How I paint florals; a way to begin

How I approach floral drawing and painting. Having a go with the pot of hyacinths this week and a bucket of daffodils !
#drawingflowers #paintingflorals #sketchbook

[@jeanetteanderson3912]

I just have to say hi again and thank you so much for all your help and hard work 👍 I just adore your paintings. Blessings to you and your family from Ontario ❤️ 👍 🙏🇨🇦

[@annrubino6252]

Thanks for taking us on your trip, Gaynor. I especially loved the coloured pencil drawing of hyacinths. You have a lovely sensitivity to composition and make the simplest of things even more beautiful than nature. Aren't olive trees other-worldly gorgeous. We had a Russian olive tree here in our Canadian mountain garden but sadly they are short lived and ours gave up after 22 years. We couldn't bear to cut it down for over a year - the form was just too wonderful.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Ann, I think the olives are calming and as you say, completely gorgeous. Have a fantastic week XX

[@FloatingOurBoat]

How gorgeous Seville looks, what a treat to see. Loved your multicolour hyacinth sketch. Enjoy your break and look forward to more next week. We’ve bought dark chocolate and nuts ….. just saying 😂

[@gaynorpattle]

I can't go anywhere without thinking of you guys....we found a shop here called "Oh la la" !!! Have a great week XXX

[@dismith73]

Beautiful video and music and the light of Spain

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You Di XX

[@melaniehenson8628]

You are a ray of sunshine! Lovely loose, expressive hyacinths and thanks for the trip to Seville!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Melanie XX

[@laurenp1274]

Loved the hyacinths, loved seeing Seville, loved your flares, loved all the art, and especially love you 💜💛

[@gaynorpattle]

Love you too XXXX

[@russellgibbon8621]

Lovely. Your pics and your sharing. I spent a week once in Seville, supposedly working. In reality, we ate, ate and ate . . . all Sevillans seemed to do was spend hours socialising and eating! LOL If I was told now that I had to live in Seville, I would not complain.

[@gaynorpattle]

That is so funny, we love the vibe here, people just chill and eat and drink and congregate and celebrate !!!! Have a great week X

[@russellgibbon8621]

@@gaynorpattleYes, that is exactly right as I remember Sevilla - they obviously have not changed. Good on them!

[@neidedegouvea]

Hi Gaynor! When I saw your travel kit in the beginning of the video, knew you’d miss your acrylics 😂❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Isn't it funny....I can't operate without them ! XXX

[@debbiedarland5368]

❤❤❤ Thank you for showing the cabin. Art hung in there was so lovely! Have a great journey

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XXX

[@ChantelleArts]

This is wonderful, I love seeing artists process ☺☺☺

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You X

[@kerrieb7473]

5:30 pm in Australia, and this was just the lift I needed right now. Thanks Gaynor and oh my Seville is beautiful indeed.

[@gaynorpattle]

I am going to find it hard to go home !!! Have a great week XX

[@triciabennetts6578]

That stunning cathedral! And against that blue sky ❤

[@gaynorpattle]

The colours here are fantastic XX

[@melindareynolds7867]

Love your chair fascination. Lovely carriages all in a row in one of your photos. Beautiful city. Thanks for sharing.

[@gaynorpattle]

There are beautiful furniture stores with colourful chairs ! XX

[@junemaguire5053]

Loved going to Seville. Thank you.

[@gaynorpattle]

Glad you enjoyed it XX

[@felicagriswold7276]

I loved Seville when I was in Spain. It’s been years but I have fond memories. I really liked the drawn hyacinths! So bright and lively. I had a chuckle at the glasses shuffle as I too have many options 😂 Thank you for taking us along on a wonderful sunny break. I hope you continued to have a beautiful holiday. See you next week.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You Felica....my first visit to Seville and it is beautiful and has a lovely atmosphere....I want to make the most of every minute !!! Have a great week XX

[@AutumnHathaway]

💜 Your Hyacinths turned out nice. I like how loose they are. Thanks for sharing your trip.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@anitajones7804]

Hi Gaynor absolutely love your hyacinth drawing with the coloured pencils, Seville looks beautiful hope your having a lovely time.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Anita, thank you and yes it is beautiful here....so much to fill up my senses. XXX

[@lynlyn567]

Thank you Gaynor for a little glimpse of Seville. Great job with the Hyasynths they are lovely! Enjoy the rest of your trip 😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks Lyn XX

[@janerogers5717]

Loved watching your hyacinths emerge on paper... fabulous!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@user-zu7gk9ol9f]

If reincarnation is true, I hope to come back with a life much like yours (and your energy)! Fabulous! I loved the Spanish music paired with the contemporary art you so graciously shared! Thank you so!

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahh, heartfelt thanks for such a wonderful comment.....so so kind X

[@JulieToye-gy6ij]

Thank you so much Gaynor for taking us with you to Seville! So beautiful, the colours were amazing! I adore old buildings and architecture. Loved the hyacinths too, really lovely! 🤗💖😊 can't wait for next week!!! 💖

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahh so glad you liked it...we are here for a few more days so I can add a bit more next week ! XX

[@JulieToye-gy6ij]

Enjoy the rest of your trip! 💖🤗

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Loved Hyacinth and chair; I'm scent sensitive too! The trip to Seville was wonderful, and seeing the men paint the street lamp housing with paint brushes was perfect. I so enjoy tagging along when you travel, makes me feel so happy to go along. Love the Flamenco music, my Husband plays Flamenco guitar!! This was great, thank you!!

[@gaynorpattle]

Wow Kathy, we have loved all the guitar playing here and seeing flamenco dancers in the street !! The orange tree scent is potent, lots in fruit and lots full of blossom XXX

[@stefaniecolonius4780]

So many take aways, thank you again, your Painting Pal in Arizona.

[@gaynorpattle]

So glad! XX

[@alisonlyons4691]

Lovely video Gaynor. Loved all the snippets of you at work, and Rocket passing by the window❤ Seville looks amzing, stunning buildings. Thank you for sharing your break away....Alioban x

[@gaynorpattle]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching XX

[@kitty9631]

Thank you for sharing your vacation.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you for watching X

[@simpleartofhealing286]

Fun episode! So much inspiration! Thank you!

[@gaynorpattle]

Glad you enjoyed it! Have a wonderful week X

[@loribeetler591]

Hello, I am up at 11:00 pm here in AZ to get your video without interruptions. Love your videos!❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Ahhh, thank you Lori, very much appreciated XXX

[@fionawhitfield925]

Morning Gaynor, what a lovely video to take us out of the feeling like winter doldrums here in the uk, with the miserable cold and wet weather. Such a lift. The hyacinths were tackled well, despite their intricacies and added to the uplift and spring vibe. Sevilla then was the icing with the cherry on top. A really lovely video. Thank you so much. Enjoy every moment. 💐

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Fiona, have a wonderful week XX

[@mariakalogerasarch2170]

The Hyacinth sketch is outstanding. Am loving where the phase one of the painting is going. Happy Trails! M xx

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks so much! XX

[@mariakalogerasarch2170]

If you don’t mind my saying, I would leave that painting be and start another. You may feel differently about it after a break from it.

[@gaynorpattle]

@@mariakalogerasarch2170 I am definitely going to start up a few more paintings and will let that one be !!! XX

[@deborahmeyers551]

Loved this video .... Gaynor I absolutely love CASS ART and always buy there first. I go to the one in Charing Cross staff are artist especiallyhelpful too ...went there just the other day my poor sister must have got fed up with waiting for me to finish in there surely I said I would be just 1 minute or two. . and then I wasn't 😬🤭❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Charing Cross is my 'go to' .....Craig says 'buy on the way home to save carrying things around London" .....also this means that if we don't want to miss our train home I have limited time !!!!! Have a great week XXX

[@Flatshader]

Fantastic

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you so much 😀

[@janerogers5717]

Ooh as soon as you played the Spanish music I was with you on that plane. Wonderful scenery and great visit to art gallery (I'm surprised they let you film and photograph the art work..... our luck!). Looking forward to next week. Xx

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Jane, I always ask and the general rule is to photograph without flash. We are heading off to find the tradition art tomorrow - Museo de Bellas Artes - excited to share ! XXX

[@andreaharley4047]

Hi Gaynor those little art sets are so handy i use mine a lot. So much inspiration re Valencia, i can see you painting street lights and bells in the near future.lol. Love yr hya cith sketch and yes tricky to paint but you did it. Thanks Gaynor❤❤❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Andrea....I have bits of this and that swirling in my mind at the moment, it will be interesting to see what might come as a painting/s !!! Have a great week XX

[@beverlymarch7916]

Oh Seville!How beautiful!You must have had a lovely time!I can’t imagine you up in a cherry picker painting lanterns but I can see you sitting under the shade of those trees with your very own stall..how great would that be!😊Love how gnarly and unique the olive trees are,that grouped scene would make a lovely painting!You have such a way with painting flowers..well done with the hyacinths..perfect colour scheme..can’t wait for part 2 next week…enjoy yourself Gaynor!❤

[@gaynorpattle]

That would be MAGNIFICO !!! XXX

[@beverlymarch7916]

@@gaynorpattle Anything can happen!!❤️

[@dulcieogilvie5786]

What an interesting video, Gaynor, thank you. (nice to see some blue sky!)

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Dulcie....so good to feel a bit of warmth !!! Have a great week XX

[@sherrierichard2848]

Hyacinths, not unlike hydrangeas have those packed clusters of small individual flowers and are really difficult. You did a great job! Starting with the envelope of the blooms was a great suggestion! I’ve got Spain envy…Hope you trip was fun and you got inspired to paint some of the memorable thing that stood out to you.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Sherrie, still in Spain and it is fantastic. I wondered today what might come from this trip...we visited gardens today and there is more art planned for tomorrow. XXX

[@creativewah]

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing! 💜💜💜

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XX

[@marycollier1293]

Nice work on the hyacinths, they do have a strong smell. Thank you for taking us to Seville. I love Spain. The art work you visited there was great, I especially liked the pieces with mixed fabric designs, very Matisse.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Mary, The artist for the textile art ; Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, Poland, 1978), a Romani activist and artist who uses the “subversive stitch” to weave visual narratives featuring women and present a positive vision of Roma culture. Some of her pieces were huge ! I loved the mix of colour and pattern. Have a great week X

[@marycollier1293]

@@gaynorpattle Thank you for naming this artist. I love the texture and colors that bring this art to life.

[@lauranordgren8003]

Hi gaynor, this is from Washington state. I live in the Columbia gorge. Last week you talked about your dog eating your bulbs. I had the same trouble with mine. I found out it was the fertilizer that I put in my holes was enticing her. The bone meal or bulb fertilizer or anything organic . It's very frustrating. Thank you for the videos. They have encouraged me to sketch and not worry about it. I love your freedom😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Laura....I hadn't thought about the fertiliser but that makes a lot of sense !!! Glad to read that you are sketching and not worrying....just enjoy the process....XXX

[@teresaedwards4175]

Hi Lovely Loved your first drawing of hyacinths! You captured them beautifully ❤️ Gosh! you are brave to draw them ….I love them but would think OMG far too complicated…..you make it look a breeze 😀 You are such a natural at it.🤩 Thankyou for taking us to the sun! No wonder you are such a jolly human…. You always find a way to uplift yourself 😊 Seville looks lovely, Amazing architecture, lovely ornate buildings, great vibe.❤️ I’ve been busy decorating my house…it’s such hard work!…think I’ve shrunk a foot …finding it difficult to stand up straight through exhaustion and gravity 😳 We are having new carpets throughout the house….so every room needs decorating! 😳 We have an old house, so it is a lot of work! I have a favourite Artist ‘Walter Anderson’…a Southern American Artist ….I would love to paint my home similar to his….it’s Amazing!!! He saw all of nature as patterns and design….so clever…love love love. Hope you have a beautiful week ❤❤❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hi Teresa XX REMEMBER to have a recovery period when your body aches !!!! All your hardwork will be so worthwhile. We have had older houses in the past and one job always led to ten jobs !!!! I will take a look at Walter Anderson. There is a huge Moorish influence here in Seville and walls and floors are covered in tiles, mostly all the designs are from nature, just lovely ! Try to take it easy when you can and have a fantastic week XXX

[@ahmetuzuner5543]

Thank you, it is a good idea, experience, New thing and different perspectives....Gaynor Pattle.🙋

[@gaynorpattle]

Glad you enjoyed it XX

[@gwenritch]

Thank you so much for taking us along! Love the purple flowers too. And yes, flowers that smell give me an instant headache.

[@gaynorpattle]

The orange blossom is the over-riding scent in Seville....I'm glad it's outside !!! XX

[@2youngbon2]

What a joy it was to come along with you on your trip! The music was beautiful too! Thank you for this lovely experience.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XX

[@SewArtyAnna]

Oh yes! I thought I was the only one who gets headaches and sickness from perfume. Hyacinths surprisingly don’t affect me. Another joyful watch

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Anna XX

[@user-og6kr9jj4q]

Thank you so much for taking us on your trip to Spain with you. It was very interesting. I loved the museum!

[@gaynorpattle]

We are still in Seville so there might be a bit more footage to come next week ! The modern art museum is on the site of an old monastery and the atmosphere was fantastic ! Have a wonderful week X

[@Sparkly14]

I have vari-focal glasses which are transitional in sunlight, near vision, distance vision, reading and sunglasses all in one. They are brilliant, couldn’t be bothered with as many pairs as you have, very annoying. And I paint. Thanks for your videos, great.

[@gaynorpattle]

One word....WOW !!! XX

[@healingartfully]

Yep, lots of pairs of glasses. I can’t hack multi focals. They make me sick. I’m very sensitive to movement. Smells also, so I can relate to sending the hyacinths outside. Thanks for sharing your travels, so inspiring. You’ve got me thinking more about what I’d take travelling as a little art kit.

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks for sharing!! X

[@impish22]

this one was so fun !! thanks for sharing Gaynor

[@gaynorpattle]

Glad you enjoyed it XX

[@andreatorraca8755]

5am. Here in Dunedin FL. Us…….enjoy your trip……

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you XX

[@frankiecarboni]

Everything in this video was wonderful Gaynor, love the hyacinths, especially in the chair - Hockney look out, and Seville, wow beautiful in every way, that huge drawing in the modern art section, the olive trees and the fab weather - good job you didnt come to Sardinia!

[@gaynorpattle]

Oh crumbs .... I so wanted to touch that long painting and there were others !!!! Just Beautiful XX

[@acaring2440]

Excellent!!!!

[@gaynorpattle]

Many thanks! X

[@BrennaLivingJoyfully]

I have exactly the same 3 glasses….reading, computer and driving 😂

[@gaynorpattle]

The fun bit is when I try to read with distance and drive with readers !!!

[@acaring2440]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XXX

[@cat-annechats5362]

I like everything~

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You XXX

[@jomassey4207]

Lovely colour palette with your hyacinths. Im also intolerant to strong scents and certain foods. Good idea to put them outside. Exciting new place to have more adventures and paint. Photos will help. Jo😊

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Jo, YES....photograph the hyacinths....perhaps enlarge to understand a bit more of the shapes.....Thank You XX

[@ArtyAntics]

Hyacinths are so tricky to draw! I had a go last year. It’s like a bouquet on each stalk! I love the smell, but if there are too many it is too much.

[@gaynorpattle]

Excellent description...a bouquet on each stalk !!! XX

[@SimoneWhippArtist]

Oh to be on that plane! Not had a holiday for almost 2 decades!!! The Contemporary Art Museum looked wonderful! I am sure there was much to inspire you Gaynor! Were some of the images you showed us collages? I don't think I would want to tackle painting hyacinths- too fiddly! You did a good job and I especially like your sketch of them and the colours used. Have a great week ahead. X

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank You Simone, I feel very lucky to be here and want to make the most of every minute. There was an area of textile art - some of the pieces were huge !! I have never had a go at textile art but I'm inspired to paint more pattern. Will be interesting to see what comes out XX

[@SimoneWhippArtist]

@@gaynorpattle I look forward to seeing you paint more pattern! Enjoy the rest of your time in Seville. X

[@CharlotteMerl]

Loving your hyacinths Gaynor. Your trip looks amazing! Vanilla gives me headaches but I love it as a flavour, weird. How was your weekend exhibition? xxx❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Charlotte, Weekend Exhibition was exhausting !!!! A lot of work to put up and pack down for two days BUT I loved it and sold three paintings and cards AND chatted to great people ! XX

[@taketimetoseait396]

Trifocals.... I always wear, not missing out on what's around or close up. Like the look of the half rim. And over the glasses "sunglasses". So artsy..? 😊Ann

[@gaynorpattle]

VERY ARTSY XXXX

[@guitardee1]

8 am in South Africa. Going to watch now and again tonight when it’s band practice for Himself and I’m on my own. Edit. Lovely video, thank you so much for taking us along on your holiday and sharing the photos of Sevilla. The Cass Art watercolours have strong intensity, congratulations on the hyacinths, tricky flowers indeed.

[@gaynorpattle]

Hello Dee, It is glorious here, the orange trees are either loaded with blossom or full of fruit !! I feel great for a bit of warm sunshine and inspired to get painting on canvas asap !!! Have a wonderful week XX

[@vanessarobinson1080]

Gaynor...i recently had lens replacement so no more glasses and its changed my life! Glasses drove me crazy!!! Or laser treatment is also an option...so quick and painless. Yes im the same with hydrangeas and smelly lillies!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you Vanessa, that gives me hope !!! Thank you for sharing XX

[@taketimetoseait396]

Mixing to get the right shade of shadows, as in, so many varieties of black. How to? get to compliment the subject in using all the colors in the composition..? ... help with mixing ... we need this lesson. 😊 countin' on U 2 guide... Ann

[@AnnlikesFlorida]

Had to find an optical that would put trifocals in such small frames (lenses)... the look is youthful😊 and functional . So convenient 2 just C😅. Mine R half top tortoiseshell readers! $35 on Essty. More plz, museums of Europe. Hope U focus on the who, what, when, where, how, 🤔 . Art history is our teacher...more like professor. Luz Artworks is so interesting... she is using materials that make for modern decor and traveled this month. Ann

[@gaynorpattle]

It was tricky trying to locate the right artist with work in the modern museum....they use a room plan obviously in Spanish and I got a bit confused ! Heading off for some traditional art tomorrow and hopefully I can do a better job of who, what, when, where and how !! Also helps if you take the right glasses !!!!

[@purpleplump6650]

Seville looks stunning, what a great way to escape the winter gloom here in UK. Loved the hyacinths. Is your sketch book just plain ordinary weight paper or watercolour? I looked in Hobby craft for one but could only find sketching one. Enjoy rest of your trip. (the guitar music was lovely too !!)🎨

[@gaynorpattle]

Regular paper 140 gsm Cartridge Paper in the A5...hoping to pick up some watercolour paper while we are here though !! Have a lovely week XX

[@giovannascottart593]

Oh my I nearly spent time in Seville in the 90’s. What a beautiful city. Are you able to tell me who the collage artist is? Thanks Gaynor.

[@gaynorpattle]

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, Poland, 1978), a Romani activist and artist who uses the “subversive stitch” to weave visual narratives featuring women and present a positive vision of Roma culture. Thank you for watching X.

[@patriciadavis2545]

What a wonderful trip! Were the pictures at the museum, the ones incorporating people and lots of patterns and plaids, was that fabric? Thanks. (My art group is having a demo with an artist who incorporates fabric.)

[@gaynorpattle]

I got in a pickle in the Modern Art Museum...the names of artists were in Spanish (small writing) and on a plan that was high up on the wall of each room !! But the textile art was by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, Poland, 1978), a Romani activist and artist who uses the “subversive stitch” to weave visual narratives featuring women and present a positive vision of Roma culture. X

[@lesleynormanhartnell2070]

Hi Gaynor. Love your videos. What was the music that was played, name of the artist?

[@gaynorpattle]

Pink Flamenco by Doug Maxwell XX

[@Hastypearl]

One word…trifocal glasses! It’s just part of the continuum and so freeing. They are easy to get used to and you can use any frames you pick. Annnnd, I’d be ok with a Daily posting from you🙃 Thanks for Seville! 🌻Laura

[@gaynorpattle]

Thanks for the tip! Have a lovely week XXX

[@taketimetoseait396]

Color ideas.... Joshuajava utuber😊...Ann

[@nathaliepougalan7792]

Bonjour Gaynor Qui est l’artiste à la fin de la vidéo ? Merci Nathalie

[@gaynorpattle]

Bonjour Nathalie, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, Poland, 1978), a Romani activist and artist who uses the “subversive stitch” to weave visual narratives featuring women and present a positive vision of Roma culture. Thank you for watching X

[@Sujowi]

Get progressive glasses!!

[@gaynorpattle]

Thank you X

[@janerogers5717]

You haven't got varifocals yet?!!!!

[@gaynorpattle]

Craig tried them and had to take them back - he has put me off !

[@lindasteger7207]

They take about three weeks to adjust to. And you have to train your head to move whereas we usually only move our eyes. It certainly is not easy!! Maybe another 10 years it may be easier

[@gaynorpattle]

@@lindasteger7207 😂❤❤