Painting Snowscapes

[@yasao_art]

There are so many things about you that I admire. For example that you manage to find the beauty in what seems like "ordinary" scenes. Or your patient way of explaining how you work and paint. And let's not forget your amazingly creative ending cards ♥ You're truly an inspiration.

[@Isabella-xc4ry]

I admire how creative he can be. He must understand a lot about composition, he's always reinventing himself.

[@gracieosornio9291]

Can you please do an audio book of just describing your painting processes? I really find the manner in which you describe your painting as sheer beautiful poetry! Thank you for your wonderful videos!

[@JamesGurney]

Thank you. I've thought about that idea too. It would be helpful to sight impaired people and also for regular folks to let the information come in through another channel.

[@armandoguajardo4789]

man that looks pretty cool (no pun intended)

[@yaranaikaexecute3196]

dude, all puns are intended

[@essietangle9931]

Always listening as you progress. Thanks for the 3 different scenes and letting us see Smooth enjoy himself in the snow. Take care and hello to Jeanette.

[@JamesGurney]

Smooth found a deer bone, but chewing it up upset his stomach.

[@cdsketch]

Hey Mr.Gurney, how often do you find yourself painting, is it an everyday thing or just whenever you get the time?

[@monicaperez2843]

CD, as far as I know, Mr. Gurney sketches/paints everyday.

[@cdsketch]

@@monicaperez2843 that’s incredible if that’s the case, thanks

[@jociamponelli1008]

He is an illustrator and artist full time, I think maybe his most well known work is his Dinotopia children’s book series.

[@stefanrijos63]

I can’t help but think of the 70s when I see watercolor works.

[@junkabella6324]

I just bought my first set of M. Graham gouaches and this is the perfect practice subject! We still have some snow in Finland too!

[@journeytravelers5420]

Thank you James , bless you :)

[@radhapatel217]

Smooth is always a joy to see when he's in your videos, what a good boy!

[@JamesGurney]

He's a great painting companion, always finds some "work" to do while I'm painting.

[@dianeo]

Juggling light and shadow AND snowballs. A man of many talents. Lovely snow paintings and sweet painting companion.

[@pallabidhar4638]

You capture nature so beautifully

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

Master Sensei !! Boss of all bosses Casein Wizard, Art guru DEEP thinker creative genius expert snowball juggler we Thank you and we wish you a long and healthy future ..

[@sukiekim7832]

Really great cool shadows of snow.. ❄ Goodbye Winter

[@hildegardkhelfa5358]

Thank you again for those interesting and informative videos. I enjoy watching your art and listening your soothing voice, I enjoy also your humour and love the new extro. They were all great. May you and your family stay healthy. Greetings from Germany.

[@cristinasalesluis3075]

Absolutely fantastic as always! James Gurney you teach how to SEE and paint what really matters beautifully!Thank you!

[@ingobornholdt3206]

I love your knowledge, enthusiasm and humor! Thanks for sharing and being so inspiring! God bless you!

[@riffsandpics]

Greetings from the Kingston in Ontario just across the border hehe. Same weather. Good video, especially guiding us through with how to observe the light in the scene!

[@tjdewet2868]

How wonderful to watch you paint & capture light in such a magical way. I'm curious, did you paint the Snow Dragon? 😍

[@JamesGurney]

It just melted into that weird shape in a commercial parking lot.

[@tjdewet2868]

@@JamesGurney I've seen them, they are as beautiful as Cloud Angels. Did you capture it in your Sketchbook, is what I meant to ask?

[@serlymarton]

always good to watch and learn from you, but the juggling with snow made my sunday perfect, thank you!

[@angelamarie2426]

Your creativity never ceases to amaze me! I know I’ve commented that before but my goodness, you captivate me every time. God truly gifted you and it shows beyond words could express!

[@JamesGurney]

Wow, thank you!

[@gloriazhu2658]

neat!

[@cielciel3920]

your art is amazing

[@HalfWarrior]

Amazing how you make this look simple,James! You always help me to simplify my thought process! Thank you sir!

[@sallyfinch540]

You are the absolute BEST!

[@ahsiayo6015]

that is SO beautiful and unique !!

[@johncollado1151]

Hi James.... thanks for another informative video. Personally, I'm glad to see the snow going. If you want more of it feel free to come up to my house in the Adirondacks, got plenty here for you to paint.

[@withstarsvini]

I don't have gouache but it looks fun and easy to paint with, but I know nothing's easy until you practice it

[@IshikaShanai]

Its super easy to paint with! The only things to keep in mind are that the colours dry darker and if you used old gouache from the day before, it appears duller than gouache poured straight from the tube or similarly rehydrated watercolours. Lastly, the top layers rewet super easily unless you use acrylic gouache which dries like ink.

[@rencat7075]

I love how entertaining he is

[@KayInMaine]

Always look forward to your videos. So fun!

[@GONZOFAM7]

Thanks James. I noticed you usually have your watch in the frame. Why do you have it out? I'm new and have been painting shadows over my painting. Your lesson showed me to paint the shadow itself having mixed a color for its value.

[@andriarobbins]

Lovely! Hi James and Jeanette!

[@deldarma4509]

I saw the thumbnail and thought you were going to paint on snow, not paint snow. Then I had my morning coffee. Great work as always!

[@ptaylor4923]

SMOOTH! I love seeing smooth! Always love insight in your videos, but my new International Artist magazine came yesterday and there's an article by you on Triads and how to chart colors so I'm jazzed. 🎼 🎺

[@SC4RArt]

Your artwork is so good!!! Amazing painting, Thumbs up! 💖💖💖

[@maryagee7759]

You, sir, are a legend.

[@interev6059]

Wow I wish I could paint like that

[@Yorky222]

Brilliant!

[@jackiez8946]

i love how it says “one year since lockdown” really makes this sound like an apocalypse

[@Lampey22]

At first i thought he was gonna paint on the snow ;D

[@TheArtisticBiker]

It's funny, when your video is cropped and you're painting toward the top, I keep trying to scroll up to see what the painting looks like above the border. 😄

[@khoatran-pc6tb]

about watercolor/gouache in the cold, I still remember the first time painting outdoors in the middle of winter when I first came to America and the colors actually gels up/froze in the palette. I wonder if there's any way to counteract that? Maybe mixing something into the water to lower the solution's freezing temperature?

[@johnwoodcock6468]

Mr g. Great channel.

[@77eternalsunshine]

What's more impressive...your painting, your teaching, or your ability to juggle? I don't know.

[@chqara]

💖

[@clarissasmith9631]

Omg for some reason it shocked me when u were talking abt how all the shadows are lit by some kind of light... I was just looking at them as the absence of light but in retrospect that makes no sense LOL

[@JamesGurney]

Pretty much the only place where shadows aren't illuminated is outside our galaxy. Even shadows on the moon would be filled with reflected light, Earthlight, or starlight.

[@Wijkert]

Hi James, what general color would the shadows be on a snow filled landscape and a cloudy day? In my understanding a heavily cloudy day cast grey shadows. I remember reading that in your book, Color and Light

[@JamesGurney]

The color of the shadow area is a combination of the local color of a given surface, plus the relative color of the light source filling the shadow. On a sunny day that shadow-filling light source would be the blue sky,. But on a cloudy day there's no distinctive color; it's just gray.

[@redinabloogs8477]

LOL i actually thought u were going to paint the snow ..literally ...i thought wow ingénues...gotta see this lol ....no snow where i live ..canada...yes canada and we rarely see snow where i live...otherwise i'd run right out and give it a shot just for FUN :)...im thinking water colors.. acrylic ...and water based oils ...oh and straight powered color....what does everyone else think ???

[@vesasavolainen5605]

Finland, there is no real casein."Tempera" is there some sort of Gouache. Can or will you give some glues to to get casein tubes...?

[@bubruss5925]

I admit, I thought he was gonna actually paint on the snow.

[@SimoneBattaglia94]

Me too lmao

[@socratesthecabdriver]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kingpen1179]

❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭

[@joebeamish]

Is gouache workable in larger paintings?

[@JamesGurney]

Yes, definitely. The largest gouache I've done is about 4 x 3 feet.

[@ahsiayo6015]

also I have a question : what is the stopwatch beside you ? like what do you use it for

[@katesmith5010]

He's showing us how long he took to paint the scene

[@vanglearnstocan6149]

Took me a moment to realise that fuzzy thing he was holding at the beginning was a microphone and not a soot ball

[@zwerne42]

Hello James!

[@4ocketart]

💙💖💛🖤

[@peggyboyd4215]

Hi James, What type of acrylic medium did you use for the underpainting?

[@Stikkelsbær]

He uses casein, a milk-based paint.

[@peggyboyd4215]

@@Stikkelsbær At 8:46, he says that he used a light acrylic underpainting.

[@Stikkelsbær]

@@peggyboyd4215 Oh, my mistake then.

[@cockatielnation5425]

He has used both at one time or another. I think as long as the medium cannot be disturbed it's good to paint over.

[@Stadtpark90]

I‘m pretty sure he sees differently than untrained people like me. - I only see the beauty after he painted it and told me what to look at.

[@Sabuzark92]

06:45 !!!!!

[@Stikkelsbær]

I wish I could meet Smooth and give him a pet.

[@JamesGurney]

He's super friendly but especially likes people who have a little treat for him.

[@JamesGurney]

He's super friendly but especially likes people who have a little treat for him.

[@flamingotwist]

how was it 20C there with all that snow? thats shorts weather!

[@JamesGurney]

It melted fast during the session.

[@flamingotwist]

@@JamesGurney amazing! I live in wales, broadly speaking our weather is varies much less. Warm in summer, cold in winter. We're in late spring at the moment and we havent hit 20C yet. I'll have to visit the states one day

[@Fmty4107]

ok so I thought that he would paint ON the snow. Am I naive to believe that? Maybe. Is it a good idea? I THINK SO

[@JamesGurney]

Rescue dog Smooth paints on the snow, using his proprietary yellow pigment.

[@itsCheezeh]

@@JamesGurney don’t eat the yellow snow!

[@mrirurfkjsdo]

For many beginners, it must be so confused seeing you mixing Watercolour and gouache !!

[@JamesGurney]

Secret revealed. They're really almost the same, and completely compatible.

[@surveyguyor8958]

changing-up your outro I see.

[@tempname8263]

I thought you were going to paint on a snow...

[@Mochicchino]

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