How to Paint Water, Trees and Rocks - Painting tutorial

[@DrAwad-nv4cu]

I enjoyed watching , and learning, and of course seeing such wonderful Canadian landscape. Thank you .

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@gi7817]

Awesome! I have seen some Lauren Harris paintings unfinished and he also used the same ground colour of light orange.

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks GI! Yes, I like to have a coloured ground. Not only does it mean I don't have to cover the entire canvas so no white peaks through, but because the colour there, it shows through all over the work. That helps give it a certain continuity. Thanks for watching!

[@howlingwind1937]

Thank you for sharing, beautiful painting. Cheers from Tasmania!

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks for watching! Would love to see your part of the world! :)

[@howlingwind1937]

@@GregHargarten the huonvalley is pretty even when it's the middle of winter and raining. Cheers from Tasmania!

[@GregHargarten]

@@howlingwind1937 It looks ruggedly beautiful!

[@howlingwind1937]

@@GregHargarten in places it is, the western Arthur's range, and marble Mountain are but 2 places, unfortunately with mobility issues I can no longer visit those places, but there's still plenty to paint even in my bush back yard is a slice of sanctuary and with plenty of friendly wildlife. Cheers from Tassy!

[@tombarlow6076]

Good one.( There was red in the bottom of the sky left between the trees that was painted over which was so interesting.that would have really propped)

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks Tom. Sometimes you don't know what you've got till it's gone! :)

[@jenniferjames-mcginn97]

Hey, thanks so much for taking us on the painting journey. Super interesting. Wondering if there is any way to just slow down the video a bit. Well, like half as fast. I'd love to see how you are holding your brush for some of the strokes etc. I feel it would be a bit easier to learn a bit better. Anyway, not sure if you can/will be able to. But thanks.

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks so much for the kind words and thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I can't slow this one down, perhaps I'll try a slower style for an upcoming video. :)

[@grumpyartist9416]

Your handling of values is superb!

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks! There is an old saying, value does all the work and colour gets all the credit! :)

[@grumpyartist9416]

@@GregHargarten Certainly some truth to that!

[@RonClemens]

Love these videos! Please keep it up. Beautiful work!

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks so much Ron!

[@donnaduhamel6004]

Your colors are different, and fab.♡..thanks!!!!!

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks Donna! And thanks for watching! :)

[@JeffChorney]

This was an awesome tutorial! Absolutely loved it 👍👍🇨🇦

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks so much Jeff! :)

[@wandamcdonald6095]

Fabulous...thanks for sharing.

[@GregHargarten]

Thanks so much for watching Wanda! :)

[@JASArt7013]

Do you allow drying at all between applications? Thank you.

[@GregHargarten]

Hi Jean, usually a larger painting like this takes 2-3 days for me to complete because I like to paint in 3-4 hour sessions. I love painting wet into wet, and the Golden Open acrylics are great for this. So, I try to time the breaks in painting at certain times when I don't need to paint wet into wet. For example I will often stop once I've completed the sky and far background. Then when I return to continue on the foreground I can still paint wet into wet. I hope that answers your question. :)

[@timchandler8790]

Where do I find those brushes Sir?

[@GregHargarten]

The large brushes are simple house painting brushes-any type will do. I do have one large "artist" brush, it's a 2 inch Connoisseur. Hope this helps! :)