Gelateria, Portland Part 3
Here is the final part of this month’s watercolor painting demonstration.
In this third part, I paint the final touches on the figures and add some more shadows and details.
Here is the final part of this month’s watercolor painting demonstration.
In this third part, I paint the final touches on the figures and add some more shadows and details.
I have been following your site for some time. Must say, I find your instruction to be far superior to that of many, many other watercolor artists. Just love the fluidity of your work.
I have been using watercolors off and on for years, I must say with minimal success. My work appears to be stiff and controlled. Just finished watching your latest video. It was like having a lightbulb going on for me. I will have to clean house some. 86 the small brushes, and lose a bunch of unnecessary colors from my palette. In answer to your question “have I inspired you?” that’s an emphatic YES!
Looking forward to your next installment!! Thanks.
Thanks Dennis, it means a lot to me to hear that I’ve inspired you. Lightbulb moments are great! Yes, get out the big brushes, use a few colors and have fun!
Vinita, really enjoy your videos. They are very helpful. I may get up my courage soon to ask you to critique some of my paintings. Keep up the good work…you make it look easy. (I know it’s not!)
Thanks Mary! The critiques aren’t nearly as painful as you may think, I promise!!!
wrCIkE I’m not easily impressed. . . but that’s imperssnig me!
You’re doing a great job with these videos–really enjoying them, Vinita.
Thank you Sue!
Vinita, hi. Congratulations, your site is very interesting and your demo videos are instructive and inspiring. This painting is very colorful and dynamic, though my favorite is the one of the bridge (forgive me for forgetting the title), with its unusual composition. Are those Alvaro Castagnet’s signature mop brushes I see in your videos? All the best and success with your site, Marcio
Hi Marcio,
My friend and fellow artist purchased that bridge painting for the same reason…the unusual composition. Yes, those are Alvaro’s brushes…the best in my opinion. Geez, I should hit him up for a commission!
Thanks Marcio!
Hi Vinita,
Thank you so much for your free watercolour lessons. I absolutely love the way you paint. Your carefree and loose style is very refreshing. I’d love to see more. Love the daisies and the street scene. I also like to watch you mix your paint and see how much water you use. Please keep them coming.
Jo from Canada
Hi Jo,
What part of Canada? My Mom is from B.C.
I’m trying to do a new video each month, but sometimes life gets in the way!
Hello Vinita,
I happened upon your website today when I was looking for instruction on negative painting in watercolor, and just loved what I found here. I have been on the internet quite a bit since the new year (excluding the summer) watching videos of watercolor instruction as I would really like to try painting with watercolors and I keep wondering why I didn’t find this site before now. Like Dennis, I find your video instructions far, far superior than most on the internet and I truly mean it. It seems that most artists don’t want to give away to many “secrets.” It’s a big ‘ol world and there is much room for many more artists–can’t imagine what their fear is!
What I take away from your video instruction (I watched all of them in my first sitting) is that we can actually see you mixing your colors while you state what they are, your use of different brush strokes, and foremost you explain why you are doing what you are doing–don’t see that too often. The only thing I might suggest is that at the beginning of every new painting I wasn’t sure if you always completely wet your paper or was some of it dry as several were already started when the actual video got running (it was on YouTube where I watched all of them). It probably is obvious to the intermediate or advanced artist but to the non-artist yet to be artist, it isn’t.
Like my fellow countryman, Jo, your brushstrokes are so loose, free flowing, and there is not an ounce of hesitation, which I know comes from experience. I couldn’t stop watching all the videos just for that reason. I couldn’t wait to get to the next one. You certainly make it look so easy. I can only dream to paint like that.
I plan to visit you site on a regular visit.
Keep up the awesome work your doing.
Gail
New Brunswick, Canada
Thank you so much Gail for taking the time to write such a nice comment! You are very kind.
Yes, I also don’t understand why so many artists are guarded when it comes to their process and techniques. The way I look at it, we are all in this together, each traveling on our own creative journey. The more help we offer each other, the more we will learn ourselves.
I will keep your suggestions in mind. If it helps, most of the time I start on dry paper. I will remember to mention that in future videos.
Thanks again Gail. I wish you all the best in painting and in life!
Dear Vinita,
I have been exploring your site and love it. I love seeing your paintings emerge from under your brush tips and it is a privilege to see how you handle the pigment/water mixing/puddling!
Just a heads up though;
Part 1 is not under the heading for part 1, (I found it here under the heading Part 3!).
Part 2 is in the correct place and now I am going to look for Part 3!
regards Rosemary
Hi Rosemary,
Thank you for looking around and commenting on the site. I enjoy being able to share my process with other painters.
So sorry about the mix up with the videos. I will have to get after my web guy…wait, that would be me! I think I have it fixed now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention Rosemary.
P.S. If anyone ever sees a typo or an error such as this, please let me know. I need all the help I can get!
Hi Vinta – like many others here, I stumbled upon your site by accident – are there really any “accidents”. Anyway, it is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. I love your loose style and the fact you show me step by step how you acheive that is mind opening. As Oprah would say – I got my Ah Ha moment watching how you paint.
Someone up above asked about whether your paper was wet when you started. Sometimes it looks like it is but you don’t mention it. It would be helpful to know as how the colors mix on wet(damp) paper is totally different than how they mix on dry.
Thank you so much for sharing your talent. You talk about wanting to inspire – you have acheived that and are a rarity amongst many on the web that hang onto their talent giving out only snippets that guarantee the reader won’t be able to do it.
I am definitely a fan!
Thank you Donna, you made my day. I love that you had an Ah Ha moment. The paper was dry when I started. Sometime I go back into a damp area with thicker pigment to add more details, etc. Glad to have a new fan!
I am new to watercolor, and I find your work inspiring. It was wonderful to watch this painting evolve, and the thought and technique that went behind its formation were incredibly instructive and insightful for me.
Thank you!
Thanks Terry! Best of luck in your new adventure in watercolor. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.
Hi Vinita! I found your website today, and have been watching a few of your videos. I must say, it´s the best video teaching I´ve ever seen so far!
It´s so great that, as a viewer, you see everything, when you switch brush, what colors you mix and so on, and it´s also so easy to follow when you explain what/why you do certain things.
I also like your style very much!
I´m really glad I found your site. Keep it up!
Thank you!