I would choose Joseph to be on my team because he's my nephew.

And he's a fine player!

I taught him all he knows!

[piano plays in bright rhythm & tone] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It is so nice to learn from somebody that has the talent in the thing that you want to learn.

In this case, Joseph learned from me.

I've been a professional baseball pitcher for the Fargo-Moorhead Twins.

They're now the RedHawks.

This is where we film the shows, in Fargo.

I'm home!

Okay, let's show you some of the preparations for today.

I have a canvas that has been primed with 4 White, 1 Payne's Gray, and 1 Permanent Green Light.

Normally I'll say 6 White, but I wanted it just to be a little bit darker today.

Then I have the tracing on, and I'm ready to paint.

I anticipate putting on colors in the background first, working around, and then we'll go to Joseph.

So I have, let's see.

What do we want?

I have-- this is Burnt Umber.

And this is Permanent Green Light.

It's about equal parts.

Oops.

Yes.

I think I'll put just a little Raw Sienna in it though.

So it'll just be a little lighter.

Perfect!

Now there isn't any medium on here yet, Walnut Oil.

So I'm going to dip into the oil, and then dip into the color.

And the nice thing about this, it's a little more controlled.

It doesn't become too runny.

I think his hat's-- Joseph, your head is just a little big.

Let's just cut it down a little bit-- much better!

And we'll go close here.

This is such a nice priming of the canvas.

I like that, because it plays through just a little bit, and it's part of the green scheme.

I'll take just a little more oil, so I can push it around just a little faster.

Yes, that's good.

Where do you go?

Oh, you go clear over into here.

Ah!

Joseph, Joseph, Joseph.

It used to be funny-- my wife would say that I'd come home from work, and the kids would run and hide.

And I'd come in and say, "Does anyone want to play?

Hey, anybody want to play?"

And the kids sometimes loved the game of find us, Daddy.

Then we'll play with you.

Carefully on that side.

Right down to there.

This is our backyard.

This is a big foliage.

And there's a fence that divides us from the neighbor.

And there's a little sky there.

What's happening now, which happens a lot is, people on the other side build these mansions.

So you just have to hit it a little higher to be able to break a window.

Okay, this comes down a little bit.

That was just a joke-- we don't break windows.

Okay, while I'm up in that area, I'm going to go ahead with some Phthalo Blue and White, which is right here.

I have it mixed up.

just a little more White.

Ah, I think that will work.

What I have on the left side, the left easel, is a painting that is in the halfway stage; it's not finished.

So we're going to do the finishing on camera.

But that will be next time we'll do that.

Then I'll show you the little pochade next week of the one that I made originally, the small little painting.

We're making a painting from it.

Now, I've pushed this around, and just here and there, you're going to add just a little bit of peeking through.

I think I better be a little darker over on this side with the see-through.

Then I'll push in slightly... so it feels like the foliage is hanging from the tree.

Do we need more there?

Let's take a little more foliage.

Oh, it'd be nice if you could plant foliage that easily, that it would grow that quickly.

Okay, now I'm going to put on the fence.

And what I have for that, let's try the Burnt Umber and White.

And we'll have to have something to warm it up just a little bit, I think.

Huh.

May surprise me.

I'll hold it up to this.

Oh that's gonna work!

Burnt Umber and White.

Clean the brush.

I have enough brushes.

I could use another one for the other color, but I'm going to clean it.

Notice when I clean it, I dip down and pull out, rather than swishing it all and making a bunch of dirty cleaner.

Okay, so I have a little bit of the Walnut Oil on.

And that comes across like that.

And then, we'll go down.

Should I put?

No, we'll go down, and then we'll put the darks in it.

And I don't mind if I accidentally hit the foliage just a little at the bottom there, because we want that to be less sharp anyway.

So it'll represent a little bit of growth of the, I guess you call it foliage.

Don't you?

That sounds almost like a floral term, but no, that's foliage.

You, let's see, you need to have a partner so we'll see which one of you can get down there first.

Here's the finish line.

Okay, so let's go back with putting some of the tan color in here.

And I'm saving just a little bit of a line for guidance for the board divisions.

And the board divisions will be just straight Umber.

I'll first put a line under there.

It's a gentle touch, so it doesn't become too dark.

And the next one, then this is the vertical.

There really isn't any sense or rhyme to this.

Just so they represent some kind of vertical boards.

It's a pretty old fence.

We've been there, well, I've been there 62, Since 1962.

So that's a long time.

And my wife and her family have been there earlier.

So I don't know if that fence has been there all that time.

But they were certainly the first people on the block, maybe didn't need fences then.

Okay.

Oh, this one won.

This one won.

I was kind of betting on him, I put more oil in.

Okay, let's go ahead now, and mix up for the greenish tone.

Actually, yeah, that's what I'll do.

I was thinking maybe I should put some color on him first, but we're all right.

So that greenish tone, I still have Permanent Green Light.

Gosh, this is exciting, being back here with you!

I hope you know, I love being here.

18th season with Prairie Public!

And 25th all time!

So I hit with 7 times with the Alexander, [in strong voice] Bill!

Put that almighty brush in!

Wasn't he a great guy?

Oof.

Okay, this is Yellow Ochre.

Oh, just what I want.

Yellow Ochre and Green.

Let's see if we have enough.

Yellow Ochre and Green.

I better put some more Ochre out.

And I better put some more Green out.

You know my students, when I teach sometimes in Santa Barbara, they'll say, "You never put the caps on."

Don't put the caps on until the end of day!

Why keep doing it off and off?

Just do it at the end.

Okay, this is yellow.

They're good people, I didn't mean to make fun of them.

Okay, there is that.

Then we will take a large brush.

This is a bristle fan.

Put some medium in it.

And I think what would make sense is before I do that, is take a brush that's a little easier to draw with, so that I'm going to draw next to the boy.

Don't you know his name?

He's Joseph.

I love that name.

It reminds me of a great friend.

Barbara Gravel.

Now how do you get Joseph from Barbara Gravel?

I don't know.

It just worked.

Okay, this goes here.

And I started painting it all in.

I thought it was just going to come next to him.

And then you said larger brush, which I will do.

There's a little bit of this seeing through right by the arm, so it makes him, he's not quite as broad looking.

Might even have some there.

Okay, now I can take the large brush, and fill the rest of the area in.

This is a fan brush.

I did dip it into the Walnut Oil.

I was almost tempted to do something that I quite like to do.

And that's that you almost let it fade a little bit.

I think I'll do that.

Actually, the middle one, or the next stage, already goes all the way down.

But I kind of like that transition.

I'm going to take a little bit of the paint on the corner of the brush, and just feather it a little bit there.

It kind of looks like the lawn needs to be mowed.

Oh, I have to tell you a story.

So one day, my son John says, Dad, I'm bringing home a girlfriend.

Well, he didn't say girlfriend.

He says, "I'm bringing a girl home tonight for supper.

Would you mow the lawn?"

And at noon, he calls up, "Dad, did you mow the lawn yet?"

Geez!

So I always call him Dad One, I'm Dad Two.

He's such a neat guy, but it's kind of a running joke.

When do I get to be the dad?

So that needed to be mowed a little bit.

Okay, now we'll jump down to the pallet.

We'll use a smaller flat sable.

This is Alizarin Crimson.

And you say why are you starting there?

I don't know.

I like it, I like the red against the green.

So that's probably why I'm starting on this shirt.

Oops!

He's got a little neck, so be sure you get that in.

This, oh, I love working on this priming of the canvas.

It really has a lot to it.

Okay, so now let's go to a little other color.

What color are you?

Oh, you're Rose.

Oh, I like you.

I'm going to put a touch of orange in it.

See, he's playing for my team.

We've got the same jersey colors.

I just got to the basket first.

And I got to choose the one I wanted.

And there's a good one on the side.

Can you see it?

Let's see-- oh, and then there's a couple dashes in here, just represent a little bit of the chest.

How come you've got a blue cap, Joseph?

I think your team would be all red, but no, you want blue, okay, you got blue.

This is Phthalo Blue.

It has just a small touch of white in it, so it's kind of a broken color.

And more White for the brim, the visor.

I knew there was a word.

What's the difference between a brim and a visor?

Does a brim go all around the hat, and the visor is just in front?

That'll be the test question for today.

Okay, I'm going to put a little bit of that visor color that's right there, just put just a little bit up in here.

So you get a feeling of somewhat the form of it.

I'm going to take that same blue while I have it, and put down at the bottom of the pants, so it's the color of his shoes.

Okay, I better go kind of quickly.

Let's take this.

You are Raw Umber and White.

Just little touch of Orange in it.

Oh, that's a nice flesh color.

So did you see what I had?

It's-- What are you?

Quinacridone Rose, and a touch of Orange.

Yes.

I want to remember that one; that's a good one.

And then on the other side a little bit.

Notice what I'm doing-- I'm making use of the tracing for the features.

So I'll eventually fill in the eyes a little bit, but this will be a help.

And then you're seeing a little bit of the neck and chest starting right there.

Good job.

What are you?

Little red?

Oh, you know, I often will lean my little fingernail on the canvas.

The fingernail isn't long enough, so it digs in more than it should.

Okay, we still have, this is the Orange, and the Umber and White.

We're putting this down.

Oh, I'm really glad I discovered that flesh color-- that's a good one.

And 1 little finger, 2 little finger, 3 little finger, 4 little finger, and the thumb.

You got it, kid!

And then over on this arm.

Isn't there a lot of vitality in that?

If you see a camera move up and down, that means they're saying yes.

But if you don't it means they're afraid of Ms. Barbara.

Okay, so on the pants, I'm going to take the Umber.

Where'd you go?

Oh, you came over conveniently.

Oh, I like that!

Be careful.

You don't want to get dirt on Joseph's arm.

His mom will chew him out.

Go carefully around the little fingers.

Go carefully around the fingers, because they're all little.

I have those two kind of connected, so it's not just a flare.

♪ Dee, dee dee.

Dee dee dee.

♪ Oops.

A little juice.

A little juice goes a long way.

Isn't that nice on the outside?

You know, you kind of move it just a little bit, and it doesn't look too stiff or tight.

Let's put that on the other leg.

And then we'll put some form into the pants.

And we'll put the glove on, and see where we're at.

Ah, just makes me want to play some ball just seeing that.

I hope Joseph can play when he grows an inch or two, or plays some more.

Don't worry about the size.

Jeez!

This guy for Houston, Altuve-- five foot six!

He's my hero.

What a slugger.

I went just a little darker in the belt.

I took some Van Dyke Brown.

I'm going to take a little bit of the Umber, and I'm going to go where the eye is, and just make it a little bit fuller on both sides; both sides of the isle.

Some of the things that I think are so clever, there's no response.

It just makes me have to wait till somebody watches the show and says, ha ha!

That was so funny, Buck!

Okay, a little under the nose, a little on this side, just a little shading that would come from the visor onto the head.

And then I'll take, and I'll put just a little bit of hair right there.

And just the smallest little touch inside, like you're seeing something inside the ear a little bit here.

Then let's take, we'll put some color on the pants first.

This is the Burnt Umber and White.

I'm just making a couple, it'll represent some wrinkles.

What about your glove, Joseph?

Don't you want some work on the glove?

What should we do on the glove?

Let's put a little bit of this.

What are you?

You're Van Dyke Brown.

I can take Van Dyke Brown, and a little bit of Yellow Ochre.

We're trying to get so we don't have to play extra innings.

Finish on time.

Okay, what do we want for the lights?

Yellow Ochre, and a little bit of the Umber, Ochre and Umber.

Oh, good.

Good.

Good job.

Come over on the other fingers-- fingers of the glove.

I put just a little more Yellow Ochre into it so it's a little more golden than it is on his actual hand.

Just blend those a little bit with the index finger.

Don't use your fingers!

These are nontoxic paints.

Oh, okay.

So-- oh, I see something!

What's he going for?

Where is it?

So let's take, I have a little White.

Oh, Joseph, there it is!

Watch the bounce!

Oh, that is so good, I like that.

Okay, I'm gonna bring just a little bit extra blue so the hat comes down just a little lower on the head there.

And let's take just a little Orange and White.

Clean the brush.

Orange and White... just right.

Oh, and then put just a little bit of it as a highlight.

Oh, I'm glad we remembered that.

We'll get more to that when we get to the next stage.

Ah.

Thank you for watching.

My goodness.

And you be sure and come back, and see whether we win the game or not.

Now what I haven't done, but what I would suggest-- you look at each edge.

Here for instance, if I just slice that down a little bit, you make the shoulder-- that's a nice job.

You make the shoulder just a little better.

So you can be very careful on that.

But that's where we are today.

And you wait till next time.

You come back, because we're gonna play ball!

See you then.

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