Get Your Head In The Clouds - Oil Painting With Stuart Davies

[@lynnbarker1019]

Please never stop talking. I love your sense of humour. I chuckle through most of your videos. And that’s fantastic.

[@patsyeckert9822]

Thank you! Great sky!

[@monicakole1804]

Stuart , YOU are the most exciting painter and amusing person on UTUBE. I was literally giggling aloud hysterically during your video when you talked about getting old. Too funny. 😂Truly, I could live on a steady diet of your videos. I’d give up chocolate and maybe even food and water to watch and listen to your videos. It’s becoming quite a healthy addiction. Your mission of imparting your secrets of painting to the world is working. I am painting as often as possible and when I am not I am plotting and planning my next one. You and your heavenly art inspire me and bring me contentment and passion for painting. Stay well and happy and THANK YOU ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@manicangel7796]

You know a lot Mr. Davies. Never sell yourself short.

[@chrissiemorton4126]

This man is priceless!!The goofy sense of humour is great!!

[@jerikarason2339]

Glad to see you back. Love your teachings.

[@kylepark176]

Your videos and lessons got me thru the lockdown years ago. I haven’t painted in over a year just because I wasn’t feeling inspired. Recently revisited your videos, and sir you have sparked the inspiration in me to create once again. Thank you so much teacher.

[@fallouts9869]

The giant lizard in the sky is freaking me out, Stuart! Love it!😍

[@MarkXHolland]

Nice to see and hear you at your urbane best. May it continue. 👍

[@ΔέσποιναιναΧερουβείμ]

Thankyou for sharing your masterpiece video.

[@stubaker2574]

You have a great sense of depth and proportion's..when you add detail's it's like magic to see a grove of tree's in one stroke it appear's natural...Ive watched many of your show's and and never had the urge to stop and before I know it time has passed ..thanks for your effort to help folk's understand it's possible to do similar even if never tried before..like me..one day...!!

[@isculpt4u]

Another wonderful lesson. Thank you. You are an amazing artist & teacher.

[@dianebonneau2350]

Perfect. Thanks so much, Stuart and all his supporters. What a treasure.

[@janerayner6375]

Another pleasurable hour watching you create, thank you.

[@StuartDavies]

My pleasure!

[@dennisrperrin9122]

You’re coming through loud and clear Stuart. Now I’ve learned more from you re: capturing light with using energetic free control for creating movement in your clouds. Thanks indeed!

[@1x1pixelstudio]

Beautiful work! Love the colours! You share such an interesting process which is so helpful. 🤩🤩

[@carolgivati7372]

Looking forward I hope to seeing many many more lessons from you in 2023 Stuart Davies. I can see the attraction of the Pyrenees but moving is such a physically and emotionally stressful event especially at this stage of your life. Perhaps you could just organise some classes at a venue in the Pyrenees from time to time without actually moving there. You can create paintings from memory or photos as you normally do without having to be physically there while you paint. One thing I am surprised you haven't done, is open your own art gallery. So much talent in your fingertips waiting to flow through brushes and onto canvass. You could easily stock up a gallery in no time from all these tutorials you do !! ❤❤

[@KarlEBrand]

MAGNIFICENT! As always and thank you once again for an outstanding tutorial!! We appreciate your time, EVERY TIME!

[@Doppy34]

Such a beautiful sky. I love these paintings wit a lot of sky and you are a fabulous master of making them

[@brucegordon6969]

Thanks Stuart! Brilliant, as always!

[@jhd6226]

Thank you Stuart! You make the painting seem to flow so easily!! ( For you!!)

[@julieroblyer8844]

I love your commentary as well as your style😊 I'm one of those that stays till the end. I appreciate the fact that you show the whole process.

[@StuartDavies]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@sorinareynecke880]

You are just a master. Thank you for sharing You with us❤️🌈

[@carolgivati7372]

Magnificent. You achieved so much Stuart, with so little. Dream clouds.

[@di4237]

Wonderful to see you back so soon after the festive season, and imparting your unique artistic skills along with your witty remarks. Thanks Stuart, you make my day so much brighter.

[@elleneimla6620]

Excellent! Such a beautiful massif of clouds and a charming landscape, which is at the same time minimalistic and at the same time rich in details. You are a great master and we are very happy to have you share your talent with us. Many thanks!

[@EdnaCloud]

Love your style Stuart, gorgeous painting

[@normanclement3733]

I really enjoyed the video and great commentary. Very relaxing. Thank you

[@norivalcarvalho7608]

Great lesson, thanks so much teacher. NORIVAL FROM BRAZIL

[@katherinebaer6798]

Thank you Stuart! Love your videos, always!

[@KarlEBrand]

New Jersey!! SOOOOO ENJOY THIS!!

[@CHicksArt]

Just found your channel….love your style. I dabble in watercolor and now exploring other mediums….thank you so much for these videos! Binge watching this weekend….from Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (beautiful quaint New England coastal town 40 miles south of Boston)

[@coramuller6065]

☁Hi Stuart, thanks for another great tutorial on how to paint interesting clouds. I'm not quite where you are yet, but I'm getting closer. Your paintings are always so beautiful, it's hard to get to your level when one cannot paint every day due to lack of time. I'm also still reading your book in between and wonder if there is going to be a part two. I'm much quicker reading than painting. - Wishing you a healthy and nice New Year, Stuart.👍💐❤

[@StuartDavies]

Thanks, Cora! And thanks for buying my book!

[@coramuller6065]

@@StuartDavies You're very welcome, Stuart. Awesome book, I love it. Waiting for a part 2 ☺❤

[@StuartDavies]

Thanks also for your very kind donation :-)

[@dshepherd107]

It’s hard to express how happy I feel when I see one of your videos pop up in my notifications. I’ve rewound it to the beginning to start watching now. Ty so much Professor 🙂🙃🙂

[@colinc.8742]

Great lesson, many thanks.

[@anqishen1384]

❤❤❤

[@alihafid5368]

Tre'.bien.اكترمن.راءىع.حسن.جدا

[@laura-gabrielacristea9159]

❤️ atât de frumos ,și chiar că plutește

[@debbiemay3265]

So lovely to see you back !! The wiggling and wagling technique looks easy when you do it lol... It makes sense though... Happy new year stuart 🎆

[@topcat7365]

Brilliant - love it Stu and a late happy new year to you!

[@StuartDavies]

Same to you!

[@papajeno9185]

I enjoyed that cheers. 👍

[@maxboonkittypoison]

Hmmm it is not ready yet. Both could use some spruzing up i think. So relaxing to watch you do your thing. Can't want for part 2 🤗

[@artbylarry]

😊

[@jbtownsend9535]

Fantastic scapemarks

[@JV44HeinzBar]

Love you videos Stuart. It's been your paintings & videos that moved me to try to paint. One question, "Do you add oil to sap green with every painting?" Your paint seems to flow so much better than what I've experienced trying to copy your style. One more thing, I know in another video you mentioned you don't do "suns" in your skies. Could you please try to paint a sky with the sun peeking though? I love how the real sun peeks through a dark cloud cover w/ rays of light streaming through.

[@jakes9708]

Another banger.

[@TrudieTiger70]

Love to watch you. !!!

[@terryostype9099]

Hi Stuart, loved the video. Are you ever tempted to just paint a sky? I've tried a few times but always end up bottling it and painting a random sliver of land/sea!

[@StuartDavies]

Thanks, Terry! I have just painted skies many times - they were used for commercial purposes, For a painting I tend to think a bit of landscape is essential.

[@georgiamay4045]

18:40 so happy that it "has it, anyway." at 29:20 .. wonderful bit of darkness under the fresh paint of cloud... 50:20 pulling colour across .. I swear you must have studied magic ..

[@martimajor4766]

I have been painting since college, but now I'm retired, and am seriously digging into oil paint. Love your approach. Wondering how to balance your approach with an approach using thumbnails, notan, and a general plan or design. Wondering if you would address this design approach compared to yours.

[@StuartDavies]

I never make drawings or even think about the painting until I actually start painting.

[@kayakiranana6059]

Do you ever paint anything that’s not totally beautiful? Question: any way to get these results with acrylics? You are so funny😘

[@davemalt2451]

Thanks for another fine tutorial Stuart. Enjoyed every minute of it.😎🇦🇺🦘

[@StuartDavies]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dulcieogilvie5786]

Hi from Norfolk U.K. xx

[@blackdiamond5507]

"Internet runs on cheese and frog legs . ." 😂 Thank you Stuart for another lovely painting and charming video. 😁🌷 Ps Oh I forgot mention, as I listened to the video there was this staticy sound -- not unlike the sound a cat might make walking across Velcro ?? Maybe you can give a listen and let me know if I'm just imagining things. 😳

[@KarlEBrand]

Thanks!

[@StuartDavies]

Thanks, Karl!

[@tanyamaxfield1261]

Being just a few years older than you, I totally identify with your method of getting "things" off the floor. Had to laugh.

[@martinm3474]

To return to the clouds at Devil's Tower. They were not very thick, so over all white with little to no greys. Mostly wispy whites against the blues of the sky. I will look at my painting again.

[@geoffc1862]

Thanks Stuart, one old guy to another.....😂

[@pjjmsn]

Hi Stuart, I would like to ask what grit sandpaper you use for the gesso? I used 320 grit and the paint appeared to be moving too easily, where it was difficult to get midtones. I am thinking also maybe the problem was that I was using too much oil. Also I was using transparent paint for the first time (pththalo green and transparent oxide red) so maybe the problem was that as well. But I couldnt get a decent midtone, only lights and darks. Thanks for the teaching and best regards!!

[@StuartDavies]

The sandpaper I use is 120 grit. It does sound like you are using too much oil.

[@pjjmsn]

@@StuartDavies Thanks Stuart, that is a good lesson about how paint, oil and surface interact and how it can go wrong. Quite interesting.

[@batman4784]

One problem... When I place white using pallette knife, I m not able to soften it using large hog bristle brush. When I make strokes my white spreads too much and mixes with other colours loosing contrast. Why? What to do? Should I not mix oil in any of the colours in sky???

[@florianahayes3548]

I find that it never wise to pick anything up once it has dropped...you have to wait until the dropped item has called to all it's pals. Then do them all at once.

[@JeffWeinman-ez9vw]

Thank you again!!! Absolutely remarkable..... Stuart, I sent info in regarding lessons from the link and I have not heard back. Please let me know if you received my inquiry. Thank you again for all your encouragement!

[@StuartDavies]

Hi Jeff, did you send it via my website? I can't find anything.

[@jeffweinman2626]

Yes I'll resend my questions when I get back to my computer

[@jeffweinman2626]

I just resent my questions

[@kathryntitus9647]

💕🙏💜

[@kadyhendrix814]

What color is Japanese red in American oils?

[@StuartDavies]

I think vermillion is the closest.

[@rongillis3961]

Rongillis in Winnipeg

[@florianahayes3548]

Cheese and tree frogs? Hahahahaha

[@TheWeedShark]

Not able to watch this "live"...sadly.

[@sebastianfairfax2058]

Fyi - Okoume is not a type of mahogany.

[@StuartDavies]

Okoumé is a type of mahogany that is used for building boats. Okoume Plywoods goes by many names, including "okumé marine", "okume marine" and "forest grade." To understand the differences between these types of wood, it is important to know what they are made from. Okoume has a ... etc. Googled.

[@alexloweh1]

My favourite artist ever. Always amazing work, with the calming voice to go with it.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍 And at times hilarious 😂