Fantastic! The music... no the paintings beautiful my dear beautiful I love it!! I like how you stand back and allow us to view you painting the subject you're an awesome painter.
Absaloutely amazing!!! Love your style and techniques you used!! Thank you for naming and explaining what you used very helpful :) thanks for sharing!!! Amazing!!
Hi Medi. I am glad you liked the video. I hope that I gave enough information on the materials, and that the techniques were clear so someone could do a painting like this themselves. Happy painting! Sandy
Wow! I love your style! The way you did the grass, ah I just love it. So appealing to me, visually as well as inspiring for my own artwork. I think this piece is amazing. If only everyone knew how difficult it is to paint something that is all or mostly all white - not easy. You did this piece justice for sure!
Hi Sarah. Thanks so much! Yes, white subjects are difficult, but more so when starting on a white background. I found that if I put my main shadow color down first and then paint with zinc white (not titanium white) it is a lot easier. The two whites are very different. I hope you give it a try!
WOW....Thanks for sharing your talent madam Sandra,,,,i am amazed by your technique...i do paintings too but not as good as you Madam....again thanks for sharing....will look forward for more of your videos
Sandra this is truly impressive and very inspiring. I’m a subscriber now and I have enjoyed the entire process. I do paint in layers and I love it. It calms me down and I enjoy it very much. What a great idea to use the clay and make a great painting. Thank you so much for sharing and I will give it a try sometime. I wish you the best and blessings for each day. 🤗
I took a paint brush and started a bird on acrylic paper and was amazed at the result. I am a beginner to painting but can draw, very excited to be able to do this. Again Thank You very much
Thanks Leah. I just went down by the nearby beach and grabbed a couple of chunks of clay that were sticking out of the sand. The clay there is very dark raw umber. Very pretty. It would work with any kind of clay - whatever is near you. Just get the rocks and sticks out, mix with wood glue and add water until it is the consistency you want. It's quite pretty all by itself. Happy painting! Sandy
I see you sketched the Egret out first. Zink White. I tried to find Zink White , but others also like it, and usually the area for that White paint is empty. I like your choice of Music, some use a sleepy, soft romantic music , that puts me to sleep. I like go beat when I work that is full of ENERGY. However, I can see why their music works for them, because I tried it when working on more delicate parts,
Hello ,Sandra J Schultz, this coment is from Ishita Mistry, you have made a very beautiful and incredible painting and so your God gifted hand. I'm inspired by you.love you and your painting, Byyy.
feathers are dried then layered right my contrast right now is light blue on white and 2 birds they are spiraling downward there this amazing fold of wings shading the inner wings / your videos help
Love this! I wondered if you had to prime the pannel with anything before painting oils on it ? Or did you just jump straight in with oil paint on the raw surface of your clay /glue mix? Thanks so much for taking the time to film this !
Bin begeistert. Ich mal nur noch sehr selten weil die Zeit einfach nicht mehr reicht seit ich krank bin aber gucken Zug ich noch gern LG und Danke für deine Aufmerksamkeit
Es tut mir leid, dass Sie krank sind, aber froh, dass Sie mit der Kunst durch Videos auf dem Laufenden bleiben. Das ist was ich tue, wenn ich auch nicht malen kann Ich hoffe du fühlst dich bald besser. Sandy
Thank you Jannine. It was a compilation of several photos and my own memories. There are a lot of great egrets here where I live. Thanks for your comment!
Very nicely done, Sandra. I am curious as to whether you used a clay coloured board, or a clay covered board? If the latter, did you experience any strange absorption issues as this dried? I am experimenting with clayboards here, and welcome your knowledge. Thank you for the video!
Hi KalahariKAri. For this painting I used a piece of plywood which I stiffened with boards at the edge - like canvas stretcher bars. Then I went to the beach and dug up a little dark colored clay. I mixed the clay with water and wood glue (I used Titebond II), until is was a good consistency for applying with a brush. I still have that painting and the clay did not crack or peel. I don't think it will, as it had a good portion of glue. I hope you give it a try! Happy painting.
Hi, This is a beautiful painting! I would love to know how you made your wood panel canvas with what I think must be a gesso of sorts. Would you divulge your formula for Clay, glue, water, base. I am an acrylic artist, do you think I could use it as a base for acrylics? I actually paint on canvas wrapped ACM (aluminum composite material) board but I’m wondering if I could apply your special clay gesso over a sanded down ACM board, no canvas. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Hi FloorclothWhimsy. Thanks for your question. For the panel I cut a piece of nice birch plywood (1/4 inch I think), and cut boards to attach to the back to make a cradled board. I varnished the plywood - both front and back, but can't remember what kind of varnish I used. I went to the beach where I knew there were some pockets of clay sticking out of the sand and gathered a few handfuls. I tried not to get the sand. Then I put the clay in a bucket and added what was probably about a 50/50 mix of "Titebond II" glue and water to the consistency I wanted for brushing onto the board. I brushed it onto the board. The color of the board in the video is the natural color of that clay. I have used clay backgrounds before and have found they are very stable. The material sticks to the surface very well because of the glue, and the glue also waterproofs the clay. You could spray the panel with water and it won't loosen or soften. Because it is so stable, I would think that an experiment under acrylics would probably turn out good.I'd love to hear how it goes,Sandy
Hi mds525700.Thanks for the comment, I have been mulling over a video on drawing, but haven't come up with an idea that wouldn't be sooo boring that it would put everyone to sleep. There are a lot of drawing tutorials on RU-vid, but I haven't given up the idea of making one myself.....
