Re-learning drawing and painting after a hemorrhagic stroke a few months ago finding your teaching very helpful. Oh and yes I did watch before my brain bleed just for the entertainment and inspiration, but now it helpful in remembering all how-tos that used to come naturally, thanks Steve!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+hbonnett1 Glad I can be of help.
@hbonnett18 жыл бұрын
I think you are a really good teacher, and a very gifted artist. I really hope you can go full time soon. :)
@t.harris28177 жыл бұрын
i'm a loyal minder who LOVES your spontaneous paintings. They inspire me to let the medium do the work and just sit back and savor the mystical wonder of watercolor!
@gregpaone33818 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. Those trees are out of control with depth and variation.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Greg Paone 👍
@redjasper2443 Жыл бұрын
Great name, great paintings thank you from Ireland 🇮🇪
@pw40758 жыл бұрын
You never fail to inspire me to just let go and roll with whatever the paint chooses to do. Love these kinds of exercises. Thanks again.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Pat Walsh My pleasure!
@marushkamaron31336 жыл бұрын
You ROCK! Pun intended. Love, love, love watching your incredible talent.
@mindofwatercolor6 жыл бұрын
😁
@siddharthpanchal7184 жыл бұрын
The rocks turned out amazing. Very beautiful.
@linc0087 жыл бұрын
Not only artistic, but also philosophical
@louisascott29598 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up. I am intrigued by artists like you and Angela Fehr who put down paint as a back ground and then plan your painting around what you have in front of you. Incredible.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Louisa Scott Thanks!
@brokenwing20057 жыл бұрын
lovely. it has a nice organic feel to it.
@paulinedavis36603 жыл бұрын
This painting is amazing, you are so talented, thanks comes from North Yorkshire UK.
@wanttolearnreidy44698 жыл бұрын
This was so much fun to watch. You really did display your sense of design and brush skills...Excellent and such a "fresh" finished composition. You always seem so relaxed when you are working, a great exmple to other budding/ struggling "Minders"... Many thanks Steve.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Very kind, thanks!
@wendyashby44028 жыл бұрын
Love the name "Minders". You are so great to watch and so inspiring. TU
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+wendy ashby thank you!
@AleadaA5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful - less is more!
@susanhepburn60403 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your spontaneous paintings. They're a joy to watch as they come into being - and an even greater joy for you to paint! This type of art is what I aspire to. For now, though, it's baby steps and practise, practise, practise! Thank you so very much.
@channelAkmal5 жыл бұрын
its always magical watching you turning blank paper into such a masterful art
@deannam75512 жыл бұрын
I really love how you carve forms from the shapes/colors you put down in this
@emayms8 жыл бұрын
I've always avoided watercolours because I've never had the persistence to pursue it! Your art has really inspired me to give it a second go. Thanks so much for uploading these, adore your work.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+emayms good to hear, whadya got to loose right?
@helenvalles70287 жыл бұрын
so happy I came across your chance nelson. awesome !!! God bless you !
@helenvalles70287 жыл бұрын
oops..sorry for the typos !..guess I just got too carried away. Thanks so much for sharing your gift with us all. greeting and a big namaste from India.
@kathrynoreilly6064 Жыл бұрын
loved the effect of the non drawn rocks
@xTK421x2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite painting. Here you used almost all my fave colors. The spontaneity in this video made with grace(maybe a dash of snark!) produced an image I can lose myself in. I think of these places as imagery to meditate with. I painted Trunk bay from memory, and now hanging on my wall it is hard to distinguish from the pic I have. I was born on St. Thomas and lived there until I was 14. I used to grab the Boston Whaler motor out of Cow Pence Bay over to St. John and sit up top of the hill and chill. I would sometimes (most of the time) fall asleep and wake from a dream to the exact image in front of me.
@xTK421x2 жыл бұрын
Granted trunk bay was not very spontaneous. but I used a limited palette
@maxineglass24028 жыл бұрын
Love watching you paint! You make it look so easy . I'm a detail junkie... You are amazing! Thanks for all the wonderful videos.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@user-si6ml3fj8qАй бұрын
Thankyou. Very inspiring 🙏🏻
@penelandque3 жыл бұрын
Detail drunk.... love it!
@Elrey1083 жыл бұрын
These spontaneous landscapes are just spectacular. Thank you for all you bring to us.
@josephnielsen23347 жыл бұрын
This experience - spontaneous landscape - is fun and a good learning experience for me - really thank you for leading me into this kind of adventure
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
👍
@juliem42598 жыл бұрын
The finished painting made me think of the little islands in the water on the way to Seely Lake, Montana. You could put water around that and it would be even more stunning. I enjoyed this video so much. You are so talented. Thank you.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Julie M Thanks so much!
@kathrynhouslet3427 Жыл бұрын
I like the way you show us ways to make our own paintings rather than copy
@julienielsen37468 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites of your videos. I love nature paintings. Like the one on mixing greens. That was awesome.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Julie Nielsen Thanks!
@SharlannaL2 Жыл бұрын
When I grow up I wanna paint just like, Steve! Haha... I'm 70 yrs young but plenty of time left.
@barbaragemin51173 жыл бұрын
The best spontaneous painting so far Steve- pure magic. My project for today 😊
@maryalgar87798 жыл бұрын
WOW, WOW, WOW! Watched as I had my morning cup of coffee. So calming, watching you paint that scene and listening to the beautiful background music. What is the name of that music? Watching you paint to music is my idea of heaven! Now I have to get brave and try it myself. Thank you for sharing your skills and talent.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Mary Algar 😊 so very kind, thanks! Can't remember the song. It comes from audio blocks.
@jeannettecomer87393 жыл бұрын
Loved you added rocks in this painting. I always learn great things from you Steve. You are my favorite channel now.
@whayneneal6 жыл бұрын
I haven't drawn or painted in a very, very long time. However, these videos are inspiring me to pick it back up. I really like your approach and techniques. Very fresh.
@confidential58978 жыл бұрын
Wow, those rocks really went from stark and blocky to pretty convincing with just that bit of scrubbing!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+confidential I was actually surprised how little it took to bring them around. Sometimes it goes that way.
@JEBavido5 жыл бұрын
"Detail Drunk". Perfect word picture.
@personthatmakesstuff41867 жыл бұрын
Love this technique. Gonna try it
@watercolorartist6465 жыл бұрын
Very easy and nice way to show the softening needed with masking fluid! Thanks
@anabels9238 жыл бұрын
Master, you are indeed a great artist, not only you can do beautiful and stunning art works but also have a great teaching method. I like your humor and your ways of approaching art and teaching made me learn fast.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+anabel S Haha, "master". Thanks, I really don't feel like a master but you are very kind, thanks for watching.
@anabels9238 жыл бұрын
+The Mind of Watercolor I've been watching your videos in past few days. I really think this is the best one on KZbin😆 I'm learning so much. There are some other great artists but not anyone could be a great teacher..I'm so fortunate to find this channel. Watching your video everyday becomes part of my daily routine. I can't appreciate you enough because it has opened a new door for me to discover...(on my way to store to get the brushes you mentioned) have a good day sir :D
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+anabel S Thanks for the encouragement!
@evangelinepoe89528 жыл бұрын
Watching you bring out this incredible landscape from washes of color reminded me of a Michelangelo quote -- I saw an angel in the stone and carved to set it free. I need a lot more practice to be able to see and carve a landscape as you do.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Evangeline Poe Awesome! thanks for the great quote!
@zee_draws4 жыл бұрын
Why i did not find your channel before. You' re my best online teacher now on my journey to watercolor 🖤
@venitha113 жыл бұрын
Wow absolutely love ur painting style👌🏼
@nmendes79683 жыл бұрын
Proud to be a minder🤗 Thank you for your inspirational videos!
@karenowen78547 жыл бұрын
Love your limited pallette; they blend so well together. Also enjoyed how you modeled the rocks with the scrub brush & usually have a Bible verse that relates to the painting very inspirational.
@jaquelineballantine14892 жыл бұрын
Back in my yout there was a groovy album called Dingly Dell. (By Lindisfarne) You painted a beautiful Dingly Dell.
@adeleyounkin36968 жыл бұрын
Really love your painting and the spontaneity. Thanks for the video - very helpful to see you do it…and the explanations. Yes…more of this!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
👍
@reinier02118 жыл бұрын
More please. Love Minders, it fit perfectly to us. I feel so relax watching you paint. Thank you.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Reinier Hernandesz 👍👌
@danakolpin12896 жыл бұрын
That was s great painting. i would like to see more paintings like that maybe adding a little house at one side. Dana
@eirenmist23018 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, isn't it, how the artist can "speak" into existence, with his imagination and his hands, a scene that was never there until he called it forth with his eye and his brush? Another way in which we image our Creator, I suppose... This is a lovely one! Watching the "ex nihilo" aspect of your spontaneous paintings gives them an excitement different from and somehow more than painting a scene from nature or from a photograph.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Eirenmist Eloquently put, thanks!
@susanbanks12348 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, if I could manage 1% that skill I would be so pleased. I must keep having a go and one day it will, hopefully, come together.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Susan Banks Very kind thank you. Talent? maybe, but there's also 40 years of working with the medium to account for some of it. Yes, please keep at it. 😊
@ArtbyDoki288 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your 'mind'... I am just starting watercolour and you made me laugh when you said 'detail drunk'.... I love detailing my works but you made me realize that that is what I love about watercolour artworks (even of others).... the eyes keep on guessing some shapes because some are soft and not precise but when the mind realize what they are....that is the magic of it :)
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Doki Very true, thanks!
@Wildflowerafternoons3 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness!
@christinebell22947 жыл бұрын
Hi,I'm nearly Sixtysix years young😉 I have been teaching myself how to paint by watching Videos on KZbin.I just happen to come across yours by accident,so glad I did.You have the technique and understanding of what people like.I am so excited,can't wait to start x
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! and welcome.
@susanrasdale29837 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how those trees look! I'll have a go at spontaneous painting and using a water bottle spray. Your videos are really inspiring...thank you from a real beginner!
@jennieallsopp29878 жыл бұрын
new to watercolour this turns it from trying too hard and being disappointed into fun thank you
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Glad that is the case. It should be fun!
@dbald83 жыл бұрын
This has to the best of your spontaneous paintings and it has rocks in it which I was waiting to see. Thank you.
@sheelkhirbat98574 жыл бұрын
It's truly a delight watching you paint but so difficult to paint like you because your mind works in coordination with the mind of watercolour ! You create magic !
@toast_eating_rat_queen7 жыл бұрын
I got really excited watching this video, and it tends to take a lot to excite me these days, but daaaaaaaamn! This looked so good, I almost cried! I hope someday to be as good as you. Watercolour looks SO amazing when you do it right. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and talent here.
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, thanks!
@roseryan15428 жыл бұрын
Minders... I like it. I love when you do these type of paintings. I think the unknown is the biggest hurdle to working with watercolors, in the beginning. But, thanks to you, I've overcome that fear and am learning to make whatever I get work. This is beautiful and it's a pure pleasure watching you.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Rose Ryan Very kind thanks!
@TeeNorbu4 жыл бұрын
You look like younger version of Robert Di Niro. I love your art and tutorials. Thanks 🙏🏼
@TheGenesis00008 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Loose, creative and you're having fun! Very helpful! Thank you and Aloha for sharing!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Glad it was a help!
@josianelegrand1538 жыл бұрын
The Mind of Watercolor y
@rachelsingleton68387 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your spontaneous paintings. Everything you do is amazing and inspires me and teaches me so much. But your spontaneous paintings just ROCK!!!!
@annettedallnielsen25163 жыл бұрын
SOOO beautyful 😍
@annemateart16638 жыл бұрын
Lovely! I have watched this a lot of times already but it never seize to amaze me! Its very dreamy! Wish there was someone near my area who can guide me on watercolors.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@helenacosta86114 жыл бұрын
I like it a lot, it inspires me. I'm an oil painter, but it makes me want to go back to watercolor. Thank you from Porto-Portugal.
@annemateart16638 жыл бұрын
I received my black velvet silver brush yesterday from blick and I thank you for introducing it to me. It is so different from the cheap packed ones I bought before. And thank you for all the tutorials!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Schen Bear My pleasure!
@helenmarshall57055 жыл бұрын
I've watched this one several times. It's my absolute favorite of your spontaneous paintings. I keep trying to do some of my own, but the paint just takes over and nothing much emerges for me. I end up losing too much of my white space. Gosh but watercolor is hard! But I love it too much to quit.
@joepike38618 жыл бұрын
Really nice landscape. I love this spontaneous technique and especially for the rocks! Can't wait to try it out.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+David Jirak 👍
@neruchan7558 жыл бұрын
This is just gorgeous ! I love the rich colors of the background and actually everthing in ths painting.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@beckywinters92718 жыл бұрын
I was having withdrawals because you had not posted in a few ... LOL... I get so much out of your videos... they make me excited to play! Thank you...
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Becky Winters 😃
@yvonneculley28637 жыл бұрын
The Mind of Watercolor been watching your videos for a few weeks now and really enjoying the lovely mixed bag of choices professionally presented, so encourages one to have a go with a bit more confidence. THANK YOU ,
@karenbarnes50207 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed that video. It was the first one of The Mind of Watercolor I have seen. Gotta see more!!!!
@jovanlysdonk86808 жыл бұрын
a new minder. this painting is lovely. Thanks for sharing jojo
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Jo van Lysdonk Thanks and welcome!
@roden708 жыл бұрын
It is once again beautifulll Steve. And I think you are right about a limited pallet. I saw some tutorials lately by a British artist and he made whole paintings just using 3 colours. Since I've learned less is more, my paintings improved in colour unity. It definatly makes a difference.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+roden70 Let me guess, was it either Dave Usher or Alan Owen? Or might have been Steve Cronin. All use pretty limited palettes. Great way to go.
@roden708 жыл бұрын
+The Mind of Watercolor It was Geoff Kersey. But I do like the work of Steve Cronin and Dave Usher. And the work of Peter Wooley!
@blancheelaineanderson98927 жыл бұрын
Love these absolutely spontaneous watercolors! More please1
@rebeccasharp79248 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love to watch you paint!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+REBECCA SHARP Aww, thanks so much!
@sophiemessenger54728 жыл бұрын
Love this kind of painting. Haven't tried it yet. I think if I do it won't come out like yours. Beautiful!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@claudiahowell95084 жыл бұрын
Love this. My morning meditation is watching you paint and letting what you are teaching sink into my subconscious. I find aspects will pop up in my mind throughout the day. So peaceful, thank you.
@bhos438 жыл бұрын
Duh!! How did I miss that? Thanks! Can't wait!!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Bonnie Hosfelt 👍
@sherriephillips52348 жыл бұрын
This is just beautiful and relaxing music. Thanks for sharing your gift
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
👍
@pameladobbins18448 жыл бұрын
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and on a different episode of spontaneous or "accidental" painting you said you didn't know if it was the right word to use to describe the exercise. I think I like the term "serendipitous painting" because that's what I see watching you paint. Thank you & I am looking forward to seeing more. Have learned much in the few videos I've seen so far!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input. Yeah the first one I posted was almost 2 years ago now. I think "spontaneous" ended up being the most suggested term and the one I stick with now. 😊
@sharonolsen65797 жыл бұрын
Stunning! Love this! ..... Utterly mesmerized watching you work..
@rillastephens54307 жыл бұрын
awesome! llove it.
@gonk587 жыл бұрын
Love this one... just like all the others. Great ideas, great coaching
@Griesinho6 жыл бұрын
Wow. I really like that painting. And your inspirational way of explaining and showing. Thx
@TheYellowsun768 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you for all your helpful hints and teaching.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+TheYellowsun76 my pleasure!
@MichaelKensinger8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your wonderful videos! Informative, creative, entertaining, and easy to understand! I've really been unleashing my watercolor paintings lately. I am a nature artist myself and went through a bout of artist block but allowing aspects of my paintings to be spontaneous has done wonders for my creative spirit!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Kensinger Good input thanks!
@gizimama7 жыл бұрын
was wonderful
@Sunandshine12346 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much , we have plenty of historic old hand built walls marking many of the field boundaries around where I live and I have longed to paint them and thanks to you I now feel I can tackle them , thank you 😊 wonderful lesson !
@mindofwatercolor6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@ficheye007 жыл бұрын
Well mister... I've been looking for a way in to watercolor. I've literally watched at least a hundred different videos on techniques, etc. I used to be into very detailed drawings, but I longed to be more painterly and still do fantasy and surreal artwork. This video gave me an epiphany and a way in to color and looseness and a way to keep the fantastic alive as well. Thank you so much. ps: When I did a little airbrush I would just dab the masking fluid with a paper towel to remove any colors and lift it off with masking tape.
@petkaanitabielert11798 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful painting! Its a piece that I can look upon while trying to learn.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Petka Anita Bielert Go for it!
@Homerojay798 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, Steve. The nice thing about this kind of technique is that everyone has a different approach depending how they see things after the free-painting step. I don't why I wanted to to add a waterline and tint the lower half of the rocks to submerge them under a creek or something. I think is the use of white as a color (in this case sky or water surface) that allows you to suggest so much with so little.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Nrai Yes, different stroke for different folks, as they say. Nice idea though! My mind was more up on a mountain side I suppose.
@plekang18 жыл бұрын
I like this video ALOT! The spontaneous painting is something I REALLY want to try more -- I am generally that "detail drunk" flavor of painter! :) Do more!! Paul
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
I will, thanks Paul!
@margarethanson83308 жыл бұрын
Minders keepers! Thanks for more inspiration!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Margaret Hanson You're welcome!
@papolone7 жыл бұрын
what a stunning realization...
@robynamelia16 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@tinyfacemcgee9211 Жыл бұрын
More spontaneous watercolors please! Can you do one with an up close tree or do they all have to be quite distant!💕💕💕💕💕
@mindofwatercolor Жыл бұрын
I can. Have done a few on this channel.
@markfw548 жыл бұрын
Amazing as always! Love your spontaneous paintings.....
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Mark Wilson 👍 Thank you!
@RiskDave8 жыл бұрын
Good video, i have to say thanks, i have learned a lot from you, you have of the best channels of watercolor in youtube
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+David Mendez very kind and encouraging, thanks!
@crystalheart94 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful painting and I love how you did the rocks.
@sarahlongshore26058 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this so much!! watching it come to life out of just laying in color is amazing!!!