How to Paint Clouds in One Hour 

There is no need to fuss about squeaky floor boards or an infinite amount of umms. We are all here to be inspired by your fluid and calm approach to painting a Stuart. This was incredibly informative as always.

I always watch your videos until the end. Sometimes several times. I always learn something new.

I was with you until the end. Thank you so much for sharing your work. I'm 73 and just trying to play. I started in my late 60's and I find that instead of sitting around feeling blue painting allows me to play. I thank you for letting us look over your shoulder. I am one who has tended to paint tightly and I want to loosen up...which sounds funny from an old broad like me! I look forward to the 2nd part of this work!

Watched until the end. While I’m grateful for RU-vid, they’re quite often wrong about a lot of things. I’ll watch a full length painting tutorial from start to finish before a time-lapse or cropped video. Thanks for all you do.

I watched the whole thing. I always do. Your style sets right with me. I have been painting "intuitive landscapes" and since incorporating some of your techniques I am actually able to do more of what I want. I appreciate you offering these videos very much. Thank you.

You mentioned that you hoped the live commentary would be successful. I vote yes. It’s a pleasure to watch and I always learn so much. As for that painting... powerful, amazing and an inspiration.

Yes indeed I’m still here at the end as you said ,those of us that are inspired to learn are honoured to have a front row seat at your Studio space Im new to this type of art and very much appreciated your tips. Thankyou kindly

Maybe the best video you've done, next best thing to actually being with you. I watch all your videos from beginning to end and then again several times more. Your "ums and ahs" do not detract nor does your shoulder, don't waste any time worrying about that. Great to hear the sound of the brush on the canvas. One great revelation has been the creation of cloud effects using rolled up paper - I've always limited myself to the big brush so far. Please do more of these "live" commentaries. No microphone popping at all btw.

Thank you Stuart!! I've just retired, moved to Fredericksburg Texas & started painting again (Aug 2022) & am thank-full to find you & your lessons!! You are so reassuring & relaxed about the painting effort & creativity ~ you express how I feel about the painting process & results, but discounted my ability because it's not like the artists I see in the galleries... but you've given me Hope!!! I'm also so glad to see someone of your caliber painting with those big household brushes - I thought I was crazy to use them, but Here YOU are!! Yippee!!!

How could you not watch till the end? Your sky is awesome. I love the boldness and drama of the clouds. Enjoyed listening as you painted, will be looking forward to seeing how the landscape finishes up. Appreciate your time, effort, and teaching style....thank you

Oh, yes, I watched it from beginning to end and backed it up a few times to watch certain steps. Your voice is soothing, my cat jumped up on the table and watched, too.

I have always been fascinated with the sky. That’s why I love your work. While watching this video I had the thought that being able to watch an artist work is in itself another form of art. Really appreciate being able to watch your work unfold.

Very enjoyable. I liked the real time. I watch all of your videos in their entirety but not always in one sitting. 💚

Stuart,hello from America. I love your voice, it works talking while your painting. I hope you'll do it again. I always enjoy watching u paint. Thank you sooo much . Stay well. God bless.

I'm one of your viewers who always watches right through to the end, Stuart. It helps that I live alone, so am no longer juggling a partner or children, so can watch videos uninterrupted!

Stuart, it is NOT about being boring or being bored during the lesson, BUT more about them! They can skip forward and back if they like, but it is more about that they want to become "The ARTIST", in less than a day, produce masterpieces and even make money! It is not about you, because these people that criticize, they will keep doing it, and to any other tutorial! They should only thank you for letting us in, for giving a FULL-length tutorial for free! I just wish there could be some more, especially how to apply colour to the tonal painting. I could never begin to explain how is appreciated this video!! *THANK YOU!*

I am loving this live instructional video. I have watched this twice and each time find something new. Even down to the "salad" makings. Thanks

I like hearing you as you are actually painting - thanks for trying this :)

Watched the WHOLE video. I may be your smallest patron. Usually up at 3 am, watch ⌚️ your videos and back to bed. Helps when you show the pallette, discuss blending, and your thought process regarding composition. At 73, I've started painting again. 40 years as a litigation attorney, now back to art. Like a good marriage, frustratingly enjoyable.

I'm still here and liked it very much. I'll be back. Thank you for your time 😊

I always watch beginning to end. You never bore me! Appreciate your teaching.

nice. helps gets me out of my current painting rut

Never boring, but always helpful Stuart.

I have a big problem with not loosening up when I paint as many do. Thank you Stuart for showing me your ways and thoughts. Love your channel.

I know you must get tired of hearing "Absolutely beautiful!", but that's all I can think to say. I learn so much listening to you think as you paint. Your commentary is the most valuable teaching part! To only see one do something is not really that helpful if the student doesn't understand WHY. Thank you so much for these videos! 11 minutes is only for entertainment. I approach your videos as an art class, so I watched till the end. Your sense of humor keeps the coma away, and your voice is concentrative thought and pleasant. Well done! Thank you!

Love the clouds, watched it to the end. You have helped me immensely with my journey into oil painting.

Video was NOT too long. You are informative and entertaining enough to easily occupy an hour+. And doing them live is even better!

I watched it in its entirely. Thank you.

I personally love everything about this channel the length your beautiful voice and your calm irony

I am so mesmerised by your voice and instruction which is delivered in such a natural way. What a wonderful way to start my day and give me energy to go and paint. I watched it until the end and thank you as you are an inspiration.

Enjoyed watching from start to finish

Start to finish a great tutorial. I always watch to the end and your voice is wonderful. There are many painting tutorials that are 2 plus hours. So I think people that want to learn watch the whole video.

Beautiful. I like when you paint and talk.

I certainly watched to the end, as always and rewatched several sections. Thank you very much, Stuart!

Thank you Stuart, I really enjoyed that. I understand that RU-vid encourages short videos, but i really appreciate an in depth length as I like to see the whole process, including palette and tissues and all the little things that I'm not aware of until I see them. I know that i often start watching a clip, not just yours, and then end up finishing watching on one of my other devices. I don't know if the analytics capture that, i'm not sure how the analytics works. But I am here to the end and thoroughly enjoying your talking while you paint, although I also like the voice over. you have a very soothing voice and you could probably recite the alphabet and I'd still enjoy it. I wish people would keep their opinions to themselves sometimes, as when they see things, like cats, it's a reflection on their internal workings rather than a valid opinion on someone else's creation. but that is just my opinion of course. :) you just keep being you and putting out great content. you are always an inspiration to me. Thank you

I'm still here right to the end. I always watch your videos to the end, I do enjoy them, and your rye comments. Look forward to the next one, with your new camera.

Hello Stuart, its been a while since I viewed your amazing sky paintings. I really enjoy watching how you build up the drama in your sky scenes. Its encouraging to realise that you can put a number of different colours on the canvas or board to then push around and mess about with to form the pattern of sky your trying to achieve to your satisfaction. I really like also the freedom of expression that you get by utilizing this loose approach to developing a landscape. Thank you for demonstrating this method. I have tended to incorporate these lessons in my amateur painting style and actually produced a couple of paintings following your tuition and am quite pleased with the outcome. Thumbs up to you Stuart.

The sky is beautiful!!!!

It shows how gentle you hold the knife when you lost it to the cloud.

I fell asleep the first view since my habit is to watch right before bed. I hope you know of ASMR, Stuart. But here I am again watching the 2nd time through to actually listen. I often view these 2 or 3 times. You’re very casual and encouraging which helps my anxiety knock it off while I’m trying to paint.

I watch all your videos to the end, but, being impatient, I watch at 1.25 speed. (I watch many others' videos at 1.5.) I often watch yours in two or three sessions, but it's a rainy, cool morning here, so I watched straight through, pausing only to refill my coffee mug. I don't paint in oil, so I can't apply all your techniques, but I enjoy visiting with you and absorbing your style, your approach to the art of painting. And I always remember to click Like.

I think this is my favorite so far. Incredible as always. Listening to your mind work is both entertaining and instructional. Thank you.

THANK YOU STUART!!!

This was a great lesson. Thank you! My main interest is painting landscapes, so I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I watched it in its entirety, as I always do with your videos. I've watched other painting videos by other artists, but most are not landscapes, so they lose me. I get notified when you post a video, and I try to watch them very soon afterwards.

Enjoyed you talking while you paint. I did make it to the end! Beautiful clouds. Bravo!

Watched it speeded up to see if I liked the outcome :) then watched it to the end - struggled with stormy skies for nearly 2 years, but this is superb - very helpful, got hooked on your illusions of detail - thanks !

Clearly, youtube analytics are artificial and do not know REAL people who love and want to learn painting from excellent artists and instructors as Mr Davies is, and does! Not only watch to the end but again and again and again. Thank you, Stuart, for sharing so generously, lifting us all up with your beauty, skill and humor 💕🕊️🌏

Love your sky painting demos and I always stay until the end. Don’t wasn’t to miss any of it. Thank you for sharing.

We could all keep listening to your voice for the entire day without any problem. Your videos are really like therapy to me, painting is therapeutic, and then adding your voice to it... It gets addictive. I found myself watching your videos back to back for a full day.. (yup, dont ask what I do with my life.)

I'm still there at the end. Great work.

I Look the whole Video with Wine, cheese and bread. Then i am painting. Thank you for the Inspiration and the nice sunday evening.

I picked up my first paintbrush on Mother’s Day 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. I started with acrylic (cheaper and I had no clue what I was doing). Your videos have inspired me to buy my first oil paints and supplies, and I’ve been watching and learning from you for a couple of months now. I watch each of your videos to the end- you asked for feedback so there you have it. THANK YOU from someone who cannot afford formal lessons, I find great value and joy in learning from you.

Great to watch. Really liked that you talked while doing it 😁

I love all of the lessons within the lessons...

Good teaching! When you get your new camera, consider setting it so that the viewer can see the entire canvas even as you work on discrete sections. I watched the whole lesson and learned a lot. I’ll be coming back for more.

Nice Video, you should know that people all over the world are painting and trying your technique. You are making the world a better place

Stayed 'til the end (as usual). Great tutorial (as usual). You manage to create such interesting compositions effortlessly. A joy to watch, thank you.

I’m 68 and teaching myself to paint. I enjoy it very much even though I know I’m only mediocre. Thank you so much for your videos. Your style of painting is exciting and dramatic. I want to learn to do that. So, yes, I watch the entire video!

I searched RU-vid for cloud tutorials. This is the first tutorial I have watched that inspires me to put paint to canvas. I love your technique and I am excited to try it. I did stay for the entire video and part two as well. I also subscribed. I want to see more of your talent and learn more of your techniques. Well done!

Just watched the whole video and noticed an interesting speckled bit of paint in the landscape that I think could be useful in painting outback scenes in Oz.

You are my favorite landscape painter! Your teaching has made me advance way beyond art school.

Great Video, watched till the end , I've watched the illusion of detail awhile ago and both have given me the confidence to not worry and overthink the process. Great narration thanks for taking the time to teach us. Regards Steve from Zambia

I watched from beginning to end. I really appreciate your teaching. Thank you so much.

I watch all the way to the end...and love it!! Your voice and humor are a definite plus. Beautiful painting Stuart! Thank you!

I just have to go paint now!

"And this is the automatic palate knife, you just apply it to the painting and it does the work for you"~Thank you for that!!!😜😆

I watch your videos all the way through but have playback speed set to x2. I have to say that your technique for sky/clouds is amazing. I never thought it could be made so easy to paint something so complex. Thank you.

Fantastic painting as always! I really enjoyed the live commentary! I hope you continue with it. I found it to be more engaging ☺️

Thanks, I really enjoyed this lesson. Although it’s unfinished it still looks fantastic 👍

Thanks Stuart !! Here I am two years after you made this great demonstration. I watched it till the end. Very instructive and peaceful. Time available does not always enable me to view till the very end, but a day or two later I finish viewing!!!

I watched to the end. Always do. I want to learn. Thank you. Hope to come see you in France when the world opens up again

Watching again, and maybe more than that! You make it look so easy, I am still trying! Thank you so much, love your skies, painting, and style.

Hello Stuart, i love your voice ... your stories are always like a small cloud for me, high ... and very soft ... mm. I'm glad to see you. I send a lot of energy

Turner would be proud of you.

This was the second video I watched of yours and I really appreciate them. And I do watch the whole thing each time! Thank you!!!!

Really loved the sky in this one. Look forward to see what else you do with it. Watched the whole thing.

Wonderful There was no way I could watch a little and walk away, glued to the screen the whole time. And I enjoyed your umms also I just interpet them into my own umms.

I would really love to have a “ one on one “class with you someday! And by the way I watch all your videos from start to finish, it would be useless the other way

Your comments crack me up, a small dog with a handle, priceless. Thank you.

Always watch your videos love your skies and I watch the whole video

oh my word, this is just priceless information stewart, this is going to help me loads in my sky painting thank you so much my friend your a legend and a true gentleman and of course a FABULOUS ARTIST :}

Watched the entire video and will watch it again and again. I'm 68 and just started oil painting. You make it very easy to understand and follow. Thank you.

Stuart, I always watch your videos to the end. That’s how I’m learning 🙏👍

I don't usually comment on older videos, but since you did ask: I just watched through the entire video for the second time. I love the live commentary and lack of jump-cuts.

In answer to one of your questions... I watch your videos to the end and find the whole process fascinating. Your brushwork approch a big part of getting me to paint in a totally different way from my style I used before I stopped painting 14 months ago. I started again this week! Thank you for being an inspiration. Rod

Thank you Stuart, I love your style and the way you talk one through a painting. I have spent two hours watching two of your videos, have found you very informative. I have tried painting on and off for a month or two here and a year there over the past 20 years, when I can find a gap. Have been to a few different teachers but just never felt comfortable! Your way of explaining and teaching is exactly what I have been looking for. Kind regards Pam

I like your running commentary! I learned a lot!

I watch from start to finish several times over. Enjoy immensely watching you work, learning from you and your wonderful dialogue. I always find your landscapes give me a feeling of going home and I thank you for that. Look forward to the landscape painting in this series.

Stuart, this was just amazing, thank you so much for your time and talents shared. Too long, haha, not at all. I could have watched another hour at least. Very informative and one of the best videos I have ever watched. Thanks again.

Stuart, I am naturally a contemplative sort of person, and the lockdown seems to have made me even more so! I also paint but not as much as I used to. Your videos - your gentle chatty voice, the way you stroke the canvas, the ums and ers - keep me pinned to my sofa to the very end, and if I do have to leave it for a few moments, I put it on pause! I love oils but tend to use them for portraits. Otherwise it’s acrylics. Oh, you have finished and the music puts the finishing touches to calm my fevered brow! (I’m an occasional poet too! 😀) Thanks for your particular modus operandi!

Not boring at all. I was glued to it till the end , carry on Master

Yes, I made it to the end! Have to admit that life intervened, and I came back next day to finish watching. RU-vid has a little dot on the time continuation line that allowed me to click on the exact moment where I stopped yesterday. I love your style, and how you talk about your method. We might want to start writing down the memorable Stuart-isms. I particularly liked, 'Oh, I am never happy,' as you added something here and there in the background, at the end. Thank you for sharing your work.

Love watching you paint. Never boring and yes I watch it all. Keep doing what you are doing 😊

Watched to the end! It’s my third time watching. Fascinating. Keep all the “ums”. Part of the charm All the best ! British Columbia Canada

I sent the video to a friend captioned-“this guy is fun!” I watched the entire video. Love your style! I’ll be watching more! ❤

So far I have watched the videos from end to end and still at normal speed because I don't want to miss anything. It actually takes me more time to watch them because it's not my native language, but google translate helps. The extra time is worth it! However, I want to look at the technical implementation as well as listen to the valuable information that you so kindly share. Honestly, I have never enjoyed watching any artist's videos as much as yours. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to enjoy your creations. The sky in this painting is very super beautiful. Many thanks!

Watched it all. Love your dry humor.

I clicked on this video because it was headlined as work on clouds. Since that is exactly what I want to learn. My daughter has done a great deal of painting, having a MFA in painting. She's been very helpful with hints, but she wasn't happy with my clouds. I headed out to the local art museum to look at Constable paintings, and then looked at more online. HOWEVER, your video has been enormously helpful is showing me how to get the "layers" in my clouds and to shape them in the irregularity of reality. I love watching your colors, and I'm surprised to see you use straight out of the tube initially and then blend them on the canvas. I have been blending mostly on my canvas. I've learned a lot from your words/images, and I will watch more over time. Thanks for doing this. (Eileen)

Hello Stuart from California USA. Today happened to be the most beautiful clouds. Bumping white against a vibrant blue. I thought of you as I watched them go slowly by. I hope you and your family are well. This terrible time will end soon. They all do if you remember. Take care, DONNA

love your technique and style been having trouble with my clouds, i work in acrylics your instructions are just the ticket your commentary is top notch I get the humour, Kim from NZ