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Can Playful Art Be Serious?

Päivi — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:20:12 +0000

This week, I want to talk about my newly finished painting titled Fauna. This is one of my most peculiar pieces, filled with strange ideas. With this, I want to challenge us to ponder the question: Can playful art be serious? Ideas Have a Mental Age This painting combines many ideas. I tend to come […]

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Easter Chick Art – Draw Step by Step!

Päivi — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:44:41 +0000

Let’s draw more than just a little chick—let’s create Easter chick art! By adding details bit by bit, you can turn even a small drawing into a picture full of atmosphere. You only need colored pencils and paper. My drawing is about 10 x 14 cm (4 x 5,5 inches). Step 1 – The Shape […]

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Making The Art Journal More Magical

Päivi — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:58 +0000

I have been working on my square-sized art journal again. This week, I share a couple of magical art journal projects that include hand-drawn collage pieces. My journal is Dylusions Creative Journal. The first project is the decoration of the pocket envelope that’s on the backside of the front cover. The Magical Mindset for Art […]

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Maximalist or Minimalist? Style Experiments in Art Journal Pages

Päivi — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:27:06 +0000

This week, we experiment between maximalist and minimalist styles. Every time I open one of my art journals, I feel a sense of relaxation. It’s time for experimentation and risk-taking. In art journals, failure can also be success. Page by page, I learn to know myself better and thus, express things that can also be […]

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Creating Menagerie

Päivi — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:37:48 +0000

This week, I share a recent acrylic painting called Menagerie and talk about the process. This is an example of making the most of the rich visual vocabulary – the topic that I talked about in last week’s video, but now we focus more on the idea of the piece rather than the style. Recently, […]

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Art Journal as a Storybook

Päivi — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:28:31 +0000

This week, we are looking at an art journal as a storybook, full of fairy tales that are not borrowed but our own. With this video, I want to inspire you to create whimsical art journal pages that illustrate personal stories. In these pages, mundane things become more fantastical, and there’s no pressure to draw […]

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Picture Prompts – Creating Art Journal Pages with Hand-Drawn Animals

Päivi — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:38:05 +0000

This week, we use small collage pieces as picture prompts for art journal pages. First you pick a small image, a hand-drawn squirrel or wolf in my case, and use that as inspiration for the rest of the page. You will need paper, colored pencils, and a pen for journaling. I also used felt-tip pens […]

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Choosing the Word for 2025

Päivi — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:14:17 +0000

Have you ever chosen the word for the new year and then happily forgotten it? Me too! But last year, I had a word that stuck in my mind. It was “Integrate”. My word for 2025 is “Release”. Here’s what I have learned about choosing the word! Too Much Emotion, Too Little Impact Some words […]

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Magical Cat and Its Many Lives in Art

Päivi — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:46 +0000

This week, I present a new cross-stitch pattern based on my drawings, and ponder about my word for the year: “integrate.” It’s finally time to release the cross-stitch pattern that you, my dear blog readers, voted for in April. The pattern is based on the cats drawn for the course Magical Inkdom. Magical Inkdom is […]

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What to Create with Colored Pencils? – Watch the Video!

Päivi — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:50:29 +0000

This week I have a short inspirational video for you. I wanted to make a video that I can share on Instagram, so this has different portions than my videos usually are. You can watch it bigger by pressing the last icon on the menubar below the video. Most of these drawings are made with […]

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Painting a Childhood Dream

Päivi — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:44:49 +0000

A childhood dream came true when I finally made a painting with my favorite subject. I’ve always wanted to paint mammalians, but reaching this point has taken a long time. The best must be protected before it comes out exactly as it is meant to be! “Predators, Right?” In July, I picked a brush, and […]

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Four Art Mediums – Four Projects in Progress

Päivi — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:23:12 +0000

Many Mediums – Many Versions of Style I am not overly excited about the word “focus.” I have one artistic vision, but I don’t limit art mediums much. I think my style is evident in whatever I do. This year I have allowed myself to stretch even further than before, and embrace the challenges that […]

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