Please do not let the number of views or comments on your videos influence your mood. Your art is just beautiful. Whimsical paintings are for those of us who don’t have your talent. 😊 Please just keep being true to yourself.
I painted the owl & mushrooms and really enjoyed your video and how my painting came out❤ please continue to do nature and animals they are my favorite subjects 😊
I hope and pray that you feel better soon and I enjoyed painting nature and animals and just about everything that is considered nature but I do like the pink like reptiles per se but I do like the pink flowers animals animals that play and I like the right now also and so I like to write whimsical stories as well. Although I'm a beginner at at painting in watercolors but I also enjoyed painting with acrylics and oils however oils seem to take a long time to dry but they are so beautiful but I really love water color! You're painting and your tutorials God uses to lift my spirit and give me incentive to keep on keepin on thank you for all the many paintings tutorials and just your general demeanor as we are painting it is very relaxing and you are very informative and we learn a lot thanks so much God bless you
We love you Diane! Many of us know about a lifetime of dealing with depression. It's a testimony to your resilience that you have created such a beautiful and authentic You Tube channel.
Diane, I am sorry that you are not feeling on top of the world! It’s hard not to be down with everything going on in the world and the Middle East. I look forward to painting with you daily‼️ You are not alone!
Thanks so much for your supportive comment! It’s great to know that people care. Luckily those days don’t come along all that often nowadays. Thanks again, ❤️
Diane, I understand how you are feeling. I lost my daughter to suicide after struggling with depression all her life. She was also a victim of domestic violence. Every day I struggle with the loss and my art is my saving grace. Please keep on sharing no matter what. Many of us appreciate you more than you know.
Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing your feelings and your art. What a lovely painting came out of your mood today! I find that making art always lifts my spirits. Watching you paint always lifts them too.
It’s so ironic that you are feeling down because I go to your channel to lift my spirits. Days without Diane videos are never as happy for me. Thanks for your very hard work. ❤️
Every time I turn on your videos and watch you paint, you inspire me in all different ways. I watched your owl video and used the flowers, mushrooms and your flowers in a painting I did. I’m by no means a professional artist…just someone who started painting in my retired years. You don’t realize what a special gift you are to painters like me! ❤️❤️🎨
So sorry you are feeling low Diane. Your painting was beautiful, calm and restful. I do hope you felt better after painting it. It really lifted my spirits and I am sure all of your friends who follow your lovely tutorials will agree. It is a sad week. I do hope tomorrow will be a good day for you ❤
Diane…do NOT let any other person or artist impact your art negatively. I love hearing your voice, comments and honest opinions about art and the world. I would give anything to JUST PAINT like you do and create such beautiful impressions. You are a true inspiration. 🙏 ❤
Diane, this one is simply lovely, so soft and delicate. I always think how pretty your random florals would look as wallpaper. I can picture this one in a bedroom or sitting room. Love the paper with the linear surface too. It adds another degree of texture. As an artist myself, I fully understand how difficult it is to not succumb to sadness. I think we are simply more sensitive to the vibes around us from people, nature, the news, our own perceptions too. Artists in general are highly sensitive, or we wouldn't be artists.
Thank you for sharing your struggles as well as your art. I have a mental illness and seeing posts yours help me realise I’m not alone. RUOK day has just finished here in Australia which is a day to remind us to ask people if they are ok not just on the day but during the year too. Art is a great medium allowing mood to be expressed. I hope your day is better today.
These are trying times. Hang in there and look for the positive and things to be grateful for. You're a talented artist, you have a wonderful daughter, and lots of beautiful animals.
To start with Diane, I truly love your instruction and creativity. I m still fairly new to watercolor, it have learned so much from you. Such an inspiration you are! In regards to feeling. Little down, I believe that a lot of people are in the same mood. I go to Bible study at my church and we gathered together yesterday. Everyone was distressed about how things are in the world and wondering what will happen each day. So we are altogether grieving the same in this troubled world. HOWEVER, in the midst of this messy world is you Diane! Please know how much you are appreciated and loved.
Every one of your videos leaves me with inspiration. It feels almost magical that you take a blank paper, tell a story of not having a plan, choose a limited pallet and a beautiful creation appears. I have been painting and drawing forever, went through the realism and landscape phase, now you are inspiring me to reach out into new areas of art. Thank you…..
Diane, I pray that you are feeling a lot better now. Please know that 125,000 of us, love you, love the way you talk to us and what you paint. I personally love the animals and birds especially, because I love animals. In fact I’m just so grateful for all of your teachings because I’m learning so much. Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤
Diane I love you owl and mushrooms ❤please don’t give it a second thought some people are so rude I have been painting along with you and have learned so much from you over the 3 years that I’ve embraced my love of watercolors at 63 during the COVID pandemic. You are a healing artist and give us courage and joy . Keep on painting young lady the world needs you. ❤😊😊😊😊😊
Sending love to you Diane. You're feeling vulnerable i think. You are FABULOUS and we all adore you. I for one, loved your 'owl sitting on a toadstool' painting and i have done my own version. It is Gorgeous! Even with my too-big-apples and wonky toadstools!! This one you've done today is Lovely - Calming n serene. Hope you feel less sad soon. Go n chat to your sheep, that'll do you good! Take care of YOU, Diane. See you soon. Love, Mel xx 🍰🌻
Thank you so much Mel!! It’s always hard to know whether to share a down day with people. I don’t want to bring other people down with me! But then on the other hand, I know it’s part of being true to who I am. And if I am going to paint, I have to paint from the heart. I paint what flows through me. Sometimes I have to wait a few days before something arrives Often that means I have a day when I feel somewhat empty. I don’t know if this makes any sense, I’m just working it out as I go along! Thanks anyway, though for your wonderful support and I’m so glad you enjoyed the owl - I know he was well received, I just took a look at his little face and I thought you should’ve been a number one!
Please don’t be discouraged or disappointed, especially by numbers or algorithms, in the great skim of things they are meaningless. Your owl painting was quite beautiful and so is the leaf painting. I understand how the world can bring you down, I have severe PTSD from over 30 surgeries and chronic pain. I would be lost if not for people like you. 🙏🏼♥️
Hi Consuelo and thanks so much for your supportive comment, much appreciated. Sorry to hear about your PTSD and surgeries, that’s awful and I wish you improved health and less pain. Sending prayers and hugs, Diane xxx
Yesterday I had to make a birthday card for 9 year old boy. Why I am telling you about this is I sketched out a sheep laying down and taking out a bite out of a giant pumpkin and my hands were really shaky. It made for a good pumpkin and sheep! Sorry I haven’t commented lately. I have not felt well so I just do thumbs up on some of the comments.
Hi again Diane! This was a very pretty painting. I also love the owl painting you did and the falling leaves and pretty mushrooms with the beautiful owl. Tried to send this comment yesterday, but I guess it didn't send. You have kept me out of depression with your paintings and videos and then by doing the art I love and you have been the inspiration! Don't let the world get you down. I love the way you show that art can be used to calm and uplift our spirits! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
Thank you so much Jeanie for the wonderful kind message. So glad that the channel is working for you too and yes I will definitely try not to be bothered by the world❤️
Not everyone will like everything you paint. Don't be depressed ❤ I also have that problem. If the sun is shining i feel better. Bright colors make me happy. ❤
I agree I think we all feel a lot of loss. The atrocities of war and hate brings all kinds of shock and sadness. We are here together as a community to lift each other spirits. Hugs 🤗 🎨 Let’s paint !
Oh, I love the beautiful owl. Owls are my favourite birds of all time. The painting is lovely and your videos are always welcome for me. However, i understand how you feel as I get the same ‘down’ days, and have done for many years. Your videos do help on darker days. Thank you for that. 😊 I remember the Janet and John books, and I loved them. I think Paul Clark was a commercial artist. I cannot do landscapes at all. I like to paint old houses, churches and vignettes of windows and pretty doors. 😊
Lovely. I thoroughly enjoy everything that you do. I enjoy the fact that you are open and honest with us and that sometimes we all get depressed, down or whatever. I can tell you that I always feel uplifted after I watch your videos. Thank you so much for what you do
We love you Diane, your work brings light and happiness. In times like these, it's so important to have someone like you to remind us that there is good in the world.
So courageous to get on RU-vid and share how you're feeling. Not only that to paint something beautiful that feels doable for a beginner. Thank you and prayers you feel better tomorrow. 🙏😊 I love painting leaves too, loose flowers I cannot do that well! You make them look so realistic and easy to do!! Take care ❤🤗🙏
Diane, I absolutely LOVED your owl and mushroom painting and was excited when I thought you were doing another one...in fact it is your animals in nature and your whimsical animal paintings that are my very favorites, please, PLEASE do as many as your like, it is clear you enjoy them and I watch those videos multiple times. Sending positive thoughts to you.💜
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoy the animals and birds and I will continue to do them, never fear. I was just feeling a bit under the clouds that day! Thanks again and hugs to you!
Sometimes just watching you paint is therapy for me. You are the only art teacher I know that shares your feelings with us - up or down- and so speaks from your heart to ours! Please keep on sharing as the world needs more teachers like YOU, Diane!! ❤
I appreciate your genuine feelings and communication so much! Love your channel and always find tour tutorials fun, helpful, and always relaxing, motivating, and energizing. Many thanks, Diane!
I'm feeling just like you sound, Diane. The things happening around the world are in complete opposition to what God made the world for. I imagine He is shedding tears these days. But here you are combatting the destruction with new life in your leaves! You are only one person, so you're doing your part spreading the beauty He created for us! I love your painting and will try my hand at it today with my art nouveau set! Thanks for sharing the inspiration and God bless!😊
Having had a mother who suffered from depression all her life and made everyone (well, me mostly) miserable, I’m so impressed by your ability to channel yours into something beautiful. You just amaze me in every way possible!
The owl painting is beautiful. I know how you feel, I get sad at times as well. As I am a seamstress…when I feel down, I sew something crazy different, something out of my comfort box and it truly helps me. Chin-up…now go paint something unusual. Love, from New Orleans.
Diane, I understand having days that are blah, I have many of those myself. Praises to you for persevering and continuing to paint and create. I really appreciate all that you do and love all of your work. Keep going and take care of yourself. Blessings always.
Love this painting. Hold on to your creativity especially when you do not feel one with the world or yourself. Do nothing and it leads to a darker path.
I love anything you paint because it all shows me different…everything! Thank you 🥰🥰🥰🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️ You are right about the world being …sad. But painting always helps ride the waves.
Don’t let likes influence you! I feel so reassured by hearing your voice and sharing your thoughts, not to mention how much I enjoy your method and paintings!
I love all of these ! Especially the owls and mushrooms and leaves. 🍄 😋 You are a great source of joy for me dear Soul sister , in joy love and emo Feely things that matter to all of us here. Sweet soul. 😘🥰🐈⬛🍃🍁🍂🌝🌕🌟🌊🌈🌀 I get what you are experiencing with deep heartfelt empathy ♥
I keep on wanting to comment, but then I see so many comments that say exactly what I want to say, so I figure it doesn’t really add to the conversation. But today, it really hit me when you expressed disappointment that the owl painting didn’t do as well as you had expected. I looked back at the owl painting video, and although I remember seeing and liking it, there are days when I just want to paint and not have to draw before. Not to say that I don’t do paintings like that, but I prefer to paint and then pen in the lines. Depends on the day. I, like many, started watercolor briefly many years ago, and loved the end result (which *had* to look like the ‘real’ thing), but it was always such a stressful process. I retired in December, and in June, happen to come across some watercolor videos, and got hooked. My favorite are yours, so I joined at your RU-vid initial level. I love listening to you (I especially like when you just talk about anything, even if it’s not painting.) I love following your paintings. I love the diversity of subjects. And yours are the only videos where I am *always* content with the process *AND* the end result. Your videos take me away from the crap that's going on in the world today, and make me feel like I am actually fairly good at watercolor painting. So please don’t infer that not enough ‘likes’ or views has any correlation to the quality or beauty of your work. So many factors come into why people choose one video over another. YOU ARE AMAZING! And although I have a gazillion of your videos from the past to still watch/do, I look forward to you continuing your passion of painting, and allowing your subscribers to follow you for many years to come. *Thank you, thank you and thank you!*
I'm kind of the same, in that I really like pictures of animals and things, but they do take more effort. So I do some of the more abstract designs for relaxing fun, even though I'm not as enthusiastic about the end product. 🙂
Hi Sue, and thanks so much for your lovely comment! I’m so glad you did comment and share your story. I know what you mean about not wanting to add unless you have something particular to say. I’m like that too and I rarely comment on channels that I watch, although I know I should! So I really appreciate that you took the time to make your thoughtful comment. I’m so glad that you find our videos helpful and enjoyable and that they are in some way a relief from some of the other things that are out there. I try to do a variety of different styles because people are all different aren’t they? We never know what’s going to do well and what’s going to do less well, but it’s all good and the channel is really doing well. Just sometimes the inside of my head is perhaps a little tired. But eventually something emerges! I think all the people who have art channels on RU-vid are having the same problem as I am trying to describe. There is a kind of uncertainty about this process which makes us feel quite destabilised. But nothing is perfect and I think RU-vid is a great resource. It certainly keeps me sane! thanks again for your kind and thoughtful comments, sending hugs Diane❤️
@@DianeAntoneStudio Oh my goodness - I wasn't sure if you would have the time to even read my comment, with all you have on your plate. And reply as well?!?!? It means the world to me. Thanks Diane - you have literally changed my life, as I am sure you have done for so many others.
Diane, today is Oct 12th. I have never commented on anyone’s RU-vid posting, but I felt like I needed to tell you how much I appreciate your channel and teachings about watercolor. I truly miss when you don’t have a recent video. Your style is amazing, you always bring it to life.
Wow, thank you so much, I’m honoured that you have commented. I’m so glad you enjoy the channel and remember we have over 700 videos in the back catalogue so even on the days when I don’t post a new one, you’ll be able to find one you haven’t watched yet almost for sure! Just look here: youtube.com/@DianeAntoneStudio?si=gqsRH3gHM5iE35yn
I love your owl painting. Your honesty and chat is so refreshing.. I find that watching numbers of views go up and down steal my creativity. Paint from the heart, paint what brings you joy and create art to make this world a better place, which your art does. 💜🙏
I enjoyed your owl painting very much and this one. In this day and time it's hard not yo be sad, but nature always gives us something beautiful to be thankful for. Thank you for being so forthright and open with us. ❤
You are allowed to have an off day, like you say many of us do, I love your paintings and your ramblings they make me feel that I am not alone, you don't ever need to shut up and find happy things to talk about, just be you, the Owl picture I loved and will have a go at when time allows, looking forward to your next one.
Dearest Diane, thank you for being so authentic and sharing your wonderful art with us all. I have learnt so much from listening and watching your channel. Painting always lifts my spirits so hopefully your painting does the same. Keep being you ❤
I LOVE the owl and mushrooms but when I tried to get the sketch all I could get was a partial one. I'm sorry you're feeling down Diane. Ive just spent time crying about more war and the atrocities. We NEED to do better. Sorry to interject that here. I love following you and appreciate your thoughts, commentary and paintings. XO
To tell you the truth, I'm here for the painting. The commentary tends to turn me away i f it's negative. My life is shitty enough, I view youtube for positive and pretty things. But there is also the benefits of being honest about the struggles. And trying to win the love of the youtube algorithm on top of it all just increases the struggle. On my main account, I found that publishing less often greatly increases the quality which increases the view and viewers interaction. The nice thing is that my ad income adverages about the same if I publish once a week or once every 3 months. But my nich is different and art content might not respond the same.
Yes, I understand your point of view. I suppose the good thing is that if you don’t want to listen to the commentary, you can just put the volume down and some music on, and watch the painting process. I make a point of not saying very much about my process really, as I think it’s better to learn by doing, and second best is watching. The words are not that important. Thanks for watching though, and I’m curious as to what your channel is. Best wishes, Diane
I love your honesty…and all you do. I’m new to watercolor. I lost my oldest daughter 2yrs ago and I’m devastated on a daily basis. Painting helps me cope. Thank you so much!
Diane! I follow so many artists, but you are one of my favorites. Everything you do is so beautiful and I’m always amazed at how effortless you make it look! You have such a beautiful, therapeutic, and distinctive style. Thank you, thank you for sharing and for being so open about your feelings. Big hugs!!! ❤
Wow, thank you Heidi, that’s a lovely thing to read this morning. I’m so glad you enjoy the videos, and thank you for the hug, I’m sending you one back xxx
Actually the owl is on my list! Just haven't gotten around to it. I've been busy doing some of your other beautiful projects! Each one takes me 2-3 days! By the time I get everything together I'm worn out & I have to pace myself! I'm 70 & believe me each year brings new challenges! God Bless you sending lots of love & prayers!
Hello Diane. I'm sorry you are having a "down day". I know exactly how you feel. Please know that you make us all smile with your words and your painting. Feeling emotions a little too much can be very hard but they make you who you are - someone special! Love'n'hugs. xx
I agree. Do not let social media judged you. The world is scaring me to. I try not to let it get inside. Please keep painting. Your voice is soothing, Your talented . I have inherited depression also. Go for it. Keep On!!!!
Greetings Diane, The whimsical nature of your art is inspiring and most appreciated by myself, and so many others, who watch and learn from your RU-vid videos. 🙏🏼 This is my first time commenting…but won’t be my last. Sending you love and light from Tucson, Arizona. 💚 p.s. we had Dick and Jane readers here in the US. Cheers
Don't let the reviews get you down I love to watch you paint , you are the one who got me into wonting to learn watercolor painting and I love the painting of The owl
I didn't even get notified of the beautiful owl picture and as soon as I saw it I was excited until you told the story. I'll definitely be searching for the video after watching this one as it is such a cute woodland scene as is the comforting one today.😊
I’m so sorry to hear about your sister, it must be a very hard time for you. So glad you are enjoying the videos. I used to love living in the Bahamas!
The painting that did not do as well as you hoped--the own with the owl--would be much more appealing, I think, if you had painted a bird in the center, instead of the owl. Wish you would give that a go! LOVE your work!!!
Diane, I understand your feeling. I got up this morning on a chilly/rainy day in Northern Michigan. Sat down at my little painting area in my loft and followed along with you on a video of paint blue flowers. It lifted my spirits 🥰 I wouldn’t worry about views because I think you have more than you realize. Could be the algorithms messing with it. Anyways, I really enjoy what you bring to the world of watercolors. 🥰
Love this, especially the colours. Thankyou for all you do, you're so real, plus relaxing and inspiring. I ❤️❤️your whimsical landscapes, they bring me such joy. Have always had a thing for villages... Milly Molly Mandy being my favourite. I remember Janet and John😊
Diane I love you painting tuition….you are the one who gives me the inspiration to get the paints out…love your conversations/comments etc…..love you! Keep going your amazing. X
I love anything you paint. I don’t do well with landscapes, but I do people pretty well. It is very disheartening when we paint something that we love and other people don’t seem to be as enamored with them.
Diane i think we all hope you are painting something that you enjoy painting because your enjoyment comes through the screen. It matters... You know me i'm not a fan of something too abstract so i enjoy when you paint 'things'.... You are not going to please everyone so please yourself. I think the owl was a lovely painting. Hugs! deb
Found you this morning so much in common sister , emotions up and down but my happy place is in my craft room .my I pad is my go to for inspiration .i too have Kerataki paints ,I am a senior , beginner water colour crafter.thank you for your company,inspiration and motivation .like others I appreciate you beautiful work ❤
