by The Painting Experience | 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 The Painting Experience | Oct 4, 2016 | Articles
We're excited to offer the following guest post by painter Sue Dolamore, who attended our Painting Experience workshop in Asheville, North Carolina this summer. These reflections first appeared on the blog at her website, The Art of Sue Dolamore. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Sue! It is the heart that has infinite resources so it [...]
by The Painting Experience | Aug 30, 2016 | Articles
Process painting is not about technique, skill or training. It's about using the tools of art to explore creativity itself. Here are seven fundamental ideas about the practice of process arts to fuel your creative exploration: Process painting is not something to learn or get better at. It's about being. The act of creation is [...]
by The Painting Experience | Aug 23, 2016 | Articles
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, the next moment on the underworld or the mud. With its illuminating rays it explores the whole universe, inner and outer, [...]
by The Painting Experience | Aug 2, 2016 | Articles
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 stand in front of your painting, what do you feel? Burdened? Light? Overwhelmed by the large space? Sad? Rough and bold? [...]
