Painting Realistic Foreground Foliage

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Jones & Terwilliger Galleries Palm Desert CA USA
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Daryl Davies Fine Art UK

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

[DanSmith-cbvj]

You've heard/read it all of how good you are. Praise GOD for the talent you are blest with.

[maedekelaye]

You are really great and unique because you work very professionally and excellently. I am very happy to know your channel. I enjoyed watching your work. I hope you will always shine.❣️💫🎨🌿🫂💗

[jbiss]

It's good to see the detail at normal speed. I have used your techniques with limited success for years, but it is only recently that I have realised that a careful, patient hand where every brush stroke is carefully thought out, , is what is needed.

[MrNyuntshwe]

You are a brilliant teacher who teaches with a true teacher's heart. I'm a hand to mouth guy from a poor country and cannot afford to take online lesson of painting, but your teaching helps me a lot. I'm 78 years old and not aiming to become a pro, but to fulfil my childhood dream and to enjoy my remaining years among my family members, friends and peoples who love arts and paintings all over the world. I feel you haven't hide anything and giving all valuable technics to us. I wish you more and more success, a good health, peace, and happiness to share with your loving family!! Thank you so much for your contribution!!

[hadelshamma]

Breathtaking as always!
Would be great to see a video of the water reflections of this painting

[jaclynmwvasquez]

There! That's what I wanted to see, closeup, how you portrayed different tree species in a crowded forest. I'm genuinely ecstatic! Appreciate the sharing! ❤️🤠

[KassiusFineArt]

Always amazing. My favorite living artist. ❤ Would like to hear of the colors you are using each time.

[PhilippaBeale]

I don’t want to paint like you but i admire your skill and style. Thank you

[TomTruckey]

Sometimes I forget, but you’re the best reference.

[franciscaviani]

Michael, you still are the best! The Mozart of oil painting. Have a drink on me.

[tomstclair]

As real as it gets without being there.. 🤗👍👍

[giovannifurnari]

So practical and brilliant James as usual.
I have been following your teaching for years and it’s helped me tremendously 💯

[marciahorton]

Thank you, thank you so much for taking away from your valuable time to show us in such detail how to paint this. When I see leaves on trees or bushes now I find myself seeing them painted in your style (wow, it's a lot of leaves) but now it looks like a tree or bush. Patience will be needed to accomplish this and practice for the color placement and shape placement. But what a fantastic journey it will be. I would like to see early spring scene. It is such a colorful time of year as the branches change colors and the trees flower and leaves sprout. Have a great day and have fun painting as well. From Southeast Michigan :)

[xpixelstudio]

Wonderful work as always. Your acrylic portraits are the best I've seen. Thank you, sir, for inspiring us to improve our own paintings

[Jenny-five]

the practice, the steady hand, the patience, it's MAGIC! <3

[suecondon]

Wonderful skill and patience! Hi from Southend 😉 Love this, thank you. 🌳

[aleksandarstanisic]

Very cool will try it. I was using DM Tapi style b4

[rossikelton]

I love your channel. I try to follow and paint with you. Looking forward to more paintings. MIchael you are the best!

[alain.b]

Quelle patience! Mais j'adore ce réalisme final!

[augutoelberti]

Que excelente y que paciencia por qué hay que tener esa suavidad del pincel 🖌️ y mantener esa continuidad suave 😊 gracias por compartir como siempre.