Abstract Art: Mark Making & Layering | Betty Franks Art

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🌼 I only discovered I could paint 5 years ago. I did hyper realistic animal portraits. After losing my husband to cancer in 2020 I just couldn’t/didn’t sit down to paint. Last week I came across your YouTube channel. I rushed out to buy acrylics and thoroughly enjoyed letting go without having to concentrate or have the pressure of it having to be prefect. Thank you for the inspiration to put brush to canvas again. I’m loving abstract art. 😊

Phew, I was getting withdrawals from the shortage of your videos, lol! You have quite a busy life. Love all the assorted playlists you have!

🏵Ooooooo, The sides. YES!! Well, and the front. Love this one. Thanks for sharing your process.

🌼 I began painting at 50, also! I let it go for several years. Now at 66 I’m living in Portugal and jumping back in! Thank you, thank you for the teaching and inspiration!

🌼 I loved your new video! Thank you! 🌼

Beautiful work. Love your colours ☺️

🌼 Thank you for this new video! Looking forward to the next one!

Hi Betty, I’ve been following your channel for a while and I just wanted to say thank you for sharing these videos. I’m a beginner artist who’s interested in making abstract art, and being able to watch your process from start to finish is so helpful and inspiring.

Love the little chick on the bottom right side. 🌼🐥

Honestly, I thought this was the ugliest mess I'd ever seen in my life, but somehow it turned out quite beautiful!! Ha ha!! Thanks for creating a metaphor for our lives :)

🌼 Thanks for sharing! Another beautiful painting!

Hello friends!!! Remember that you are special, your art means something to someone somewhere. 🤗❤

I loved watching this!!! And yes…I happily “stuck it out”! Each layer is beautiful! The finale layers are wonderful! Your style is so relaxing and fun to watch….now I’m going to try! Happy New Year….thank you for all your beautiful creativity and talent! Charlotte Grossarth

🌼love the colours. Love your work👏

🌼 lovely

🌼 love this one Betty!!! thanks for continuing to share your art with us :)

🌼I used to create in acrylics, often very large, but got a job 6 yrs ago that didn’t allow for any time to be creative. About 2 years ago, I was so desperate for a creative outlet I started playing with watercolor. I could pack a little bag with a travel palette, a bottle of water and plastic cup, find a secluded spot on the upper floor of the library and paint at lunch. In July, after 6 years in the job, getting through a power change, the sale of the company and loss of coworkers through layoffs and furloughs in the pandemic, I ‘rage quit’—resigned on a Zoom call, immediately emailed my resignation effective immediately, and have poured myself into painting and illustrating. This is all to say your video has inspired me to pick up acrylics again on a some small (12”x12”) canvases, and carry the fun I found in watercolor back to acrylics. Thank you, Betty, for the inspiration to do it.

So happy to see your videos again. Welcome back. More, please. I don't have that emoji, but I watched all the way through, as always! I am always inspired by you.

I love this art you are doing here. So nice. Your lighting is perfect.