Interview with Watercolorist and YouTuber Emily Olson

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[@LironYan]

Amazing paintings of Steve & myself 😁 Can't believe I only see this just now! 😂 Thank you Emily!!

[@msgail7232]

Older people can learn to paint…love that statement y’all made! Age means nothing with art. I painted for many years and quit for many years. Last year the bug bite me and I started watercolor painting again. I am obsessed, paint every day, study, watch KZbin videos and do a lot of practice strokes to increase my muscle memory. I am 80 years old and just now discovering what I want to be when I grow up…an artist! I enjoy doing pet portraits, flowers, landscapes and birds. Thanks to Steve I can now paint a dog or bird’s eye with ease. And they look real. Thank you for sharing your time with Emily. She is one of my favorite artists to follow. And I love your work Steve. Your studio is wonderful…so much stuff to work with!

[@jayboehm3382]

I've been lucky in that I've been following Emily AND you for over a year, and it's so awesome to be able to enjoy your conversation. I am so excited to hear that you two are making plans to meet up in person and paint! Thank, as always, for the lovely video, Steve.

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

I’m really enjoying these collaborations with fellow artists you are doing! I am super excited to hear that you’re both going to be doing some Plein Air painting together in June sometime too! This was definitely a wonderful video & yes I love the idea that you can learn how to paint 🎨 something at any age!! Thanks Emily & Steve for the lovely time!!💕

[@flickaJay]

I'm glad you two talked about just having fun doing (and not necessarily producing) watercolor. I have this fear that I will dissappoint those that know me if I don't do something spectacular with any new hobby I come up with. I've only been interested in watercolor since January and I haven't really done anything yet. I don't want to be accused of wasting money. I have made a plan to fill up every empty frame that we have sitting around our home. I think there are only about 5. The view that I have of myself is that I spend so much time 'learning' by watching videos and buying books so I guess I'd better use the nice arches paper that I have. Thanks for doing this confab. you two. I do so understand what it's like to get together with someone of like mind.

[@Blick_Art]

So glad to see @emilyolsonart getting wider recognition! Her channel and @annarosebain are two of our favorites for great teaching and coaching, with something for people new to art as well as experienced painters!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

[@carolatchley3797]

Thank you Steve for introducing us to Emily. What a treat.

[@MDCampbell]

Wow, not sure how I've never come across Emily's work or channel until now, but thank you Steve for presenting yet another member of the KZbin creative community! What a wonderful discussion and so glad I have someone new to be inspired by. Thank you, Emily! Heading over to your channel now to subscribe! Cheers to you both! ~ Mark

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thanks for stopping by Mark! Always love to hear from you. Emily is a gem!

[@suze7268]

'The more I learn, the more I have to learn' ~ my goodness, Steve. Never a truer word spoken! Always at the beginning...

[@bethw7]

This was the BEST conversation! Thank you so much for sharing this. I discovered Emily on Etsy by way of her animal portraits and have followed her on KZbin ever since. She can paint anything! You both have so many practical tips (including paint and brushes) that have really helped develop my skill as a painter. I hope you continue this series. I feel like I'm painting in a vacuum and it's so encouraging to hear others' stories. Lorraine Watry is another favorite who would make a great guest! Her birds...

[@alanefideler7234]

Yay!! I love Emily, and you nailed it when you said it’s great to have a community of artists to learn from and get inspired by.

[@tonys8613]

WOW! I have to repeat what everyone is saying " Two of my favorite artists together". We all learned so much from you guys. THANK YOU!

[@rogerehinger6694]

Most of the painters at the senior center art club use acrylics because watercolors are soo hard. There's a couple of us though that love watercolors, but we tend to work small compared to the larger canvass used by the others. Got to get back to the watercolors.

[@Calme1918]

Both of you are in my top 10 artists I watch all the time. Love to watch both of you

[@carmenbauer8822]

Steve - so wonderful to see the dialog between you and Emily. I’m a proud Watercolor Mastery Member. I retired in March’22 and had a dream of learning watercolor. In May,’22, I signed up for Emily’s program and it’s the best investment in myself I’ve made. I get so much joy from learning from her. My skills have grown and it’s because of her generous sharing. I worked for a large corporation where we talked a lot about “growth mindset”. Basically, just because you don’t know yet, doesn’t mean you can’t learn. This seems to be both of your mantras. I think you are both very inspiring artists and I plan to watch your channel a lot more too. THANK YOU!!

[@Shuvah2Him]

TWO FAVES ON THE SAME SHOW!!!! Thanks!!!

[@jamessauve2419]

If you interview again, a good twist on the 'what do you wish you knew...' question you asked might be specifically about mistakes you made when trying to become a professional, sell work for the first few times, get published, etc and basically make a living at art. Great show too btw!

[@shirleyf21916]

wow! this was just wonderful! you are two of my favorite watercolor artists and value what both of you bring to the art community!! i will be looking forward to the next collab!!!❤

[@sharonsunshine2532]

Agree

[@mindofwatercolor]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sharonsunshine2532]

Steve I am so glad you interviewed Emily. She's a sweetheart and I've been watching her for years. Of course I love her work as well. She's a very talented young woman.

[@cindybohl9593]

Yes…two of my favorite artists!!!

[@donnafriend153]

I watch you both and was excited when I saw this video. I find it interesting to hear the behind the scene aspects of producing your videos. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.❤

[@Garynoll1964]

Two of my favorites in one episode Great interview Steve, Emily is amazing

[@mklarson2980]

Thank you both for doing this! My two favorites both of whom I have learned so much from already, and now this was wonderful to learn more about both of you. Such an interesting and inspiring interview! Looking very forward to your future collab.

[@viktoriazuban3575]

Thank you for interviewing Emily! I’ve learned so much from her tutorials and glad to get a chance to learn more about her.

[@barbaragemin5117]

I’ve just turned 70 and came back to watercolour painting about 6 or 7 years ago. Watching you tube artists like you Steve, I learned SO much and have improved immensely. There's so much to learn, but if talent is not the right word, perhaps having an inner eye, or imagination is something that can vary in people and it’s a great help in creating art if you have it. These collaboration chats are so useful and interesting too so thank you both. 🙏

[@mindofwatercolor]

You're welcome! I think the point is anyone can learn. I think what talent really is, is a passion and intense interest in learning the techniques. True some take to it faster.

[@Linda-kh6rl]

Thats true Steve i came from 9 kids❤

[@nowotny1207]

Oh thank heavens - a twin - I thought Steve was interviewing the wrong person. Both Emily and her sister Anna are amazing painters!

[@awatercolourist]

That explains sooo much! First I thought Anna’s channel was Emily’s and then when I noticed the name change I got confused. I though, “that is the spitting image of Emily Olson!” Thanks for clearing this confusion. 😂

[@pattycyr8662]

Thanks for introducing Emily and her art. The magic posters sound like a wonderful painting experience! After watching your video, I looked at Emily's You Tube channel to get a feel for her teaching style and art. I am very pleased, and lo and behold, I found one on brushes for painting fur which I've been wanting to know about, and I am thrilled to try modeling paste as shown in her Van Gogh video. Thanks Steve, and of course, I"ll always be watching your great videos too which are very much appreciated.

[@spacepebble]

What a great conversation! I just moved to Colorado so I need to check out the Plein Air Convention.

[@paulah317]

Oh so cool Emily grew up in Wisconsin. I'm in Wisconsin too.

[@1fredricka]

"you talk too much", Priceless! You are a funny guy!

[@laurapuchalski7402]

I love watching and learning from both of you! Two wonderful artists!

[@sherryfurr9115]

What a great interview! I follow both of you and I am one of those who was an RN, then a healthcare attorney and started to paint at 78 last year.

[@followyourbrush]

I just joined Emily’s subscription. Great interview, I look forward to learning new content, to add to my “toolbox”.

[@Linda-kh6rl]

Your art work that i have seen here is beautiful.An steve is a great artist an good at explaing his art work.Iam looking forward to watching you an paintings with you.i have been painting for 60 years an iam 77 now.I have painted in all mediums .Steve is always upbeat .❤

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thank you, Linda!

[@mindofwatercolor]

Awesome, thank you!

[@RogerEhinger-tg1hv]

I'm enjoying this interview. I frequently watch both of your channels and enjoy watercolors. I pick up different ideas from your channels and am moved to try new techniques. Thank you

[@scottjonesfineart]

Love it when I can catch up a year late on a wonderful conversation like this. I will be watching more! And I have found Emily's Watercolor Mastery to be so worthwhile!

[@Airbrush208]

Great Interview Steve, Great to be with people of the same learning Mindset ,Appreciate you both on this talk we can all share, inspiring.

[@todd.mitchell]

Great interview. Thanks for introducing us, Mr. Mitchell!

[@terrymeechan2998]

Emily is so pleasant and I will check out her channel. Always enjoy the interviews ( did 3 myself today). TY

[@lumberjill439]

Two of my favorite atrists that I follow, together!

[@1fredricka]

I am a subscriber to your channel and Emily's' Channel. When I saw the video I had to watch it. It was delightful to see this side of both of you. Thank You and here is to more collabing!!

[@aptwalker2009]

Great interview...thanks to both of you for making the time to do this. Emily, it was interesting to hear your story of growing up in a farmhouse in Wisconsin. I grew up (a LOT longer ago then you did ;) on a 5 acre hobby farm in WI. I was blessed enough to be able to take over the house when my parents got tired of the winters and turned the property over to my husband and I. We raised our son there and I homeschooled him from 6th grade on. It's a worthwhile challenge and an unforgettable set of experiences, to be sure. Thanks again for sharing with us.

[@dawnmolyneux5840]

Love the world of artists, no bad competition, just sharing and great vibes,your both wonderful artists.

[@janbrunner1033]

Thanks so much Steve. Love you both.

[@patriciawhitehead22]

Both of you are so amazing!!! I am one of your patreon members and looking forward to Emily's watercolor mastery.

[@a.jlondon9039]

Two Gifted Artists.

[@LaurenJeanArt]

Two of my favorites!!

[@Abby_W]

I love watching both of your videos, so this made me super excited!

[@heathermichelle8187]

This was fantastic! Emily, do you ever intertwine your piano playing with your painting? I can see the editing in my head almost like a music video. ❤

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thanks, Heather! So far I haven’t really combined piano and KZbin! Might be a fun thing to try!

[@robynbeard8773]

The joy and journey of playing with water colour no matter the result. Have a go. Thank you so much both of you.

[@candaceainslie980]

Wonderful interview, thank you.

[@paulaastridge3329]

thank you I love both of you , I'm at the beginning of my water colour journey and follow both of you .

[@carolinewithers1647]

I follow both of you, so this was a great treat!!

[@GcOGc01981]

Thank you two. You are hands down 2 of the 3 favorite people I so enjoy watching and learning from, the third is Paul Clark, with Lindsay Weinrich coming in almost tied with Paul. Learned a lot and looking forward to more.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Paul is awesome!

[@amyblossom7486]

Thanks for introducing us to the wonderful Emily! I have signed up for her Watercolor Mastery class, and subscribed to her channel. :D

[@chantalnugues-perrin3631]

A very enjoyable moment … and yes one can learn painting at any time … I started with oil 20 years ago then stopped after 10 years… and started with watercolor nearly 4 years ago at nearly 70 but since practice every day and watch tuto on YT … it’s a never ending quest for reaching good results but enjoying the process all along 😊 thank you Steve for this very open minded conversation with Emily 🙏🏻👍💖

[@chriscreamer9903]

What a treat! Two of my favorite artists together!

[@starr-starr]

Really looking forward to the collab! That will be fun

[@mindofwatercolor]

Yes, I can't wait!

[@antheablackmore5838]

Love both of you and your videos ! Great chat really enjoyed listening to you x

[@markyteo]

What happened to Emily Olson's channel???

[@acanbelina]

I'm wondering the same thing! I can't find any socials or threads about it

[@mindofwatercolor]

She was hacked. I talked to her this morning. She's trying to get it recovered.

[@reneescott6249]

So fun! Love these interviews!😊

[@loiscox2754]

Two of my most favorite artists!!

[@nellkrams3698]

Awesome interview!!!!

[@sylphofthewildwoods5518]

I love Emily! She was one of the first, if not the first, watercolorist that I found when I was researching watercolor a year ago. I've been an Artist all of my life but due to a hand injury, I lost the fine motor skills that are required to do elaborate calligraphy, that I've loved since childhood days. Anyway, after 20+ years of nothing but an occasional craft item here and there, I didn't do any painting or calligraphy. I love birds and animals and Emily does wonderful critters. Anyway, I found your channel this evening from the okra blossom. And as you say, YT algorithms are odd. I have painted a few birds and have good supplies, but I'm still learning. I had watercolor in school, but I learned oils from my father about 8 yrs old so that was the style of painting I was used to. I'm soaking it all in - so hopefully I can avoid beginners mistakes... Learning from the experts. Thank you.

[@Yasthebosstv]

wow thanks

[@tanderson2676]

I've enjoyed the many things you introduced to us over the years. I enjoy listening to your guests! The one video I remember that still inspires me is "5 Tips to Overcoming the Fear of Blank Paper "

[@hannastocksick7395]

Love Emily!

[@pintsizestories196]

My two favourite KZbin artists chatting together - just great. I appreciate what Steve said about being able to learn new skills even if you don't have the natural talent. I really struggled with drawing throughout my younger years. It was very frustrating because I had a desire to create art. In the past few years, I have been taught by a variety of KZbin artists and my drawing has improved dramatically. I paint in watercolour and have been pleasantly surprised at some of the paintings I have been able to produce. I'm 68 and hope to keep painting for many years yet. Thanks a million Steve and Emily.

[@awatercolourist]

First non-patreon :)

[@sundaysunshine2925]

You both come across as such great people . Enjoy both of your channels .

[@pibarrante6901]

Steve..do video on brush care. Paper storage

[@mindofwatercolor]

I have a video on brush care. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmmoaGulich2pZo For paper storage I just use shelves. No biggie.