Break Away from Realism using Nature as a Jumping Off Point - Turn Over a New (Watercolor!) Leaf?

[@mollyfender9816]

Love being able to see you mix colors and use your water

[@lindamcdermott9980]

I love your phrase, “perfectly imperfect “. I am trying to break way from realism. Exercises like this are good for me. Thank you for your wisdom……

[@susanbaker3078]

Hi. Just because we're in October doesn't mean painting pumpkins is necessary imo. Yay, for breaking out of our cultural boxes. Love all your work and Tamsin's zentangles. Best wishes everyone!

[@juliesanger4488]

Tamsin’s ink work is amazing! Love you! Have a lovely week

[@dshanley4226]

How fun - loved the casual and freeing approach.

[@beckysnow-baker3927]

So happy that my shaky hand isn’t noticed anymore yet adds to aesthetic. ❤

[@SueKivley]

Thank you for sharing. Most nights after work I like to collage. I love your accent and your soothing voice and I love listening to you! I also love everything you paint. You are the one who got me started in watercolor! With your birds. Love you!

[@JennyMackenzie-v6p]

Thank you Diane, I really love your painting. Such great tips and inspiration.

[@peggymann925]

Tamsin's Zentangles are awesome! But Diane your watercolors are exactly what I try for, the loose and beautiful style is what I strive for. Thank you for all your videos!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Peggy, I appreciate your support very much xxx

[@vivienneadamson2307]

Wow I loved Tamzin’s bird and butterfly Zentangle she is very gifted just like her mum she has an amazing imagination. I also enjoyed your composition and colours Diane the hues were very sympathetic. You always manage to make me giggle with your banter and easy ozzy approach to painting you are a great doze of the happy hormone and we all need a good doze of those now and then. Thankyou for everything. Xx🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lesleypickering9387]

Is she from Oz?

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Vivienne, thanks so much for your lovely comment! So glad you enjoyed it and the Zentangle!

[@lynnej7219]

@@lesleypickering9387English I believe from her comments, although she has lived all over the world

[@lynnej7219]

Tamsin takes after her mum on the artistic front. Love the zentangles. Beautiful painting thank you

[@katemccarthy2463]

Tamsin takes after you, a talented artist. I am also looking at doing these. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@maryfellows4159]

Oh my gosh Diane, you had me laughing out loud at "your paint isn't going to slide off the page (if you use hotpress". I just love your humor! My favorite subject to paint is leaves, so thank you for another fun and inspiring video!! Xx

[@SheriMiller-lw9xu]

I love the idea of cobwebs ❤

[@diannameyers8163]

I Love anything leaves. Great colors also. I wear leaf jewelry quite often.😅🎉❤

[@bevc8306]

Beautiful! I love your “long” videos…although they’re never long enough for me. I’m so glad you mentioned me in this video…….a beginner and old 😂😂😂 love it. I’m certainly going to give this stunning piece a try. Thank you Diane.❤❤❤

[@lindakuck5981]

Lovely. And I love spatters! Thanks Diane 😊❤

[@jennymathers3264]

I love how u fill in the spaces .love your work .🎉

[@terririggle6106]

Wonderful colors here!! Love yr approach to painting and all the tips and encouragement you give us. So appreciate it. Every time I see that you have posted a new video, I smile and give a little cheer!!! 😍

[@rosemarypetersen143]

Yes I enjoyed the leaf and berries ink and wash painting you just shared with us. Where I live the favored leaves are maple! i just watched your negative painting with them and I think you agree. Fun to watch and i've been painting on black paper with metallic paint so may continue your idea that way.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much Rosemary, so glad you’re enjoying it and thanks for commenting!

[@annehebert6959]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I also wanted to mention that I received an email from Meeden and apparently I got the third prize in the contest they were running. I rarely ever win anything - so this is exciting...time for some more paper I'm thinking...LOL

[@vivienneadamson2307]

Congratulations Anne that was a lovely surprise. 🎨🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful! Congratulations Anne on being third prize winner! Nothing makes me happier than to hear someone who rarely wins has won a prize! I’m one of those ones too. I can count the number of times I’ve won a prize on the fingers of one hand, and I don’t even need five of them! Well done though, and I hope you enjoy the paper that you are going to purchase

[@beckyshook3526]

I do love your style and really love your daughter's work as well I had never heard of this

[@KarenBozym]

Hi Diane, I loved the pink and brown and blue tones in these sprigs. Adding all the layers of color and pen strokes make such a difference. Thank you! Can't wait for the next long video too!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much!

[@teresaohehir7336]

Thank you . Diane

[@AnnS-ix9sz]

Another fun adventure. Breaking away from realism - I am with you. Generation one’s own ideas, mixing colors that speak to you, that is where all the fun is. I love the varied leaf colors and the dark line work - I think it really enhances the image. Adding the second set of leaf lines in a simpler form highlights the first set. Learning so much! Thank you.

[@juditszepessy8936]

I adore the colours you created, Diane! I just finished a picture today inspired by your previous video with the gold leaves. 💕 Thank you!

[@Ann-ey1tw]

Love the zen tangles! I’ve just started, your birds are adorable!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you! 😊

[@Rebecca-qx1et]

Nothing is failure in art, only practice. I love the Zen tangles😊

[@mellieanne9387]

It's 1AM here in the US and I'm thoroughly enjoying your painting. Love the colors you've put on paper and they didn't even slide off the paper. 😂 Love your sense of humor ❤

[@juditszepessy8936]

Thank you for always encouraging us and help us to relax and enjoy art! 💕

[@TammyBrackettDesigns]

I needed this video in a big way!!❤ I've been away from my paints. Perfect video to get back into the swing of things. Thank you Diane. And Tamsins zentangles are mesmerizing ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I'm so glad! Hope things are going well for you xxx

[@sidneablackstone2428]

I love your art and conversation…❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much!

[@Hyggebrusk-ink]

Just tried this and love the variety in leaves. ❤❤❤

[@wimjanssen2181]

My56 th. Although there is a certain pattern in your work you manage to surprise always. Thanks for sharing and here are some quotes: Whatever comes to mind you have to do. Be perfectly imperfectly. Repetition is boring,the eye likes movement. The more I watch the more I get trusted with you're work. Thanks for all your effort ,have a nice day Wim😊

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much for taking what I say to heart. It means a lot!

[@rebeccapatterson649]

Amazing colors!

[@annas9686]

Oh I love your zentangles, they are beautiful! I was also thinking to try zentangle for the Inktober

[@renegarofalo1569]

Lovely

[@rebeccapatterson649]

Thanks!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much for your generous gift Rebecca xxx happy holidays xxx

[@Sunny-rh1yp]

Oh my gosh!!! "We transfer paint from here to here." lol Your so so funny lately. Thank you! Better than cutting up fabric just to sew it back together. lol I'm not good at either. 😄 Love from the Caribbean.

[@debhalld9794]

Great relaxing painting! Very stress free❤

[@posiesutton2009]

I really like this one. It has a charm all it’s own. So many of your pieces start out as nothing special, but you keep doing your magic, and end up with lovely, elegant and charming! XXXOXX❤️❤️❤️

[@tacywest8842]

Wow so much talent thank you 4sharing

[@consueloyoung4484]

Thank you Diane for the inspiration!, I do have the color pens but being fairly new to watercolor, I get stuck and can’t see the forest, lol. I actually started with santangle and love it I can actually say that I am quite good, that is how I was introduced to watercolor…so the leaf painting is right up my alley and will get right on it. Put those pens to good use!!. 🙏🏼♥️

[@delphinewood7519]

Sessions with you are always relaxing. Thank you.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much ❤️

[@greenegirlsstudio101]

WOW! I just started dabbling with watercolors, in my art journals and cardmaking. Oh, and gel printing😅. Started thinking about giving actual watercolors a try, and I just found you. This is stunning, and I love your style and teaching method. I have never been one to follow the rules, and just do my own thing. Thank you for sharing your love of art💜💜💜. *Bets* from Pennsylvania, US

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful! So glad you found us! I have a video somewhere exploring the idea of watercolor gelli plate prints which are GREAT fun! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHTQo3uXhpiajqssi=BXFJaPooWmfzN4vh Have fun!!

[@Nathalieroy2624]

So lovely

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you Nathalie!

[@ceciliasawyer2432]

I love this Diane. It inspired me to get out my paints and big palette and go for it. What fun I had. Thanks so much. Your loose informal style is exactly right for me.

[@junemaguire5053]

Loved your doodles, I would have been very happy if they were mine.

[@patriciahorelick6450]

I did love yours and Tamsin’s Zentangle drawings! You thought yours were not good but I’d love to claim them as mine!🤗 I tried to no avail… a math brain is needed I think and I don’t possess one or those!

[@ramonalachapelle8691]

I bought a set of the poetique pens on your recommendation, their propensity for fading notwithstanding, and I love them. I especially love their fine point and them give them a bit of pressure and you get a nice wide shading stroke.

[@jodirankin5901]

Beautiful colors on this one! I'm going to give it a try. Also, your zentangle is great!

[@ChantelleArts]

These are fantastic, i love the palette you've used 💜

[@alichtenwalter]

Thanks, Diane, for the wonderful watercolor . I made a wealth but I don't like the center. What would you do to take out the center? Thanks.

[@Galbereth]

I really love these sprigs of leaves paintings, Diane. They are so pretty and great practice for brush control, paint mixing AND inking. I've done your Owl sitting on a Toadstool painting and am happy with that, although leaves n apples are too big so 'shrooms look too small in comparison but hey ho! I enjoyed doing it! I spotted your Zentangle a few days ago and have gone a bit mad on that! I've done ten of them so far and am having much fun with that. Was not liking the starkness of black ink on white paper though so have cut up some squares of paper and have painted light background washes on them in many various colours. They look much prettier and more cheery like that! Did a Zentangle Pumpkin on an orangey background yesterday which came out alright. Not quite as lovely and accurate as Tamsin's though - She is very Good at it! Anyway, Thank you very much Diane for this Great tutorial. Love, Mel xx 🍰🌻

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Mel for that great input. I also found it nice to do tangles on slightly coloured paper - I used some ivory coloured laid paper and it was quite nice.

[@Claudia-i2h]

So pretty, Is better hot press?

[@chrisshaffer6623]

Are the poetique pens re fillable?

[@msgail7232]

How did you mix your beige color since it is not in the Meeden set? It reminds me of a color you used from the Kuretake Art Nouveau set.

[@karenetaylor5758]

Some famous successful person said we fail our way to success. So, there, let's go on with it as you do so well!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Now I wonder who that was!

[@karenetaylor5758]

@@DianeAntoneStudio Wish I knew. There is also a video out there of a person falling repetativly going up stairs.

[@FrancoiseButler-vx1cs]

Bonjour Diane , alors tu t es mise des regles a faire des zentangles , ils sont bien pour un debut , il faut bien commencer quelque part , je ne fais pas du tout ca moi , dans mon carnet je fais ce que je veux , je fais un fond a l aquarelle en plusieurs couleurs au hasard je laisse un peu fondre les couleurs entre elles et je laisse secher la feuille sans la toucher . En general le lendemain je retravaille dessus avec des motifs , en suivant les zones de couleurs . C est un peu comme tes feuilles , mais je melange des motifs , ceux qui ont une allure de fleurs feuilles baies , c est tres varie et ca apporte une touche d originalite . Surtout reste toi meme ne te laisse pas influencer ni entraver par des regles si tu n aimes pas , garde ta liberte d expression . Bises a bientot

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Bonjour Françoise, merci beaucoup pour ton gentil message. Moi je fais un peu comme tu décris, parfois, quand je ne fais pas de vidéo. J’aime découvrir comment réagissent les couleurs quand on ne les touche pas - souvent ça suggère un motif très intéressant. Après tous ces années de refuser d’accepter les règles, je ne pense pas que je vais changer ! J’je te souhaite une bonne nuit, et un beau temps demain !

[@patriciahorelick6450]

Diane, I have a question about the water pens I think I see you using from time to time…are they empty when you buy them and you then put a mixture of paint and water in them OR are the loaded with certain colors from the factory? I bought some years ago and put in my own mixtures of paint and they leaked all over my painting 😞 so maybe I bought a not so good brand or maybe they are. better made now…

[@amandaterrio4823]

It’s also breast cancer awareness month. As a survivor I want to remind everyone to do your exams monthly

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks for the reminder, Amanda, as it is similar for me, I agree!❤️

[@tinaari88]

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[@suewoulfe3904]

Thanks!