What Makes a Painting Good?

Hi everyone. What makes a good painting? While art is subjective there are a few key things that separate good art from everything else.
In this video, I take a look at a few different pieces of mine, in various stages of completion, and we go over a few of these points. Including center-of-interest, color value, and leading lines, to help you understand some of the principles that go into a great painting.
As always, if you have any questions, topics you'd like me to discuss, or anything else, please reach out and thank you for being a part of this artistic community.
Hugs,
Gwen

[@ullif829]

Ganz wunderbar und lehrreich dir zuzuschauen. Ich verschlinge deine Videos gerade...Grüsse aus Norddeutschland , ulrike

[@51Shazzy]

Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Great to see paintings "unpicked".

[@DebraClark-n3y]

You are a wonderful teacher! I found you just recently and I have learned sooo much in that short amount of time Can’t wait to watch and learn more from you. Thank you

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment...

[@susiesunshine1969]

Wow thank you so much! This is incredibly accessible instruction! It gets me thinking because it's hard to know what makes my paintings done and what does and does not work! Thank you you are awesome!!!

[@sevdakerimova6759]

Thank you so much for this. It was so educative. You are an amazing artist and i admire your works. You are incredible. Thank you for guiding us

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Thank you so much Sevda .....

[@joanicker7216]

That was so so good. Love your paintings.

[@susanonthemove728]

Thank you!!

[@pamelabrowne3684]

Thank you for all your wisdom! Love your work.

[@yeshuaiscomingbackrepent2357]

They certainly do work...wow. So beautiful.

[@abryan3228]

Omg this is so wet💕🎨😋 love it

[@niluudeshi2520]

Thank you so much. It was awesome. Thanks again 🙏🏽

[@grozdavranic6972]

Thank you for sharing..

[@GwenFoxArtist]

My pleasure

[@ElleCoyote]

These are great examples. Exciting work! They would be even better if entire paintings were more often visible in the camera shots. There is dead space on the right side of the field of vision, so the camera view could be moved to its left, and you could stand more to the right of the painting, covering it at times, but not as much. I want to see the entire painting before you tell me why it works.

[@daryllevine5156]

This lesson was concretely valuable. Thankyou Gwen.

[@ElleCoyote]

@Gwen Fox Sorry to be critical but I love your work and I want to see all of the paintings!

[@georgemarklow4683]

Thanks Gwen for this very informative video. I look forward to being looser with my paintings.. trying to cross that bridge :)

[@GwenFoxArtist]

You can do it George....I know you can!

[@grozdavranic6972]

Thank you so much...

[@janhannah9444]

Excellent :)

[@karennaturallyartby]

Fantastic! Do more review videos like this!

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Thanks! Will do!

[@great-garden-watch]

Love your paintings! Did you paint these in oils or acrylics? Just gorgeous

[@GwenFoxArtist]

oil

[@amydyson8249]

Great customer, thanks!

[@joannavandeneijnden5437]

What composition is this? Cruciform? Would be great if you could mention this

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Thanks Joanna....I will next time....

[@beamusni9711]

😍🥰🥰

[@kevinhardy8997]

A good painting is what people tell me is good

[@ravindrajahagirdar2701]

Gwen, would you take a painting by someone else and review it ?

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Let me think about that question Ravindra....

[@rakeshnoothi6852]

Title: what makes a good painting?? Me : Definitely not this...!!!

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Rakesh....what makes a good painting for you?

[@brucewang6458]

This is so confusing to me

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Bruce....I am sorry it is confusing....tell me why and hopefully I can clear it up for you. Thanks for your comment.

[@amandamccarthy480]

what makes a good painting? ::uses her own paintings::

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Amanda....I will do a video on this very subject....thanks for the idea

[@LetReasonPrevail1]

You seem very sweet, but your paintings are contemporary art which is to say they are terrible and an assault on what is actually good, true and beautiful.

[@GwenFoxArtist]

Actually I am not sweet at all .... your observation seems to be rather harsh on contemporary art....sorry because it is a beautiful form of art.