Anything you want to do you can do here. If we're gonna walk though the woods, we need a little path. The very fact that you're aware of suffering is enough reason to be overjoyed that you're alive and can experience it. Use absolutely no pressure. Just like an angel's wing. When you do it your way you can go anywhere you choose. Van Dyke Brown is a very nice brown, it's almost like a chocolate brown.

It is a lot of fun. The light is your friend. Preserve it. We tell people sometimes: we're like drug dealers, come into town and get everybody absolutely addicted to painting. It doesn't take much to get you addicted.

You don't have to spend all your time thinking about what you're doing, you just let it happen. All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind. If you overwork it you become a cloud killer. There's nothing worse than a cloud killer.

I guess that would be considered a UFO. A big cotton ball in the sky. When you buy that first tube of paint it gives you an artist license. Little short strokes. You can do anything here. So don't worry about it.

A big strong tree needs big strong roots. Trees grow however makes them happy. 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. That's a crooked tree. We'll send him to Washington. Any little thing can be your friend if you let it be. That's what makes life fun. That you can make these decisions. That you can create the world that you want.

They say everything looks better with odd numbers of things. But sometimes I put even numbers—just to upset the critics. Now it's beginning to make a little sense. This is your world.

There we go. I thought today we would do a happy little picture. No worries. No cares. Just float and wait for the wind to blow you around.

We can always carry this a step further. There's really no end to this. That's a son of a gun of a cloud. Pretend you're water. Just floating without any effort. Having a good day.

Let your imagination be your guide. Just go out and talk to a tree. Make friends with it. Nothing wrong with washing your brush. That is when you can experience true joy, when you have no fear.

Just let this happen. We just let this flow right out of our minds. We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch. I think there's an artist hidden in the bottom of every single one of us. I guess I'm a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That's okay though; I have more fun than most people. 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.

Put it in, leave it alone. Imagination is the key to painting. Without washing the brush, I'm gonna go right into some Van Dyke Brown, some Burnt Umber, and a little bit of Sap Green. We don't want to set these clouds on fire. We'll put a happy little bush here. Let the paint work.

Maybe he has a little friend that lives right over here. I'm a water fanatic. I love water. We wash our brush with odorless thinner. It's a very cold picture, I may have to go get my coat. It’s about to freeze me to death. Isn't that fantastic? This is a fantastic little painting.

We have no limits to our world. We're only limited by our imagination. Automatically, all of these beautiful, beautiful things will happen. Zip. That easy. Just relax and let it flow. That easy.

There are no mistakes. You can fix anything that happens. I thought today we would make a happy little stream that's just running through the woods here. Life is too short to be alone, too precious. Share it with a friend. All you have to do is let your imagination go wild. With something so strong, a little bit can go a long way. Maybe there's a happy little bush that lives right there.

There he comes. If what you're doing doesn't make you happy - you're doing the wrong thing. Let's put a touch more of the magic here. Trees get lonely too, so we'll give him a little friend. In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. Maybe there's a happy little Evergreen that lives here.