My Studio Tour 2024 - PLUS How I STAY SANE in a MAD WORLD

Come and have a look round my workspace where I spend as much time as I can creating combinations of paint and paper (and occasionally canvas or card) in order to keep sane. Discover my preferred paints and paper, how I store my supplies and creations, and where the cats have their dinner!
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Chapters:
00:00 A tour of my studio
10:28 About Michael Harding watercolors
17:41 A quick composition sketch in watercolor pencil
24:50 Sketching the design in watercolor pencil
29:11 The main stage of the painting
45:46 Adding dark tones to finish
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[@flowerconstancy1580]

Profound comment about women becoming invisible as we age. And sadness of losing friends and relatives we love. But you are providing an incredible gift sharing creativity and celebrating nature with your paintings. Hugely important to me. So you are far from invisible. Many thanks

[@katpaints]

It is true. My health has slowed me down and friends are in the same boat. One of my uncles lived to be 100.5. He lost many friends along the way but he kept making new, younger ones. His youngest brother-in-law was a great friend, and they went to lunch at least twice a month. We get so used to how things have been. We've lived here since 1981... and need to move. It is hard, just thinking about it.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks, I am so glad I found this connection via the internet otherwise I don’t know what I would have done with myself - we live in complete isolation even though in France we shouldn’t be. But life is still good with what we have created around us here. Sending love xxx

[@susanturner139]

⁠@@katpaints You said it exactly! This is where I am after a fun, productive life! Hard to be so dependent and know I am going to have to arrange moving all my STUFF someday!

[@tacywest8842]

Painting would have saved me from mental break down in the past. Years of domestic violence and abuse took years off my life. Now painting still saves me. Thank you Diane for the loose style and intro into paints and paper as well as instruction. You are my blessing.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I’m so glad you’re getting something out of my videos Tacy xx

[@lorettawatkins5024]

Love your organization.... The following is not original to me, but I love it. "Not only do I not have my ducks in a row, but I don't know where most of them are, and I'm pretty sure one is a pidgeon.

[@amandaterrio4823]

That speaks to my soul

[@patriciahorelick6450]

Haha! I love that saying…unfortunately that’s me also!

[@sherizapara2992]

Thankyou....love your statement about becoming an older woman...yes, I agree, we kind of become invisible. Painting is my salvation!! Love your work and your philosophy!! Good day!!❤🎉

[@katpaints]

How perfectly said! My ducks waddled, flew and swam away many years ago - except for the pigeon... or is it a mourning dove or Canada goose??? We have lots of all three! I'm finding that having things all planned out makes things worse - I just have to grab what I can when I can! I put on a favorite sweater this morning and discovered moth holes on one sleeve. Sigh. I prepared to do some mending but then I realized that adding a scattering of flowers would be even better! We will see!

[@barbarayowell4984]

I love to hear the rooster crow in the background of your videos!❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks, glad he’s not too annoying!

[@deborahrabine9956]

@@DianeAntoneStudio I love hearing him too!

[@katpaints]

@@DianeAntoneStudio Not annoying at all! Since the lockdown, people have been ignoring the 3 hen and no rooster limit here in the city. Reminds me of when I was a girl! I just wish the loons from down on the river would fly over when I could hear them again. Maybe I will need to get up earlier....

[@janatutor4222]

Thank you for keeping your videos free and easy and the paintings flowy and from the imagination. I'm. under a tremendous amount of stress right now, and I find that painting along with you helps me get away from my troubles and just enjoy life. Thank you again.

[@carolyndaughton3373]

Diane, I really enjoyed this video. So nice to have a tour of your studio and see where your art is created. Your painting is beautiful and as always, I love when you share your thoughts. My mom and I have been painting a lot together and at 90 years old, her eyes are failing so we are painting some various colored blobs and using our imaginations to see what they look. The other day one of her blobs looked like a whale and the other a snail so my sister who was visiting outlined them and gave them faces with a micron pen and they are the cutest little things. Thank you for all of your inspiration. We love you!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

It’s wonderful what you do with your mum. She must be a marvellous person to have in your life, so glad you enjoy art together, that so sweet about the blobs!

[@linithickson5643]

Yes, I understand about how the "friends" don't call or come round any more. People don't check on me anymore..my daughter hasn't talk to me in over 2 years. Life is getting harder and scarier.? Painting is my get away, my therapy, my happy place. I absolutely love watching your videos. Your so calm and informative and fun. I loved the garden and the animals. God bless.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Irreversible effects of Covid - and everything else…

[@qso3566]

Thank you, and you are SO right about how older women become invisible and are ignored and no one cares about us. Here in America, there is a growing epidemic of older women whose adult kids have turned their backs on them and the mothers, many of whom are divorced and widowed, are alone. Also, since 2020, friendships have been shattered, true colors exposed, so to speak. There's just so much detachment and estrangement now among families and friends. And society in general does not value age. As an older woman, I feel quite invisible and have no illusions that anyone cares about me now or will in the future.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

It’s a sad, sad world right now. So little hope in the hearts of the young, and they seem to be taking it out on the older generation - as if it’s OUR fault!!!!!!!!! (Remember the sixties, and “love is all we need” - we never asked for the world we have now.)

[@luannianke8110]

Virgo here. In retirement my focus is scattered with many interests/hobbies.

[@DebraInFlorida]

Love this one! The Michael Harding warm white looks wonderful. Loved your studio tour. Totally agree with your comments on aging women. As the years go on, it's challenging to find our new "place" in the lives of family and friends. You're so right that In the midst of that, we need to take care of ourselves. Your painting has given me many hours to try something new, and reflect on life, as well. Thank you for all you do.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Debra, glad you enjoyed it. At least we have each other here in the cyber world of art! Small compensation but something at least xx

[@dianesleeman5940]

Another Virgo from a very wintry Tasmania where madmen and women rip of their clothes and plunge into the icy waters at mid winter. I too am a Virgo and at nearly 80 am finally getting some semblance of order into what has been a racketty life though not without event. The spinning wheel and loom brought back poignant memories of life as a young mother in NZ on a hobby farm. Now it is gardening and painting, reading and writing that bring solace in a mad world. Most aware of French politics in this little outpost of Empire, so not too insular.. Your painting and observations are always a source of joy. Their delicacy reminds me of Marie Laurencin in an oblique sort of way. May the summer menopause give way to the comforting middle age of September and October.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Another Virgo and another Diane! Is it possible to have winter in the southern AND northern hemisphere at the same time now? Last night it was 5 deg C and right now it feels like early October outside at 9am. About 9 -10 degrees. Unheard of. Not to mention the mess in political France which might lead us who knows where… argh!

[@bevclarke8586]

Amen to painting keeping your sanity. I started when immobilized by knee replacement surgery. I was able to significantly reduce pain meds. Other catastrophes have happened since, and playing with paints and listening to you and a few others as been so soothing. Thank you.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

It’s a solace that’s for sure, if we can get over that hump in the road that stops you picking up the brush or the needles or the wooden spoon….

[@sharonmansfield3053]

I’m a Libra! Thank you for sharing your private space. I also have a couple of the rolling carts and they are wonderful! You are entertaining to listen to, which I absolutely love to listen to your perspective on matters, and your painting projects are fabulous! Your farm and gardens, pets are so lovely! ❤️👍👏

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Sharon, I’m on the cusp of Libra and Virgo so have some of both traits, funny how accurate they can be isn’t it!

[@lc4365]

Fabulous. I love how you manage to create a work of beauty right before our eyes. Thank you for that, and for inspiring me to be more carefree and less formulaic about my work. And your female aging commentary (I'm a contemporary) just made me want to send you a hug - so here it is, digitally and all xx. Look forward to seeing you here next time -

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Sending the hug from me to you also! (Sad isn’t it, but we keep smiling on!!!) Thanks so much for your wonderful support, so much appreciated xxx ()

[@michelel3372]

This is such a lovely painting. Also I enjoyed the studio tour. You have it so nicely organized! And I LOVED that meow from your kitty. It sounded just like the kitty we had for 18 years. (also loved seeing the dog and kitty in the studio with you! They are such great company.) Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@jeaniemiller1929]

Hi Diane! I love your St Francis in your garden and it's a lot like mine (and he stands in front of our potted rose bushes on the right hand side of a gravel area just outside our back door). Your St Francis is beautiful. Love the painting of flowers and thank you for the reminder to darken the darks. You have taught me so much!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much Jeanie and I’m so glad you enjoy the videos - from my place to yours, sending light!

[@mommaosachicago]

Such a beautiful studio, so cozy and efficient. Love watching and learning from you.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much! We love being here for you too!

[@gailholter9998]

A very nice studio. No wonder you are motivated to paint. I also like the second floor, I have done lots of sewing. It would be nice to have a place like yours to hide the sewing mess.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I’m very lucky, and it does make all the difference to motivation. Thanks so much for your support!

[@huskerbeck1]

Beautiful setting for your studio!

[@karent3220]

Wow, what a great space! You are so organized.

[@conniemesce4093]

WOW, great organization drawers and shelves. Beautiful flowers, love that pink color! ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much!

[@patriciamcpherson4667]

I like your storage units. I especially like the trays. Your studio is just perfect you thought of everything. Your plants are beautiful too.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Patricia! We have worked hard on it!

[@barbarabrown6002]

OMG…I’m in awe. What a wonderful, beautiful place you have. Love seeing your garden, pets, and office. ❤️

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much! I know how lucky I am!

[@user-tt6vx6gr9u]

I really enjoyed this video and I especially enjoyed watching your flower piece develop as you worked. I think it’s quite lovely!❤

[@susanbaker3078]

Hi Diane, I enjoyed seeing your dear animals, studio spaces, and patio. You've made everything so attractive! Hope your weather warms up soon (but not too hot)! Been quite frozen here, too. No painting or drawing for several months. Things will get better. Maybe I'll reorganize and donate some of my excess supplies. Over 70 and know what you mean about feeling invisible, which sometimes has advantages. Hugs and good wishes, Susan 🎨🐾🌞

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much for sharing Susan, sending you hugs too!

[@mariaescotto7666]

Loved your studio! So nice to be able to look out your windows and have such a beautiful scenery. I am retired and so relate to your comments about things that you need to do, but rather give myself time to create. Thank you for giving us these great ideas and your honest opinions on supplies.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much! I am lucky (although it’s a lot of work to keep it all up!!!) glad you enjoy the videos!

[@PamelaStrobhar]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy quote. ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

That’s right, my daughter reminded me it was Marvin!

[@katherinestobbe5556]

This painting is SO beautiful!

[@KH-gn3xb]

Lovely paints which I have just bought a few tubes of, these videos are perfect, relaxing, enjoyable and encouraging us to just paint and enjoy it. Thank you so much. We women always do all the hard stuff in life, and must remember to make time for ourselves

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

That’s so true. Have fun, if not now then when?

[@annehebert6959]

I love your studio space. This is exactly the type of studio space I would love to have...maybe someday. As for your comment about older women becoming invisible - I totally agree. I have been "set-aside" by some family members because I am now an older widow....friends who are still married seem to forget about me....and sometimes it gets downright lonely. But I have my art and my "KZbin" families & communities...and of course my 5 little dogs. Keeps me sane.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Oh I’m sorry to hear that Anne. Have you been recently widowed? It must be very hard to adjust. I know about the being forgotten thing from a slightly different perspective. Although my husband is still (more or less) alive LOL we had to live apart for about 15 years while he worked in the Bahamas and during that time it was for me as if I were single. I found it very hard to maintain friendships with married couples I’d known. They don’t like single women. Mess up the seating arrangements on tables! So eventually I gave up with friends. Now I have KZbin to keep me sane!

[@annehebert6959]

@@DianeAntoneStudio - I love your community and a few others on KZbin and also the FB groups. People are very welcoming and encouraging. My husband was in the military and was gone quite a lot during our first 18 years together, but when he was medically released we had a great 16 years together before he passed. I "art" everyday - mostly watercolors - but I enjoy acrylics, pastels and pencils. Some days are long - but when I create - time flies by. I enjoy your art, your conversation and your "farm" family videos as well. Take care.

[@n2life4]

I loved seeing your studio, I've always wanted to see the upstairs with your spinning wheel! I spin, knit & crochet and try to watercolor paint as well. Thank you for all that you share. Your videos are a favorite part of my week!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much! I am having our sheep shorn today and will video that hopefully, and share it on @fromthegarden and I do plan to visit the woolcraft area more often x

[@michellekrantz888]

I enjoyed the tour! What a lovely studio you have, Diane. Always nice to see the space people work in. I especially love the feeding table for the cats. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤

[@hannahcrumley3103]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video!!! I always enjoy your videos but I loved seeing your beautiful work space. It looks like a great place to create! And I love your beautiful painting…. Even your quick little study to get your idea is lovely!

[@julieboyle170]

Love your studio - so organised, Very envious of the space you have - amazing. Thanks for the look around.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much Julie!

[@denisezimmer8569]

Lovely ad refreshing....oh to be so free!

[@janebaxter841]

Lovely studio and outlook Diane, surrounded by your much loved menagerie I imagine it is very restful - except when you are dancing to Status Quo. So many supplies my fingers itched. Thank you again for sharing.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much!

[@libbygreenberg4764]

Always love your free and easy style. Thank you.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@Ms1lonewolf]

Thank you for showing your studio!! It's Great! I loved it. Also the painting with the half vase is a very good idea I think. Have great rest of your day. Oh the watercolor pencil ✏️ I like very .much and of course Harding's paints!! They are beautiful. I couldn't afford them. JK FLORIDA USA 🇺🇸.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

TBH I could not really afford them either, but was lucky to be given them to demonstrate. Maybe you could buy one tube? That’s how I used to start, with the best paints, buying occasional tubes and getting people to give them for Christmas!

[@lizohagan8233]

Hi Diane, another great painting. I love the composition with the vase offset to the left. It is something I will definitely try soon. Thank you for the studio tour. It really is a wonderful space for you to be creative. A safe and comfortable space. By the way, Status Quo were great! I Remember them well. They were played a lot at my local youth club 😊. Thanks again Diane.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much Liz!! 😊

[@anneridley1271]

Just love this video, Diane. The look around was lovely and interesting. All I've got is a dining room small table and an IKEA small cabinet keep my growing stuff in. But I am a beginner I don't need much. Thank you so much for the painting, information and your lovely company. Imagine a hug and kiss you beautiful woman.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much Anne, so glad you enjoy the videos and are having fun painting!

[@debpate9405]

What a lovely place for creating!

[@LindaKing-nq6ut]

Great to see your well organized studio…your garden looks quite inspirational

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much 😊

[@irisstormo6913]

I like saving the lives of books too. Love your work space. 🌲🌺🌲

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

They deserve a second chance, like rejected cats and dogs in a way (perhaps not quite so important, but still…)

[@CarolMilligan-gp9jd]

Thank you for the studio tour wish I had all that space but right now I'm happy to paint at the kitchen table. Loved watching the flower design. Painting does keep us healthy. Thanks again for sharing your talent with us.

[@valeriecarter5475]

Thank you for sharing your lovely space. It is nice to see some of your original paintings too 🙂

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

My pleasure Valerie 😊

[@lynnej7219]

Love the tour thank you. I have Ikea shelving, so useful. Freezing in the south of England. I am watching this wrapped in a shawl!

[@cookiesbabies7784]

Your yard is beutiful and your studio is so very organized so enjoy you Diane..You are so real and easy to follow...Blessings Jo

[@eileenboffo6300]

Loved seeing your fabulous studio space and your organisation. I'm a Gemini but love organisation & labelling everything!!!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Yay! Thank you!

[@windyhollow22]

Love your garden and studio tour. It’s always nice to see where you create your art. I’m an Aries and has always need a tidy/organized work space. Just me 😅. It makes me relax and concentrate on what I’m doing. Loved the flower painting, as always. Take care Diane 🎨💕

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@dailydoseofpaper]

Lovely to see you work and now know your beautiful environment! I definitely need my creativity (how ever it comes) and nature to stay sane. 🍀💖

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much! It’s so true!

[@user-mw3uv3ii5n]

A very organized studio to work & create in. Enjoyed your conversation & watching how the painting developed. Thanks Diane

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome! Thanks to the space I can do the channel x

[@carmenpattie6703]

Thank you for reminding me why I create 🎨 I often ask myself why at my age I do what I do ♡

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Love that you do that! If not now then when basically!

[@KathyTincler]

I love that style of painting....it's what I aspire to. Your garden is so pretty, and I did hear the rooster. Yes you are truly fortunate to have all that hobby/craft/work space. I asked my husband, after I had watched the vid, If 'I could run away to Diane Antone's place in France for awhle. I wouldn't be long, I promise.' Well, he's never denied me, always catered to/spoiled me (with love, not much money LOL) so he said 'fine, take your time.' Sooo I guess I'll be seeing you guys shortly!!🤣Seriously, thanks for this wonderful vid and sharing little more bits and pieces of your life with us.💗

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I look forward to seeing you soon Kathy lol!

[@JudyJudyJudy-ny2ct]

Really enjoyed the studio tour. I always try to imagine what is behind the curtain so to speak. I love all your videos!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@gillie6664]

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing workspace with us Diane. I love the way you placed the vase on the side of the paper. I will definitely have to try this .

[@nancywhitten2585]

Great job organizing and I love seeing your pets. ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you! 😊

[@denisematsuzaki8342]

Diane, We can only see when there is light. In the light we have clarity and we are creative. So there is a lot of light within you. It's not invisible.

[@sandrafleming2362]

I'm a Virgo

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Denise xxx

[@Purpleladybirdart]

Loved seeing your well organised and cosy studio. Really enjoy watching you paint and listening to your chat. Very soothing. 🙏

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy our company!

[@user-jg2lc2yn1p]

I, too, am an invisible Virgo. I so enjoy your videos, Diane!

[@patlatour2465]

❤❤great studio I like all your organized space, those books are gold. Great desk that’s a lovely treasure.Alex from ikea is also a lovely item. Touring your studio was very entertaining, I can see why you love beeing in there. Thanyou so much I enjoyed this a lot.😊😊

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@gordondickson7674]

This is so pretty and fresh looking, I loved this tutorial, it was so relaxing.I have just begun painting again at the age of 71 and absolutely loving it. At the moment, my Studio is in a rather large 'bag for life' 😂 but I am extending it to a second bag now 😂, Rome wasn't built in a day. Your work is beautiful ❤️

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

That’s great, glad to hear it and keep it up!

[@deirdrelewis1454]

I’m a Pisces…totally chaotic! I do know where most of my stuff is but quite often come across things while searching for something else!! I absolutely love your statue of St Francis. I have a smaller one in our garden.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Deirdre, thanks so much for your kind words! I had St Frances for Christmas this year from my daughter, possibly the heaviest package I’ve ever had!

[@stones7589]

Also a Pisces ♓ 🤪 my house is in order, my studio is a mess 🤭 will definitely check out those storage organizers ...I need them desperately!!!

[@BRONWENYOUNG-WHITFORDE-cb8jc]

I'm a Pisces,too. However, I have Virgo rising. I'm permanently confused.😂

[@jamesgreer3953]

Hi Diane. Thank you for sharing your studio. I loved the tour. Caroline in USA Charlotte NC

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

So glad!

[@bettyclark8249]

Hi, I love the tour of your studio and your yard. Lucky you. ❤ ps love your painting.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I'm so glad!

[@Reeflections]

What a awesome studio Diane~ I love your painting and tips for us beginners~ ❤️✝️🙏🏻

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much!

[@wimjanssen2181]

My 337 th😅. It's always nice to get a glimpse of your surroundings. My eyes caught a white statue whitin all the colors. Instead of a venus rising up from a seashelve it is probably a saint. Okay. 😊. After seeing all your well organized materials I understand you have to satisfy all those giving manufacturers by mentioning and using them in your tutorials. I look trough those videos and it is a good thing to try out new products and give impulses to creativity but I don't mind to stick with my little box of paints and materials. Like you mentioned yourselves: not the paint but painting matters. You managed again to create a very nice and fresh painting, never boring.thanks for sharing😊wim

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Yes, that’s St Francis I think you saw! And yes, that’s how we make the channel work. KZbin likes us to promote products and shows our videos more widely when we do. Not perfect in my view but it has to be done!

[@kathiecopeland5169]

Thanks for the studior tour. I envy all the space. Means i need to be extra organized in my apartment. Just getting back into doing some art. Has been a few years. I always feel better when i have a project in the works. Thanks for the inspiration. Your the best!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You can do it! I only need this much space because I’m running a channel. I’ve painted on the kitchen table too in the past!

[@Ga-qn6sx]

Thanks for the very interesting studio tour Diane and the lovely painting. Your paintings inspire me and I always look forward to hearing what you have to say about life…🤗s from my Canadian farm to yours😁Judy

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome Judy and thanks so much for taking the time to comment! So glad you enjoy the channel!

[@glendacox6540]

A wonderful space in which to create! I use trolleys also!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful!

[@audreylawrence82]

Fabulous, it looks amazing, I am envious of your Studio, wish I had one😊

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much, I know how lucky I am and would love to share it with you!!!

[@heidicash5897]

Oh my!! I am on a 14 hour drive home from vacation and I watched this video!!!! Needless to say I had my husband pull into a Hobby Lobby ( that’s a craft store in the US) because I needed to try this watercolor pencil project!!! I found the exact pencils you are using(scream!!!!) and found an adorable collapsible water cup. I had my sketchbook and brushes with me so I started playing with the pencils in the car!!!! Thank you for the inspiration and for sharing your knowledge!! I also tried your adorable chicken house but it’s rather awful. lol. I’m going to keep trying. I love watching your videos and I am extremely excited about your monthly subscription box. Hoping it is available to your followers in the States. Have a blessed day!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Heidi, firstly, the subscription box is being created mainly FOR YOU IN THE STATES!!!!! You are my main friends and everything I do is done with you over the Atlantic in mind. Sadly although we do have many followers in the UK and Europe too, the KZbin has not become the daily staple for everyone that it seems to be in the States. But eventually we over here will catch up! Secondly, you are a scream and thank YOU for your enthusiasm to make your husband take you to Hobby Lobby on the way home!!!!!l (Thanks to your hubby too for being so supportive!!) I hope you enjoy those pencils. I’m toying with the idea of getting a larger set. They are very interesting and different to use and we all need a change from time to time!!! Happy painting and take care, sending love, Diane xxx

[@Danigirl73]

Wonderful space, thanks for sharing 👍 ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks for visiting!

[@antoniahicks320]

I love your studio. i too have lots of paper. My Daughter is making me organize my art stuff and my office - a combined small area. I figure that I won't have to buy anymore paper and there will be plenty for anyone after I'm gone. Also, paints. I think it may last another 15, 20 years. I am 83 and come from a long line of long-lived women. I also work a little at being a Home Health RN and do follow-up visits of pts who live fairly near me for a former boss /friend too. I used to do acrylic painting and I have a tendency to be a little heavy handed with the paint.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Antonia and thanks so much for sharing! Great that you are active and still creative, I hope to be too ten years from now fingers crossed - are you aiming for a century??

[@alvirosy]

Even years from now, I would probably still coming here every now and then to find solace, Diane. You're such a human. :')

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks so much, I’ll be here!

[@kellybeale1895]

Thanks so much for sharing!! Love seeing what surrounds you inside and out ❤❤❤❤

[@GingerBiPolarBear]

I love my inktense pencils! You can get such strong colours and they mix very well. Beautiful gradiens. I once coloured a large butterfly with them. So much fun

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks for sharing!

[@rosemarypetersen143]

I'm a Patrion! Yay! I really like this latest episode of your studio and the painting to "keep you sane" Something I need right now. I'm trying to figure out how to draw and paint in my journal with my best furry friend on a leash. Thanks for your help.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for your support!!!

[@jkellyfamily9]

Your outdoor inspiration is entirely enviable! Seeing the expanse of materials ranging your varied artistic journey begs the question...do you have a favorite medium? I would think watercolor is definitely a more lucrative instructional market at present, but do you, as an artist, have a favorite medium in which to create?

[@melaniebaynes2730]

I know who Francis Rossi is (was?? Is he still with us?), and used to like watching one of my older sisters and her then fiance, having great fun with the typical Status Quo dancing. Such memories you have evoked Diane - I only tuned in for the painting hahaha. Thank you for the quick Michael Harding review as well.

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Melanie, yes, as far as I know he was still with us yesterday! The energy that band had on stage - yikes!

[@melaniebaynes2730]

​@@DianeAntoneStudioWhat I wouldn't give to have a fraction of that energy today lol (except my soul, that's not for sale!).

[@maryannknox7158]

Your studio is amazing and the view outside is incredible

[@maryannebaker4314]

I’m a Taurus and love to organize. Card maker,scrapbooker, wanna be artist. I organize when I don’t know what to do. Calms me but then I can’t always find things. lol. Out of sight, out of mind.

[@sarahmerseal8639]

I love you even more now for being a spinner!!! I love your wheels! I have a Lendrum OG and a Kromski Sonata!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Oh wow! I have an Ashford traditional, a Peacock travel wheel (now a historic monument) and a Louet. I mostly use the Louet although I have taken the Peacock on my journeys… and the Ashford is blissful for fine spinning! I don’t do as much as I would like with fibres at the moment due to the pressure of the channel - sigh!

[@orieldel]

Hi Diane, I love the little sketch you did with your Inktense pencils, the ones I have Staedtler Karat, that a friend gave me when I first started learning how to paint back in the 80s, never work as well as yours do, maybe they are too old!! Also I enjoyed the tour of your studio, so many books! I haven't been doing much painting lately, have become involved with Ancestry, which has taken up most of my time. Ancestry is so interesting, but it is easy to get side-tracked and go off in a different direction. However, I have some family birthdays coming up so have had to get back into painting. Now I'm getting side-tracked on You Tube as well. Agree about the fact that as we age we become invisible, so my ancestry and painting work help to keep me from disappearing completely. Thank you for your videos. Regards Oriel🐝

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi and thanks for your lovely message! I dipped into Ancestry.com a while back but leaped out in alarm when I realised I was going to get lost in there hunting for very hard-to-find relatives! Yes, it’s possible your pencils have suffered the effects of old age! Try buying one or two new ones and comparing them. Happy painting!

[@debraarbuthnott3380]

loved the tour, thank you

[@arttulip100561]

It was great to see the studio tour! I need organization to be productive too. I don’t know how Francis Bacon did I!😂

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

😂

[@user-ie8iv2lt3v]

Love your space! I have to look into the drawers, they are great! I am glad that I am not the only one with lots of books. I save them too!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

They deserve a good home, don’t they!

[@jennymathers3264]

Wow thank you for the tour it is very well organised as I knew it would be.love your studio ,I have half a bedroom for my arts n crafts .love it .🎉🎉🎉

[@karennielsen9248]

Lovely garden studio! I’ve had apartments smaller than that lol!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Me too!!

[@Dee-rt8nd]

Just wanted to say thanks for the tour of the studio.It's really great ! I wish I could get organized that way.Your garden is very beautiful! I am hoping to be able to get some Harding paints soon. Hi Tamsin! We do not live in a large enough place to have much of a studio though. We've downsized to a smaller apartment , which does not afford us the space to have very much of a studio. I was wondering if you have some tutorials for drawing irises and pansies and all sorts of flowers in general?

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Dee, I have quite a few pansy tutorials - just type Diane Antone Pansy tutorials in the search bar on google and they should all come up - not irises though, I don’t think I’ve painted them yet online.

[@sueking6543]

Loved seeing your studio. All the storage drawers for your paints is pretty nifty. My upstairs area is also my wool spinning storage, although I do have two wheels downstairs , the processing gear and wool and antique wheel is upstairs. ❤❤ sewing is the kitchen table lol paints are livingroom in front of the tv. 😂

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks Sue, appreciate your support x

[@bharathischittipottikadhal1141]

I like your stationary tour❤️❤️❤️

[@jude6752]

I LOVE Michael Harding colours - I started with vegan paints mostly Daniel Smith and Holbein, tube by tube, but once Michael Harding confirmed that there was no oxgall in them, I had a little spend, and I really like them. So they have honey, but no oxgall. I started with Schmincke before I knew they had oxgall in. Grr. So I will slowly switch over to MH as I can or run out of the others. 🥰

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Yes, I find the MH colors very easy to paint with and I’m very pleased with the colors I chose.. My original choice years ago was Schmincke, but that was when I was into earth colors mainly and so my Schmincke palette is very different from the bright botanical one I have from MH.

[@moppeliini6614]

I love your studio.

[@angb1923]

Thank you so much for the video. Loved it all!

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@beckyshook3526]

Loved the tour I spin and weave and knit and sew as well but I loved the tour thank you

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

I should share more about my spinning world!

[@dreamalamb4259]

Really enjoyed this video. ❤

[@ApBarr345]

Love your studio! Hope to have something like that one day. Thanks for sharing

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@shirleygreaves9650]

Lovely studio, so organised. It’s unseasonably cold in England too this year, this morning as I watch your vlog, it’s just 8 degs outside. Where abouts in France as you? I love the gorgeous French villages, we went on a 3 week road trip last year, went to the war graves and D-Day beaches, I’ve got Gt Uncles who were lost in ww1 war so we visited their graves. We then went to the Loire and ended up at the Dordogne. On the way back we went to various west coast beach areas and then Bayeaux tapestry before our journey home. Absolutely fabulous holiday. Thanks for another fabulous vlog. X

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Hi Shirley and thanks for your message! I live in Finistère, which is the furthest part of Brittany out in the west, the French equivalent of Cornwall. Normally we have mild weather and by now it should be sunbathing weather (not that I personally have ever sunbathed but the French always have) but it is cold like late autumn here at the moment. 5deg overnight. In JUNE?? Where in England are you? I was born in London and spent most of my English life in the southeast.

[@shirleygreaves9650]

Where you live sounds and looks idyllic. I live in Ashbourne Derbyshire, just outside the Peak District National Park. It’s not a place known for hot weather but it’s normally warmer than this by now. I’m wondering if I’ll ever have to put my summer weight quilt on this year! I love your tutorials, they are so relaxing. X

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Yup, me too, still have the electric blanket on to get into bed!

[@debbieakers1967]

Love your painting and wishing I had a studio like yours ❤

[@DianeAntoneStudio]

Thank you so much!

[@jackibrewer1115]

You always inspire me!