Union Square NYC - Sketch Painting Demonstration - Part Two

Hello Everyone,
+This is a fairly quick, sketch-based watercolor painting recorded in real time. In this video, I cover intention, interpretation, formatting, composition, values, drawing, perspective, etc.
+The scene is showing the iconic Union Savings Bank from 1905 in Union Square here in NYC. But no one building is the subject of this painting. Rather, it is the overall urban context with an emphasis on the idea of contrast: light/dark, solid/ void, order/chaos, classical beauty/ the solely utilitarian, chaos/order, and the passing of time - past, present, future.
Thanks for watching!
Tom
+This painting was done on Baohong Watercolor Paper - rough surface - 300gsm :
+15x12 inches
+Pigments by Daniel Smith
+Brushes by Escoda and Neef
+Palette by House of Hoffman
+Sketch pencils by Blackwing and Faber-Castell
+Sketchbook by Stillman + Birn
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Thomas W Schaller - Artist, Architect, Author
New York City - 2024

[@Silver-wm7es]

It’s hard to believe that this level of unique and thoughtful artistry is available to the public. Thank you so much for generously sharing

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so very much

[@user-yb2og2pd3l]

I love your videos and your comments... To see you painting in real time, taking your time, talking... It's so relaxing. Thank you, Thomas!

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you

[@DonnaDalrymple-xs5xp]

Beautiful composition. I love that you go through your whole process from start to finish. I thank you for taking this amount of time to share your talent with us

[@watercolourmark]

Mr Schaller, you have slowly been winning my heart to become my favourite watercolorist. Artistic draughtsmanship, poetic harmony, masterful brushwork. I see a lot of watercolourists fall into a mode of confident self-parody, but you always seem to approach your subject with fresh eyes with a thoughtful outlook. Thank you for sharing.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much Mark. Well, I always try to push myself to see a little differently - with new eyes. Does it always work? Maybe not. But it's always worth it and pays off down the line both for me and - I hope - anyone else watching. Design, and painting are a just a way of problem solving . You learn a lot along the way

[@watercolourmark]

@@thomaswschaller - Your freshness and approach is telling in all your work, thank you.

[@MyrriahJane]

I never tire of watching you paint.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much

[@JaredCullum]

What a great resource, Tom. Thank you for sharing this. :)

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you

[@andreandi24]

Thank you. I enjoyed every minute of it! 🎨👍🌷❤️

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks!

[@cherietooms8961]

Thank you for posting this. I learnt so much. I struggle with letting the paint mix in the paper but I was really happy with my result after painting along.

[@renahuseynova8109]

Thanks a lot for this great demonstration, Master🙏So many tips and tricks🤩

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much

[@holly_kay5570]

So much to learn from you! Thank you ❤

[@thomaswschaller]

So good to hear

[@Northumbergull]

Thank you, sir. That's a great sketch painting. Your advice throughout was very useful. Your tonal work on the shadows was exquisite and instructive, making much sense. And, finally, your supportive encouragement was appreciated, and well worth the time spent watching both videos in this presentation. My very best regards to you, from Northumberland, England.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much Bruce

[@enzapalesati1546]

Fantastic Thomas!!!! From Rome Italy

[@user-lt7rf3tr7o]

Thank you very much! Yesterday I painted with you Yellow, tomorrow I try this one. So happy you share your talent with us. I learn so much from you!

[@MissKats13]

Very beautiful painting again!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you so much for sharing this. I never had the opportunity to learn art at a higher level and now I feel so lucky to be able to learn from you! 🙏

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks

[@paulw9684]

Thank you Thomas for another valuable insight into the construction of a life story in a painting from your personal perspective. If all of your experience can help us to develop our own capability towards telling our own stories even 1% more effectively we will have taken a huge step forward in our own art journey. Thank you for your time and expertise.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thank you so very much

[@louislao7705]

You're the best teacher I've ever had, and I feel honored to learn such detailed knowledge through video lessons. Thank you!

[@thomaswschaller]

❤

[@TheKtpremi]

Amazing and love it. Wonderful to listen and watch.

[@along9971]

That was wonderful, thank you for posting!

[@Terry-xf8uh]

Such fabulous artistry and instruction from my favorite artist. Thank you so much for generously sharing your talent with us, Mr. Schaller. (I've watched so many of your videos, I feel we're on a first name basis. I think I can refer to you as Tom. And woof to Otis!)

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much

[@auraservent7282]

Genial!! Thank you 😊

[@lisashaw2184]

I only discovered you last weekend, and in the past week I have watched at least a dozen of your videos. I think I've learnt more this week than I have in the past 5 years I've been trying to master watercolours. tbf it's really only been the past year that I've been sparing it any real energy, but I think that is because I found my lack of understanding disheartening. You are a brilliant teacher, you make sense of many things I've struggled with. And now I have a lot of work to do on myself. Thank you.

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much Lisa - I appreciate it greatly, My whole point in content on this platform - and other teaching venues - is me trying hard to address all of what I miss is art education - Mostly a painter trying to answer "why"? Why did you use that paper, or color, or brush. Why did you choose this to paint and not that. ? What are you trying to convey?

[@lisashaw2184]

Exactly!!!!! And I love that you turn your paper around, I do too, and always felt a bit self conscious. Mainly for my sketches, I love the sketching as much as the painting but can't draw a straight line or circle to save myself and turning the paper helps a lot.😂

[@thomaswschaller]

@@lisashaw2184 anything that helps!!

[@ianbrumby7501]

Artist Thomas W Schaller, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, skills, thoughts, insights, commentary and experience in drawing, tonal studies, and watercolour painting. Your focus on light and shade, the simplicity of your tonal studies, the clarity of your design intent, and the resolution of background, middle ground, and foreground is so simple and clear. And your control of tones direct from the brush or built up wet into wet in one pass with no return s is a real lesson. But also your different edge control methods in background, middle-ground, and foreground is another lesson. Instructive, entertaining, and inspiring. A true artist at work. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights.

[@thomaswschaller]

What an amazing message ! Thank you so much !

[@suneetakulkarni7616]

The careful and masterful first washes complete @27+ minutes made a delightful picture. A beautiful painting of a somewhat daunting scene. Thank you for sharing.🙏

[@Xyz19781i]

Incredible

[@thomaswschaller]

Thanks so much !

[@ganarseunacre]

Thanks so much Master!❤

[@martinullrich655]

Thanks! I learned a lot! I like watching your videos!

[@Richard-ou6uw]

Another cracking painting Thomas ,love the focal point around the columns l was wondering if you think the light in the right hand corner leads the eye out of the painting? But I do love it 👍👍

[@thomaswschaller]

No , but obviously you do, right?