Don’t Paint Whale — Paint Whaleness!

Don’t Paint Whale — Paint Whaleness!

Recently, Lisa Pedersen reminded us of this brief and very lively excerpt from a talk that Stewart gave at a workshop in Southern California. In the following conversation with a workshop participant, Stewart brings to life that moment when we are asked to take a...
Jung and Imagination

Jung and Imagination

“Our fate restricts us so that our destiny can find us . . .” ~ Michael Meade, Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul One of the insights that comes from process painting is the inevitability of what we perceive as our limitations. Behind every...
Letting Creativity Support Your Well-Being

Letting Creativity Support Your Well-Being

As individuals, we who are affiliated with The Painting Experience are among millions of concerned people who actively support basic freedoms and rights—for immigrants, for women, for the environment, for anyone who lacks access to the fundamental resources they need....
The Archetypal Language of Process Painting

The Archetypal Language of Process Painting

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, I’ve noticed that certain essential forms mysteriously...
Why We Don’t Interpret Process Paintings

Why We Don’t Interpret Process Paintings

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. We read meaning into almost everything we do. We think our actions...