David Jansen - Invidious

Chevalier David Jansen MDA is a professional artist and educator from Sidney, Nebraska. David studied chemistry in Cal Poly University but has always enjoyed art. David received a degree of Master Decorative Artist in 1990. David received the Gold Medal from the Korean Society of Decorative Artists and was knighted by the French government (Chevalier) in 2007 for his work in preserving the history and traditions of the arts.
David has painted for many private collections including the White House collection and the Smithsonian. Together, David and his wife Martha have traveled over 1 million miles, throughout Asia, Australia, South, and North America, and Europe, teaching new methods of painting while preserving the history and techniques of the historical styles.
David currently paints and teaches at the Jansen Art Studio in Pennsylvania as well as several other countries with his wife Martha and daughter Jessica. He can be contacted at JansenArtStudio@aol.com

David Jansen

Good Morning Everyone,
Here are the Hydrangea lessons I have painted for the channel in the past couple years with the links. Give them a try as they are a lot of fun to practice temperature paintings with. Have fun!
Hydrangeas video links

Hydrangea 1 https://youtu.be/0oEJoZqRf8k

Hydrangea 2 https://youtu.be/mEogx4ANqnA

Hydrangea 3 https://youtu.be/EomMe1uAz_c

Hydrangea 4 https://youtu.be/pGY2fTrbjwg

Hydrangea 5 https://youtu.be/gZxoV3UC_dg

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David Jansen

Hi Everyone,
We uploaded a new white hydrangea video to our other Paint It Simply Channel. This is a fun version of the wet in wet technique. We hope you enjoy it!
https://youtu.be/gZxoV3UC_dg

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David Jansen

Always check your color against a live model whenever possible. LOL.... This is my "Kipper." Since she was 8 weeks old she has always slept under my easel. Some of you see her in my videos. How can you not paint this?... :)

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David Jansen

A question I get a lot. What color do you start a black dog with? Well, not black. Depends on what technique you're going to use. This is a portrait of an old black lab I did several years ago. You need to make warm and cool. I started him with Burnt Sienna and touch Phthalo Blue. More blue for the cools and more Burnt Sienna in the warms. I used an Alla Prima portrait technique for him, which is different from the Bistre technique I am showing on the German Shepherd I uploaded today.

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David Jansen

Hi Everyone,
I finished video 1 of the German Shepherd. It should be on the channel this afternoon. This is the Bistre technique. I use it when I really want to capture the expression on the subject first. Lines are important. You set the lines of the expression, then begin block coloring the passages. From there in the next video, we will develop the facial structure and fur textures. Love painting this way. I hope you enjoy this series. Look for it this afternoon!

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