Photo References VS. Painting from Life - New YouTube Video

A new video is up on my YouTube channel.  This is a time lapse of an alla prima landscape painting along with some commentary on the topic of using photo references in our works of fine art.  

There is certainly nothing wrong with using photos to create our paintings, but what is the best way to use them, and why is direct observation of nature so important?  Well, that discussion is in the video, and you can check it out below.  

Plus, if you like the painting I did in this video, you can purchase it from me by sending me a message at ryandelgadoart@gmail.com with the Subject line: "Split Falls painting".  Thanks for watching and please share and subscribe to my channel!

Split Falls
oil on linen, 11x14"
2021
Available for purchase
Please message at ryandelgadoart@gmail.com to inquire about pricing.

"Free Bird" - A Time Lapse Video

Today, I finally dusted off the YouTube channel and made a quick little time lapse video of a recent oil sketch on canvas.

I am still working on the video for the waterfall painting I did a couple of weeks ago.  I've nearly finished recording the commentary.  I have a little bit left to do before I render the finished video.  Then it's just a matter of posting it to YouTube.  But I thought this quick bit of footage would hold you all over for now.

This is just a quick sketch, but may turn into a larger or more carefully composed painting at another time.