What is Good Impressionism - Oil Painting with a Loose Stroke 

Please don’t stop record video. I love them. Very informative. Thank you!

One of the best art teachers online. I am able to mix custom colors now because of your videos and use the same palette. Value value value first! What about distributing Geneva Paints in New York retailers? Definitely artists around here.

I’m so happy to hear paint production is moving forward! I’ll be buying soon!

So grateful to hear you're producing paint again, I look forward to purchasing more. Unfortunately, I have two surgerys coming up and been unemployed for over a year, but I must say your paints are top shelf along with your instructions. Thanks from Louie and Jeanie from Florida

Another great informative video Mark. Thank you.

Great video, particularly understanding that the essence of impressionism is suggestion. I'd add that impressionism came into its own when painters like Monet started painting outdoors, where you find subjects (like dense foliage and water) that can't be rendered convincingly in any other way.

The question I always ask myself with regard to any artwork is, "Do I find the light intriguing?".

Mr. Carder is the best. Thank you sir for all you do. I have learned so so much from you.

I hope you start making your paint available in the UK again as it's fabulous. Hope the business goes well

I love these videos where you discuss art history and techniques

Always nice to hear from you, Mark. Wow you're stocking paint again? You didn't sell? I think it's a beautiful thing if you can make Geneva last. There is somethign romantic yet down to earth about an artist also being an enterpreneur and creating paint and tools that are in line with the philosophy ofpainting you teach. All the best from Norway.

Sargent neat and very classical painting!

Wow, Master ! It takes me back to your Q and A videos from years ago. Thank you.

I think somewhere between Sargent and Monet (probably closer to Sargent) is for my personal taste the most beautiful style.

I am so glad you are back up and running with your paint mark. the pigment load in it is unmatched -- I love it

For me, what I really am drawn to is "where does the light take my eyes". The painting of the ladies in white gowns walking on the beach bathed in the focused light just made my heart skip a beat. That is what I strive for. Until now, I had not been able to explain it. Thank you.

Great! Crash course in modern painting history. Cheers

Thanks Mark, for pronouncing "Velázquez" the proper way. 😎👍

I appreciate your content and look forward to each posting.

Excellent commentary!

Excellent video Mark, thank you

Great video... yet again! I always thought Velazquez (sorry, can't do accents on this keyboard) was the grandfather of Impressionism. And I also think that the variations of Impressionism all work because they treat light (and, therefore, colour and tone) in a realistic fashion. As such, they are easily relatable to everyone. What a wonderful thing that you can have so many variations, yet they all work because of the same core truth.

great insight, as always

Very informative video. So nice to have this broken down for us. Good news on the paint😊

Thanks for this kind of videos, I learn a lot!

Franz Hals deserves a mention here as a true pioneer of "impressionism" or actual "realism" as well, together with Velazquez

Great video, thank you. Please keep these coming and your insight and educational approach are so helpful.

Every painting in this video is absolutely gorgeous! Amazing taste Mark!

It's truly amazing how much I learn from watching these videos.

Great content Mark. Art instruction videos are awesome and would love to see more of this sort of dicussion too though.

Hadn't seen you for a while, glad you're back. Hoping to buy some of your paints.

So interesting thank you Mark

Very great information .. thanks

There are far better hyper realism then what you showed here. It is really like photo realistic. But... What's the point of doing that if we already have photographs?. Sometimes the point it is show skills and patience. And there are artist doing photo realism without a reference, that's impressive, but you can't deduce that by just watching the painting. I prefer something more loose and impressionistic, or colorful...more fun. That's my humble opinion. Great video as always, thank you.

Really informative. I only think of Manet and Monet when thinking of impressionism but it goes so much further. Thanks for the lesson. :)

Lovely talk...stay blessed

Yeah, I prefer the more expressive and romantic approach to painting. the more implied rather than photo realistic for sure . although I tend to paint more photorealistic with my Still life work . not sure why that is .

Nice video! We have same taste. Learned much here. Not really a painter.

I agree 100% Velazquez and Sargent.

man I was so concentrated on oil painting and listen to you speak until you uttered that "you can hang a coat on a Rembrandt", which absolutely made me burst out in laughter.

Thank you !

My "like" was number 1000!

I’m learning so much, thank you! Do you always varnish your paintings as the final step? Thank you! ❤

Love the videos always. Gotta shout out sorolla though here. Hes there with Velazquez, Rembrant, and sargent. Honestly, hes my favoritr

Thank you

I sure appreciate your videos , thank you. I’m curious as to your take on Renoir, was he different in his approach to Impressionism as Monet , and if so how? Thanks

Merci a lot (:

I just discovered your channel and learnt a lot thank you. I’m currently painting with acrylic. I live in a very small rented apartment, I don’t want to have fumes from oil paints, plus the drying time of acrylic can be helpful. But I hope some day to move to oil paints. What are your thoughts on acrylic paints?

Has Mark done any videos on pallet knife painting and what style of painting is pallet knife painting? is it abstract ? is it impressionist? etc. I would love to hear his point of view. I have seen some knife paintings that have left me breathless. They have always been around, but I just never paid much attention. Mark always refers to the importance of values in a painting. I see this in great pallet knife work. I'm going to have to give it a try. Please keep up the great videos.

I will give you a try for your painting Mark, I am from Quebec Canada so will it be possible to send me there? I always appreciate your interaction on painting thank you.

dear Mark, I have spent hours and days over years watching your excellent tutorials and I learned a lot.Thank you so much for all. Today I want to ask you a strange favor: please do not say Vango to Vincenc Van Gogh. Please listen to the proper pronunciation online and use it. Many Europeans would very much appreciate this and thank you for it! Love from Munich/Germany.

Thankiuu ! btw !

Impressionism always seems at first glance the artist is suffering from Hyperopia and is painting what he is really seeing, but it does little to help the observer understand the artist's intent, the observer has to feel the effect emotionally to be able to perceive the artist's purpose. Van Gogh's paintings are good examples of this response.

I so wish that art history could be rewritten. To this day, Janson and K. Clarke are still regarded as the authorities. They chose mainly European men from the 1200s until 1900 with the American abstract painters. The label, Impressionism came from the French Salon who daubed them as making only impressions of scenes which is why they were not accepted there. Personally, which doesn’t really matter, I find the Impressionists to be weak and insipid feather painters. Renoir, being the worst. There were so many greater schools of painters that are ignored by history. French Naturalism, The Barbizon, The American Tonalists, The English Newlyn School, The Dutch Hague School, the Glasgow Boys, and the really extremely great painters of Russia. Anton Mauve had the unfortunate period with his wife’s cousin, V Van Gogh whom he taught. Mauve finally evicted him for sanity reasons. Mauve was much the finer painter. George Inness and Isaak Levitan were painting at the same time continents apart. They both were geniuses in their abilities in painting their surroundings. To this day, unfortunately if you ask John Doe about artists, he will probably cite Van Gogh and Monet, ad nauseum. We, as artists need to look so much further at the great gifts from history’s truly heartened painters. My whole point being is that it would be refreshing to introduce other painters than the usual and the banal.

The impressionism meaning ; This is the impression(s) of this scene(s) , i've withness! btw? The expressionism meaning ; There is tha F**n expressions of my impressions !