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Intuition is subtle and always available, waiting patiently for you to turn to it. When a spontaneous image arises, we often erect a red light or “wrong way” sign in front it. It is as [more...]
Don’t let art supplies intimidate you. When it comes to process painting, brushes, paints, and paper are the easiest tools to use — they do not require sophisticated techniques or special knowledge. Your desire to paint [more...]
The untouched surface has a special power. The void is the source of all creation. In process painting, your willingness to meet this emptiness without panic is your greatest ally. Let the blank paper challenge [more...]
Process painting is not about technique, skill or training. It’s about using the tools of art to explore creativity itself. Here we’ve distilled the practice down to seven basic principles to fuel your creative exploration: Process [more...]
Mistakenly believing that we are what we paint is the origin of all creative blocks. The creative force is like a beam of light: one moment it may focus on a flower or a god, [more...]
As this language speaks through us and despite us in the mysterious magic of the painting process, we come to appreciate more and more the boundary-less nature of our potential presence in the world. Over time, [more...]
The most interesting thing to paint is what you don’t know about yourself. The true meaning of the painting is beyond any story you can expect or imagine. We are all well trained in interpretation. [more...]
If you don’t know where to begin a process painting, ask yourself: What would I paint if I really let myself feel? Sensing what to paint is so simple that we often disregard it. As you [more...]
When we are able to soothe ourselves — to take a risk and continue painting anyway — we can experience great relief from the confines of fear and perfectionism. In the first post in this [more...]
Stewart Cubley and Annie Rousseau recently facilitated the seventeenth annual Painting Experience retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Oregon Cascades. This year, Stewart brought back several talks recorded live during the morning sharing circles. We thought you’d enjoy [more...]
