STUDIO VLOG n.18: ART CHALLENGE

[@sachet22]

Like you Sandi, my memories of my grandparent’s house would be from the 1950’s !!! In Los Angeles so long ago…I am inspired to go PAINT and try to see it in my mind’s eye! Color… Shape value…Thank you, xxxo Leslie

[@gradyhester4456]

Wish I'd been there! What great memories (and tea)! Thank you for sharing. For those that may read my simple comments, she really means what she says... Enjoys you guys, much! Nice job, babe!

[@sandihester]

Thanks babe!!!

[@deshawnenrique5006]

instablaster.

[@RBartsy]

Omg the peppermint story kills me! I have a comparable story but mine is from the 1st grade playground … I was (and still am the kid with a pocket full of unusual or pretty rocks. Sooo, I always found tasty rocks at the playground. I never mentioned it to anyone since I knew they were special. Well I never realized I found ‘em around the perimeter of the merry go round and under the swings, kinda at the high point or farthest out point of each swing …. One day at the candy store, I noticed tasty rocks for sale “jawbreakers” !! Remember how they had rings inside if you melted them down unevenly! Hahaha!! I never talked about it but always stayed alert to new things I needed to figure out! Now I talk & laugh about these great kid experiences when reminded of them! So thanks for sharing.

[@sandihester]

😂😂

[@sandylee1717]

Omg the candy stories made me laugh out loud. Memories are such a rich gift. Thank you for sharing

[@SantieAmery]

Oh dear, I had a good giggle about the candy stories!! The lovely innocence of children...

[@sandihester]

So glad!

[@Alice_in_artsupply_hoarderland]

I loved hearing the memories of your grandparents ❤️ you really had some bad candy experiences 😄 I was very close to my grandparents too. My grandmother passed away 6 months ago, 106 years old. It was sad and weird... because she got so old, it kind of felt like she would be around forever.. Now we only have the memories, and they will (hopefully) be there forever 😊❤️

[@sandihester]

Wow 106! That’s amazing and yet I can also see why it felt like she was going to love forever. So sorry about your loss!!!

[@headlessviolin]

I love a long video Grady sorry more long videos please. How lovely to hear about your grandparent lovely to bring back memories of my darling grandparents thank you. Much love Chris xx

[@sandihester]

This cracked me up!

[@elsad5680]

So loved going down memory lane with you to your grandparents home. You have many wonderful childhood memories spending time there. Great idea to paint them and their home from memory. Going to do this.

[@sandihester]

Thank you! Hope you have fun doing it too!

[@denises9455]

❤️❤️I love watching the process, so thankful for all artists . Thank you.

[@sandihester]

So glad you enjoyed watching the process!

[@colleenconahay8343]

I love these paintings!! Cutest idea ever, putting granny and pappy in the windows. Adorable!! Love the iced tea jug also! I love paintings with special memories!!

[@CHCHNZ461]

Oh wow Sandi this was so precious. Think you remembered the house being yellow because you had a lot of sunny memories there. And the pink house was from the true artist spirit of your Granny and your Pappy got to a point and said enough is enough we paint the house blue. Beautiful memories Sandi, and I so love spending time with you Saturday mornings, long or short videos and when you skip I go back to your previous videos, they are all such a joy! I am so grateful you making these videos and also thanks to your supportive husband.

[@sandihester]

I'm soooooo glad you enjoyed it Tersia! It was a little different than what I usually do so I was hoping people would like it. Thank you for supporting me enough to go back and watch OLD videos!!! I really am stunned at myself that I've been able to get so many out weekly. Hope to keep that up. And yes, Grady is CRAZY supportive!

[@KittehNow]

ANOTHER lovely, fun video...joyful..great way to start my morning❣❣❣

[@MSKCCooke]

Look what KZbin suggested for me today! Now you've got me thinking... drawing Mimi's house...that IS a challenge. I'm going to give it a try. As always, thank you for the window into your studio. This was so enjoyable for my lunch break!

[@sandihester]

Ohhhh, so it - draw Mimi’s house!!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

[@liz-annawaugh955]

I’m enjoying catching up on all your past videos!

[@sandihester]

Oh, thank you!!!

[@creativemayblossom1726]

watching this made me phone my grandparents up. Sometimes I can get carried away with life, 3 children, lockdown. Thank you

[@sandihester]

😭😭😭 that blessed me so much!! Thank you for sharing!❤️

[@chelseamurphy6814]

Sandi! I've been watching a lot of your videos. You absolutely inspire me! When you were speaking to your age at the beginning of the video, I was like, "Whattt??" I just turned 34 this month and I thought we were closer in age. You go girl! Thank you for giving us a peak into your blessed life. Keep it up! I've created more in this last month watching your videos than I have in a long while.

[@sandihester]

Wow Chelsea - I’m so glad to hear these videos have helped you get creating more! Thank you for the kind words!!!!! ❤️

[@Suzi77]

Your paintings made me think of Maude Lewis. I love her story. She is Canadian and I live in the capital, and our National art gallery doesn’t have any of her paintings. It’s a shame. Hopefully one day they’ll have an exhibit of some of her art. Her house is a museum but in another province where she lived. Thank you for your video and the sweet memories of your Grandparents. Happy Thanksgiving. 🙋🏼‍♀️🌻🇨🇦

[@sandihester]

Suzi, I love Maude Lewis so much and have watched everything that's out there of her. That's crazy that the National gallery doesn't have any of her paintings! Happy Thanksgiving to you!

[@MariaRevArt]

Her work makes me think of Maude too. Her story really was something. And her art was so lovely.

[@sandihester]

@@MariaRevArt thank you Maria! Quite a compliment to be compared to Maud!

[@LKBearfly]

The house color story is so interesting - and funny! It reminds me of an experience my husband had when we had just moved to Vermont. He asked for directions for some place and got a response: “turn by the house that used to be yellow.” 😂😂😂 How would we know which house? 🤦‍♀️😂 We did find where we were looking for! But now I always look at that house (which is gray) and laugh. Wonderful video and wonderful painting and the most heartmelting stories! Thank you for this! 🫶🏻

[@cherihermans9118]

I am new to watching your videos and they are truly inspiring and your smile makes me smile ❤️

[@sandihester]

Well, welcome Cheri! So glad to have you here! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos!

[@kr2112]

I LOVE this one SOOOOOO MUCH!!! I totally want to do this! I think about how often I will have little memories pop up and then if I think about what I’m thinking about (meta) I realize how I’ve inserted my grandparents’ house or my cousins’ or a school yard, etc. There’s so much good fodder there. I was thinking about how you said you painted your grandma so much bigger than your grandpa, and it reminded me of Rose Wylie and David Hockney. Hockney talks about how in eastern art, before the European “standard” of using “precise” perspective, things that seem more important in the scheme of whatever the person was painting would be bigger because they were stronger in their memory or thinking. And he talks about how our eyes don’t see in that rigid perspectives way. They move from thing to thing and so see things in varying scale and angles, etc. Also check out Rose Wylie. Her work can look to a lot of people too childlike, but she’s in her 80s. Really, like you say, it’s more difficult to paint loosely. She paints some things really big, other things small, lots of wonkiness is going on, but it’s all from memory. The truth is, it’s that kind of painting that pulls at our hearts, because it’s so interesting and personal. I just love these amazing house paintings you’ve made! I HAVE TO make some now!!! Thank you!!!!! xo 😊😊😊

[@sandihester]

I love all those artists!

[@kr2112]

@@sandihester ❤️❤️❤️

[@lisagarrett4973]

I love the story about the pepper mints.

[@sandihester]

🤗

[@impish22]

another fun video.. thanks Sandi

[@CandySoulAndSoil]

Wonderful Sandy I think I will try this although I only have very few memories ❤️

[@annecanright4890]

The painting has such a sense of a very specific place. I like it very much. I love watching you and I love your voice (I grew up in southern Indiana) I have made art for over 50 years now and recently got a fresh start on making my own collage papers and using that for collage. I paint them, print them, color them, then tear them up! That might change how you feel about those collages you made. So I just bought a set of Flashe paints...

[@sandihester]

Ohhhh, I hope you enjoy those new paints 🤗

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

Not sure if this would be helpful , but I get the tackiness of the tape down by putting the tape onto my pant leg and then pulling it off. Then I repeat the process. It really helps with it ripping the art paper when I remove it.

[@sandihester]

Thank you for that tip!

[@scoanime]

I really loved this video. My grandma had a tin of candies that we weren't allowed to eat either, but we would sneak them too, haha. I wonder if a lot of grandparents had candy stashes. I loved the paintings and all the stories.

[@sandihester]

That is so funny!!!

[@debsmith7050]

🐿 My squirrels drive me crazy; I need some Granny magic!!! Thanks - I'm missing my loves this weekend

[@sandihester]

😂😂😂. I’m sorry you’re missing your loved ones 😭. Maybe this would be a good time to start befriending the squirrels 🤷

[@kabruder]

I just loved it. Such beautiful memories and paintings. The whole family company during the creative process is priceless ❤️

[@sandihester]

Thank you Karen!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@bunnyrose9525]

My grandparents had a pink house too! Isn't that weird? They moved a lot, but one of them was definitely pink. She loved pink and was even buried in a pink nightgown with tons of lace. She was so tiny. I'll have to paint one. I did do a drawing that my brother has hanging in the little hallway next to their bedroom. Neither of us remember all the details. :) The painting may be a mix of ten houses. :)

[@sandihester]

There must have been a pink house trend :)

[@kathleenbain3952]

Thanks Sandy. Hope you have a nice day. 🦘❤️

[@sandihester]

Thank you Kathleen!

[@suzannemarshall7458]

wonderful

[@pamelaavery2483]

Love this! Thank you for sharing Granny’s house with us 💜

[@sandihester]

You’re more than welcome. I’m so glad you liked it 🙌

[@lynnefibreart]

Thank you so much, I love your channel, and it’s got me out of an artists block. Bless ❤

[@sandihester]

I'm so glad!

[@TraceyTruly]

When you mentioned Maud Lewis (from my province here in NS, I got to visit her wee house in the museum when I was a teen) annnnyways....it reminded me I wanted to share the artist Shelagh Duffett with you. Another local Nova Scotia artist who sadly passed, unexpectedly, last year. I miss her Instagram posts...anyways...you may already know of her work...if you don’t, you’re in for a treat and if you do know who I mean and her art you’re nodding your head going “yep, yep....” You will or already do.. like her style. Anyways...enjoying your vids.

[@sandihester]

Thank you for sharing that Tracey. I'm excited to look her up - I'm not familiar with her work.

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

Awesome video, thank you! This got me thinking of my grandparents and their house. I went back to visit it a few years ago and that was rough, but happy memories too. Maybe I'll have to paint their home or just them. Thank you for the inspiration and the trip down memory lane. I for sure needed that today. I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

[@sandihester]

Thank you!!! I’m so glad it came at a good time and I’m glad it brought back good memories.

[@heitorbrush7256]

🤩🤩🤩

[@endorphindolphin3886]

it was so so precious..💖 I definitely want to try painting my grand parents' house.

[@sandihester]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!! Let me k is if you try painting their house.

[@BrenzerM]

I'm going to brave trying this, it's gonna be a hard one, and many tears. I haven't been to the house since I was a teenager, I'm 41 now, but I remember every single detail. I was obsessed with it, I called it my home. I learned how to painy at her kitchen table. I still have the paints, maybe I'll root them out and see if I can revive them. Thank you for this ❤️ mascara will have to be taken off first, I can see this being a snotty mess

[@sandihester]

Mandy, I love that you want to try this!!! I had such a fun time doing it and going down memory lane! I also love that you remember every detail!!!!! Let me know how it goes!

[@junemaguire9988]

After watching this I had to go and eat a candy stick.. also my mums house in England was pink in the Norfolk Suffolk area there were heaps of pink houses going light to date ones.

[@sandihester]

That cracked me up June!

[@liliangarcez3180]

You video is lovely. Memories are precious jewels! I have a big difficulty in holding the brush in the opposite side of the bristle and I noticed that you consider it important. Why?

[@sandihester]

Thank you for the kind comment! I am all about painting loose and holding the brush like this is an important tool in painting loosely. It takes a little practice but it really allows you to get more interesting marks.

[@liliangarcez3180]

@@sandihester, I'll try, but the impression I get is that I'll be totally uncoordinated. Kisses!

[@sandihester]

@@liliangarcez3180 well, that’s perfect for loose painting. I will often paint with my non dominant hand too - or with both hands - anything to lose control!

[@trishmontesano6703]

You are so sweet.❤️

[@christinedozier6071]

Grandma memory=Grandma and I were trying to bake a loaf of bread. WOULD NOT rise. Checking date on yeast - so expired. Grandma says take blob down into the rose garden. Bury it and then camouflage the spot with leaves. And never, EVER tell Grandpa. We were forever partners in crime.

[@denises9455]

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