The power of getting lost

The power of getting lost

we take the same road often We use to take the same roads again and again, literally and also in our painting process. We take the paint, the colors and the surface that we’re familiar with and everything’s going well. But, sometimes it’s better to...

Giving yourself permission to paint

For the second time this year I had a group of wonderful students in my painting class. All of them were starters. Two of them already did a lot with drawing and other techniques, but never with acrylic paint. The other one was totally blank. My goal with the course...

Too much on my mind to make art (Is it true?)

October ends, November starts… Basically not my favorite time of the year. I just feel a bit overwhelmed by everything I’ve been doing lately. My work is not only about creating art, I have around 20 art students that take lessons, individually or in a...

All you need is to enter this world

After an afternoon of being all by myself painting is a big relief. I feel gratitude and I feel so good to be with myself again. If this is the world inside of me, I need to enter this every single day of my life!  That’s my need! And I need to share it with everyone...

The first layer of a painting

The background of a painting is very important to me. It’s the birth of a new painting, the start of a new journey. While working on it, most insights about what the painting is about, come popping up. Also the colors I use in that very first stage will be my guide...