Try This EXCELLENT Painting Practice Idea 🎨

[@louiselavoieparise9416]

A simple photo…a beautiful painting!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@sandyfox2486]

Thanks again, Malcolm. I want to be like you when I grow up (I'm almost 83)!

[@MalcolmDewey]

😀 likewise Sandy

[@boomerartist9772]

Haha loved the piano cat! Thank you for another great demonstration.

[@MalcolmDewey]

😊 thank you!

[@judithhilton-green5549]

Great demo….Practice, practice, practice ..so vital. Just need double the number of hours in the day. Loving your courses and getting braver by the hour !

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Judith, your work is improving so much!

[@juliegriffiths4272]

I really appreciate your teaching. Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@ilmasfutehally]

Thanks Malcolm. I love the idea of "scales" for painting. Its definitely something I am going to try out!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, thanks Ilmas

[@natalykenny2069]

Thank you, Malcolm! A great video, especially now, when I'm planning what I can paint on the cruise! I will do lots of studies!!!! No better way to learn about what fascinates you.😍❤❤❤

[@MalcolmDewey]

Exactly, enjoy 🚢

[@janapeony8561]

I really enjoy your lessons Malcom.Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Jana

[@polar199]

very simple and helpful Malcolm

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, thank you

[@terrierose5917]

Thank you, I sure can use this type of practice. It makes so much sense, no pressure to try and paint a masterpiece, but maybe get a bit better to achieve it one day.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Exactly 💯

[@morvenb7759]

Really lovely! and inspiring :)

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@joannemurphy4636]

This makes a lot more sense than my usual jumping right in and only painting what I think I see! Thank you for the tips!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Joanne

[@vesnabreskvar9082]

Thank you,Malcolm! I feel that this type of practising would be really very useful for me. I hate trying ,always start impatiently and want a definitive result as soon as possible. Of course ,the result is not always good. I'll start right now and I will not call it "trying" but "study"😀

[@MalcolmDewey]

That's the spirit Vesna!

[@angeliquedolle8581]

It is really a good demo and it teaches me so much. I have watched it several times and every time I learned some more important things : The better I look at my surroundings , I think it's less complicated !! I like your demos !

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you, glad they help you.

[@pepaperez-enciso516]

Muy interesante! Muchas gracias, siempre aprendo mucho con tus vídeos

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@sabinelloyd8532]

Super demo thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure, thank you

[@marywebb1138]

Thanks for the great idea. I definitely will try this

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@hsgonzalezphd]

Thank you Malcom. I like your description of this phase in painting: testing out shapes, colors, brushwork and getting to know one's subject. Together with a few initial sketches/value studies this painting study phase encourages a more planned approach to painting. As always, I appreciate your valuable recommendations.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Humberto, glad you enjoyed it.

[@grazynafreund9907]

great demo ! thank you !

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure!

[@annettecarnicom7847]

I’m following your advice and paintwork, thank you

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@jkrigs7178]

This is such a great demo, thank you! I would love to see how you progress, with this study, to the next stage of a more finished painting. And, I'm almost finished your Painterly Landscape workshop - it has so much info and I'm really enjoying it.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Super! I hope to work out a large canvas from this study. More studies probably 😅

[@sandyfox2486]

@@MalcolmDewey Hopefully we'll get to see the video as you paint.

[@jkrigs7178]

@@MalcolmDewey Would love to see the large canvas painting and process of this!

[@---Dana----]

That looked like a lot more fun than playing scales! Love your bold strokes. Thank you for the video.

[@MalcolmDewey]

😁 it sure is, thanks Dana

[@DA-wy6sh]

Thank you Malcolm. Can you please do an instructional video on how one should dispose and clean oil painting brushes/palette and any remaining oils ? I have heard that oils and thinners are toxic and should be disposed properly for environmental reasons. Thank you.

[@Juliemn1]

Wonderful painting, I loved your choices and also the abstractness. I have quite a few of your courses very helpful.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Julie!

[@adeledallasorr4736]

Very helpful thanks

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Adele

[@selmaabbott7234]

Thank you, Malcolm for this inspirational demo! I learn a lot from your ideas, as usual!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Awesome, thank you!

[@JayDouglas01]

Ha, that would be six hours work for me. Great lesson, as always.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks! 😃

[@terrierose5917]

Your demo's always produce beautiful results.

[@susanw6203]

Very helpful video, Malcolm. I do seem to jump right in to a final painting in my haste to create! Then try to resolve the issues in not the best manner. Thank you!🙏

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Susan, I guess we all do that at times 😊

[@tetianaabramov]

❤❤❤

[@Eva-iy6vy]

I appreciate your guidance to give inspiration and direction. At the moment I go through a dryness may be because of the heat.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes, extremes are exhausting.

[@rashone2879]

Excellent for me as I am always too quick to rush into my painting resulting in many fails!

[@MalcolmDewey]

yes, rushing is stressful for anything.

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

That is another wow lesson Malcolm, I learned a lot there again. What a fantastic way to fit in more painting practices in a given number of days. Many thanks for uploading. I just had a quick question. If you were to do an actual plein air painting of the same scene, would you generally plan, to have the outdoor work look more/less finished than the type of painting study you just demonstrated? Just so I can get an idea of how resolved, I would need to aim my own efforts towards, when attempting a painting outdoors.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Plein air can be planned well if you are in a calm environment. However in a tough one, like a windy beach, I will paint faster and do a loose study. It can get hectic at times so you take what you can get.

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

@@MalcolmDewey Thanks Malcolm for your insights, they are much appreciated. Yes I see what you mean, outdoors painting all kinds of things happening as you mentioned weather, insects etc, outside of one's control. I guess, any reasonable result in those conditions, would be a win-win. Regards Andrew

[@sheenawilson8178]

Thank you Malcolm, this is such a lovely study, in my mind it looks like a finished painting😀 I consider all my paintings studies. When do you call it “Finished”? Is it the finer details that make it finished?

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes, many layers and developing color richness. But does not guarantee success of course. Just gives direction.

[@oswaldomoralesperdomo2985]

Puede traducir? Gracias!

[@IngerKarinSivertsen]

Dear Malcom,. Thank you . I com back later.