Van Dyke Brown is a very nice brown, it's almost like a chocolate brown. Van Dyke Brown is a very nice brown, it's almost like a chocolate brown. Very easy to work these to death. There are no limits in this world. The very fact that you're aware of suffering is enough reason to be overjoyed that you're alive and can experience it. Think about a cloud. Just float around and be there. That's why I paint - because I can create the kind of world I want - and I can make this world as happy as I want it. When things happen - enjoy them. They're little gifts. I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. I sincerely wish for you every possible joy life could bring.

You don't have to spend all your time thinking about what you're doing, you just let it happen. Let's make some happy little clouds in our world. We must be quiet, soft and gentle. They say everything looks better with odd numbers of things. But sometimes I put even numbers--just to upset the critics. If we're going to have animals around we all have to be concerned about them and take care of them. This is your world, whatever makes you happy you can put in it. Go crazy. Now we can begin working on lots of happy little things. Let's do that again. The man who does the best job is the one who is happy at his job. If there's two big trees invariably sooner or later there's gonna be a little tree.

We'll do another happy little painting. If I paint something, I don't want to have to explain what it is. Trees grow in all kinds of ways. They're not all perfectly straight. Not every limb is perfect. Fluff it up a little and hypnotize it. Let's make a nice big leafy tree. This is your world, whatever makes you happy you can put in it. Go crazy. See. We take the corner of the brush and let it play back-and-forth. Use absolutely no pressure. Just like an angel's wing. Maybe we got a few little happy bushes here, just covered with snow. You have to allow the paint to break to make it beautiful.

All you have to learn here is how to have fun. God gave you this gift of imagination. Use it. It's a super day, so why not make a beautiful sky? We don't have to be concerned about it. We just have to let it fall where it will. Let your heart be your guide. Have fun with it. This is the time to get out all your flustrations, much better than kicking the dog around the house or taking it out on your spouse. No pressure. Just relax and watch it happen. I guess that would be considered a UFO. A big cotton ball in the sky. Just make a decision and let it go.

You have to make these big decisions. It's amazing what you can do with a little love in your heart. And right there you got an almighty cloud. Painting should do one thing. It should put happiness in your heart. That is when you can experience true joy, when you have no fear. With practice comes confidence. You better get your coat out, this is going to be a cold painting. Almost everything is going to happen for you automatically - you don't have to spend any time working or worrying. Steve wants reflections, so let's give him reflections. Look around, look at what we have. Beauty is everywhere, you only have to look to see it.

Imagination is the key to painting. Clouds are free they come and go as they please. 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. Water's like me. It's laaazy... Boy, it always looks for the easiest way to do things How do you make a round circle with a square knife? That's your challenge for the day. Everyone wants to enjoy the good parts - but you have to build the framework first. We have no limits to our world. We're only limited by our imagination. Get away from those little Christmas tree things we used to make in school. I'm going to mix up a little color. We'll use Van Dyke Brown, Permanent Red, and a little bit of Prussian Blue. We'll put some happy little leaves here and there.

All you have to learn here is how to have fun. Anything you want to do you can do here. It's life. It's interesting. It's fun. A tree needs to be your friend if you're going to paint him. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. Let's put a touch more of the magic here. When you do it your way you can go anywhere you choose. These trees are so much fun. I get started on them and I have a hard time stopping. You can create beautiful things - but you have to see them in your mind first. Do an almighty painting with us.

Now let's put some happy little clouds in here. Take your time. Speed will come later. You want your tree to have some character. Make it special. If you didn't have baby clouds, you wouldn't have big clouds. Making all those little fluffies that live in the clouds. You have freedom here. The only guide is your heart. You gotta think like a tree. A thin paint will stick to a thick paint. Maybe we got a few little happy bushes here, just covered with snow. Just think about these things in your mind and drop em' on canvas.

Use what happens naturally, don't fight it. In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live trees. Isn't that fantastic? You can just push a little tree out of your brush like that. You better get your coat out, this is going to be a cold painting. We don't really know where this goes - and I'm not sure we really care. We don't want to set these clouds on fire. If you don't think every day is a good day - try missing a few. You'll see. Automatically, all of these beautiful, beautiful things will happen. Poor old tree. But they're very easily killed. Clouds are delicate.

We start with a vision in our heart, and we put it one canvas. Get away from those little Christmas tree things we used to make in school. This is the way you take out your flustrations. If there's two big trees invariably sooner or later there's gonna be a little tree. Put it in, leave it alone. That's what painting is all about. It should make you feel good when you paint. Only eight colors that you need. Just go out and talk to a tree. Make friends with it. I'm sort of a softy, I couldn't shoot Bambi except with a camera. A fan brush is a fantastic piece of equipment. Use it. Make friends with it.