Abstract Landscapes: Why (and How) to Paint Them

[@maureenalderman9321]

I always feel that it's trying to capture the soul, the very essence of the subject.

[@TrueLoveX1027]

Louise, your first couple of minutes explained abstract art better than I’ve heard it before…ever! ❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wow such kind words. Thank you!

[@alisonmcmillan9622]

I love the idea of letting the painting arrive at its own time.

[@judithkiriazis2150]

Your video made me smile while tears came to my eyes....You speak from the heart and your experience, and you've reminded me of many things that I know as an artist but fail to keep foremost in my practice. Thank you for that, and also for giving me something to share with family and friends who don't quite know how to relate to what I do because it's "abstract."

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad to help!

[@kwashingtoncarroll]

yes! "trying gets in the way"... I find when I "try" it usually doesn't work, but when I'm just playing, I make stuff I love. People think abstract is easier than realism, but I find it harder. I LOVE your perspective and the way you explain the inner world of painting. I'm learning a new way of defining what makes a painting successful. Number one criteria: joy.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andrewfrost8866]

Thank you for so eloquently describing what I’ve often felt but have been unable to hold into long enough to visualise and verbalise!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome Andrew!

[@brianbonfire]

You have just explained to me how I feel, and The process om goin through writing Music. Im defintly a fan. Thanks Louise for given me a languige to express my self.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're so welcome!

[@TriniRoyQuiReyes]

It's all about the experience , the feeling , the smell , the aroma , shapes , form distance all the elements, medium and Louise Fletcher I love your explaination and you got a new friend 👍 ♥️ love .God bless you richly for this teaching from the Heart ❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@kristiinasakai9957]

Thank you, Louise! You have become one of my beacons. - When Matisse ( Pretty sure it was Matisse.) was asked how did he know when his painting was finished, he said, to paraphrase, “ When I can’t find anything more in it to change or correct.” I try to remember to think that way when struggling to decide weather my painting is finished. I love to hear you think in this way, as well. I really like your work and thank you for sharing your experiences and wisdom. 💕👩🏻‍🎨

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wise words! Happy you enjoyed the video and can relate!

[@cyndihp]

I am so happy that I found Louise. She is so articulate in what abstract painting is all about, I look forward to seeing some demos and becoming a member

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks Cyndi - I look forward to getting to know you and your work xx

[@dianadevlin3717]

What you say totally resonates with me. I'm a poet and that's exactly how I work. People often say, ah but you don't do the hard stuff (by which they mean end rhyme), you're taking the easy way out using free verse. Not so. You have to work harder to achieve the result in free verse. Often, you use internal rhyme to create a feeling that's so subtle the reader/listener isn't aware of how you manage to stir their emotions. I enjoy your videos - tfs 😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it resonated with you! Thanks for watching

[@amystapleton5165]

YES!!! That's exactly it. Very happy to hear someone else explain it like this x

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@heatherjohnson8022]

You explained so much I feel internally when I paint.

[@shelley2he844]

It's so true X it's hard to paint abstract but it's so much fun. I absolutely love it.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

It really is!

[@alisonvasey102]

what you have described in this short time is exactly how I feel when I paint, but I paint more realistically and sometimes the feeling doesn't come through in the way I wanted it to originally. I have a space in a gallery, and sometimes the pressure to create something new overrides letting the paintings arrive in their own time. I guess it is practice and experience that helps you to move past these things. Thank you for sharing your insights.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad it resonated with you

[@celesteroe4672]

Louise, I am still chuckling about the gentleman's comment of "just daubs then"! These are the moments in life you just have to cherish as material for future stories. Love your beautiful paintings and thank you for these videos!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So true!

[@canadagal4907]

Love the concise way you speak....very easy to listen to....and understand intuitively. Thx

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I appreciate that! thank you :)

[@SingYourselfWell]

This is sooooo good!!!! So comprehensive. Feeling level is IT! Thank you Louise!

[@karencummings174]

I love listening to you talk! Thanks for articulating what so many of us do. Big fan.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@TheEclecticCottage]

Why well described … thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are welcome!

[@jeannelutzkow2507]

I Love your paintings. Thank you so much for teaching this ❤. I'm learning so much. 😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you like them!

[@sheilagreenall1165]

Gosh Louise that was so helpful. Loved the way you speak from your heart to describe your feelings. Thanks for your never ending help.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@frankfolino3118]

Yes. Yes. Thank you!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@karinsmithandersen4427]

Tank you for explaining your way to make abstract painting.

[@sandradavis847]

Thanks for the information.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are welcome ❤

[@annielittlewolf2017]

I thought you did!!! I’ll need to find some wall space in my studio! I knew the drips needed a vertical surface to actually drip down. Thank you so much!!! I look forward to joining your group in January!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I look forward to getting to know you x

[@SoulscapeFineArt]

Beautiful artwork. Great job. Thanks for sharing n see u again.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much 😀

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

Nicely said. Thank you, I needed this. 🌷

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@staceytomkinson910]

It’s so difficult, how dare that man! I think your paintings are incredible

[@ThisPaintingLife]

thank you - it made me smile!

[@donnaschafer2565]

Great teacher! There are a few of then who teach art though concept the process of elements of art and the principles of design vs let’s paint a sea scape! You’re one of them. Thanks🙏🏻.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you!

[@patnewhauser7814]

Wonderful discussion!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I am so glad you enjoyed it xx

[@fatimagrocki386]

Love your work!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you!

[@annielittlewolf2017]

First let me tell you how absolutely inspiring you are! I’ve tried to explain to some friends why I choose to do abstracts - how I can try to show how the autumn leaves sound as they brush against each other; how the wind sounds as it rustles the trees and branches; how a bird soaring lifts my spirits in a way that makes me want to paint. I do have a question for you: Do you paint with your canvas on the wall, or laid flat, or on an easel? I’ve found that for me, it depends on the size canvas, the lighting, etc - and I end up painting flat sometimes, sometimes on the wall, less time on the easel. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I paint on a wall (screws to hang the boards or canvases). I prefer it xx

[@leannerogerson9561]

How do you manage deadlines with this approach? Do you decide at some point that it's better to submit something rather than nothing?

[@lucillefemine2339]

subscribed on your website but can't find the link to one on making videos. Can you put it below?

[@sheilacook8610]

Thank you Louise, that’s the most descriptive and clear explanation of the reason for abstract painting, it brought up the emotion I felt when returning to the village where my mother died, overlooking the valley where we lived I could see it was shrouded in warm mist and felt heavy with my feelings, how to put that on a canvas? NOW I know what you keep telling us.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I am so pleased this helped xx

[@beatriceorr3983]

Brilliant, so inspirational .. Have been watching for a while and feel blocked! Don’t know how to begin. Got the equipment, but brain blocked! W

[@ThisPaintingLife]

The brain is the issue, Switch it off and just start moving paint around.

[@theonlycontessa8771]

Fab

[@raincloud706]

Problem is I keep trying to paint abstract and the longer I work on it it always turned up realistic 😁😁😁

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So then you have to come back and destroy the realism by painting a big bold mark. Disrupt and then keep going xx

[@LavishHim]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎨

[@shahnazhussain1992]

love your work

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marthawoodworth4380]

For me, it's easier to paint abstract, but I like both. Louise: what do you think about this idea? ALL art is abstract.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Yes I'm sure I already replied somewhere else but yes I agree

[@paulwilliams4815]

wow i get so frustrated ,,i know in my mind eye what i want to portray , but seem to be held back , by my willingness to experiment .

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Yes you can't make art unless you get comfortable with failure x

[@lauraemms9280]

Watercolourist that felt like she died over the lock down and soo much time spent on my own.

[@lauraemms9280]

Watercolour was my go to thing to bring in happy chemicals......after years,,,it kind of died when I could even paint when I wasn't feeling like it. But that went too. I want to thank you for capturing my imagination against and I think I even feel excitement. I very much enjoyed the accidental , moorish side of my painting....when I didn't know where to start. I would often get stuck and with that followed my depression. I can't wait to try this...I think this is my calling. I was very down today and very Adhd....this has woken my artistic brain again....thank you soo much.

[@cutzymccall7675]

Louise: what do you think about this idea? ALL art is abstract.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Yes - 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'!!