A beautiful little sunset. A beautiful little sunset. A big strong tree needs big strong roots. Maybe we got a few little happy bushes here, just covered with snow. Anyone can paint. See there how easy that is. All you have to do is let your imagination go wild. 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. Use what happens naturally, don't fight it. Everyone wants to enjoy the good parts - but you have to build the framework first.

Isn't that fantastic that you can create an almighty tree that fast? This is unplanned it really just happens. Everyone wants to enjoy the good parts - but you have to build the framework first. I'm sort of a softy, I couldn't shoot Bambi except with a camera. When things happen - enjoy them. They're little gifts. This is gonna be a happy little seascape. You're the greatest thing that has ever been or ever will be. You're special. You're so very special. We can always carry this a step further. There's really no end to this. Anytime you learn something your time and energy are not wasted. If you didn't have baby clouds, you wouldn't have big clouds.

Don't kill all your dark areas - you need them to show the light. The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe. We have all at one time or another mixed some mud. Don't fight it, use what happens. Every day I learn. Maybe there's a happy little Evergreen that lives here. It's hard to see things when you're too close. Take a step back and look. Maybe there's a happy little bush that lives right there. But we're not there yet, so we don't need to worry about it. This is your creation - and it's just as unique and special as you are.

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. You want your tree to have some character. Make it special. There's not a thing in the world wrong with washing your brush. Let's make some happy little clouds in our world. There it is. In your imagination you can go anywhere you want. This is the fun part We don't need any guidelines or formats. All we need to do is just let it flow right out of us. You have to make almighty decisions when you're the creator. Son of a gun.

You have to make these big decisions. Even trees need a friend. We all need friends. We don't have anything but happy trees here. Let's give him a friend too. Everybody needs a friend. Now we don't want him to get lonely, so we'll give him a little friend. Everybody's different. Trees are different. Let them all be individuals. You can do anything here. So don't worry about it. Little trees and bushes grow however makes them happy. And just raise cain. We don't want to set these clouds on fire.

Be careful. You can always add more - but you can't take it away. With something so strong, a little bit can go a long way. This present moment is perfect simply due to the fact you're experiencing it. All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind. See. We take the corner of the brush and let it play back-and-forth. Didn't you know you had that much power? You can move mountains. You can do anything. You're the greatest thing that has ever been or ever will be. You're special. You're so very special. Everyone is going to see things differently - and that's the way it should be. Everything is happy if you choose to make it that way. You can get away with a lot.

Van Dyke Brown is a very nice brown, it's almost like a chocolate brown. Maybe there's a happy little waterfall happening over here. Don't kill all your dark areas - you need them to show the light. Now let's put some happy little clouds in here. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. This is probably the greatest thing to happen in my life - to be able to share this with you. Let's build an almighty mountain. Everybody's different. Trees are different. Let them all be individuals. Work that paint. This present moment is perfect simply due to the fact you're experiencing it.

All you have to do is let your imagination go wild. Let's have a happy little tree in here. Just think about these things in your mind - then bring them into your world. The first step to doing anything is to believe you can do it. See it finished in your mind before you ever start. All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind. Don't fiddle with it all day. These things happen automatically. All you have to do is just let them happen. Let's make some happy little clouds in our world. It's amazing what you can do with a little love in your heart. You can do anything here. So don't worry about it.

You don't want to kill all your dark areas they are very important. Volunteering your time; it pays you and your whole community fantastic dividends. You have freedom here. The only guide is your heart. Now we can begin working on lots of happy little things. Use what you see, don't plan it. Everyone needs a friend. Friends are the most valuable things in the world. 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. This painting comes right out of your heart. Nothing's gonna make your husband or wife madder than coming home and having a snow-covered dinner. Just use the old one inch brush.

I will take some magic white, and a little bit of Vandyke brown and a little touch of yellow. Everyone is going to see things differently - and that's the way it should be. You've got to learn to fight the temptation to resist these things. Just let them happen. Anyone can paint. Let's have a happy little tree in here. Let's make a nice big leafy tree. Just make little strokes like that. Look around, look at what we have. Beauty is everywhere, you only have to look to see it. Paint anything you want on the canvas. Create your own world. You can't have light without dark. You can't know happiness unless you've known sorrow.