5 Months in a Painting Studio (money dirt & love)

[@rachelsabrinafall9440]

Thank you for suchhhhhhh a transparent video, being in my senior year of undergrad I find your videos so engaging and like a glimpse into a possible future for myself. Slay queen.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

slay

[@frederikpufe7072]

21:37 I love the work in progess, it's like a hundred paintings in one! To me they usually are so much more interesting than the finished paintings, just because there is so much more going on, so much more thoughts and intentions visible!

[@mikiyasteshale]

You are my favorite artist on youtube right now. I love your videos, I love how transparent you are with your process and also the fact that you are not afraid to keep changing things until you are satisfied. I'm the opposite of that and I watch your videos to let myself loosen up and be courageous when I paint so thank you and keep it up 👏.

[@StephenHeigh]

I have watched your videos before and this one and the work is just brilliant. Your work is always inspirational. I'm a painter, but most of my art career was spent in the commercial arts and so my fulltime job was that of a designer and illustrator for over forty years. I appreciate what you are doing so very much because I love to push paint around in a mud pile too. You made me smile saying that. I don't now know what I'm doing on any given painting. It would be no fun if we did. It's my thing right now. I'm still learning at age 64 and so don't worry because you are way ahead of me in this area of pushing paint. It is a joy when painting and also hard work, dedication and perseverance. I can see that you challenge yourself and are not afraid to fail and from what I can see is you can't really fail because you know how to pull off a piece to a finish that satisfies you and you are the toughest critic on yourself. I find that to be bold and beautiful. You do not get intimidated and are a very strong person. Keep it going and I see greatness.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

This is so thoughtful and encouraging! Made me smile big. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your comment ☺️ Good luck with your painting as well!

[@MichaelKingArt]

I really enjoy when your videos pop up. Always great content.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Thanks Michael!

[@milesfinlay]

Hannah! This is another wonderful video of yours that is so enthralling! I love how you (bravely?) paint over such large areas of what was already a very fine painting (but not resolved!) and keep pushing the paint and the painting forward! While watching I keep thinking of Jack Kerouac who, famously, wrote “spontaneous prose” whereby he didn’t like to edit the writing (though he sometimes/oftentimes did). And then I thought of you, continuously editing and editing until you know you have to stop somewhere. You’re both right! And when your paintings are resolved they have that outward glow that tells you they are ready! Please keep making your art and videos, they are a joy to behold!

[@Simone-mr9wb]

i literally LOVE your style of painting. Never give up. Can't wait for your next video.

[@WilliamStaab]

Love the honest comments about your thoughts. We all have them and it's refreshing as to how you listen and don't listen to them at the same time. I'm not alone!

[@gemi333]

awesome video!

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Thank you so much!

[@gemi333]

@@HannahSteeleArtist Just finished, Its a great video. Great point about products, Try not to put to much pressure on the end result especially when it comes to making a living. Being an artist is incredible and your art inspires a lot of people. The new figure painting of the 7th birthday is awesome😭

[@coryrain3937]

What a flawless video. Thanks for sharing. Best thing I’ve watched in quite a while.

[@patricklips6935]

I think you paint with a lot of courage. The subjects are awesome. You capture what i love about still life: finding the extraordinary in what gets passed by as ordinary.

[@MsAston007]

So refreshing! You exclude the joy of painting. I’m a photorealistic painter very precise,very controlled but it suits my personality. Best of luck on your journey. I hope to see more of your work. Bravo!

[@ratonaE]

i saw all your videos after i discovered you with this one and omg you´re such a good artist, your videos are so entertaining! i love your content, you inspire me to keep going :)

[@eat-rave-hike]

Scrapping and sanding are sooo satisfying :)

Awesome pieces! Thank you so much for showing us your creative process and your thought process when making your beautiful art. I love this channel and hope you keep uploading when you can. You are so talented and focused on your art. I need to take some inspiration from your work ethic and get back to my own oil painting haha! Thank you! ~ Marg 🌸

[@snailcreme9372]

this is the sort of studio work i would love to do once i'm done with school!!!

[@axelnotturno770]

I'm leaving a thumb up and a comment before watching the video because i know is going to be awesome like all of your previous ones 😄 Keep up with the good work Miss Steele, your art is outstanding 😉😉 Big hug from Italy

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Hugs from the US 🙃☺️

[@josephk7954]

Really nice pieces, I especially like the temperature modulation giving the candle light in the girls face.

[@bethanyransom2154]

Thank you so much for sharing Hannah. Absolutely beautiful work and was fascinating yo see your process as well as how free and seem and inspired. It's so strange isn't it how we hold our own opinions onto others about our own work. We really do limit ourselves by doing this. Thank you as well for sharing your struggle with this. Really important to see the genuine difficulties however you have smashed it! I've now subscribed and can't wait to see what more you get up to. Whoever has any of your works in their home is incredibly lucky!

[@KayInMaine]

Wow, your paintings are so intriguing! Love everything about them.

[@Lnc27999]

So good to have you back, Hannah. Amazing work. Definitely worth buying! But please DO NOT be guided by what we think… your talent is the best guide. Sooooo inspiring! Already looking forward to the next video, when ever it’s ready😁

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Aw thank you! I am hoping for another video before new years ☺️☺️

[@Lnc27999]

@ have already been looking at your website and intend to contact you next year about buying one of your artworks. Probably just a small one… but promise to treasure it.😊

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

@@Lnc27999 Oh that's amazing! I appreciate your support here and on the site! I hope to have more smaller pieces available in January/February :)

[@John-rb3yv]

Love your style of living! So wise and your brush strokes are SO KICKASS! Keep it up🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@laynearmory3908]

Simply wonderful 😍😍😍 you are amazing

[@orbmanelson]

Thanks!

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Thank you 🙏

[@orbmanelson]

@ Thanks Hanna for your creative painterly work!

[@psykheart]

This is such an inspiring insight into the art life! Thank you for what you are doing. ❤

[@AngelLopez-ef6zt]

One thing I learned from this life your age is not important is what you do create and give to yourself and others your work are very creative and interesting continue the line inspired by you and the results going to be amazing you are like a diamond just need a little light to shine! Thanks for sharing your passion!

[@prettyNaturalloveR]

I love your art keep it up!

[@sandfly60]

Love love love all this.

[@mboy639]

Such a gifted young woman, go with your natural instincts Hannah. You make ordinary everyday objects look beautiful, Amazing.

[@alanrobinson8076]

good vid , interesting to watch your processes and great art pieces ! yer loved it.

[@beebop90]

Destroy the precious. Beautiful work! I'm jealous of the studio

[@miscomicsfavoritos2876]

Your art is amazing!!!❤

[@strrlaces]

48 seconds in, and I'm already so inspired to paint. I've been procastinating for the longest time as a perfectionist

[@NoodlePoodle1234]

Curious, what are you listening to while you work? Podcast or music? So fun to see the process and your thinking while working. Just finished the full video. Oh it’s so fun to watch your journey. I admire how you find time even when there isn’t time to paint. And how seemingly effortlessly you dive into new work. I don’t understand. But really enjoy it. And the textures you create are so satisfying. Also how you get frustrated by a piece you move to another, but at the same time you realize when a piece that’s scaring you needs your attention to stop the fear. It’s such a dance. And the way you talked about texture from previous paintings still underneath telling the eventual story is just like in life of who we become, all our past memories are texture in our lives for the person we are becoming. Really enjoy your aurora. Thanks for this. 💛

[@averymorgan1369]

Your art is sooo beautiful and inspiring ❤

[@ausmo1308]

so glad youtube recommended me to you. your youth, ambition and way of viewing frugality, working hard, and chasing your dreams is something all of us can learn from. the video is so real, but also an honest glimpse into your life. it is as entertaining for us as it might be for you when you look back on this like a time capsule someday. love your style. if i may ask - why is there an interest in plants/home items as much of your subject matter in the last few years? cheers, A

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Aw, thank you for your comment! To answer your question, I think I have used a lot of domestic items and spaces as subject matter primarily due to their proximity to me. I feel most of the time that I could really be happy painting anything, so I suppose I just automatically turn to the things closest to me as a way to narrow down my options. The plants are a bit different. (Not the potted plants which I consider more in line with the domestic items/spaces, but the more wild tangles of plants like the one I painted on the glass table top in this video). I have been drawn to making and painting those kinds of still lifes (landscapes?) over the past couple of years I think largely because I really like how they get me to paint. I feel a bit more open, more loose with my brush when I paint those subjects... maybe it's because there is a lot more organic matter/organic shapes that are hard to pin down... maybe it's because the subject can get so complicated that it's difficult to paint precisely... I think it could also involve the fact that all those branches and leaves are not things I'm particularly emotionally attached too in any way, so I feel a bit more ease in painting them in a way which doesn't perfectly line up with a strict sense of realism. When I'm painting a space or person I feel very close to, I definitely lean towards wanting stricter realism... which can sometimes help but sometimes hurt the painting/process. That being said, in this video in particular I did start treating my interiors very similarly to how I treat the plants in terms of the freedom I was feeling in how they were being depicted... That is a newer phenomenon for me though.

[@ausmo1308]

@@HannahSteeleArtist I never got to say thank you for being so descriptive and open about your thought process and artistic approach. Sorry on my end for any delay. Very interesting reasoning though. The final product is always beautiful from what you are making. And I saw on your website your older works did involve child self portraits or other people. I'll always enjoy your works no matter what the subject matter is but it would definitely be awesome to see human subjects make a return to your portfolio this year :-) . Hopefully the tangled plants are making you more free with brushstrokes and choices not only with interiors but also human subjects. Again love the videos and I'll check your page right now in case I missed any new ones. All the best, A

[@sabine77855]

Thank you so much for sharing!❤

[@ndc-01]

I wish you the best in your career, you are a true artist.

[@ren-dn5wy]

okayyy queen posted again slay

[@juliakonstancjaostapczuk6535]

Wow wow wow!

[@stardustsimulation]

Your studio reminds me of Brian Rutenberg's studio. He does a lot of colorful works inspired by landscapes and are landscapes using the abstract process. The way you work reminds me of him a bit too and I'm enjoying it.

[@PhoenixStratton]

You are so talented 😍😍😍

[@MrKubahades]

These paintings you make are incredibly good, damn

[@ellensherfey4061]

Concerned for your & friend’s health re. paints’ dust being breathed, & in environment, etc.

[@Ralphsearsart]

Enjoy your work place and style, really like the city scape🇨🇦

[@tiagomateiro]

Amazing work.

[@michaelsherck5099]

Your paintings are very different from what other artists I see are doing. I'll have to keep watching, I haven't figured it out yet. They're very interesting and my fear is that I'm not smart enough/empathic enough to understand them. (There's a reason I spent 40 years as a computer programmer!) Keep up the videos, I really enjoy them. 😊

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Haha thank you Michael! “Interesting” is genuinely probably one of the best compliments an artist could get!

[@carlkligerman1981]

The dining table hit, in fact overall I’d say it’s a really strong body of work, I like your interiors more than your landscapes, maybe I like straight lines and pot plants or something. Some of your passages are so nuanced and delicate and I love the tension this creates with your patented slapping on more mud mark making. You should take a gander (o, sorry, that’s Aussie for a ‘look’) at a painter called Alan Mitleman, think you’ll enjoy the work and get a lot out of it, he likes adding and subtracting to eventually achieve a resolved facture too.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

I will look him up now, thank you for the recommendation!

[@Ahmet-nd5ct]

I love you paintings.

[@katarinayoung863]

I am so inspireddddd

[@iamhappy-h6j]

Amazing you are so talented.

[@SoSoOscar]

I like the table/ kitchen painting because I like the palette you are using on it, I like the heavily textured paint because as you get closer you kind of loose the image into abstraction while looking at colorful swirls and drifting off topic, I would probably like it if it was an entirely abstract work, it has great light as far as I can see and light is a big deal to me, i have seen some of your other stuff that has more detail too and wonder if the kitchen would be improved by that or if it would take something away...what else... I like it because its you! shouldn't under appreciate that because it comes from the mind of a slightly bonkers and likeable person that definitely add something of value.. I don't have a lot of money so I doubt I could afford one of your more pricey pieces while at the same time the few you have that I could afford I'm not really into right now and I would only buy one I love, it being your work isn't enough alone to buy it. (hopefully this was worth writing) keep it up Hannah.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Thank you for watching Oscar! I think I agree about letting the piece drift off into abstraction, it was drifting over there but didn’t quite go over the edge. I wonder if I would have felt differently about it had it gone completely over 🤔

[@SoSoOscar]

@@HannahSteeleArtist If you watch it go over, is it still there somewhere? just hidden? would it still be there for me underneath if I saw you do it on the video? these are important questions.

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Very talented. Well done, ma’am.

[@GEUSE-A-HUMAN-SUPERNOVA]

Your art is eye catching :)

[@onhandart]

Your work is beautiful and will attract a buyer. But yeah, it's hard sometimes to not productize and think in terms of money. But I love making art because it's a way to put a little piece of myself in the world that makes other people happy.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Thank you, and I totally agree😊

[@BenjaminCarrasco30]

Love the art work. Have you ever considered tinting your background first? I think it would benefit your painting style.

[@voidtriller6376]

Смотрел все твои видео и каждый раз меня просто поражает твоя творческая энергия🤯

[@sandfly60]

I would happily have any version of that dining room table picture on my wall. It fills me with joy. And your Playmobil pictures are gorgeous. I’d like them too. And the crayons. In fact, why don’t we just say the whole studio thing and wrap it up?

[@fakeplastic1826]

You're fun, thanks.

[@sallyiwamasa658]

so happy to see a new video from you! what medium do you use?

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Combo/I do switch around a lot, but mostly lindseed oil, stand oil, and cold wax medium :)

[@JafetBotton]

Extraordinario oficio y talento. Son mágicas y potentes tus pinturas.

[@calebbornman3699]

Have you ever considered doing high res photo scans of your paintings and making prints vs only selling originals? I'm curious how you think about that as an option for the money part of being an artist...i.e. being able to sell multiple copies for one downpayment of time on your part. Does that take away from the original piece?

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Prints are available on mi website actually ;) only through the end of the year though. Ultimately no I do not think it takes away value from the original piece. The print itself can be so beautiful if made correctly and I see it more as a way to make images more accessible for more people. I do have more thoughts on this though that I will add later!

[@Jakerton]

I just found your channel and I’m loving it so far! I’m filming a series that involves me acquiring weird/abstract abandoned original art pieces, I want to do something cool that gives back to the small creator community with them. I have a feeling some of them will either really speak to people or have unique uses for artists, if you’re interested I’d love to share more with you! Lmk the best way to show ya what we have! (It’s a good amount lol)

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

[e-mail] - thanks for reaching out!

[@ellensherfey4061]

Experimental outlook extremely refreshing, (& leads to ~“depth” in the outcomes)…. Longevity of paint aided, of course by the old “fat over lean”, so they won’t peel back over time, if that’s an aim.

[@Lauren_rodriguez_art]

Wow

[@neutrinohanks9226]

Wow that dining room is delicious

[@galaclava]

please make more videos❤

[@creativelabspace]

Nice stuff!

[@christianhernandezflores7012]

Este es el primer vídeo tuyo que veo. Me gustó tu trabajo y también tú jaja. Me sentí un poco identificado.

[@AryanIndustrial]

How did you learn this?

[@unokpremier926]

Those are Wisteria seed pods.

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Ooo thanks- they do look like wisteria! I did find them in southern Mexico though and google is telling me wisteria doesn’t grow there… so I’m still wondering 🤔

[@pinkusfloyd9118]

Dein Stil zu malen gefällt mir. Würdest du mir verraten welche Farben du verwendest?

[@brianstasiulis4285]

What is mud when all the world is optical grey?

[@PhyoneTee]

ကြော်စားလို့လည်းမရဘူးပြုပ်စားလို့လည်းမရဘူး

[@kirkpennock3770]

trial and error or... research and development?

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Oooo yes love that!

[@tthomas184]

R and D is engineering talk. I go with creative destruction.

[@The_Juan_Percent]

Save those scrapes for a future painting? JK, :) you are absolutely awesome at thinking out loud about your creative process. I would tell you not to think about people buying your painting. Make them for you and if people like them enough to buy them, great. If not, they are an expression of your creative process.

[@bEoNslenDeralert]

are you a fan of Brian Rutenberg perchance

[@samuelverstraete4695]

Bas oui on te souhaite amour et bonheur

[@LaoZi2023]

Boston University has a good art program.

[@marypartridge5154]

Are you actually painting these???

[@yaya72jerm]

Are you okay?

[@ahmedtiger5629]

حبيتج حجية

[@EHR_Art]

Just paint. If it’s a decent painting, someone may fall in love with one you are not that happy with

[@saju2423]

Excellent style we need one at least detail video

[@Ash-kn8oc]

Why you so pretty 🥴

[@raymondelf7520]

when is the art world going to move on from 1930s abstract art

[@marypartridge5154]

It seems all over the place and im not sure if you are teaching or just confused. But you are still young and I think your videos are fun for teenagers.

[@samuelverstraete4695]

HUmJoli tes toile.

[@Valmoorer]

learn to paint, that looks like unfinished crap

[@tuxsbro]

I actually quite like the plant/art studio piece. 💜 p.s. in the description if you add before your website it'll become clickable

[@HannahSteeleArtist]

Fixed it :p

[@Austin4098]

That was wonderfuel

[@jorgealbertodeschamps5702]

...you ar3 very crazy, ,,, because you are genius...¡¡¡ i love your working...( not speak english...)

[@alwinsarttalks]

awesome video!