Art-making as inner journey
Podcast Episode 3: Planning your painting ahead or not?
Note: I created a free workbook about exhibition planning. You can download it from the library! Dear reader and listener, The topic of today's podcast is: 'Is it wise to plan your paintings ahead?'. I am tackling this question because I have been...
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Podcast Episode 2: Painting and the Purpose of your Life
Dear reader, The topic of today's podcast is: 'Painting and the Purpose of your Life'. Sometimes I can get really serious about the role of painting in my life. Is painting my Life Purpose? Should I become a fulltime artist, and earn my living with it?...
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Podcast Episode 1: How to get out of your comfort zone as a painter
Getting out of your comfort zone as an artist is not always easy. But it is essential for your growth as a creative. Maybe it's even necessary to become one in the first place. That's what my very first podcast is all about. My entire painting adventure has...
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My favorite artists (1): Line Juhl Hansen
My favorite artists (1): Line Juhl Hansen Long before I started painting, I fanatically skimmed the Internet for artists who inspired me. I stored pictures of their paintings as photos in my photo library—it was long before I discovered Pinterest and...
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Practicing the Power of Now as a painter
Practicing the Power of Now You might have read ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle. This book is about the importance of quitting the excessive thinking about the past and the future, and realizing that there is only one moment: ‘Now.’ Everything else is a...
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How mark-making gets you into the flow of painting
How to get into the flow of painting When I start painting, I usually start with scribbling, making marks, adding some paint. I am just doing something. I am ‘activating the canvas’ as some artists call it. I like that expression. Before, the canvas (or the...
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Non-duality and abstract intuitive painting
Non-duality and abstract intuitive painting What I’m going to write about now might sound very difficult and theoretical. But I believe that every painter knows from experience what I will try to say here, and moreover, that it is one of the big reasons why...
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Challenge the art-stories in your head!
Challenge the art-stories in your head! (Request your free worksheet below!) One thing I realize over and over again is how the stories that you tell yourself can shape your reality. For instance, if you have the conviction that you are the sort of...
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What to do if you don’t like your painting
What to do if you don’t like your painting When I started painting this morning, I did not like the result. Often when I paint, I feel happy and uplifted because the painting rolled out of me seemingly without any effort. But some days I look at my...
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Throw away the art you don’t love!
Throw away the art you don’t love! I am writing this blog at the first workday after two weeks of Christmas holidays. In these weeks, I have been busy with cleaning up our house, decluttering cupboards and closets, and throwing things away that are old, broken,...
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Making art can be a profound way to grow personally and spiritually. It challenges you to overcome insecurity, selfdoubt, and procrastination. And more important: it draws you into the wordless world of the Here and Now. Be welcome to take a look!
