A not so 10 minute painting!
Moonlit Waterfall Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 6″ x 8″ Suzan Hughes-Kennedy
Since I am both a worship artist and a prophetic artist at Emmanuel Fellowship Church, I find that painting quickly is essential on those Sundays I find myself “on deck” as we call it. You can imagine painting on a 22″ x 28″ canvas during two 45 minute worship services can be quite daunting. I am always on the look out for tips to help me paint quickly.
On one of my searches on YouTube I discovered Ryan O’Rourke and his 10 minute painting lessons. I enjoy watching his videos as I am walking on my treadmill. His Moonlit Waterfall Landscape lesson is one I actually decided to try and paint. I took notes and here are some of the things I learned:
I used the paints I normally use. His palette included(I took my notes from his video)
Liquitex’s
- Primary Blue
- Primary Yellow
- Burnt Umber
- Mars Black
- Titanium White
My palette consisted of
Winsor Newton’s
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue,
- Titanium White
Golden’s
- Burnt Umber
Liquitex’s Heavy Body
- Mars Black
I tried to follow along with his video for my time table and I am embarrassed to say his 10 minute painting took this artist a total of 54 minutes and probably a bit more. I did this last spring and my notes are just a wee bit old. However since I just glazed the painting, I am using it for my final 30 N 30 painting.
The brushes I used:
- Large Square Brush
- Medium Square Brush
- Small Square Brush
- Small Round Brush
My timed segments were:
- 15 min
- 60 min
- 30 min
- 30 min
- 54 min
For a Grand Total of 189 minutes for my 10 minute painting. I have to admit part of my problem was seeing exactly what he was painting. For instance, it was difficult for me to see the sketched rocks. I also had to figure out some of the things he knows instinctively how to paint.
I thoroughly enjoy watching him and will continue to do so. He has changed his channel to Stay Creative from 10 Minute Paintings. You can also become a Patreon for a nominal fee. I applaud him for his growth and for his dedication to share his knowledge through his channel.
His use of Mars Black intrigues me and I did like using it in this painting. I don’t use Liquitex student grade paints for a variety of reasons but I suspect my painting would have gone quicker had I been using a thinner paint. All in all I give Ryan O’Rouke a thumbs up as Siskel and Ebert used to say in their reviews of movies.
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