How I Create My Abstract Landscapes

[@ss2003utube]

Just Glorious!!! The colors, light vs dark. I want to be there!

[@deedoyle397]

After watching a few of your videos, in particular, the glazing and sanding, this one, and the "painting lesson," I see that the glazing and sanding are a major part of your process. Then the beautiful creamy opaques you add. It's all about contrasts, isn't it? Hard, soft, transparent, opaque, lost and found, darks and lights, etc. Great reminders!

[@shanfazelbhoy9491]

These paintings are so so beautiful!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you! ❤

[@shannonschultz9524]

Your thought process through the evolution of your paintings has been so helpful!

[@mariaantonietamachado4199]

Outstanding !!!

[@debbyshapiro2125]

The bits you showed us that u like..best..soft etc

[@petrusniemand5566]

Impressive. Very good. Thank you

[@catepearce2138]

Very, very interesting, thank you for taking us through the ups and downs of the process. Love the end product.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@goynplaycs]

I have been greedily watching as many of your YT videos as I can. When I first viewed your phenomenal art, I reacted to it so emotionally; and hearing you speak about it, and answer questions resonated with me in such an exciting way. It was truly an experience for someone so new at abstracts. I have always felt this need to get my emotions down on canvas; like they’re bursting to come out, but feeling so insecure in the technique department. Your teaching has already changed my perspective and given me a whole new exciting mindset. I have been enjoying the process of determining what I like and don’t like about a piece of art. I have truly found my teacher and hopefully my “tribe” too. Thank you so much for sharing your superpower with us.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

this makes me so happy! Thank you x

[@helenemilette5229]

I love the poetry in the titles of your work! Thank you for sharing, Louise.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@karenlindsay1123]

Just found your KZbin videos and am really looking forward to learning so much to help develop my skills

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Lovely to 'meet' you :)

[@susanhepburn6040]

What wonderful work! Thank you for sharing the process.

[@frydawn11]

The colors are just so beautiful together and your layering process is outstanding!

[@juliebabb3365]

Louise, these are stunning & your titles add to their glory. Thank you. Looking forward to June's class

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@natalieangelheart2483]

Love your work, especially the last one! 👏🏼🤗

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! 😊

[@lynneberry7469]

Love the last finished piece 😍

[@barbmclean1722]

Absolutely gorgeous paintings! Thanks Louise for sharing!

[@SingYourselfWell]

Stunning, Louise! Thank you for these.

[@razelletroester3119]

Louise your layers of paint are heavenly! Love seeing how you get through the difficult stages...♥️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much!

[@tullulah5294]

What a joy to see your process unfold so beautifully !!!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@Vyviews]

Thank you for sharing the progressions of your beautiful, etherial paintings.

[@sheilagreenall1165]

Just wonderful!!!

[@camibeth8132]

Gorgeous and inspiring ❤

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you so much! ❤

[@xxjones]

Wonderful painting!

[@sharonrainey5755]

Stunning!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@reginakaatz2708]

thanks vor sharing your process, it helps to see that you struggle a lot before finding your way. I LOVE your art!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Yes! Definitely some struggle there x

[@juliawillmer2528]

I’m so glad I found you! I am at this exact place in my art journey. 🙏❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You got this!

[@Anadiaz-br1jr]

Lovely beautiful

[@recreepy]

Very impressive work of art.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you very much!

[@Mariafay_art]

I love this video, thank you Louise for sharing more of your process, it’s fascinating. And I really love this series of paintings. x

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@AinoShperber]

They turned out beautifully! I enjoy listening to how you problem solve the paintings.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm glad you enjoyed it x

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I;m so glad it was enjoyable :)

[@k8marlowe]

It’s gorgeous! Motivates me to get to work on one I’ve been arguing with for a week or so now.

[@AmyStewartAuthor]

I loved this! More, more, more!

[@garybarker6994]

Thank you. I have been watching many of your videos. The way you stuck with that last one was amazing. I think I would have given up 10 times, but I'll try to remember what is possible after this.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

some of them go on for quite a while!

[@mypaintedhut111]

It was amazing to see sort of a time-lapse of each painting's progress. Beautiful work and I really loved "The Performance of Heaven".

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you very much! That one went to a lovely home in Wales x

[@bonistyles8048]

Absolutely Stunning! Thank you 😊 for sharing

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! 😊

[@ruthgonzalez1991]

Thanks for sharing your process. They’re beautiful. ❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@colmmccorry247]

Excellent video !

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you liked it!

[@staceyblythe9125]

I also love Ted Hughes!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

He's wonderful isn't he?

[@heatherstubbs6646]

Absolutely gorgeous! I love hearing about your process. Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@basiazielinska2360]

I really enjoyed this Luise. I did not realise you have so many layers. Do you do same on a canvas? You would not sand that would you? Or would you? I should pose that question on a Friday.

[@pjfreeman1067]

So beautiful.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cjrg9903]

I'm a bit late watching this lovely film. Lousie, I feel there is something wrong with my artistic 'vision' because I loved some of your earlier 'versions' and I would have stopped before getting the brilliant final result! I just don't know when a painting is really finished! Thanks very much.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

But you can learn to know - it's really just about when YOU have the feeling that you love the painting - until then, it's not done

[@susandalton658]

I love this series Louise, absolutely stunning. Typically, how many layers do you think you put down? It sounds like many, many, many!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

hi Susan - it really varies, but yes quite a few! It's all part of the journey and part of the painting finding its way x

[@MagdaKnop]

Great work. Thanks for sharing Louise. I’m currently looking at a painting on my easel that I don’t like at all and hase to go through stages of layering ...

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You can do it!

[@susanvanduijkeren200]

A great wowww!

[@truthbeauty1592]

Are you working on canvas, canvas board or wood.? I can’t quite tell. Very beautiful work

[@brendapurdie4935]

❤️❤️❤️

[@HowtoDrawEC]

Nice .. work

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@janswimwild]

Is this still for sale?! I’m so sorry, that was so blunt! Thank you for this wonderful video, I love your work and advice and am about to start a Nicholas Wilton free workshop. I love this painting, the one named after Ted Hughes’ poem, it resonates so much! ❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much for your kind interest - sadly that painting is long gone xx

[@janswimwild]

What paints are you using Louise? Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

acrylics (all brands)

[@LavishHim]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕

[@SteSeed]

Quick question that I need answered. Do you believe art can be taught? Or do you believe art is an innate, natural, God given talent? I believe it is the latter, I believe it is simply a talent. We can't all be singers, we can't all be olympic gymnasts, we can't all be mathematicians, we can't all be artists. As someone who has tried and fought to get better at art for years, I've decided to give up. I've followed so many tutorials on here and tried so hard, but it just isn't happening. I've just come to the realisation that these people who post tutorials are naturally gifted. I'd be interested to hear what you think on the matter. Your artwork is amazing by the way, your amazingly talented

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I disagree - art isn't like sports. Art is about self-expression and we can all express ourselves. I'm really not any more talented than anyone else - I've just worked really hard at removing all the barriers to expressing myself. So while I don't think you need talent, I do think you need perseverance. x The issue might be that you are following other peoples' tutorials instead of finding your own self-expression. Any time we try to do what someone else does naturally, we fail. That's why I don't teach how to paint like me - I teach how to paint like YOU

[@roygcrick543]

Has this painting SOLD?

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Hi Rick, thank you for asking - all these paintings have sold now x