from the studio

This is my first live watch omg brilliant watching you paint 🎨 love it, Emma your doing an amazing job Love it 😍

Seeing he’s doing all new things next year will be be seeing a new wardrobe without the spongebob shorts

I need to come down and have a look, we have a new wall that needs your magic touch ❤️

Do you still critique paintings sent in Don and what time

I critique paintings. I have no qualifications but I know what I like

I don’t think you could ever paint something I wouldn’t like 👍

I would love a beach bag, how much are they. It’s amazzzzing watching you bring this piece together 👍💕

Hey Don and Emma, need to come see you, wanting a Cane fire picture with our old house...

Was that the beer fridge getting revenge?

Oh I do Don, I've done a absolutely mad one this week

I’m happy to do a critique on the wardrobe

What are we in Turbo mode Donald

Can't wait to see some of your 2022 works of art Don

G’day Don, Emma and everyone else..

I can't bring it, too wet

AMAZING! You are such an inspiration Don 🙏🙌♥️

Love your work Don.

Yeah I don’t get it either

Ghats cause i like ya Don

I like where this is going 🤘

We are enjoying 'Winter Whiting' on our wall. Thanks Don

Brett & Lisa say hi 👋

Guess what arrived today.. we are both very excited!! 😆

So busy. I had to leave early. Was great to see you all

Looks awesome

Yes that was an excellent one where he did flowers worth watching

You have to do more Don on the education tv i have bought them all

Val I tried that but he still didn’t finish the trailer in Atherton

Your not going to do flowers in 2022, are you?

Loving it Don! The magic of free painting and colours! Greg’s getting a chuckle also Don. We’re liking it!💕

Sounds like it raining pretty good up there

I missed the start what medium

That’s awesome Lennox you are getting so tall

Sing a Justin Bieber song!

The mother colour is an excellent course

So 8s it people surfing

Double vaxd...double the chance 9f getting covid

They might be socially excited lol

That's just like Coochiemudlo on Sunday

Are you goingbto bring them in framed?

I like the white space

Are you going to be painting flowers 💐 😂😂😂

I'll give you lunch and wine

Val that’s who’s painting it

Yep and it was vodka

Hey Lennox how’s school

I think that a no Val lol

Can you deliver to Coochie

What is he dressed like Emma

Evening Don and Emma. Robbo and Kel. Atherton Tablelands

You make it look so easy and it must be very therapeutic for you because that’s how I’m feeling watching you paint 🥰

What’s he painting a bowl of ice cream get it together diva don

It’s the colours you use that I find to be a defining Waters

I tried doing some pieces along a similar line and it’s very hard to express care and kindness in art. Be so cool to have a big group exhibition on just hope and kindness

If you turn it around to the right it has ships on water in it

Thanks Marg and Don for Saturday night! We had such a great time

for a second, I thought Don was very clever at mirrored writing

Saw one of your paintings in Greg’s practice waiting room it’s really brightened wall up

Looks like all the booze that was spilt on the floor and his hand trying to save the gin

Thank Christ the bar was open early at Atherton kept diva don in line

Say get your shit together people and stop all the crap! We don’t have long. Be kind to yourselves and the earth

Do you think there needs to beba new art movement Don? Kindness Movement?

I love your pastel colour and when you take the masking tape away. You look great and lost some weight

Haha it’s the festive season! 😂 you two crack me up x

I like circles too. That’s why my belly is round

Was a Great night

What's with the pastel colours Don...?

Loving the colour palette

He’s reading a romance cause he’s using the girl colours

He’s combining all the years on one canvas

What dose Timmy know that

A hand with a globe and a saddle beside it

I was going to do that Emma

Loving the colours

My son Ivan said..the real Santa..

Have a great day today, I would love to be there but I had to work...

Beautiful Don! Love your work. The colours are stunning. I think this might even be one of your early pieces. My parents bought it years ago.

Looks beautiful! Hope you have a fabulous night Don. Xxx

Wish I was there it's about time I brought some more of your amazing work ❤️

Looks very nice Don. I was at Sara's birthday party last night, otherwise I would've been there x

Looking wonderful Don, unfortunately I'm unable to attend this time however wishing you a fantastic night 🤩🤩🍷🍽

Wow looks amazing, hope you had a wonderful night xxx

Have a brilliant night sorry we couldn’t join you. ☹️

Good to see you back in action

See you later my dear friend ❤️

That's gold, Donald James Waters 😆😆

💖

Looking awesome as usual Don. Xx

Lol that's fun

Too funny 😂 🤣😂

That’s exactly how my head felt at the end of term, Don!

OK. Emotions, I see. I'm an Artist, and Mental health worker. I totally get it, and love it

Before you go can i have another look at the last one please don

Hoping to do alot of work on it over the weekend. I have 4 days off

Very good so far not finished due to work commitments

Im like you don i love the bohemian pants and out there shirts

Don! We made top 10 on Bluethumb seascape artists of the year!! Mine must’ve been a fluke!! Haha

Looks like something Godzilla left behind

I know what it is a pile of his washing on the floor all those pants

Emma send up whatever pills you have that helps you cope w

Looks like the bird’s brain has exploded

That looks like o kookaburra going throw the forest

Been to draculas on the gold coast does that count lol

I didnt think you would have and pots left don

Got any spaces left in the Harrigans do

the yellow looks like wings of a ww2 bomber

Bit of negitive space in the top right

Oh my god you have done everything don

I feel for you, Emma-Louise Waters - "masochistic manager"

I see a rooster where the eye was

there's those wings again

This is kinda like Mr Squiggle 🤣

Don't get me wrong, I'm loving it.

Another masterpiece in the making ❤️

Wow!!! Like an awesome crazy fish man dancing

I reackon it looks fantastic don i can see your energy in there

There is so much dimension and so many different outcomes possible !! Love it don

I want to know that feeling ….need o switch off line take Miss Reality😂

Don’t know about big boys pants Don. Can’t you feel the bl..dy cold wind? get your trackies on please! Greg and I’ve been quietly watching for weeks. Love it Don!

I see stairs leading up to a secluded red door, which is why I asked about before

I see the writing he did and think he should have used spell check 😂😂😂😂😂

Face at the right, looking at the stairs leading to ...infinity, scrhead space, scrambled moments? 🤔Love it that way Guru.

In the bottom vertical red line (in the middle) the white horizontal stripes make it like a stairway to another world 🥰 I hope that makes sense haha

If Marg baked I would have said her cake knife

When you do this type of painting, do you reflect on composition?

A tree house with a kids imagination with the colour

They have some great colours

Abstract with a touch of whimsy 😊

Its an interesting dynamic watching the master struggle

Hi everybody, sorry I'm late..

Are you brush strokes structured don or placed random

I did that today - ended up with a lake at sunset

May be another drink will help

Do you put glass over it once framed don

Putting me to sleep Don 😴

You seem to be rebelling against yourself

I sort of know that feeling

Ok guys see ya next week love ya all

Yes i have australian ones to

But mine don’t come out well

Little Liam here, looks like a snowy mountain range with the southern lights (auroraborialis? Borealis?)

If I did that it would look like I found some off paint and made a big mess! Guess yours will turn out spectacular lol 😂

I love the creative process... Not too many people can allow themselves to do this ☀️

Who are you people sound of music how old is that

Coming to see your ou at Harrigans in Nov with Ben and a friend… excited👍😊

Come to Perth and do an art class here

My son told me to tell you that ,I've been drinking 🍸

Thought I could see lights through there

Ok will get there this week - after work - yup I start early! Coffeeeeee…..

Yeah mine keeps dropping out but still watching

I love the sound of music as long as it is jazz

Longs it is jazz music

Matt loves the sound of music!

Ooo, mine keeps dropping out but hanging in there!

You had a hair cut to

There jelly fish.

Yes i could eat i havent had tea yet lol

Not in his good clothes tonight 👍

Looks like a goopy spider

Need some red in there don

Is Wednesday Beenleigh lesson on this week?

hello Don and Emma, cheers

Cheers!!

Yeah mountains with snow

Coral reef!

Love the painting

love the colours

Wonderfully expressive

Love from U.K. xxxx

Hahahahaha don’t dob on your Don Dad

Sprung : Again !! Lol...🎨

Keep an eye on him Emma.

Loving what your doing Don

Why not Tom does

Why’s he on live

I bet he’s reading a romance cause he is using the girly colours

Does Marg know he stole a pillowcase for the pocket

Oops cooking dinner.....that looks exciting

There is this week's gem - "recalcitrant lady".

You do know don is a techno dinosaur

How long would you leave that to dry hard Don

I want a pair of those pants

Looks a bit like what i just ate lol

A masterpiece happening

Looks like a toucan!

Are you using acrylic paper don

Do you also paint emma ?

And what is this ensemble called

Love the pants Don 👍

Almost looks like the forest is on fire

I couldnt go thats awesome

Wait for it the pink will be out soon

A two pot screamer!

Spongebob square pants

Magical forest with purple clouds

Yep with lots of water being dropped on it

Maybe one week you two should swap roles

Love that orange

Loads of pink!

Ok guys gotta go catch ya next week i hope

I think I saw a replica in an art museum in Venice Cathy

thats what hes thinking

not enough fibre

thats the best thing ive heard all day

Cathy he tries to sell them to Dad haha

oh stop! I love lavender

Ill have to go to Val's garden

what are you watching on?

are you connected to wifi?

*coffee even

If it helps Jennie I start the stream 10 minutes prior to give you time to join and get a cofee x

Good morning all!

I was lucky enough to go the the Rodin museum in Philadelphia -it was a memorable experience . Such talent!!!

love how you add the fantasy element. I just never think to do that! Not imaginative enough...must practice!

Yeah I see some great scenes at the park but dont take photos

I think I need to get out more. instead of avoiding street scenes and markets etc take my camera out and get some shots!!

fascinating process ...better than photoshop! lovely outcome from last week Don

Absolutely here, I can pick you all up

OMG Don, I've painted something so similar to that last thumbnail!

They are hard to paint you used to say Don

Don’t worry about the coffin, just put me on the end of a line, feed the 🐠

Two cars here, one full of fish scales one clean 😃

I do like flowers Emma but prefer them in my garden 😀

I don’t even want flowers when I’m dead

Me too but don’t know what to put on it yet

Admired your work since meeting you on a cruise and brought the original art (my space) we are looking at getting some more of your wonderful art x

I will be a new entrant. Mary has been so very helpful in preparation for your course Don.

Awesome Don, looking forward to a wine with you at P2P on Friday 👍

We tried donating the painting in hope they would keep him at the aged care

You werent his apprentice don you just handed him the charcoal

Don, Disney rang and said he wants you to come do some animation

Kel we need to see you do this with charcoal 😂

Does Marg know you are wearing a jumper that apparently does not have paint stains on it yet

I’m about to be barred from posting pics Fiona is threatening to out locks on her doors

Looking up accomodation in Jacob's Well on 13 Nov for Rock the Canvas - any tips?

Can you ask diva don what his thoughts are about a seven year old doing workshop not whole day but part of day. He loves art and gets really involved in his work What is your opinion of having someone so young doing his type of thing

We need to be able to watch front on please

Those stumps you are using don are great for blending

It looked like you had a great Father's Day, Don!

Are you using hard and soft charcoal don

Hellooooooo Jacob's Well!

Wish I could view front on

tickets bought at Harrigans, tick

See you in the morning, Don and Emma!

From this angle it looks like a big whistle

I can see some one licking the windows in the bus

Just above the circles down the bottom

There could be a beer tap in there

I can see a dog with a long nose

Composition is everything 🤩

pretty funny for someone too tired to go to school

me three

get ready for a potential tantrum

Boab on the beach

I feel like a darker foreground image would over shadow the others

I agree Cathy

2.5m in the bathroom

yes!

yes little bugger

I was being kind

That's what I love to see, it would have taken me half hour to work out what colour buckets;)

amazing as always Don...and in such a short space of time too . thanks for a great lesson. much food for thought !

I never thought it looked easy! Too early for a G&T-bugger😔

Wow! great lesson. Thank you Don and Emma for streaming. I'm always surprised.

Hey Don, is it important to work out colour first. Now that you're on to the second, it seems like it is necessary to have a darker back image?

Want you to talk about teaching your thoughts on teaching the very young kids

Oops I have to go,have an appointment 💃❤️

you have worked hard, I really like this. Might have to stop with the dragons for a while and loosen up LOL.

Well my planning does nothing for me, I started doing a Boabab tree painting now it’s turned to a seascape 🤔🤷‍♀️

I said they would be hysterical not historical

yes its really exciting Ema...still finishing off last weeks homework too !

Just a reminder I might not get your tea and coffee but come afternoon i am at bar getting your g & t

Marg must have been beside herself when she saw snake

Are you going to keep then all separate or do you think you will merge them into each other?

Wow, a spirit level ruler, where's the technical goggles?

Looks like the jelly fish in finding nemo… needs some purple though

Im still working on my big one don i will show you when finishsd. 2m x 1.8 m charcoal

Gold / yellow is there for Tokyo, looks like a city scape upside down

Very therapeutic to watch glad I stumbled across your page

My 7 year old grandson Lachlan said it looks like a bit of a storm

Have just come onto your site. Are these inks what does he spray it with

Also let Don know I bought the cloths for him yesterday 😊

I don’t know anything about inks do you dilute to use

Are you ever tempted to just leave it and put a $30k price tag on it? Hehe

Let Don know I need a date in December or late November that he is available 😀

Yes love charcoal im a charcoal man lol

Thats good we cant see the diva on the cocktail glass

The massage was very relaxing.

Gave it depth hey , great colour

I thought it may have been the painting lol

I thought buddy was the medium

Hi Don… I bet purple will also feature soon!

Great stuff in ya hand

Put some charcoal on don

When do you know that’s it , it’s time to stop

need a boost , lost my mojo

Yes you do…all of the paintings are stories

Looks like a park with an old fashioned lamp post

Beautiful colours don

Go back and it looks like the smoke out of a gun barrel