Make a sofa studio Hello there! I love to share my secrets about how I find time to be more creative. Today I will tell you how I prefer to arrange my art materials at home, just for the one purpose of making art every day. This is not my biggest secret anymore because my post… Read More
How perfect life is, when you just have a little bit of summer and some time off. I need to just relax and do nothing. The smell of the sea, the feel of the sand between my toes, the gentle breeze and I know that I am on the beach. It hits me that I am actually finally relaxing. I can’t… Read More
A beginner’s guide to complementary colors. Complementary colors and water-soluble markers from LYRA HI Everybody! Today I will share my favorite tips and tricks for using complementary colors and how easy it is to bring anything and everything to life. I made a new video where you can see how I build up a painting in layers… Read More
How to find time “How am I spending my time?” Are you one of those people who has a full-time job or is busy with your family but wants some time to make art? I often hear students talking about how to find time for making art. A lot of us are busy all the time and… Read More
Hi everybody! I am on holidays so this is just a little postcard from the south of France. Here you can see my pictures from a visit to an Asian fast food restaurant. France has a long history in Asia and in particular in Vietnam, so now it is easy to find Asian restaurants and Asian food markets… Read More
Today I am excited to share an interview with my friend and colleague artist Gunn Tjensvold! We will discover how she stays creative as a professional artist and she will share with us her favorite tips. But, before we hear what she has to say, let me give you a little background. Gunn´s art story… Read More
When I go out to the park to paint or on longer trips, my precious brushes need good protection when they are in my bag. I used to use a little bamboo mat made for rolling sushi to protect the brushes, but it is to small and I never found a proper way… Read More
I love to give everyone a lovely surprise for their easter breakfast. I always love to paint the eggs that we have for easter breakfast but sometimes I don’t have much time for the holiday decoration. This year I had to do some in a hurry. This is what I did. I only use Indian… Read More
HI there! How are you? In today’s post, I would like to show you something fun to paint. I have created a tutorial on how to use masking fluid and there are some beginner tips too. So if you are not used to masking fluid try it out and have some fun. Playing… Read More
My best holiday souvenirs are things we find in nature. When I am on holidays I most often bring back something I pick up from the ground. I will find a beautiful flower or I will pick up shells. In a metropolitan city, I will look for a stone. When I think about it I have no… Read More
Peek into my art sketchbook Hi my friends and followers. I am so excited to share some new work I would like to show you. Today you get a little peek into my art sketchbook. I keep it for testing colors, it is my “Gymnastic book for coloring”. If you want to run a Marathon or swim… Read More
Learning the coffee technique In Europe, for most people, Christmas is a time for the family to be together and to eat a big feast in the middle of winter. Although Coffee came here only a few hundred years ago and was not really traditional from long ago, we always have good coffee at Christmas… Read More
The building blocks to improve your drawings Hello, everybody! How are you? I have always loved drawing and painting, I remember when we painted and drew in the kindergarten. I remember the pleasure – it was like something magical happening in front of me. My fingers in the wet paint, turning the lovely colors into browns… Read More
Hello, everyone! Here is a coffee painting tutorial. I am super excited to share this post today. I’m sure you have once, by accident, put your brush into your coffee. Well, that was my reminder to go ahead and do a coffee painting. Some days ago, I finally painted with coffee. I tried… Read More
Easy ways to work yourself up to the next level of you drawing. In 5 small steps, you can improve your drawing skills. Hi! Happy Sunday to everybody! When you draw you do not have a lot of tools, you have your pencil eraser and some paper, you also have your hand, your heart,… Read More
10 ways you can to stay creative and maybe even when you don’t feel like it? Hey, guys! I am now taking time off from the studio, for fall is so beautiful and my exhibition is on, and now I have much more time to share my tips on creativity on here on my blog Over… Read More
Finally, I am back here to post about my new exhibition. Here are some photos from my exhibition that just opened last weekend, It was a joint exhibition with my two friends Cecilie Mossige and Gunn Tjensvold who are both from Norway and also with Karina Kazlauskaitė an artist from Latvia, and Shwan Dler Qaradaki how is an… Read More
Egg tempera Earth pigments and how to use them This weekend I will go outside and see the beautiful fall colors and I’ll be sharing an easy way to create harmony by using earth colors. Earth colors are or used to be pigments derived from rocks, soil and clay, but they can be dried and ground to pigments… Read More
yeaaahooo! Here is the final part of my free color theory course. My summer has been so fun and busy. I have had 3 major projects all running at the same time. I am working on a tender for the art work for a new kindergarten, an application for art work for the refurbished main… Read More
FILL YOUR COLORS IN A BLACK AND WHITE DRAWING. Hello everyone! I have been working on some new things the last days, my apologies that I am not on here as much. However, for those not following on social media, you can now see the last colouring pages I made. Here are my coloring tips Remember don’t worry… Read More