Art & Creativity Blog
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Video: Collage Making (4)
Dear reader, A week ago, I made a small collage, on the size of a business card. Today I’ll show you the process. The video is about 6 minutes long. About half of the collage is made of a scrap of collage paper that I made before. I'll show an image below. You...
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...
Video Collage making (3)
Video Tutorial Collage Making 3 Dear reader, Yesterday I made a small collage. Today I'll show you the process. Making a collage in a tiny size is fun! It only takes a little bit of time, and the tiny size creates the possibility to give extra attention to the small...
Painting on a business card
[Video] Painting on a business card The last few days I have been very busy, so today I almost thought: let’s skip my daily painting practice. But then I remembered what I’m 'preaching' to others: ‘You can always make something simple on the back of a business...
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On this blog, I write about tools and techniques for abstract art-making, about the inner journey of art, about developing a regular art practice, about creative habits, and about my own experiences with painting. Have fun reading!
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