Being Happy with your Art and Painting Process

Painting is a very happy thing ! Find the joy in the painting process.
#beinghappy #artprocess #artist

[@Mabel461]

Your channel is very unique! Not many artists share their process with all ups and downs and their thoughts and emotions about their work like you do. And joy and happiness always shine through! It’s a real pleasure to watch your videos.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much! I knew from the outset that the content had to be real.....I worry sometimes that its not polished so thank you for kind support X

[@melindareynolds7867]

Your happy energy shines through your paintings. It is interesting how you repeat a image on different canvas and keep working the image in different ways. Beautiful! "Have fun with your paints" -great advise!

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Melinda, isn't funny how some subjects want to be repeated and others .... once is enough !!!! Thank you for watching and leaving a lovely message XX

[@lindasteger7207]

Your art puts us all in a happy place! Thank YOU!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much 😀 XX

[@kymcrowart7876]

My favorite day is Thursday ! Thank you so much for sharing

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Kym XX

[@user-sr6vl2ki1l]

Love Thursdays! Happy painting everyone xxxx

[@Samahra01]

And to you❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Have a wonderful week X

[@CharlotteMerl]

The cabin is bursting with paintings Gaynor! Your work is so full of energy and so uplifting, just like you ❤

[@dianecourtney2724]

So true 💕

[@gaynorpattle]

Wow, thank you! Have a wonderful week X

[@polar199]

Gaynor as a beginner artist at 65 you are an inspiration. Keep up the good work!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much, enjoy your week XX

[@jenniferklimpel202]

I see an Easter Island 🗿 like face in your abstract 😊 I absolutely love watching your channel, you are very inspiring ☺️

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Jennifer, I'll dash to the cabin and have a look !! Thank you for watching and taking time to comment XX

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Seeing the bright colors speaks Springtime to me, love them! Glad you added the third abstract little painting to the background of your chair painting, odd numbers are comforting. Seeing you take paint from the tube and apply it is so brilliant, what a great idea! Have a great week.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Kathy, Yes, energy is in the air !!! Have a wonderful week XX

[@kateshotwell6001]

“Have fun with your paint!” Thank you for that reminder!!

[@gaynorpattle]

You are so welcome! XX

[@JaneyH8765]

Having smiled my way through this video I feel the need to go and ‘have fun with my paint’! Such a joyful, colourful video. 🥰

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you and have a joyful week X

[@rmclarke15]

Oh Happy Day! I've seen this on a Thursday in Australia. As an artist, just playing with paint is a simple pleasure. Oh Happy Day - finding the clearing!

[@gaynorpattle]

Wishing you a very happy week X

[@triciabennetts6578]

Love having a ring side seat as you share your process! You inspire me to ‘have a go’ - so pleased to see your well deserved channel growth! Thankyou Gaynor ❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much Tricia....such great support XX

[@loribeetler591]

You are a joy! I look forward to Thursday every week. Thank you for sharing not always being perfect. I have a lot of work I have started to revisit and what fun it is to look at it with a different perspective.

[@gaynorpattle]

Heartfelt thanks Lori, the joy for me is to sit down and open your kind message and feel excited for you revisiting your artwork XX

[@dulcieogilvie5786]

Speaking of ENJOYING and having fun with your art….I have been watching a fella called Bob on KZbin. Bob Blast …(Robert Burridge) painting and he was explaining his own colour wheel theory and demonstrating florals in a jar…… called BobBlast 368 - Color Combo Lesson. Spectacular! Put me in mind of you and your florals.

[@AnitasDreams]

Bob is great ---he like Gaynor exudes just such JOY in painting.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Dulcie, I will check Bob out ! XX

[@anitajones7804]

More wonderful work, joy and enthusiasm you're an absolute tonic Gaynor, have a lovely week

[@gaynorpattle]

Oh thank you! XX

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Phew.... and breathe 😂 I love the way you paint flowers especially the 'small' pots you've been working on. We've had a mad couple of weeks and both of us have had no time to work on our arts n crafts. But we plan to make up for it now. A viewer from USA sent us ' The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse' book this week and it's full of quotes that stop you in your tracks. You mentioned procrastination due to trying to reach perfection - one of the quotes in the book reads 'The great illusion is that life should be perfect'. I think I'll have that tattooed somewhere. Another fabulous Art Weekly and another shot of inspiration from you - thanks Gaynor xxx

[@AnitasDreams]

What an excellent quote!!!! I think as small children we are somehow taught not to make mistakes but that leaves us striving for perfection & we miss that the learning & adventure & creativity is in the so called mistakes & it takes us a lifetime to unlearn this.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

@@AnitasDreams so true.

[@gaynorpattle]

Happy Birthday Rich, thanks for a great quote and enjoy a fab week creating XX

[@zigjigs]

…” enjoy the middle part”❤

[@vanessarobinson1080]

I've literally just bought an easel for 4.50 from charity shop! Much better than working on the flat. You're so right about fear of making mistakes...we need to chill out and not worry so much...its only paper and a bit of paint! Loving the pink btw x

[@gaynorpattle]

LUCKY GIRL !!! I am constantly looking in our local charity shops but lean pickings lately !! I'll go with renewed verve now I've read your message. X

[@felicagriswold7276]

Good morning from Utah, USA. I really like the new pillow on pink chair. The black and white was too heavy for my taste. I like the direction The Bather is going. I really like pots, the pink and black seems very fresh and spring like. Wishing you a wonderful week. Happy painting.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Felica, always great to read your comments, thank you and wishing you a lovely week in Utah XX

[@gailzaranek6958]

Thank you, THANK YOU, for saying it doesn't have to be perfect and it doesn't have to be done now. I'll do better now I think.

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahh bless you XX Trust your instincts and enjoy the process XX

[@laurabiscaro6900]

Great video, so inspiring thank you.

[@gaynorpattle]

You are so welcome! Have a fantastic week X

[@perryann6946]

Awesome work as always Gaynor! You are the only KZbin artist that makes me gasp! I love your art, but even more so your entire processes which is simply "what if" and then you go for it.❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Heartfelt thanks for such a great comment....I'm very grateful XX

[@teresapersaud1344]

Oooooo Gaynor !! You’re so close to 6000 subscribers! Not surprised at all ❤Thank you so much for sharing your process and progress- it’s really appreciated ❤

[@gaynorpattle]

I know.....so exciting and all thanks to lovely viewers like you XX

[@beverlymarch7916]

Hello Gaynor,Love the day Lillie’s ,their colour is so bright and beautiful..I was a gardener for 25 years and do miss seeing all the lovely flowers,plants and trees etc but every Thursday you bring them to me along with your happy positive outlook!I think it’s really is a great idea to have different paintings on the go at the same time,I must try that!I,like many others focus on one project at a time and it can be so intense and ends up frustrating and lowers your mood🫣!!Thanks so much for sharing your tips and techniques,hope you have a great inspiring day in London!❤

[@sherrierichard2848]

Agree, Beverly. I get so intensely focused on 1 painting and it bogs me down and prevents me from spurring onto others and cheer myself up…happy painter, happy paintings! Gaynor is inspiring me too- to just stop with the frustration on 1 painting and try something else on another, or in Gaynor’s case, MANY others!

[@sherrierichard2848]

WOW! Jammed packed productive week! Lots of successes definitely helps your productivity!! Your chain of one thing leading to another is a concept I’m trying to embrace, thanks to you! It’s a brilliant idea. I get so A.D.D. on just 1 painting and it holds you back creatively. Curious about a nagging thought we have about about a paintings salability, for example your using fluorescent pink-would a buyer be off put by colors that won’t harmonize with their home environment OR, as an artist, should that never be a concern of ours as it would hinder or damper our creativity? Good topic for you to explore with us? Love your work this week❤❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Beverley, always a pleasure to read your kind messages X What a fantastic job...nature is wonderful. Try mixing in a few small things alongside your main painting...you'll be surprised to see how they talk to one another !! Have a wonderful week XX

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Sherrie, Such a great point....I'm asking myself who might like that pink chair !!! As the artist I had to see the pink and acknowledge that not every painting will sell. I think that first and foremost you have to paint for yourself in order for the work to be authentic ? XX

[@dianecourtney2724]

Thank you soooo much Gaynor for your wonderful happy mood! I’ve been stuck and you make me feel it’s not all that serious just have fun 🤗

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Diane, someone once said to me....'it's just art' !!! Keep going XX

[@ChantelleArts]

Fantastic video, watched and enjoyed till the end ☺☺

[@gaynorpattle]

So So kind, thank you X

[@AnitasDreams]

Gaynor enjoy your trip to London. Great video seeing all the happy colors you are painting. I managed to keep my bunch of Tulips alive with only 1 getting chomped off by the rabbit. I brought the bud inside & placed it in a small glass dish & with a little water & it opened & the color of these Tulips are an Orange & Yellow with the Black center & it's been such fun to just view it up close. Loving all your bright colors & the tabletop easel looks great. Until next week.

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahh, this makes me smile. Plant extras for next year !!! Have a wonderful week X

[@patriciadavis2545]

Wow. So many gorgeous paintings! You’re on a roll! Again, thanks for your cheerful posts! ❤️💯👏🏻

[@gaynorpattle]

My pleasure 😊 Thank you for a lovely comment X

[@annrubino6252]

All of these paintings deliver joy and surprise. I love the way you stay inquisitive and enjoy the journey. Wonderful lessons to be learnt here - thank you Gaynor.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Ann, thank you for such a great comment. I am very grateful XX

[@Samahra01]

Good Morning Gaynor!!! I'm always elated at the way your practice is free and open to new things and I want to take this into my own practice! I just bought some liquitex neon paints and something that I've discovered is that mixing them with most colors brings such interesting results:) If you haven't tried this I think you would be pleasantly surprised, I was! Have an amazing and blessed week! -Your friend across the pond, ❤ S.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Sam, my neons are running low and no, I haven't ever thought of mixing them !!!! Well, I will now....thank you XX Have a wonderful week X

[@junemaguire5053]

When you said you were going to paint the chair pink i was thinking no Gaynor no, but after you had painted it pink I really love it.

[@gaynorpattle]

Ah thank you for saying June....I'm undecided BUT I just had to see !! I will keep looking and adjusting and maybe a decision will be made....no rush (for now!!) Thank you for watching and taking time to comment; such support....I'm always grateful XX

[@lynlyn567]

Thank you Gaynor for sharing. Enjoy London 😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks so much 😊

[@jomassey4207]

Hi Gaynor, So many wonderful colours, textures, sizes and compositions. Loving your impetus and energy at the moment. Is it the warm summer sun that has given you a fresh and exciting new phase? It doesn't really matter because I'm loving your art process no matter what!! The lilies are looking great....I thought some of the stems need to be directed towards the centre more...I love the fluid white curve that is on the right side of the painting. It really gives it movement and flow. Maybe another on the left coming into the vase or pot?.... A soft creamy yellow vase would be a nice bright and airy contrast with and make the green leaves show. THE lovely lilac you have in your painting on the left of your art space. could be a nice background filler in differing depths of shade. That could make the orange lillies pop..and make them the star of the show. Just an idea...I adore colours too.😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Jo, thank you so much for great tips and yes, the sunshine makes an enormous difference to me....I crave the light !! Have a wonderful week XX

[@SandraBlue433]

Great video, love the addition of the brighter colors, makes your paintings pop. I am inspired to keep going with a new painting I have started but go slowly and step back as you did with the daylillies painting. Get a fresh look before continuing!! Have a great week look forward to your next video ❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Sandra, thank you for watching and commenting...good luck with your painting....another good idea is to move the painting to a different spot every now and then....somehow it works !!! Have a great week XX

[@RobboJ30]

Black pots are great! 😊 Jill

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks Jill X

[@sankaodell1635]

Love the chair in purple! Heed your inner voice & stop

[@gaynorpattle]

XX

[@SimoneWhippArtist]

I love your mini abstract paintings inside the big painting Gaynor! - you could be inspired by them to make big versions! 😁 I hope you have a good week 'digging around' in your paints! X

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks Simone...you too X

[@andreatorraca8755]

Adore all the chairs!!!!!!!!!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XX

[@sankaodell1635]

Thanks for the awesome music. I feel as if I am in Seville

[@gaynorpattle]

I have found some lovely tracks, glad you like them XX

[@juliecochrill9069]

You inspired me to try drawing flowers and to pick up the Viswin table easel. Thank you for another great art weekly.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Julie, Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoy your table easel. I am really pleased with mine ! Have a great week X

[@fionawhitfield925]

Hello Gaynor. Love the pink. The times you change a painting makes me smile. You must get through lots of paint. Do you have a favourite brand, and how do you store it all? Would love to know your storage tips. Have a lovely week.💐

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Fiona, When I sell a painting, my first thought is always "buy paint" !!! More expensive brands will usually mean more pigment but I like cheaper brands for sketchbook work and for experimental layers. I am trying to be organised and at the moment I store by keeping colours separate in a box, bowl, etc. I like to have different consistencies and keep meaning to try the many additives available too !! Have a great week too X

[@susanmolinari2348]

Thanks! You've inspired me to go have some fun with color!

[@gaynorpattle]

Fantastic ! Have a great week X

[@darlenedybas9706]

Yes! I’m happy that you filled in the under arm of chair with dark😉👍

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahhh, thank you X

[@user-hh9yw2dl4k]

Wonderful, as always! Love all the bold pink!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much! XX

[@taketimetoseait396]

Sharing cool artist moment😊 Colorful Collage...Why it took me 40 years...Ann😅

[@gaynorpattle]

😅 Have a great week X

[@cat-annechats5362]

Inspiring!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you XX

[@deborahmeyers551]

Yayyyyyy it's Gaynor I was only thinking of you this morning and your vid popped up thanks for sharing thanks for the encouragement and tips 😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Deborah, thank you so much for support and kindness XX

[@janerogers5717]

Love your videos.... I've been yelling "YES"..."NO" at the telly all morning 😂😂😂

[@janerogers5717]

PS mostly "YES" and "WOW" ❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Jane, This makes me laugh .... keep yelling XXX and have a wonderful week XX

[@breathelori]

Hello from Canada! I am new to your channel and am inspired by your videos! Thank you.🙂

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello and welcome, I love to hear from new viewers. Thank you for watching and taking time to comment. Have a wonderful week in Canada X

[@stefaniecolonius4780]

Remember when you talked about the book Steal Like an Artist? Well it lead me to the thought of Inspire Like an Artist. I really like the way your process flows, it reminds me of this other artist on YT named Sandy Kate Moss, hope you get the chance to check her out bc very much like you she leads the viewer through the process and at the end like you surprises me every time. Hope that helps you and any other artist along the way as you have both helped me in my art journey. I did mention you to her recently, I enjoy networking with creatives. 💖 Thanks again Gaynor for the very insightful video and are you related to Gloria Gaynor the singer? Anyway, I heard her music that made me also think of you. "I will survive" the art process and be happy. ❤ Also, having PINK color vibes lately, how fun great minds grow alike. 🎉 Your Painting Pal from Arizona 🎨🎉

[@AnitasDreams]

Thank You for sharing the YT artist. I will take a look at her channel. YT is great for finding such amazing artist like Gaynor. I live for Thursday mornings for Gaynor's videos. Anita from Ohio!

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Stefanie, I will make time to have a look at Sandy, KZbin has so much to offer. No relation to Gloria....oh to be able to sing !!! Have a wonderful week in Arizona X

[@andreatorraca8755]

Hello from Dunedin Florida US

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Andrea, have a wonderful week in Florida X

[@janineallen3681]

Another great video, thank you X

[@gaynorpattle]

So nice of you to say.....heartfelt thanks X

[@valerijohnson2839]

I not only love your painting style but I love your happy upbeat videos!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much for a lovely comment XX

[@twisteddyekitchenmyfiberjo4577]

Thank you for this video. You've tapped into one (I have many) of my inexperience's with staying loose. I'm learning to keep it loose but man is that hard!

[@gaynorpattle]

It is so so hard but just keep telling yourself to stay free and be aware when you're not !!! Have a fantastic loose week X

[@sherrierichard2848]

WOW! Jammed packed productive week! Lots of successes definitely helps your productivity!! Your chain of one thing leading to another is a concept I’m trying to embrace, thanks to you! It’s a brilliant idea. I get so A.D.D. on just 1 painting and it holds you back creatively. Curious about a nagging thought we have about about a paintings salability, for example your using fluorescent pink-would a buyer be off put by colors that won’t harmonize with their home environment OR, as an artist, should that never be a concern of ours as it would hinder or damper our creativity? Good topic for you to explore with us? Love your work this week❤❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Sherrie, and thank you for a great question. I have been wondering about the pink chair and I just had to see it !!! I tried once to present paintings that I thought would be 'saleable' in an exhibition and I regretted it....not much sold and I didn't connect with them. They didn't feel authentic to me. So I always go with instinct and let things develop . I'd love to know your thoughts and how you approach your paintings. Have a wonderful week in San Francisco XX

[@sherrierichard2848]

@@gaynorpattle Thanks for your input and it’s great to hear of your experience with ‘saleable’ art. I think what makes artists like yourself successful is that trust in yourself and your personal vision. ❤️👍

[@TJtheBee]

Lots of joy to be found this week! Although it's been more of a technical week and not an art week for me. I'm wrapping up loose ends on my school term and getting ready for the next. I'm also waiting to hear on a potential project in Edmonton, which would mean travel this summer! But more importantly, I have an exhibition to finish up. I'm so tired, but very happy with the progress being made.

[@gaynorpattle]

A balancing act ! Remember self care and have a wonderful week ahead XX

[@andreatorraca8755]

🥰🤩😘

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Andrea X

[@artjojo52]

I want you to try the white outline that you had on a painting, a couple of weeks back on the plant on the green chair painting and see if that will make that plant come alive!

[@artjojo52]

Great video today. Love those happy lilies🧡

[@gaynorpattle]

My daughter looked at that painting today and said exactly the same thing !!! I'd better get to it tomorrow XX

[@teresaescuer2863]

Gràcies. Espero els dijous per disfrutar del teu vídeo.😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you XX

[@taketimetoseait396]

Like c'n values in the green. On a couple, U placed dark/ light with comp colors, and it popped the area, which helps when allowing the eye to find the (fibonacci) if that's the goal...and Y not it's art😅 Ann

[@gaynorpattle]

Why not indeed !! Have a lovely week X

[@curlew-3592]

🥰🇬🇧

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You X

[@lucianar.domingues9329]

O suporte das pinturas no cavalete, são papéis ou lona de tela? Se forem papéis, qual a gramatura?

[@marshawiencke3843]

Thank you for another wonderful lesson. I’ve noticed a white cord on the back of your framed pieces, I realize it’s for hanging but all I’ve ever seen is wire. Please explain how it’s used.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Marsha, In my experience professional framers use wire but for sometime I've taken part in hanging exhibitions locally....wires are hopeless when you want to adjust the hanging position on the wall. Our groups are asked to use 'D' rings and cord that is tied with a reef knot and this allows for some adjustment! Hope this makes sense !!

[@yvonnecallaway4484]

Your joyousness is infectious. Kudos for sharing your thoughts, process, products. On that topic, please, what is the model number of the table easel? I can't read it when I blow the image up. A simple functional design which I can't seem to find simply by searching Vision Folding Table easel. Thank you Yvonne in rural Ontario, Canada

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Yvonne, I will check the box and come back to you....there is nothing on the easel, which is Viswin and I found it on Amazon. XX

[@yvonnecallaway4484]

@@gaynorpattle Thank you, Gaynor. I went back at Amazon, dug deeper, found it! Appreciate your caring. Our artists' collectif was hanging our Big Show today but we still found time to discuss your energy, creativity & sharing. Thank you repeatedly!

[@gaynorpattle]

@@yvonnecallaway4484 I feel very lucky to have such wonderful viewers...have a fantastic show XX

[@lulabelle33]

Wonderful Spring energy!!! Does the gloss medium have a protective effect to keep the fluorescent paint from fading to neutrals?

[@gaynorpattle]

The gloss medium should hold everything in place....I normally apply at least two coats when I am actually finished !!!

[@roxanedoyle6412]

Is the sunbather painting for sale? Or prints? I'm in love with it.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Roxane, I am so close to finishing and then YES it will be for sale !!

[@jeg5101]

what is the white glaze Gaynor uses to cover the drawing before she adds paint?

[@gaynorpattle]

The white glaze is acrylic white paint.....a very thin coat !!

[@stalkingcrane]

Not doing something because you think it should be perfect is called “Paralyzed Perfectionism”. A wonderfully descriptive term! Only machines can create perfectionism…in art it’s cold, flat, has no personality or life. Look at AI art. It’s perfect and I hate it. Even looking at hyper realistic art leaves me a bit cold. I always think, why not take a photo instead? 😁

[@gaynorpattle]

I'm seeing a Tee saying " NO to Paralyzed Perfectionism" X