Oil Painting Fine Detail - My Musings Whilst Doing So - The Mood Collector First Video in Two Years! 

Thank you. A comment like yours makes all of the time worth it.

Thank you Dawn. Feeling blessed over here. 😊

Appreciated

Thank you for the great compliment. I stand encouraged to make more videos.

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Thank you Stuart. You guys make it worth while.

You're welcome! I appreciate your patience.

Thank you for the welcome back.

Thank you. That is great feedback. Inspires me to do more.

thank you!

Thank you for the kind comment. I find the biggest hurdle to get started is really the proper set up. Working on that these days...ordering gear.

@@stevechmilar1215 Agreed! Once you have everything set up properly it becomes easier. Have fun with the new gear when it arrives!

thank you!

Thank you, that is very nice of you to say. Just the encouragement I need as I embark on setting up lights right now to video a drawing process. I was thinking again: is this worth doing?... your comment helped.

@@stevechmilar1215 I went through the exact same thought processes - but for me, I realised I needed to find a way of separating my art from my mental health lol - the 'world' got to me for a bit...am trying to navigate my way back now...think I'm getting closer ( cue self delusion kicking in ...or preservation...or both:)

Thank you!

Thank you. Comments like this make it happen.

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Thank you for the encouragement and interaction. I need it for putting out this rough/quick content. ☺

Thanks James! Look at how much faster I've replied to this comment compared to the last one. Haha. I hope that recording audio while painting could become a thing for me. Thank you for the encouragement.

@@stevechmilar1215 we'll have to call Speedie Steevie now

You are very welcome. Thank you for saying so.😊

Yes, loose and tight could be like another scale, though as long as it is distributed evenly through the composition. Depends on the subject matter as well. With faces, Sargent would put a lot of time into eyes, nose, mouth and then paint the rest of the face and hair loosely. I've considered loosening up my style for years now. I've concluded that it really is apples and oranges. There are many contemporary loose painters who's work I like very much, but they have one thing in common: known subject matter. Every time I see a great Dutch golden age piece, there is something about it that to me that is not achievable by quicker alla prima methods. Most very inventive work I've seen isn't trying at all to be realistic, it is instead illustrative, cartoonish or like abstract expressionism. Mark Ryden is a great example of a contemporary artist who is very creative and yet has the tight/time-consuming look that I have. He was one of my main inspirations. Another thing I hadn't mentioned is how economics $$ played into the formation of style throughout art history. That is something I think many art historians don't mention (from what I've heard and read). Mark Ryden's work is worth well into six-figures so if it takes him all year to do two larger paintings, he would still be deemed successful by his non-art friends. Haha.

@@stevechmilar1215 I think it's easier to fudge around with loose vs. tight in music - ha!

Thanks for the question. I start with sketches from imagination, then larger sketches still from imagination. Then use larger sketch to build maquette, then also take photoshoots of real people. It's a huge process that one has to be part crazy to do. I'll hopefully post more about that process in greater detail soonish.

Yes I agree. I've been thinking lately about how much scale effects this as well.

Usually, yes. I broke my wrist in 2017 and didn't want to quit painting so I used the other hand for the time being. When the cast came off, a hand clinic gave me foam grip expanders to ease the tension on atrophied hand muscles. I still use them to prevent future writers cramp especially with small brushes.

Hi Chris. This was the reply I was thinking of in my other message. Can you see how your comment of "as you gain experience with a brush" seems a little funny? If it wasn't meant to be a belittling critique, my apologies for this rebuttal, but I think my experience with a brush is doing just fine. haha. To be honest, I would take that suggestion to heart if it was Velazquez himself commenting, but alas, most are definitely not. We can only stand on the ground of our own ability, seen through an unbiased lens. Again, in the attempt of a friendly conversation.