Loose and Free Portrait Painting - Demo

[@neljansen8275]

Oh, that was fun! Thanks for taking the time, especially for those of us who can't afford to take the full FYJ course. This was a treat! As was the taster course!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@pammace3820]

I absolutely loved watching the process of this and your attitude whilst painting it. Thank you for sharing. X

[@ThisPaintingLife]

My pleasure 😊

[@Oh-Mercy]

❤ “looking human” made me laugh so hard! Love watching your videos. I thank you for your work and definitely for the laugh!

[@AlisonLeighLilly]

"And because I'm focused on [the paint], I'm enjoying the process of learning; nothing bad can happen to me." This is such a powerful and profound statement, it just really struck me this morning. Thank you for this lesson!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad this helped x

[@archerandthemouse]

I loved watching your process and watching as this came together, perfection. I appreciate your attitude, humble yet self confident, not sure how you pull it off so elegantly and sincerely. You are truly inspirational.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much! i just share my true experiences good and bad - glad you enjoyed x

[@cidk59]

I just have to say I love this portrait! I think you captured something quite remarkable, and just watching you, I saw at least 4 portraits come and go that I thought were so cool. Her eye brows and the line work between her eyes that ran down the sides of her nose give her face so much life and expression. Total win!!! That was just so cool to watch, thank you so much!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@donnaer]

Very helpful, thanks. I tried a self portrait for assignment 2, and I got very frustrated with myself, lots of negative self talk at first. But in just a few days of the taster course, I’m ready to tackle it again, and again…and again, as an exercise. I can’t thank you enough for this course and your positive teaching style. I remember you talking about how people will know your art is authentically you. It’s so true for many things, and your passion shows through in a way that enables you to teach so effectively….. I have realized that I don’t need it to look like a photograph. I’m looking forward to doing more.

[@leilaskye8143]

I want to publicly despite not able to afford the FYJ ., I was so grateful to be on your free taster course Loiuse. It was like free food on a journey. It shifted my way of art.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad :)

[@pitoxnop]

Love that Louise it just shows that not being precious about accuracy really does work!👍

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Yes it really does plus it's so much more fun!

[@ultimumverum7344]

It is a pleasure to watch you paint, to listen to your voice and music. All the best !

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you very much!

[@LisaSonora]

"enjoying the process" SO important. really love seeing your process and explanation. love all of the layers and the linework

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much!

[@TheGrownWeirdChild]

Amazing how you know exactly what to say to get me fired up after feeling so insecure. Biggest, warmest thanks for sharing Louise!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are welcome!

[@pruegeorgeson4990]

Liberating to see you doing all that. Thank you

[@terryowenby9507]

Thank you for this great video! I love loose paintings and, with your amazing spirit and attitude, you've shown how it can be done. Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@PaulWalesArt]

Absolutely loved it. The video and the result. If I saw that hanging in a gallery I would be totally blown away! Definitely captured the essence of the photo.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@francinegoodson9676]

A WIN, indeed!!!!! Thank you for showing us what risking looks like! WOW!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You bet

[@meemaism]

Extraordinary! …and very permission-giving! THANK you, Louise. You’re doing so much for us perpetual learners! This is so much more exciting than working realistically!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@viktoriastockmal8405]

I LOVE this! And you didn't even draw the countries first. You just jumped right in! I think it's so much more dynamic that way. Thank you for sharing!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I totally agree!

[@stephaneg]

I think it's just MAGNIFICIENT. The looseness of it, everything. It gives me so much courage to try. Thank you!!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You can do it! Thanks for watching!

[@delythspikes818]

Wow! Never tried a portrait but I’ll give it a go now! Inspiring - incredible how the face shape appeared with just a few brush strokes and there’s your starting point for more. Fantastic!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kasiatek1957]

Thank you for letting us see the whole process of creating a portrait! I love your attitude towards the stages of the painting.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@joancollier4488]

That was great to watch from start to finish and see your loose techniques, very inspiring. A successful portrait I'd say.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you very much!

[@lesleymacdonald1761]

That was great Louise. Thanks. I'm so glad I've taken the plunge and signed up for FYJ. I felt so much joy just watching your demo and we get to do this on the course. Brilliant!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wonderful!

[@judyhammond3181]

Well done !

[@alicerossleon4313]

I bet Tracy would appreciate your take. I'm still smiling at the experience, glad you posted!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I hope she would!

[@studiosoixante]

NIce! Really enjoyable Louise. You really captured her expressions!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@juliehopkins5452]

This is such fun to watch! Nice job catching her “essence.”

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks Julie x

[@dominiquedesjardins8589]

WoW! WoW and WoW!!! Thank you for that! And I think it is a magical portrait!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you too!

[@dw7939]

I really appreciate this video. I'm learning to draw and have been intimidated even thinking of doing portraits, but I know I just need to jump in and start. Thank you for showing us where you are in your portrait process. Made me feel less intimidated!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You can do it!

[@tullulah5294]

This is soooo cool 😀

[@barbarageis1728]

This is bold! I like the result. It is full of expression.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

It was certainly fun!

[@angelamezzatesta6435]

I think you did an amazing job Louise! Looks like Tracey. Well done!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

thanks!

[@reneewilson5225]

Fantastic !!! I love the loose, free way of interpreting an image and conveying more than "just the image". I am learning so much through FYJ taster course and your KZbin channel. I won't be able to manage the full course due to time constraints, but I'm joining your "tribe". You have a beautiful spirit and speak to the artist me and so many others. Thank you is simply not enough.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wonderful! Thank you x

[@derekformbyjones]

Definitely a win! So enjoyed that. It’s made me want to try a portrait! 👍🏻

[@derekformbyjones]

Not Derek Jones - my husband, but Irene Jones!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You should!

[@spimer2787]

I kept thinking it was finished, and then you kept making her more intriguing, giving her more personality. Really cool!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Just an ongoing battle until it got somewhere!

[@SandraJSchultz]

Hi Louise. Thank you for posting this. Your taster course plus finding an exciting charcoal artist has put me in a new joyful place. I am doing one loose charcoal portrait after another. I never used charcoal before! I must say that I really liked your portrait when you stopped and chatted midway best. That is the kind of thing I'm striving for.

[@anam9762]

If is not a problem can you name the charcoal artist ? :) Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wonderful!

[@christinamoynihan4021]

I am enchanted by these faces! Thanks

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you too!

[@amandadoss9280]

This is just what I needed! Thank you, Louise!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@katleenemmens4451]

This looks like so much fun to do! 🎉🎉🎉

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You should give it a try! 🖌

[@laurab.newmark2411]

I think this is a great portrait!! I loved watching you do it & liked listening to how you dealt with your inner critic Thanks for sharing !

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@nelsonartmnelsonartn908]

Thank you, I love Love your freedom. You hit a nail for me.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Watching/Listening to you as you take us on this journey reminds me of my dear friend Michael (who has been dead for some years now so reminders are always appreciated). ❤️ He was a musician and his favorite thing was to have "fun with music" so, while he could and did play garden variety instruments, he often threw things in like 'dust busters' , 'vacuum hoses',etc too even little snippets of my children crying or whinging! No, he never made it big except to those of us who loved him but he always knew joy in his creativity. So thank you 😊 💓 from the bottom of my heart ❤️ 💙 💜 for the videos, and the taster (which for the 2nd year in a row I got pulled away from with illness...maybe next year I'll get to see it through. 3rd time lucky and all that!) Blessed Be and may your course open doors and set hearts alight.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Hi Susan, your friend sounds amazing - I bet you miss him so much

[@samjackson7270]

Thanks Louise, it’s great to embrace imperfection❣️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

It really is!

[@ricardaamann9713]

So I would say you ARE a good portrait painter! Love it

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sharibergquist3375]

Agree! This is actually the kind of portraits I'm aiming for! Love! ❤

[@staceygrimes7101]

@@sharibergquist3375 agree totally!

[@nancycrossett1483]

This was amazing. So cool to see how it changed over and over. Love hearing your thought process. Glad I’m taking FYJ 22

[@ThisPaintingLife]

See you in there!

[@susancohen9935]

actually, now that I have seen the finished portrait---it is DEFINITELY a win...and you CAN see the resemblance to the photo!!! It cannot have been easy for you to have a go at it the way you did in front of the camera---and you still were able to feel some of that freedom as you painted---especially at the beginning! THANK YOU AGAIN for your truth...

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I have no fear lol

[@MarianneHNielsenArt]

Honestly Louise I think it's fabulous!!!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Awww thank you so much! ♥

[@leesimmons8029]

That helps give me confidence to just try. Thanks Louise.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wonderful!

[@sharischnuelle44]

this is marvelous! free, disrupted realism, playful!

[@mitziegreen5684]

Loved the demo, so free and loose. Thanks for that. It reminds me to be more messy and care less about the result.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marec61354]

Wow, so helpful to watch you make decisions. Thank you

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@susancohen9935]

you could not have posted a better video for me to see at this particular moment in time---THANK YOU!!!! Its as though you read my mind....

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it helped :)

[@colleenrieu7756]

I think this is fantastic and it totally inspired me to try one as well!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Good!

[@maureenteustace5996]

Absolutely awesome so alive so much energy

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks!

[@staceygrimes7101]

This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@GemmaSampsonArt]

I love this. Thank you for sharing, Louise :)

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@heatherm2125]

“A win” indeed! Thank you very much for sharing this

[@ThisPaintingLife]

My pleasure!

[@trinesandns4947]

Love your portraits!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you!

[@annieochoa5280]

Just going to say that I loved this because I tend to be very critical of myself which impedes my progress! My parent's voices harassing me or something and not being good enough! So, thanks for this!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are welcome

[@sarawelder1]

I would love to be able to paint the essence of someone like this!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank Sara. You can do it - it just takes work and time x

[@ruthrees7495]

Thanks Louise. I loved watching you develop the painting & it does stimulate me to paint. Loose & rough but feeling the progress. It’s the ‘feeling’ when painting I like. I must get on & clean my studio so I have space to work. A recent flood meant everything had to be up on tables….. & everything still is.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Time to clean up!

[@lanamorton5342]

Love this demo Louise, thanks for sharing it with us. Specially your thought of not aiming to the result but to enjoy the process and the feeling of doing "just that". Big thing and still hard for me to shift from' that thought but I am working on it. Thinking that I matter help me to shift a little at a time. The understanding of I don't care what others think about what I do is easy in my intellect but hard to do. Your demo and saying it every time help me a lot. Thanks again.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@Mari-vh2tu]

i love to watch this journey. i think we all can relate & grow. it give me the inspiration to TRY something new.. thank you.🌺

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You can do it!

[@johnkitching6293]

Love it! Thank you for sharing

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@rosecook8598]

LV the use of the large brush. When I try to paint real vs loose, it never works. It turned out great. She is more interesting than the photo. Tk u

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you liked it Rose!

[@juliebishop6898]

Thank you for posting this!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

My pleasure!

[@corriegrant367]

Loved watching this process. Very fun. Thanks for including.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@patriciacoughlinphd1852]

Such fun! I frequently draw faces but only started using pain recently. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@Natalierote1]

This is brilliant, Louise! I’m not a super fan of portraits, with the exception of abstract portraits, but not great at executing even those!! Your lesson gives me great hope!! Thank you 🙏🏻💪🏼🤓🤍

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@janinesisk7594]

So fun watching a face blossom! Makes me want to try!! Thanks!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You should!

[@enricakita1]

Stunning

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@collagehouse]

I love the portrait~ thank you for sharing your process

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks!

[@sandrad.wilcox2421]

That was wonderful! Thx

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CherylK.333]

Great video! Lots of learning points here. I'm excited to begin the course!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Me too!

[@elisabethvulfs9775]

Oh thanks Louise! This was exactly what was needed to get me back on my kitchentable and just fearlesly start to work on my paintings again.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You got this!

[@guitardee1]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I’ve never tried portraits, this really encourages me. Great video x

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad!

[@bevjack1]

It's terrific! Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you too!

[@h.pijnenburg882]

Good demo love it

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you like it :)

[@apusstreettheatre]

I really like the scale you are working at.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you!

[@LinCarina]

Thanks a lot for this Louise! Love it!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're so welcome!

[@barbaramiller9237]

I loved that!! Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad!

[@imogenequest56]

Wow! Thankyou so much! You are an inspiration! I’ve been wanting to paint abstract faces but I don’t believe I can draw very well But I’m going to give it a go.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You can do it!

[@kathiwright4849]

i love this.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

thank you - it was fun

[@oceanksanti-power3277]

Thank you Louise really appreciate this video kind regards ocean.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@anneharbrige5113]

I like it! Thank you for sharing.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you like it!

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Thanks so much for that 😀

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Any time!

[@Buythiscookthat]

I f-ing love it

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you liked it!

[@katesweet5839]

Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're welcome!

[@jalynefidler5613]

Hello Louise❤️❤️🥰❤️❤️. You are a generous teacher! I learn so much by the things you share and the examples you show. I have taken many art classes in my day and you are my favorite teacher. Your work and your willingness to share honestly and openly has changed my life in the most unique ways. I have always Loved any type of art and creativity. You light a fire to create each time I watch you work or listen to you share. Thank you Louise. I hope to one day take your full Find Your Joy course. You are Full of Talent and Goodness. Thank You Thank You for choosing to share! Just like the verse in the Bible instructs to not put a candle under a bushel basket but to set it out where it can give light unto the whole room- you give so freely of your “light” and talents! You are a Blessing to so many- Especially Me! I feel like you are an old friend. I have folders for you in my email, KZbin, and Instagram. I have your lovely book out where I can look at it and I talk about things I have learned from you. I Love your uniquely Beautiful work. Big Hugs from me! ❤️ Jalyne in Utah USA

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much Jalyne - I appreciate you!

[@Kerri-AnnLoves2Craft]

Very lovely! May I ask what the blue paper towel is I see alot of artists using it for glazing and rubbing off paint? I need some lol 😍🥰🥰🥰

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Scott shop towel

[@mihaelam.p.953]

I've started making abstract faces but they end up pretty stiff sometimes. I love this loose approach!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Not a good likeness but I like the energy of it

[@junemaguire5053]

Love the face

[@parisasun2541]

🙏❤️🌺 Very inspiring !; love this process. Very helpful. i love it !!! Are you using charcoal when you draw. ‘ Yes the mind goes on … I know Gabriel … great portraitist ! Lol

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I think that was charcoal - it was filmed a year ago so I can't quite remember

[@heatherleonard8088]

I think its a really successful expressionist portrait, much more interesting than realism.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you for your kind words Heather!

[@scrapsimone]

👍😊🌸🌸

[@clairemccormack2349]

I think she (TE) would approve - I could see it was her before I read your caption on your post

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aw thanks Claire x

[@wendytalbot5792]

I am sure the sitter would rather this depiction than a photographic interpretation, I know I would rather have something that held emotion

[@pamelaholmes113]

Neat, thanks it was Bob Dylan for a bit

[@ThisPaintingLife]

haha - I should have one with that!

[@susancohen9935]

lol. it looks vaguely human