by iDvlpr Marketing | Jan 24, 2017 | Articles
I recently found myself explaining to a fellow architect who is also a professional painter the difference between product-based painting and process painting. Articulating the difference helped me to understand how profoundly I have been trained to look to “the other” for approval, and how process painting gives me the chance to look inside, instead. [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Jan 12, 2017 | Articles
Process painting gifts us with many insights and understandings that become landmarks in our own personal journey. It's not a narcissistic activity, as some might think, because by working on ourselves, we are working on the world. In the mirror of painting, our narcissistic tendencies are revealed as creative blocks, and we must emerge from [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Dec 27, 2016 | Articles
Every painting is unique and the process is different from person to person, day to day, even moment to moment. What follows is an exploration of the development of one painting through the lens of spiritual practice. The beginning of a painting can be many things. This one came without much interest or inspiration. I [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Nov 29, 2016 | Articles
The good news is that nothing works. There is simply no way to manage the mystery. The beginning of a painting workshop holds a special poignancy. People of many ages, backgrounds and degrees of experience have committed their time and energy to an inner exploration that’s totally unknown to them. As they gather for the [...]
by iDvlpr Marketing | Nov 25, 2016 | Articles
Earlier this month, the facilitators and affiliates of The Painting Experience came together for a week at Still Meadow Retreat Center outside of Portland, Oregon for our annual gathering. This is a time for us to explore the experiences we’ve had during the year leading process painting workshops and classes, as well as to deepen our [...]
