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Joyful Flowers with Watercolor Pencils – Watch the Video!

Päivi — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:06:15 +0000

This week, I have a free video where I create these joyful flowers with watercolor pencils. These are inspired by fabric prints and are more motif-like than many of my colored pencil pieces. I love this kind of playing with style. This is a small piece, just 8 x 8 inches. It’s colored freely with […]

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Art On the Wall – Displaying Canvas Paintings

Päivi — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:50:35 +0000

Our home is full of art. Almost all my canvas paintings are displayed on the walls. The arrangements change when old ones are sold and new ones are born. In this blog post, I show some of the paintings and how they are displayed at the moment. When using stretched canvases, framing is not necessary. […]

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How Your Personal Story is Related to Your Art

Päivi — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:15:41 +0000

This week, I share how my newest painting was born. At the same time, I talk about how the artist’s personal story affects the outcome. My paintings usually reflect the current season. But now, when there’s a fall in Finland, something springy appeared on my canvas. I call this one “The Spring of Dreams.” Observing […]

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Is Your Painting Introvert or Extrovert?

Päivi — Fri, 06 May 2022 10:47:11 +0000

This week, I talk about the personality of paintings. Some are extroverts, some introverts! This oil painting, “Kotona Plutossa – At Home in Pluto,” is a part of my series Linnunrata – Milky Way, where I explore planets and outer space. (See previous work: the Earth here, Venus here, and the Sun here!) Many Inspiration Sources Earlier this […]

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Creative Take on Damask Motifs

Päivi — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:03:41 +0000

This week, we look at damask motifs from a new perspective. I challenge you to make this traditional motif your own and use it in your art! It all started from a dream I saw a few days ago. “You should wear more decorative clothes, Paivi,” I was telling myself. “Like the old historical dress […]

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Building and Breaking – Revealing Artistic Potential

Päivi — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:30:10 +0000

This week, I talk about the hidden potential behind artworks and how we can reveal that by not only building but also breaking. Modern Maximalist I have just designed a collection of surface patterns called Modern Maximalist. It’s drawn digitally in Adobe Illustrator and more modern than my work usually is. However, I love modern, […]

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Three Design Styles, a Gelli Plate, and a Brush

Päivi — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:16:22 +0000

One of my goals for this year is to learn surface pattern design. I want to move back and forth between art and design, and add more design to this blog as well. This week, I picked three of my favorite designers and played with Gelli Plate to imitate their style. These don’t replicate any […]

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Strawberries and Inspiration – Watch the Video!

Päivi — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:42:14 +0000

This week, I have a new free video for you. In the video, I create this small watercolor painting and inspire you to create art as well, even if all you can come up with would be just a few strawberries! With this video, I invite you to join my new class Decodashery where we […]

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Rainbow Journal – Fill a Small Notebook with Happy Art!

Päivi — Fri, 15 May 2020 15:30:40 +0000

This week, I get back to the project that I started earlier this spring. It’s a small notebook that I have filled with happy art. I call it Rainbow Journal because it has brought me both joy and hope. Here’s a quote from the video below: “When working on this journal, I have been able […]

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Vintage Style Flowers Step by Step

Päivi — Wed, 06 May 2020 16:43:36 +0000

My latest watercolor painting has lots of vintage style flowers. I call it “Lemonietta,” and it’s inspired by home decor, afternoon tea, cream cakes, piano music, and of course, my favorite fruit – lemons! Vintage Style Flowers in Three Colors I have always liked old art and not just masterpieces, but decorative die cuts, vintage […]

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Painting Through Difficult Times – 4 Easy Tips!

Päivi — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:57:55 +0000

This painting, called “Baroquai” is about painting through difficult times by discovering a secret place at home. A couple of weeks ago, I watched the movie Knives Out. It had a wonderful big house with secret doors, ladders, and all. I would like our house to have similar kinds of secret spaces, it would be […]

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Ornamental Flowers – Paint with Me!

Päivi — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:49:57 +0000

This week, I have a video tutorial for you! Let’s paint a watercolor card that’s like a piece of beautiful floral wallpaper. Watch the video! Flowers have always been my favorite, but now even more than ever. I hope you’ll enjoy painting this! Floral Fantasies – Weekend Sale! I am also happy to announce that […]

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