paul. I have learned so much from watching your videos and this one is great. Was always a little afraid to do my own sketches . This gave me more know how . Cheer from Vancouver Canada.