What Kids Say About Process Painting

What Kids Say About Process Painting

 I learned that if you just feel free, wonderful things will happen.I’m astounded by how eagerly children take to process painting — and by the joy they discover from trusting their own internal spontaneity and intuition. I see kids taking risks by painting...
Painting Outside the Lines

Painting Outside the Lines

It is time to reclaim that which every child knows and is taught to forget: the essential right to create without interference or shame. In creative or spontaneous painting, the defining moment is when you face the fertile white void. Your openness and your courage to...
Is Your Painting Finished?

Is Your Painting Finished?

You are finished when the painting is finished inside you.What comes after you believe you are finished may be the most important time in your painting.Levels of CompletionEvery process painting has cycles of birth, maturation, and death, and within every cycle a...
Paint Your Own Path

Paint Your Own Path

Travelers, there is no path. Paths are made by walking. ~ Antonio MachadoOften we are strongly attracted to a form or image but afraid to paint it. “It would be too stupid,” “I could never paint that,” or “I would be ashamed to do it,” are frequent thoughts. But magic...
The Myth of Inspiration : Don’t Wait to Paint

The Myth of Inspiration : Don’t Wait to Paint

 Wherever you are is the entry point. ~ KabirWho does not feel the tingle of excitement at the prospect of painting? Paint is sensuous. Its rich vibrant colors and its yielding smoothness make you want to taste the delicious enjoyment of applying it to paper. To stand...
Reclaiming Play Through Process Painting

Reclaiming Play Through Process Painting

I hadn’t realized how much I needed to play, and my body and spirit jumped at the chance. My first sensation in a process painting workshop was the feeling of happy, engrossed play. I was in a crowded studio at Esalen, there were rows of vibrant color, brushes...