Unleash Your Creativity: Exercise 2. Make your paintings more painterly. Paint With a Palette Knife

[@beverleyschmidt1289]

Your video, “ fifty strokes to create a painting “ , inspired me to visit the fun side of discipline. My eyes become more quickly discerning and my goals more realistic. I paint along the shore of the Monterey Peninsula where the movement of the waves and light constantly dance before my canvas. Thank you for helping to educate my focus. Beverley

[@McSherryStudioArt]

Your landscape sounds beautiful and glorious, Beverley. We've entered our long, long winter over here, so I won't be outdoors painting very much. Enjoy your painting. Kevin

[@beckyhofer4328]

You have inspired me to try this. I've taken up oils recently (I'm a watercolor artist) and it's a bit frustrating, yet so fun. I love using palette knife. I will paint along with your video. thank you for your fine teaching!

[@McSherryStudioArt]

You are very welcome Becky. Thank you for your lovely comment.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Love this video. It almost makes me feel like I could paint 😊✌🏼

[@McSherryStudioArt]

You can... and you will!

[@mariiris1403]

Very nice! I was really fooled by that camera light, though!

[@McSherryStudioArt]

Ha! Lighting for videos is a skill in itself. I hope to improve as i go.

[@bethburgess1729]

Nice to get to know you. Enjoyed this video. Maybe help me to not be such a perfectionist and be a bit more "Impressionistic " thank you.

[@McSherryStudioArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@janellejohnson785]

Do you use oil or acrylic?

[@McSherryStudioArt]

Oils for this one. I often paint in acrylics too.

[@annedeguernon8117]

Hi why do you paint an orange beige sky?

[@McSherryStudioArt]

It's another way to depart from the photo Anne. I always try to change something.

[@annedeguernon8117]

The colours dont seem to match the picture

[@McSherryStudioArt]

Hi Anne - That's the problem with painting from photographs, they can keep you from moving away from them. My advice is to deliberately and methodically change colours. I was very conservative with this video but other times, I depart radically. It's much more enjoyable that way - and you learn more. Good luck with your paintings.