Paint like Clyfford Still - American painters 20th century

Clyfford Still is an American abstract painter and one of the abstract expressionists. He developed his own unique style of painting and in this video I explain how I look at his art and how you can paint like Clyfford Still yourself. It is interesting to paint like an artist because you have to look closely was the artist does, but also you will meet your challenges along the way. Clyfford Still is one of the famous American painters of the 20th century. His artwork can be found in the Clyfford Still museum in Denver, Colorado.
The video about the artwork on the wall behind me: • Paint like Hedda Stern...
What is Clyfford Still’s art about: • What is Clyfford Still...
One painting at a time: • One Painting at a Time...
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[@harishparmar1838]

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[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Harish

[@mariamendoza4824]

I usually think of colors like what would make a perfect combination, then let thy brush guide me through and think what I could create out of my spontaneity . Most of the time Im happy with the results because I used my freedom to create what I want. Right now, Im drawn to fauvism because of my expression through vivid colors. Thanks to your videos, so helpful and inspiring.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Maria, thanks. It is so interesting to hear you all talk about how you paint. There are many options and reasons to paint. Nice to hear you are happy with your results. Albert

[@Lance2094]

Hey there! Lost track for awhile. Live in Colorado Springs. Going to Still museum next week. Thank you.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Lance, I would live to join you. Enjoy your trip. Albert

[@sdouba]

Thank you from the heart Albert. I very much enjoyed the lesson and the insights that you provided not only about Clyfford Still but also about the stories that abstract art tends to reveal. I am for one believe in the power of abstract to convey emotions evocative of introspection. I took a course once on abstract art. One of the assignments involved painting in the style of Barnett Newman (his Zip paintings). It was a time when I was feeling exceptionally down and revolted at life (which I always am). I wanted to covey my feelings in a zip painting and I managed to. My classmates as well my instructor saw in it (to varying degrees) what was going on my mind. Until now (three years later) I become emotional and might even cry when I look at it. To answer another question of yours, I tend to start without plan (in fact if I dreamt a plan, i would keep in my back-pocket as Plan B). Plan A... is to start with a random bold stroke of black paint letting it drive the painting. Depending on the then-prevailing mood colors will vary in intensity, brightness and relationships. Generally, I emerge satisfied with what I did even if the message/mood conveyed is unpleasant. Again, thank you for offering the insights that you generally do. Have a good day and stay safe.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Salim, thanks, also from the heart. Yes, emotion or feelings in (abstract) art, or at least making it personal. I love it. It gives so much extra depth. I can relate to your story, I too have my darker periods. Making art can help me. Thanks for sharing your way of working when painting. I would love to see you works ones, impossible but still. Keep painting, bye, Albert

[@swissmisses]

Thank you for sharing your process of creating in Clyfford Still’s style. As I explore abstract painting and search for my own style, seeing your work inspired by his approach really sparks my imagination. I’m still figuring out what my unique style will be, but I hope to one day tell stories through my paintings that resonate with others and ignite their creativity. P.S. I’m planning to visit the Clyfford Still Museum on my next trip to Denver.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Swiss. Just know whatever you paint is, in my opinion, always 'you' even when working in someone else's style. Look at cubism, they all resemble or relate, but all are unique. Just in other styles. Forget your goal, just paint and have fun. Before you know it you'll be there. Perhaps you have arrives already. Enjoy visiting Denver. Happy painting, Albert.

[@MacLeanLauri]

Genius. Thanks for sharing.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi lauri, thanks. Do you paint as well? Bye, Albert

[@MacLeanLauri]

Imperfect Paintings yes. Abstracts. Your tutorial on Cy Twombly was a game changer. Next I have to check out your Motherwell session. 😎

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Haha, Enjoy. Half my channel is about abstract. Who knows, maybe you like others too, the unknown painters. Bye, Albert

[@MacLeanLauri]

Imperfect Paintings yes. I’ll have a good look! Thanks. 😊

[@sharongrinspan2076]

I’m working on abstract collages right now. I don’t think of stories. Instead I find myself constantly thinking about balance - balance between shape, color, lines and any representational elements I might add. I just realized how that might be my story. I’m constantly striving for balance in my life. The satisfied or dissatisfied feelings I experience in my life are similar to feelings I experience when I build my work.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Sharon, thanks for sharing. I understand what you mean. What you encounter in life you try to solve in your artwork. I believe that when you can live it, you can paint/collage/dance/sing (any art) it. And vice versa. When you understand or learned the process you are ready for you next assignment 😁👍 That's why it is interesting to look back at the end of the year or any period at your artwork. You see what you learned (in life). Would love to see your artwork. Bye, Albert

[@francavan1295]

Thanks again for this great video! When I paint abstract I don’t know where it will take me. I just want to express my energy, what I cannot see or translate into words. I want to emerge and express the invisible. I start from the bottom left and move to the right. I am always sorry I didn’t plan the background 😱when the work is done. Thank you for guiding me to reflect on how I paint.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Franca, love to hear how you paint. It's personal but thinking about it can also help. It's one aspect of painting, just as composition or color. What do you mean by 'the invisible'? If you don't mind me asking? Would love to hear. Bye, Albert

[@francavan1295]

Imperfect Paintings There is a great part of us under the surface, just like an iceberg. Our mind is not always known to us. Often we feel something but we don’t know what it is, how to put it into words or images. How do you express that? A gesture, a color, a sound, produced with the intention to see what it manifests.... that is how the invisible comes to our senses.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Franca, yes exactly. That invisible but absolutely present part of us. Invaluable to me. And so interesting, often useless at work and at the same time helpful at work too. I rely on it very often. But what color it has? How it looks? No words, no images, just feelings or presence. Thanks. Bye, Albert

[@francavan1295]

Imperfect Paintings you are welcome! Feel free to ask anytime. It’s a pleasure exchanging ideas and thoughts with you. I consider you one of my teachers and I respect your feedback.

[@Rock_Bill_Kaa]

I have the honor of visiting the Clyfford Still Museum anytime I want, being right outside Denver. His works are inspirational to me personally and to see a video depicting his style makes me want to give it a try. Thanks for the personal story as well.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi James, you lucky man. I would love to go there if only once. Or an exhibition in the Netherlands would also be nice. Wonderful artist. Albert

[@ellenvd5543]

Bedankt Albert! Knap hoe je het steeds weer in elkaar zet zo'n video! Zijn realistisch werk sprak me veel meer aan dan zijn abstracte werk.....deze vorm van abstract kende ik nog niet. Tot de volgende video! :)

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hallo Ellen, bedankt. Ja, het is toch wat, kan hij zo mooi schilderen gaat hij over naar abstract, haha. Toch bijzonder om zo'n eigen stijl te ontwikkelen. Albert

[@ellenvd5543]

@@ImperfectPaintings :))

[@jeffreydelisle7337]

Thanks so much for sharing your thought process and technique. Very edifying

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Jeffrey, always nice to know. Enjoy making your versions.

[@deborahmcgarry6719]

I really love your lessons! I’m in a “stump” right now and it’s very much depressing me because I just want to relax, escape, and paint...but I’m just not feeling it. So I turned to KZbin in hopes to inspire me 👩‍🎨 And now, I’ve watched about 20 of your videos 😂 I love that you share information about the artists. I’m learning so much from you! Now...how can I get back my painting flow?!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Deborah, thanks for commenting. Sorry to hear you lost your flow. Perhaps take a look at what brought you joy in painting before. Was it being creative, or playing with color? Perhaps you worked with different materials? Or just forget your idea about being blocked and do this funny exercise: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIW2h2WXo99jbqM Or play like a kid, like in this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIW2h2WXo99jbqM Or start finger painting on little 10x10 cm pieces of paper. Just cut out 20 of them and start. Listen to your reactions: too dark? Switch to a lighter color. Too full - make a more empty one. You can even arrange them together on a piece paper afterwards and put it on your wall. Tip for the day, just start and paint your problems away. Or accept my invitation to paint, sometimes a challenge can also help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKC5ZqVqgKxjfa8 Hope this helps to get you on your way. Can you let me know? Albert

[@peegtaar5113]

Leuk om al die verschillende stijlen te zien in je videos. Misschien eens een video doen over "how to paint like yourself?".

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hallo Peegtaar, bedankt. Ja ik hoor dat al vaker, schilderen als mezelf. Ik denk er nog over na. Albert

[@conniedecarolis3173]

Nice Music to watch by

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Connie

[@ravingcyclist624]

You're doing a superb job with these videos! Language is such a poor way of communicating that we use facial expressions and body language to understand what a person is saying. It's almost like we have special receptors. Art can trigger us in a similar way, even unbeknownst to us. It's speaking. I try to paint instinctively. I don't know what I'm saying, but there, I've said it. Richard Long said something about art leaving a hand print. That's me.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, ravingcyclist. I know what you mean. What I noticed, very often, is that almost all people (just a random group of local people) in my painting course can paint brilliantly. They only need to learn to see what is happening in their painting, before they paint over it because what they see is not what they had in mind. So I sometimes asked them to put their brush down and walk around and look at all the other paintings. Usually everything the others had made was great, with one exception: their own piece. Intuition, openness, or unconsciously painting is the answer, but it's hard work to silence your controlling mind. So please paint instinctively. Embrace not knowing what you're doing. Albert

[@ianbertram2081]

I start with a colour then a shape and build up from there, so elements.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Ian, thanks. I find it always fascinating to see or hear how people start at a painting and also where they end up. Thanks for sharing yours. Bye, Albert

[@shirazyh1609]

You have asked a very good question. I am just putting paint on canvas while painting abstract. di dont understand abstract much. can you really help me?

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Shirazy, you can make a realistic painting of a landscape almost looking like a photograph or a less realistic one, a more abstract one. When you make it even more abstract you can end up with a painting that doesn't look like the landscape anymore. When you don't look at the landscape and make a painting, it can still look like a landscape. In complete abstract paintings you don’t see the landscape anymore and in that case you have to learn to look at such a painting. In what way can you still like the painting (lines, colors, brushstrokes, overall impression and so on. But most of all did you like making it. If not, why not. Can you change it in a way you will like it and so on. I especially like this way of process oriented painting of learning to learn to appreciate what you make. Hope this helps a bit. Albert

[@gabrielgauvain1185]

❤️

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Gabriel. Albert

[@dawnmillett4875]

My painting are emotional reactions I have to my culture. All are unexpected outcomes. All are stories I have experienced.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Dawn, thanks for sharing. I can relate to that. For me they are a learning process, often about how I react to things in my daily life, a kind of mirror. Bye, Albert

[@dawnmillett4875]

My paintings help me sort myself out! I call my paintings Visual Journals.

[@culturefan]

I did not know Clyfford Still had a museum in Denver. I have a sister up that way and the next time I go for a visit I'll have to stop in there. Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico also have several art galleries. It makes for a good art trip. Your question of the day is hard to answer because I'm not totally thinking of my method of painting when I'm doing it. I might do it differently each time depending on what I'm doing. I do like to paint an under painting quite a bit, and paint over that. It gives it a different texture and dimension. I saw a very interesting 2-part documentary on Andy Warhol last night. Check it out if you enjoy him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4K7oaSHhJmpl6c Thanks Albert.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Culture Fan, thanks. Questions can also be interesting when the answer is like yours. Painting is often a personal process and it's nice when you, or anyone, found a way that works. Other people start with walking the dog, enjoying the wind in your hear and perhaps get inspiration from something they see. Thanks for the link to Warhol, interesting guy. Bye, Albert

[@Pilvipouta100]

The colors are the entire content of my artwork.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Leena, thanks. Also a good choice. Thanks for the comment. Bye, Albert

[@esg2884]

Elements

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi G G, thanks for answering my question in the video. Albert

[@TheKathept]

Elements

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Kathe, thanks. Perhaps interesting to try work from a story? Just to try? Albert