Color Archives - Peony and Parakeet

Intuitive Art Journaling

Päivi — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:02:27 +0000

Art is more than re-coloring what we already see. This week, I talk about intuitive art journaling and inspire you to follow your spirit and create more freely. Even if we continuously grow our skills as artists, the joy of art-making disappears if we use too much reasoning. It’s good to practice the technical skills, […]

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Following the Inner Color

Päivi — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:37:38 +0000

Here is my latest completed oil painting “Elixir.” I start my abstract paintings with the idea that I follow an inner color. Color Chooses Color The inner color is the color I feel drawn to, so I tend to pick and mix the first colors intuitively. And then, they wish for other colors to accompany […]

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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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Last Bloom – Watercolor Pencil Inspiration

Päivi — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:08:09 +0000

This week we celebrate watercolor pencils and the lifecycle of flowers. I hope this post fills you with watercolor pencil inspiration! We in Finland have had a warm fall and many flowers are still blooming, even though it is already September. It inspired me to use yellows and oranges, which I love anyway. Comforting Watercolor […]

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Joy of Nature in Colored Pencil

Päivi — Fri, 17 May 2024 11:13:00 +0000

This week, we learn from nature and bring its joy to our colored pencil art. It makes me sad how colored pencils are used only for replicating photos, and how little there is room for free expression. Nature grows freely, so why not give our art the same opportunity? I hope this post inspires you […]

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Coloring Without Limits

Päivi — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:42:31 +0000

This week, I want to talk about colored pencils and coloring without limits. You can color without a preconceived idea, without outlines, and without sketching. You only need to feel drawn to one color first. Recently, purple-blue has called me. What to Draw? Have you ever been thinking about what to draw when everything in […]

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Using White as a Color in Painting and Drawing

Päivi — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:34:35 +0000

In this post, we explore the color white and find ideas on how we could change the way we use it in art-making. I posted this painting about a month ago, but I still had to fix it! You might not notice the difference, but it matters to me. I have changed the center of […]

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Painting Moss and Coloring Green

Päivi — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:31:17 +0000

This week is dedicated to moss and all the shades of green! Inspired by Moss For some gardens, moss is a bad thing, but my husband and I always get delighted when we see moss appearing. It’s like velvet, an ancient treasure, woven hundreds of years ago and still vivid and strong. Last month, I […]

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Colored Pencil Blogger – A Video Blog Post!

Päivi — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:50:00 +0000

This week, I have a video blog for you. It’s full of art inspiration, especially if you want to fall in love with colored pencils. Stories and Inspiration – Watch the Video! I decided that I have blogged about colored pencils so much that I can call myself a colored pencil blogger! The video is […]

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Pink Inspiration

Päivi — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:13:17 +0000

This week is full of pink art inspiration. I hope that this post will get you to find your pinks and start creating sweetness! Dreamy Pinks in Colored Pencils First, one of the journal spreads that we will create at Fun Botanicum, the newest class. The softness that you can create with colored pencils is […]

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Intuitive Coloring Explained + Extended Black Friday Sale!

Päivi — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:41:54 +0000

This week, I have a new free video for you, inspiration from my drawing classes, and there’s also an extended Black Friday Sale going on! Exciting! Extended Black Friday Sale – Shop Here! All classes are 25% OFF! Now is the time to get the classes you have been thinking about!>> Shop Here! The sale […]

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Emotional Catharsis Through Intuitive Art

Päivi — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:28:49 +0000

This post about catharsis and spirituality in art is enabled by the grant that I got from Arts Promotion Centre Finland. This is the fifth blog post of the project, see the first one here, the second one here, the third one here, and the fourth one here! Recently I have thought about Wassily Kandinsky so much that […]

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