Following My Inspiration | "Embrace" | Watercolor Painting Process

[@hawkblood_art]

Your art is so inspiring. The red swan is such a cool idea! ❤ I don't comment a lot so I don't know what to say much other than that I really adore your work and you make me want to create and get my depressed ass out of bed. Thank you for posting this! ❤✨️

[@madden.r.grimes]

Aw, thank you for commenting! You can make something awesome, i believe in you!

[@shelby8534b]

I just found your channel through your video about kuretake gansai paints. I’m excited to watch you create here whilst also exploring myself through art. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@madden.r.grimes]

Thank you! Thats very nice to hear ^w^

[@damont975]

the way you describe the feeling you want to capture in your paintings is beautiful. my main goal has always been just to make people feel emotions when they look at my art - i've never considered anything more specific, and now i'm reconsidering. great work!

[@damont975]

although, i guess that even without thinking, i've already imparted my feelings in my work without actually putting it into words. do many artists find it difficult to describe their message? i like to tint all of my work in blue - it's an artistic quirk without meaning, but i think about it often. i want to express something beyond reality. i want to show an emotion that doesn't exist. which is probably impossible, but i've already decided to devote my life to art, so i may as well try. sorry if this doesn't make sense or is needlessly pretentious. i've been in my own head for a long time

[@madden.r.grimes]

I think developing a deeper understanding of your artistic message takes a lot of time, and then you need to figure out how to say it succinctly! Its a struggle and a half

[@hugbloom2664]

Love your themes of stillness, slowness and humans as part of nature. I feel some of this in your videos too. A deer watching you paint!? How gorgeous. Beautiful painting. it's special how swans can embrace with their long necks. Blue-greens with reds just 💋 my favourite.

[@madden.r.grimes]

It was staring at me while i did the voice-over like 👁👁 it was a little creepy tbh 😅

[@hugbloom2664]

@@madden.r.grimes lol oh ok. Maybe it wanted to be involved in the video.

[@garyweybright3227]

Whoa, that was so freaking cool! I didn’t even see the swan for a while and then boom she appeared! Having my own gallery show would be a dream come true! So thrilled that you will have this opportunity Madden! ClaudiaSJI

[@madden.r.grimes]

I'm still in shock about it tbh 😅 Thank you!

[@thebougiestarts8558]

this piece is truly beautiful

[@madden.r.grimes]

Thank you! ^w^