Making a Painting: Part 2 - Nicholas Wilton - The Art2Life Podcast Episode 111

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Art2Life.com - Now that our 54 by 60-inch canvas is no longer white, it’s time to take a second pass at it! Join me for Part 2 of the journey to create a birthday painting for my daughter. We’ll talk about freedom, working on commissioned pieces, the power of contrast and change, staying instinctual, and using all of your resources to create something truly unique. You don’t want to miss it!
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I started…now what? [2:51]
Embracing play, freedom, and contrast [8:04]
Activating your work through change for greater creativity [17:29]
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@rhondadore2686 10 ай бұрын

This painting, and these videos of you making it and explaining your thoughts, are just going to mean the world to your daughter for the rest of her life. What a wonderful gift to give her. What a loving dad. And thanks for sharing it with us, too.

@bettylanghorne431 7 ай бұрын

Love using the different tools

@bettylanghorne431 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@katerose8393 8 ай бұрын

I’m binge watching this so hard, i just had a mini heart attack thinking there was no next part, but i found it. Nicholas i could watch you paint and talk about what and why for at least another century !!

@cathydale104 7 ай бұрын

Hearing your thoughts, as you go through your process is most helpful. Thank you. Very excited to see where it takes you with this piece Nick. 🙂

@michelenishikatsu4273 9 ай бұрын

I agree with that, Nicholas…”using tools that we have no control of”! I have found that, as well!

@marypartridge5154 6 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much for being so generous and laying your soul bare to us. It helps us painters especially us who have backouts when we cant paint.

@shellienoyes100 9 ай бұрын

I love the marks from that paint roller!

@marypartridge5154 6 ай бұрын

Yes you are like me as I create a disaster in the beginning and I dont stop until I turn it around. Art is about solving problems that present to you. Sometimes I cant turn it around but not that often.

@nicskoko 3 ай бұрын

interesting that people are liking the roller effect - it's not for me, not into the mechanical repetition of it, but i generally love the way you work and have learned a lot - it's the freedom/non-attachment particularly. Obviously you also have great sense of colour combining! thanks a lot - I don't know how many of your videos i watched but probably most of them!

@perlagaffney4776 10 ай бұрын

I can only believe that your daughter will feel love, your energy and soul, when she is blessed and receives this creation from her father. Love your sharing.

@gazzasoloman2562 9 ай бұрын

Use our soul - our intuition and not think so much. Great advice, thank you !

@gillyslikejillysart7458 8 ай бұрын

The rambling is very helpful! Thank you Nick! Hearing your process is a tremendous help.

@Happy2bwoman906 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful to watch you work and listen- I love how settled you feel in the midst of it all - you’re a good teacher Nick!

@jdouglasART 9 ай бұрын

This is a great episode. Can't wait to see how this painting turns out. Thank you for sharing!

@davide9427 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for being so generous with sharing your process. Very helpful and inspiring!

@jojazowski1609 7 ай бұрын

Just love your energy!

@rikyvandeursen4911 10 ай бұрын

Great video, love watching you paint ❤

@poppopopp-k3j 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for part 2!

@kathhicks6439 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Such great inspiration!!! Can’t wait to continue on… ❤

@Johnbartheart 10 ай бұрын

Nick, please go over, in detail, how you attach a canvas to a wood board then remove it. Is that right???.. Mucho Thanks!!

@danihart3515 10 ай бұрын

I think he said on the first part of this video that he is going to show the whole process, including taking it off the stretcher at the end and shipping it

@sherrismith4754 10 ай бұрын

Wow. It’s changed so much. Love to watch your process. Helps me in my art.

@nancyfern8044 10 ай бұрын

It was such a Thrill to watch you play & create & hear your thoughts en route! I admire your 'casual' relaxed attitude as you go about expressing yourself. Who knew art making could be so doggone much fun?

@sunshinenorain 7 ай бұрын

I found myself smiling through this whole video☀️

@maggiesmith6519 9 ай бұрын

Hey Nick, I’m loving this series of two videos - so helpful and inspiring! Can you talk a little bit about how on the one hand you say that it’s important to like what you’re doing and to be doing things that you like. On the other hand, you say that often you Don’t like what you’re doing, and that that’s a good thing. Thank you!!!!!!!❤

@BarbaraEMarshallCampbell 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to understand that as well since it seems to be contradictory but know that he can help us understand.

@ablewod 8 ай бұрын

Anthony Bourdain + Bob Ross = Nicholas Wilton

@donrogers776 10 ай бұрын

Great video and lessons - I realize I like to create patterns of dark or light that moves the eye around the canvas!

@liliasmith1052 Ай бұрын

Maravilloso trabajo. Love it

@themischeinquer2634 6 ай бұрын

Just arriving to your channel, I like to see the way you find it and destroy it immediately after...interesting to be able to see the layers of the process. Thank you!

@Gabby-ey9br 3 ай бұрын

Thank god you are covering that brown up..!!!❤ Gabby M

@bettiesullivan2334 7 ай бұрын

I like the “freedom” in creating. I usually try to stay in “control”. This helps.

@c.w.1289 7 ай бұрын

Love the process of the painting!!! I never saw a roller like Nicholas is using. I like it. What tool is this. Where can I find this roller, please?

@daveannisart6220 9 ай бұрын

It's so important to assess your feelings as we work because we must enjoy the process & it's a way to ensure that that love or other energy is going into the works - like baking a cake with love it will taste better

@constance9789 Ай бұрын

Checking out part 2 now

@datadata7144 10 ай бұрын

I get some good shaping by not mixing my acrylic colors properly. You did that with the burgundy on the first layer. With acrylics, you have to minutely blend a lot to make it interesting. The oils seem to just smear better.

@catherinetaaffe8733 8 ай бұрын

Great to see the process and hear your thoughts too . Thank you for sharing!

@eugeniambt 9 ай бұрын

Oh my! What a wonderful Dad! Besides a great artist...

@leslieharris9088 10 ай бұрын

I love watching you paint and then I think about how I can or cannot apply some of these techniques to soft pastels. Thank You. You really are a brilliant teacher.

@janicegame2372 9 ай бұрын

You could give a picture you were not pleased with a wash down even leave drips running down, when dry make your shapes with extra large pastels,this works well but you do need good quality paper. Chansons is fairly heavy duty I hope you have fun!😊

@janicegame2372 9 ай бұрын

Chansons.

@janicegame2372 9 ай бұрын

Canson

@athorne13 10 ай бұрын

This is SO inspiring and helpful to watch. Thank you very much for sharing your process!! It’s helpful bc I’m learning how to be non-judgmental and keep going though the “ugly” stages I create. Your patience and curiosity is so inspiring. ✨

@rcosel 9 ай бұрын

The surface interest you are creating is fascinating and so informative for my own process. Thank you

@chrismichell4070 10 ай бұрын

It's all great fashioning starting from a negative to go positive brilliant finding positive flows well done Nicholas great podcasts

@KatieBarkley-d6o 7 ай бұрын

That roller is so cool

@EleanorDuda 7 ай бұрын

I wish my dad would have done something just for me. I love the kind of person you are. I also love red clashing with black, grey pls rose touch of,lemon. My eyes dont like orange being dominate. Love watching you work. Ellie

@davecameron5355 9 ай бұрын

So pleased that I came across your videos. The emphasis on play, on avoiding becoming too attached to marks you have made previously, is such an important part of this type of art, don't you think? Thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing how you create your wonderful work.

@lauramarycann9590 9 ай бұрын

You make so much artistic sense, thank you for sharing 👏👏👏🥂

@kristinrichards283 7 ай бұрын

Wow just found you through Louise Fletcher art. I've hit a brick wall with art, self taught in moving into abstract it's not easy so interesting watching your work thank you 🙏

@mardakeen6605 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick! It's great to watch your process!

@annevanwagener6268 10 ай бұрын

So helpful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your process!

@geridegruy6070 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your process Nick. Very cool!

@marthakey50 9 ай бұрын

I can’t way for part 3 . I love see your work

@J0hnC0ltrane 10 ай бұрын

Watching this video a second time through. Not being familiar with your podcasts and approach to abstract painting, I did find it enlightening and engaging. There were areas that I was liking very much which you obliterated and I'm glad I hung in to see your whole process and the creation of space and textures. A bit like Rauschenberg but the "collage" sense is pure paint.

@lulabelle33 10 ай бұрын

Love what happened with the empty paint roller.

@alexandraherzog7655 9 ай бұрын

I am also anxious to see part 3 of this work.

@otis-bradley 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff - can't wait to see where it goes ...

@donniebobb74 9 ай бұрын

this helped me juice up my second and usually succeeding layers, depending...thank you! it's odd the way we can quickly fall back into habits we know don't work. :)

@LisaMishler 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful, loved it!

@phyllisgoodrich590 10 ай бұрын

What a Pro................and Generous too!!

@marypartridge5154 6 ай бұрын

You are way more calm than I am

@PetervanderPalm 10 ай бұрын

It's always a wonder how an abstract painting is created. It's always about feeling, balance and form. Coincidence is also an important factor. Everyone has their own opinion, I personally think that the black/gray areas appear a bit too strong in this painting. A big danger is that you go too far and then completely ruin your painting. I have that very often. I When it is finished you should be able to say this is a real...... Recognizable who made it.

@donrogers776 10 ай бұрын

I wonder what Nicholas means really when he says he wants to add energy to the painting? Loose, scribbles, quick scratchy marks?

@Happy2bwoman906 10 ай бұрын

That’s my understanding of energy- you can feel the difference yourself between carefully placed marks and the more uncontrolled wandering or splash gestural marking.

@wooddomi 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I have really enjoyed seeing your process. Do you have a recommendation for those starting, who would like to try doing larger paintings but may not be able to afford / want to buy gigantic canvas’?

@catdavisphoto5319 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Will you show a part 3?

@OlhaZhukova-i1x 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤❤

@lesliecarrere2977 7 ай бұрын

So delightful adnd inspiring. Getting back into doing art again after a long sabatical, so thank you for a powerful jumpstart.

@lucyroderick405 10 ай бұрын

I know you said that you’re painting on canvas but when you’re scratching back in it sounds like it’s a wood panel. Is it definitely a canvas? I can’t scratch back so well on my canvasses.

@Happy2bwoman906 10 ай бұрын

@lucyroderick405 The canvas is wrapped on a panel so he can push and scrape. He’ll take it off and stretch it when it’s finished - or roll it to mail,

@RaAy5555 10 ай бұрын

@@Happy2bwoman906do you know if he cleans the tubs that he uses for mixing paint in? If yes any idea how? Thanks in advance 🙏

@lucyroderick405 10 ай бұрын

@@Happy2bwoman906 thanks, I buy cheap canvasses so I think I’d end up ripping them!

@Happy2bwoman906 10 ай бұрын

@@RaAy5555somehow I doubt that he cleans them. Once the acrylic paint is used, it dries and in my experience I can use the container again without a problem. (and he does use what he mixes or a lid can be used to save a larger amount) ❤

@RaAy5555 10 ай бұрын

@@Happy2bwoman906I think I have OCD as I find it hard not to clean the tubs 😅 Thank you so much for your reply 🙏🌹

@jnhallum2775 10 ай бұрын

A job well done 👍

@okankulga8631 8 ай бұрын

For me: abstract painting is like a trip that you dont know where to go...and ends by the last brush stroke of the painter willing not to add any more...I am wondering your attitute during the process...especially when you are not happy with the stroke and stain that you put on? Prefer to end the painting or find a solution that balances the comp?

@marypartridge5154 6 ай бұрын

Yes you are most generous.

@Jeannine754 10 ай бұрын

Hi Nick! I’m new to your channel, and it came at a good time. I have an important question, but you need a bit of back story first. Long story super short: art all through my school years, chose cosmetology as my career for 38 hrs. Had to give it up due to lyme disease and environmental toxicity illness. Through treatment, clean diet, supplements, exercise, and finding art again, I had much of my former self back. Yay! I want to make a new career with art, and have signed up for a one year art mastery program. Another yay! Except…it seems oil paint and mediums are setting me back big time. Down hard all this week. During the first video of your daughters birthday painting, you mentioned wearing masks with oils, and that toxicity was behind that. Is that in general, or do you also have a sensitivity? Did you use just paper masks, N95, or respirator? I’ve invested a lot in the course and supplies, and I’d like to finish what I’ve started. Also, wished I’d found you first! :)

@eduardo_corrochio 9 ай бұрын

I am legit curious ... a podcast = no visuals, so how is this one of those? :D Had to ask.

@Beyogafull423 10 ай бұрын

😂scary. I like the bright colors.

@archman1965 9 ай бұрын

I’m curious if every painting you start you like eventually or do you sometimes have to scrap it and start over?

@aleksandrabergmann7551 10 ай бұрын

My family friend was Zoran Nastic, he recommended acrylic longtime ago. He finished Art History and took his PhD in painting in England .Anyway I work in acrylic considering that I have a small studio in the house .My only tip for Art is I am doing it beer feet , I don’t know if that makes any sense but I think that has something to do with grounding, it woks for me 👋 Curious what will happen with the painting considering you destroyed my favorite segment of the 🖼 😮🤦‍♀️

@jdmosaics 10 ай бұрын

There is no painting to destroy yet… he is only in the play stage… …. Bare feet sounds fun, watch out for the Beer though…as too much can make one paint wobbly… 😂😂😂

@Squiffy1313 7 ай бұрын

I agree- there were parts that I really liked that got painted over. I’ve had this experience with various videos of abstract painting process. I guess it is a matter of individual vision/aesthetic.

@BarbaraEMarshallCampbell 7 ай бұрын

You inspiref me but there is no way to show what I've done so far with what I have.

@miriamtait8854 7 ай бұрын

Values...good thing I have a phone. You disappeared on my apple. I joined again. Hope hopa hope.

@pamelabrowne3684 10 ай бұрын

❤

@reuvenyehoudian6753 23 күн бұрын

You should think and stop before too late.

@marypartridge5154 6 ай бұрын

How can I send my art to you as I would like your opinion???

@cherylerome-beatty4677 5 ай бұрын

Its difficult for me to give a "fresh" look at a work in progress.

@cliffdariff74 8 ай бұрын

Really glad you are not playing too much music in tbe background or between clips... Music-as-you-paint is not for me... music is extremely distracting,,, its very emotional. Imagine you are in an upbeat mood, energetic. Looking at your art.... and someone starts playing some loud, whiny love song, or angry punk music, or slow heart break pop crap whilst you are making art... music is a form of emotional propaganda, especially if its forced on you. Anything but inspiring while concentrating..😊.