When you’re ready to talk PROCESS, this is your place (no art hauls here!)

This video is all about the process of finding artistic inspiration and working with it. I’m working on a new collage piece in my homemade sketchbook, inspired by a sight from a recent neighborhood walk. I had so much fun making this squawking crow! You won’t find art hauls or color swatching on this channel; I’m all about the process.
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Supplies used in this video:
Lyra 9B Graphite Crayon: amzn.to/3Ow9vpP
Metal clips: amzn.to/3SHNqWz
Montval Canson watercolor paper, 90 lb, cold press: amzn.to/46iMr4U
I use this paper in my homemade sketchbooks
Neocolor 2 crayons: amzn.to/3uFQla2
Colors spotlighted today are: white and turquoise blue
Luminance pencils: amzn.to/3vmKDdy
The blue in my initial sketches was: light blue #161
Golden fluid acrylics: amzn.to/3PbiVqU
Colors most used today are: green gold, iridescent pearl (fine) and zinc white
Gelli plate: amzn.to/4a5YX90
I use a 9x12 (inch) plate
Speedball 4-in brayer: amzn.to/4a2ayWM
Glue sticks: amzn.to/3T7IZV7
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Other mentions:
You can find Emma Carlisle on Patreon and Instagram
Mo Willems is the author and illustrator of many delightful books, including the one mentioned, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: amzn.to/49WtGWe
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[@julieduncan1996]

Really enjoyable to watch. I, too, am getting weary of "haul" vids. In fact, if it says "haul" anywhere in the title, I avoid it. Ha ha! I have enough stuff; just need to start using it more. Thanks for sharing this beautiful corvid and how you made him!

[@cmumford1477]

LOVE LOVE you sharing both your process but mostly your artistic thinking about what your work in progress needs or doesn’t need. Thankyou so much!

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your kind words! :-)

[@andreaorourke]

Hi Kendra, for me- you hit the nail on the head in this video. I love watching artists go through the Process. Thank you for filling this gap. I love to be inspired by the art, not the supplies. 😊 Great video, thank you 😊

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your kind words! Art supplies are always awesome, but only because of what they can do. I’m glad to hear you like process videos, because I think that’s the only kind I’ll produce…

[@SN-sz7kw]

Love this. I really am hungry for process. Helen Cryer has a wonderful, calm process vibe, too. She’s reviewing her materials and making process videos. It gives me some vicarious haul satisfaction without the gluttonous feel. And of course seeing what she does is inspiring. Same with you! Thank you. 💗

[@laura59design]

Thanks Kendra! I love watching artists process! Inspiring! Sandi Hester and The Danish Painter do a great job with their videos too!

[@Ltaman1000]

As you seek you shall find, so timely as I was also thinking I am tired of swatch /haul and how to, process is so much more interesting and you have really hit it with this video.

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your kind words! :-)

[@liz-anna2365]

Me, too! I love watching and hearing about processes. Swatching bores me silly.

[@stacyg8847]

Thank you for sharing Kendra. Your use of collage for the crow's feathers and creating new directions in your second piece (landscape with figures) really caught my eye. Added so much to your composition and texture. Creatives sharing their process and tutorials have been invaluable to me. Making marks is my therapy. My most recent process adventures have used prepared pages and/or neo II base with watercolor over and followed by more neo II marks. Peace.

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your kind words! :-) I love that process of yours - I’ve used it too - what I do is put down neocolor 2 and/or gelato then wet it with my finger and smudge it all over… then wait for it to dry so I can go back over with more water media. Such fun.

[@KimberleyMcGill]

Just now discovering your channel! Lovely work and love so much how you share your process!!!!!

[@ChantelleArts]

This is a fascinating video, enjoyed all the way through☺☺☺☺

[@klwebuga]

Thank you! :-)

[@watercolorpaintingintheaft9142]

Jelly plates look fun.

[@suzannemarshall7458]

very interesting and fun to see. I love learning process, thoughts, and philosophy of art making too I've not done collage really, but this was so cool I may try soon

[@louisea966]

this looks so much fun, and makes me actually want to play with collage i have almost zero interest in "art haul"or unboxy type vids

[@klwebuga]

I love this! It was such a fun day, making that collage crow, that I highly recommend it just for the fun aspect. :-) I think you and I are a rare breed - not really getting into art hauls. There are so many of those kinds of videos out there and they seem to get a lot of views, but I’m always wondering, yes, you have that tool/color/pencil… but how are you using it? What does it do that makes it amazing? :-)

[@TAka-dc1rb]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and process 😊. I find it really inspiring ❤

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your kind words! :-)

[@Anonymoi]

That crow artwork is very timely! There is a recreation area/nature preserve with a dam near where I live, and you can drive across the dam although there is rarely any traffic on it. I was driving across it the other day when I noticed an absolutely massive bird - I’m actually not sure if it was a crow or a raven - sitting on the fencing along the edge of the dam. I stopped and watched for a while and even rolled down my window - it was so tame and was watching me, at my level, just a few feet away. I got a bunch of photos I have hoped to somehow incorporate into my art. Re: art hauls… I didn’t start watching KZbin videos (other than the occasional video when I needed to learn how to fix or make something) until the pandemic. I was late to the “art haul” genre, and initially couldn’t get enough of them, as an art supply junkie. But I bought way too much and I would say actually developed a sort of “art haul fatigue,” and now I just want to see materials used. I know making videos showing process is a lot of work, but it’s so helpful to see what other people are doing.

[@klwebuga]

Ah hah, Julia Cameron (who wrote The Artist’s Way) would call this ‘synchronicity.’ Now you definitely need to pay attention to your bird! I bet it was a bird of prey if it was massive. In any case, how cool. I’m so glad you appreciate my “process” video! I’ve seen other artists make art haul videos and they seem to bring a lot of views, but I just can’t see myself getting into that. I really, really love hearing about the “why” of creating - what sparks an idea and how does it develop.

[@Anonymoi]

@@klwebuga Well the bird was like a fat house cat… perhaps looked so massive to me since he was just sitting calmly and tame, like a cat, at the same level as my car window, a few feet away. I think it was a raven. He really had intelligent eyes and I thought of Edgar Allen Poe!

[@Anonymoi]

*Allan

[@PoeticallyPainting]

Beautiful! Well done 👍

[@klwebuga]

Thank you so much 😀

[@janacvk1112]

I've been hunting for a brush you use 'Robert Simmons Expressions brush E85 round 12' and can't find it anywhere...not at Blick anymore...any leads? Looks like a good one.

[@klwebuga]

It’s a great brush, as as I remember it was one of my cheaper brushes. I picked it up at Blick, but it’s been a few years now. I wonder if Robert Simmons makes a similar brush under a different name?

[@Anonymoi]

For some reason I can never edit my comment, so I wanted to add this comment to ask which level of Emma Carlisle’s Patreon you think might be most useful? I started looking at her Patreon yesterday and can’t quite decide which strikes the best balance between being useful and perhaps having too many features I won’t use. Do you do the Zoom sessions?

[@klwebuga]

I joined Emma’s Patreon at the top tier ($20/month) back at the end of September. I do attend the zoom calls live whenever the timing works out… she’s in London and I’m in Oregon, so sometimes the times land right in the middle of my night. I think of her Patreon as a class. Years ago, I took watercolor classes through our local community college and I think they ran about $150/10 weeks, so $15/session. She records all of the calls and also some extra “teaching” videos and now she has 3 years of material. Whenever I don’t have a crow to spark my creativity, I dip in to an old video of hers and draw along. It keeps me engaged in my art and she has a very kind and encouraging manner.

[@Anonymoi]

@@klwebuga Thanks for the info.. It definitely sounds worth it. Classes around here are much more than that now and it does look like she has a lot of useful material. I wasn’t thinking about the time zone issue… I am in New England so I am 3 hours closer, but still pretty out of sync, but I am fine with watching a video. Inspiration to exercise those art muscles when I don’t feel like doing anything “big” is just what I need. I was previously a “patron” at the $20 (top) level (for far too long) for another artist, and that one just didn’t work out well… the artist probably had the best intentions early on, but I think he not only ran out of energy but was overly optimistic with his plan to give not just more videos, but to differentiate level of content (beginner to advanced) based on payment tier. He basically stopped posting with any frequency and what he did post was often random musings and never instruction or demonstrations. There was not really any opportunity for interaction although he would sometimes respond to comments. I was really surprised to see the model other artists are using.