I filmed this oil painting tutorial over a year ago and, for some reason, never edited it!  I think it felt a little overwhelming at the time and abandoning it seemed to be easier than getting it ready to post.  I’ve had more requests for painting tutorials and paint-a-long videos, so I decided to finally dust this off and post it.  In most cases, the painting videos I make have been and will continue to be tutorials with instruction and commentary included.  When I filmed this, I just had my music on and was intending to record and add the commentary.  I didn’t do that at the time, so I don’t recall exactly what colors I was mixing over a year later!  So, this oil painting video has some commentary at the beginning and is then just classical music.  You can paint along with me or just watch how I work.  Or, maybe you just like watching people paint.  Sometimes that’s incredibly relaxing!

This is the finished painting…

And here is the video tutorial…

My recommended beginner oil painting palette – 

• Ultramarine Blue (Gamblin) – $13.42
• Burnt Sienna (WN) – $14.00
• Yellow Ochre Light (WN) – $13.50
• Cadmium Yellow Medium (Gamblin) – $28.00
• Flake White Replacement (Gamblin) – $9.75

You will be able to do this painting with these colors above.  Even when I add other colors on my palette, I primarily use ultramarine , burnt sienna, and yellow ochre (I’ve been using Yellow Ochre Deep lately.)  I just know those colors very well and how to get what I want with them.  I will do a post with my updated palette, why I have the colors I do, and how I use them.

You can find more free oil painting tutorials HERE.