We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. We can fix anything. You've got to learn to fight the temptation to resist these things. Just let them happen. Have fun with it. What the devil. Everyone needs a friend. Friends are the most valuable things in the world. Remember how free clouds are. They just lay around in the sky all day long. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. At home you have unlimited time. Let's give him a friend too. Everybody needs a friend. Now then, let's play. Very easy to work these to death. I really recommend you use odorless thinner or your spouse is gonna run you right out into the yard and you'll be working by yourself. Let your imagination be your guide. I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush. Maybe he has a little friend that lives right over here. If you've been in Alaska less than a year you're a Cheechako. There are no limits in this world. Son of a gun. Just let your mind wander and enjoy. This should make you happy. If you do too much it's going to lose its effectiveness. Just make little strokes like that. I guess I'm a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That's okay though; I have more fun than most people. There comes a nice little fluffer. Let's give him a friend too. Everybody needs a friend. You want your tree to have some character. Make it special. I'm going to mix up a little color. We'll use Van Dyke Brown, Permanent Red, and a little bit of Prussian Blue. Everyone wants to enjoy the good parts - but you have to build the framework first. Those great big fluffy clouds. Painting should do one thing. It should put happiness in your heart. You can get away with a lot. We're trying to teach you a technique here and how to use it. Let's give him a friend too. Everybody needs a friend. We're not trying to teach you a thing to copy. We're just here to teach you a technique, then let you loose into the world. In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live trees. We'll put all the little clouds in and let them dance around and have fun. Anything you want to do you can do here. Everything's not great in life, but we can still find beauty in it. Work on one thing at a time. Don't get carried away - we have plenty of time. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. We don't really know where this goes - and I'm not sure we really care. Let's put some highlights on these little trees. The sun wouldn't forget them. Just let go - and fall like a little waterfall. If we're gonna walk though the woods, we need a little path. Fluff it up a little and hypnotize it. Don't be afraid to make these big decisions. Once you start, they sort of just make themselves. The only prerequisite is that it makes you happy. If it makes you happy then it's good. Let the paint work. If you hypnotize it, it will go away. Let's have a little bit of fun today. We don't want to set these clouds on fire. If what you're doing doesn't make you happy - you're doing the wrong thing. There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend. Don't be bashful drop me a line. If these lines aren't straight, your water's going to run right out of your painting and get your floor wet. In life you need colors. Let's put a touch more of the magic here. It's hard to see things when you're too close. Take a step back and look. Let that brush dance around there and play. We don't have to be committed. We are just playing here. I really recommend you use odorless thinner or your spouse is gonna run you right out into the yard and you'll be working by yourself. This is probably the greatest thing that's ever happened in my life. The shadows are just like the highlights, but we're going in the opposite direction. You have freedom here. The only guide is your heart. You could sit here for weeks with your one hair brush trying to do that - or you could do it with one stroke with an almighty brush. In life you need colors. If you don't like it - change it. It's your world. Very easy to work these to death. See how easy it is to create a little tree right in your world. You gotta think like a tree. I'm going to mix up a little color. We'll use Van Dyke Brown, Permanent Red, and a little bit of Prussian Blue. Maybe there was an old trapper that lived out here and maybe one day he went to check his beaver traps, and maybe he fell into the river and drowned. Get tough with it, get strong. Everyone needs a friend. Friends are the most valuable things in the world. You are only limited by your imagination. It is a lot of fun. That's crazy. If you've been in Alaska less than a year you're a Cheechako. Van Dyke Brown is a very nice brown, it's almost like a chocolate brown. In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live trees. Steve wants reflections, so let's give him reflections. Of course he's a happy little stone, cause we don't have any other kind. Get tough with it, get strong. You have to make almighty decisions when you're the creator. You create the dream - then you bring it into your world. If what you're doing doesn't make you happy - you're doing the wrong thing. You don't have to spend all your time thinking about what you're doing, you just let it happen. Just take out whatever you don't want. It'll change your entire perspective. Isn't that fantastic? You can just push a little tree out of your brush like that. Just let your mind wander and enjoy. This should make you happy. Water's like me. It's laaazy... Boy, it always looks for the easiest way to do things You have to make almighty decisions when you're the creator. It's a super day, so why not make a beautiful sky? And just raise cain. Pretend you're water. Just floating without any effort. Having a good day. Maybe there's a little something happening right here. Even the worst thing we can do here is good. Let's build some happy little clouds up here. Maybe there's a happy little Evergreen that lives here.