Painting a sunset 

Thank you for your kind words, they're very encouraging. Thank you also for your more than kind invitation to visit you on Mallorca. I will surely keep it in mind!

My pleasure, Jacquelyn!

That's great, Danielle. Best of luck with your mural!

Thank you, Claire!

Thanks, Jess!

Thank you, Susanna!

Thank you, Jack!

Thank you!

Thank you!

You're very kind, Doug, thanks!

Thank you!

That's a great compliment, Granny!

My pleasure, Ben!

Thank you, really pleased you enjoyed the video!

That's just great to hear!

Thank you so much, Luza. Glad you enjoy the music too!

Thank you, Lydia!

That's great, thanks!

Thank you so much, Mark!

That's great to hear Billy! Thanks!

Thank you, Tim!

My pleasure!

My pleasure, Brandy. Must be great living so close to the beach. I'm not at all envious ;)

Thank you, Melinda!

No lo menciones. ¡Me alegra saber que te gustó el video!

Thank you, Cora. Pleased to hear you like the video. A merry Christmas and a healthy 2023 of you too!

That's great to hear, Petre!

My pleasure, Erzsébet!

Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you to!

Pleased to hear you like it!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Merci bien!

Thank you, Louise, you're very kind.

You too happy weekend !@@@PaintingSkies1

Thank you!

Prego e buone feste!

Thank you!

Thank you, Michele!

Thank you, Parker, much appreciated.

Thank you, Arva, I'm really pleased to hear my sunset video has been helpful! If you're interested in my full length tutorials, please go to www.paintingskies.com/video.

Very kind of you, Lando!

Thank you, Mike. I think you should follow your sketch, rather than your reference photo, but in the end your decisions should be based on the painting you're working on. Trying to copy a sketch exactly (or a photo) is never a good idea, because it's a different situation. Think of the size, for example. A painting needs its own decisions, which can be supported by a sketch, but not replaced.

@@PaintingSkies1 I see you points. Very good. Thanks. I appreciate that.

Thank you and a Happy New Year!

Obrigado, Dione, que bom ouvir isso!

Obrigado!

Thanks!

Muchas gracisias!

Guau mil felicidades desde Panama super hermoso 🙌🙌❤️❤️

@@maritzasamaniego2958 ¡Gracias, contento de que te guste!

Dank je, Andy. Succes!

And a merry Christmas to you!

Thank you!

Thanks, Phill!

Thank you, Marcia, good to hear from you! Yes, we have 2 cats, but one of them is more of an outdoor cat, that's why I have less footage of her. She is in the sunset video though, looking at her step sister from a chair. Hope you're enjoying the Holidays. Best wishes for you and yours.

@@PaintingSkies1 We have two cats as well. One is about 13 years old and is a grey tabby domestic short hair, she is a gentle little lady. Our other is a black tabby domestic short hair who is now about 7 years old. The black cat is a male and quite a bit bigger than his "sister". I very much enjoy seeing your cats. We are enjoying our holidays very much, thank you for asking. Since I cannot go out or have people in cause I am at high risk to covid and the other respiratory viruses around this year the one thing that I enjoy so very much is watching and listening to your videos, so thank you so much for doing them. I almost have everything that I need for my studio and after tax season (I am an accountant and work from home with a CPA, so I will shortly be doing taxes) I will hopefully start painting again after a 48 years absence from it. I want to paint landscapes photo realistic. I didn't paint this way years ago cause it was frown upon but I didn't understand why. I painted just shy of it, if that makes sense. So wish me luck. I treasure and listen carefully to your decision process as you paint so that I hopefully can apply it when I start painting again. Happy New Years to you and your family and to the cats! Once again thank you so very much and I look forward to seeing your next videos.

@@marciahorton2203 Sorry to hear you're unable to go out because of covid. Must be hard. But we make do, don't we? I gave up painting to for about 20 years (for a variety of reasons) and when I picked it up again in the mid-nineties I somehow was a better painter, despite the fact (or maybe thanks to) that I hadn't been painting. Hope this is the case with you as well. Say hi to your cats!

Yes, it's a greenish blue, a bit like Cerulean Blue, but more saturated.

You're very kind!

Grazie mille, Paolo!

Good to hear you enjoyed the video. I did the background music myself. Before becoming a full time painter I was (beside being a high school art teacher) a musician. Long time ago.

@@PaintingSkies1 Very cool:)

Thanks! Works great, doesn't it?

@@PaintingSkies1 yes ☺️

Isso é ótimo para ouvir, obrigado!

Thank you...

The sizes are 40x120 cm, which is roughly 16x47".

I use a fast drying medium, Liquin Light Gel (Winsor & Newton), which allows you to resume painting the next day.

Thankyou , I am currently doing a series on lightning and storm clouds and your lessons are very very helpful

@@neilrobinson171 That's great to hear, Neil, thanks!

Yes, you explained it properly. The rule of thirds is helpful to make a balanced composition, but the results are often not very exciting. I have often experimented to see how low I could position the horizon and still have a decent result. My conclusion is that you can go as low as you like, but you need enough space to make the ocean look real. You need room for reflections, maybe waves or a strip of beach. Hope this helps!

@@PaintingSkies1 it does help a lot, thank you. I kind of knew the answer, but I wanted to hear it from a pro.

Thanks!

não, tinta a óleo, Diana Maria.

Thank you. There is a strong emphasis in today's art education on originality and authenticity. Practical demonstration would lead to mere imitation. I beg to differ. In the 19th century art students would copy works of art in a museum. And yet this century has een quite a few new art movements. You have to know the language to be able to change it.

Yep

Thanks, Joe. Unfortunately I don't have any influence on the timing of the adverts...

Thank you for your kind words about my work. If you're interested in step by step instructions, you could consider downloading one of my full length tutorials at www.paintingskies.com/video.

or he could sell a more in detail totorial ,i dont see how hes being selfish

@@StuWright Thanks, Stu, very kind of you. I did indeed do a number of detailed tutorials (some 60 minutes each). If you're interested: www.paintingskies.com.

Thank you for this introduction , I really like your paintings. Wintertime is so very interesting , the colors are so lightening✨ Happy Christmas to You and Your family🎄🌟

@@annaoph7394 Thank you, Anna. Happy Christmas to you to!

Thank you for your concern. I've been painting with my fingers for decades. In art school, back in the sixties and seventies, it was more or less standard practice. Could you please inform me where you found this information?

Thank you so much! Best of luck to you and your loved ones in 2023!

Thanks!

Very kind of you, thank you!