My review of Hemp canvas

[@pamelamontuori4717]

Josh, you ARE an artist! Your spirit and passion coupled with your experience make you an artist. I love this painting and truly enjoyed watching its creation! ❤

[@deddygavino7536]

Expertise comes from experience.. which you have in spades. You are a true artist.

[@nelliehedrick3147]

I love that painting...colors are gorgeous and so is the subject. You are such an amazing artist...❤❤❤❤

[@karenfarris2014]

I saw someone soak their paint brushes in murphy's Oil soap and the paint softens up and comes off the paint brushes, but I love your finger paintings the most. So maybe scratch the murphy's soap idea. Keep up your creativeness!

[@maddieadams75]

Beautiful painting.Josh you are a true painter, a very gifted painter. Also very talented video creator. ❤❤❤

[@karenkaus3746]

THANK YOU! Thank you for the history lesson and allowing us to watch you paint. With every new painting your art and creativity gets better and better. Can't say enough about what your art means to me. Josh, you are truly spectacular ⭐️⭐️

[@sandylee9564]

A fresh and exhuberant creative frenzie at work. I love seeing you energized and passionate about your art.

[@bonniyerex7012]

I hope you come to love painting on hemp as much as I like sewing with it. It's another beautiful piece, Josh! Yellow Hair is stunning.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Joshua Alexander. 👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic again and as always. I'm still not able to get my head around this (although I've already seen you doing it many times). How in the world is it possible to paint so incredibly well by using relatively thick human fingers!? The painting looks simply stunning. Congratulations 🎉 for being so talented. 2) Maybe using distilled water to thin your paint is better than normal water out of the tap? 3) Maybe the great Bob Ross is able to help you posthumously. He and his viewers always had great fun when he beat the heck out of his brushes after cleaning/rinsing them. 😁 ;-) By the way: If I want to use a brush or a paint roller again the next day or some days later, I simply put them in water. For the same reason I put paint rollers and long or big brushes in freeze bags and add a little bit of water to keep the paint moist. Of course I close the bags as good as possible with a piece of wire and/or adhesive tape. This method has always worked fine with me. Maybe it could also work for you? 4) I'm quite shocked that this relatively small canvas already costs almost 50 CAD. I wonder if you have ever considered to fabricate your own stretchers with canvas? You're a very experienced wood worker and a role of canvas/fabric shouldn't be too expensive. If you try, please use those special tiny nails (tacks?) to fix the canvas on the stretcher. Please don't use staples because otherwise Julian Baumgartner will have nightmares. 😁 ;-) As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all of you (including all the animals).

[@tami8027]

This was enjoyable. As always I am astonished at how some broad messy swipes of color can turn into something so beautiful, it’s magic!

[@missGLO.]

Great work. You are an artist. You don't have to go to school to be an artist. Most artists do experiment with different mediums

[@reneebekas8977]

Very informative Josh. I learned about Chief Yellow Hair and his wrongful death while watching you paint this beautiful tribute to him. This painting is a fitting way to give him back some of the honor and dignity he deserves. Not bad for a guy who’s not even really an artist.

[@michelleleonard2421]

You ARE an artist Josh. Unbelievably talented and you make beautiful stuff!

[@MadNaduk]

The squirrel was freaking hilarious! You are so funny. Amazing painting too. Glad that the experiment worked out.

[@carolesemkowich7200]

Another great video!! Edits, music, paint demo - informative and entertaining!! Happy painting.

[@lindacsmith13]

you are a real artist

[@vickilewis6730]

I'm on chemo and pumped with all kind of chemicals, but I saw your guy blink. I love how he turned out by the way! Thanks for taking us through your creative process for painting.

[@Stephen_A.]

Gorgeous creation Josh. I like the texture of the hemp canvas. 🩵

[@laurapistor6129]

So much talent n enthusiasm!!! Love the painting, amazing!!!

[@NitrousDiecast]

Cool video, the painting is really nice

[@cynthiahofer2903]

If you want a smoother surface, take gesso and spread it with a paintbrush. It will fill the weave. I love your no fear approach.

[@BenitaGrattan]

Magical and mysterious when u paint these wonderful people ❤❤❤❤

[@barbarairving1248]

Loved this. Wonderful painting and vlog.😀

[@kjkayjay]

Wonderful!!

[@leisahammonds4479]

You are a real artist.❤

[@hippydippy]

Interesting. Looks great! I'm gonna have to look into the hemp canvas.

[@conniehatch1885]

The painting is GORGEOUS!

[@catty2chatty]

Beautiful, as always.

[@hollystarks1810]

It’s always amazing to watch you create something. You are truly an amazing artist ❤

[@cindiegrimm5983]

Stunning. And, you ARE an artist!

[@emilyolsen3916]

I love watching your process ! The details are amazing!

[@dycook]

I love it Josh!

[@dianedeahl5372]

Nicely done! Love seeing your various painting techniques.

[@susanhudson2091]

Amazing!

[@karenmilligan5597]

This painting is a favorite. Good review vid on the hemp canvas. 👍🏻

[@cindysookermany]

Stunning....

[@jaynebrookes2486]

How can you say that you're not an artist Josh? You're an artist in lots of different mediums plus a master in all of them.💗

[@sheilab1772]

Love your painting!

[@justynejaniszewski4626]

I really like this painting. You are definitely a talented artist. No clue why hemp canvas acts how it did.

[@deniseboldea1624]

Love the Squirrel on coffee mode, too funny!😂❤ Seriously though, the painting turned out great, looks like the Hemp blend works well. Everything new just takes some practice until you get a feel for it.😉

[@ToriLynnH]

You do such good work!

[@Dee_livingonedayatatime]

Joshua, that painting is amazing. I can draw stick people and trees. Just amazing.

[@missGLO.]

I love Squirrel❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gailangermeyer4786]

Love it

[@GlassFish73]

Amazing... as usual!!❤😊

[@nualarosth8448]

As always I love your work ❤

[@crocus1225]

Mixed media for sure. Would like to see a control. Nice painting.

[@Dave_1966]

I like that one 😊 well done 👍

[@lindyashford7744]

The issue is not because of the canvas, it is due to an unstable paint film. The dilute spray with watery paint over the undiluted white acrylic has little medium to adhere it to the white. It’s not the hemp. You could adjust your watery spray so it adheres better by adding some acrylic medium to stabilise it. The textural differences are just what they are and unrelated to the paint film. Hope this helps. Nice painting, btw.

[@JoshuaAlexander138]

Thankyou for the info! Though the texture is laregly due to the paint jnderneith letting go. It would be smooth if that didnt happen. I have many paintings where it so.

[@lindyashford7744]

@@JoshuaAlexander138 try gessoing first before your white base coat. Your acrylic base coat will be a bit thick. Alternatively thin the base coat before applying. The gesso those canvases come with is not that great.

[@ShelaghCorson]

Love it Josh.

[@allentowngal4769]

Always amazing!

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

From knowing natural fibres, hemp is similar to linen/flax, both are long fibrous plants that absorb water quickly as the part used is the inside of the plant that is built to move the water from the roots to the leaves. In comparison, cotton is a short fibre in which the water is moved more slowly because it's the "fruit" of the cotton plant.

[@havgdo4445]

You are so talented 😊

[@carol-annegrenier5692]

Amazing as always

[@GuyWithTheDogs]

REALLY nice work. 🙂 I wonder if Leonardo Da Vinci did similar testing as he was painting the Mona Lisa. 🤔 Last week I bought an optical illusion mat (on Amazon) to see if my dogs would be fooled enough to avoid stepping on it. They weren't. But, if the muse strikes, I'll bet you could have some fun doing an optical illusion painting. 🙂

[@r.k.2823]

Beautiful piece Josh.

[@samirwildcat]

do you seal the painting after it is completed? I recently watched something when they were restoring a painting and were saying that over time water based paints flake off if not sealed. oops should have waited til the end to find out before asking the question. Live your native American Indian Paintings

[@elsyfer]

The lid came off your big white paint jug.

[@kathywiseman7944]

I found that there are different types of gesso. The one you need for the acrylic paint is acid free or archival. The type that you probably got was for painting with oil.

[@soonerfaniam1]

Hey Josh 👋 ... Greetings from Oklahoma 🤠🤗

[@jeanadamsick9854]

Do take care. Fl., USA

[@christinerichardson6900]

❤it Josh

[@PGailStOnge]

I soak my brushes in rubbing alcohol when I forget to clean them. Follow up with soap & water and they are like new.

[@denisekelly8771]

Speaking about your brushes with dried paint, I saw a post on FB saying if you soak them in Murthy’s Oil Soap, the paint will come right off. Don’t know if they have it in Canada, but….

[@cynthiagraf3327]

Love the painting. Do you love the canvas?

[@GuyWithTheDogs]

I have some issues with what you said during that first minute, but I'll wait until Festivus to air my grievances.

[@suzique5827]

It looks beautiful Josh hemp or not ❤

[@carolmiller7310]

Thanks 😊

[@bernadetteszwajkowski8002]

Did I miss it??? Which Chief is this????

[@JoshuaAlexander138]

Yellow hair

[@zizzyzoot7033]

Ok, what's weird about the squirrel chatter, is that if you have on closed captioning, it knows what you're saying. 😂

[@wowwow6779]

Ooooo that IS weird😊

[@charskene714]

Hello from Tulsa Oklahoma

[@langsense]

So on top of everything else, you need to learn about chemistry .. maybe.. Btw, nice painting, Josh.

[@Mary-yu3sn]

It last a lot longer then cotton

[@thisoldnurse1521]

Gorgeous

[@pamelaferguson257]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤

[@charlessirois7627]

I think your smoking some of that Hemp canvas, by the look of that entry.. LOL Its gone to your head...

[@michaelgrow8630]

Skin oil in fingers makes a difference

[@oliviallado3621]

Cute 😂

[@sandyoicles2736]

Chipmunk ????🐿️

[@osmia]

LOL

[@Cquoya]

Lifty-peely effect. I hate that...

[@1972treA]

If only you were a real artist

[@charskene714]

Love it