by The Painting Experience | 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 The Painting Experience | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles
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 you and see what happens!Emptiness Calls Forth Your CreativityPeople sometimes start their paintings by filling in the background -- the whole [...]
by The Painting Experience | Jul 19, 2016 | Podcast, Workshops
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 hearing one of these recordings, and we chose this short, vibrant discussion on the topic of "discontent." It's a familiar feeling, one that [...]
by The Painting Experience | Jun 21, 2016 | Articles
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 step into that void with the spirit of exploration are all [...]
