Resilience, Interview of Eeva Nikunen, and a New Class!
Lots have happened this week! I hope you enjoy these videos!
Resilience to Create a Big Project – Interview of Eeva Nikunen
This week, I interviewed fantasy artist Eeva Nikunen about her big project – creating a self-published book from her art. We are talking about resilience: what she has learned from creating a series from her visual dreamland and how she has been able to carry through the project all by herself. Eeva also shows the supplies that she has been using, and if you are curious about graphite pencils, this episode is truly inspiring!
New Class: Collageland!
I am excited to launch a new class called Collageland! It is a new, expanded version of an old mini-course that I made for 21 Secrets in 2015. It’s packed with inspiration from textiles and instructions on how to create handmade collage art. See the video below!
New Live Next Week: Discover Your Style by Building a Visual Dreamland
Rather than trying to succeed and capture your style through a single project, start exploring your creativity as a process, designing your visual dreamland one stroke at a time! I will talk about my newest class Collageland and what I learned in 2009-2015 when moving from crafts to design and from design to art.
Come meet me live next week, May 10, 2018, 5 PM BST (London), 9 AM PDT (San Francisco) >> Reserve Your Spot here!
Don’t Underestimate Your Scribbles! – Watch the Video!
This week, I have a video for you about the topic that I am really passionate. It’s about scribbles and how they are a part of an artist’s path. Believe me, ugly notebooks can be the best thing to boost up your creativity. Your scribbles matter!
Scribbles
In the video, I have divided my art into three categories: scribbles, sketches, and paintings. Here’s an example of a notebook page with scribbles:
Sketches
And here are some of the sketchbook pages that I show there (for you to pin if you like pinning!).
“Walking the Dog”
“Play”
“One Eye”
Paintings
Here’s a closeup of the painting that I am working on in the video:
And here’s a detail of another painting in progress, also shown in the video:
See my paintings in progress and buy my art: paivieerola.com
Don’t Underestimate Your Scribbles – Watch the Video!
Join Bloom and Fly – Move Forward with an Inspiring Community!
Bloom and Fly is a community for you who wants to explore visual and adventurous ideas, get feedback and suggestions for your art, and connect with like-minded art enthusiasts. We have a private Facebook group, monthly themes, live sessions, and weekly opportunities for practical help and feedback.
Bloom and Fly is geared for those who have been creating for some time. It doesn’t offer regular step-by-step walk-throughs where everyone creates the same project. You will get ideas, tips, and process photos around the monthly theme but if you are a beginner, buy one of my self-study classes (for example, Inspirational Drawing 2.0) to accompany your membership!
Registration is now open for Spring season (April – June 2018): Sign up here!
How to Add Depth when Creating Abstract Mixed Media Florals
When I started drawing and painting as an adult, it took quite a long time for me to understand the power of creating visual depth. Before that, every time I wanted to highlight a particular element, I added more lines to it and it just looked stiffer and stiffer. When you add depth, your art is not like a sentence where every word is underlined.
Instead, your art becomes more like a paragraph that invites the viewer to dig deeper.
How to Add Depth – Create with Me!
In the video, I create a floral painting without any reference photos and give you some basic tips along the way. I use a mixed media approach and combine pens with paints to make the job easier!
Come and Create Unique Floral Treasures!
Level up your skills, find the process you love and let flowers show the way to expressive art! You don’t want to miss this class!
Floral Fantasies in 3 Styles begins on Feb 19th – sign up now!
Finding Visual Voice – Prepare for the Free Webinar!
What to Think About Finding Visual Voice? – Watch the video!
Currently, I look at my art with a different point of view than when I created it. Non-art-related things in the past can also get integrated into art. Watch the video to dive deeper into these insights and to see examples!
Free Webinar – Save Your Spot!
Let’s meet! I am broadcasting live from my studio and talk about finding your visual voice. I have a subtitle: “How to start the journey?” because I think it’s a thing we need to rediscover again and again!
When you register, enter your time zone, and you will see when the webinar begins where you live. Save your spot even if you couldn’t come just at that very moment. You can then watch the recording later that week! >> Register here
Draw and Paint Flowers Like Never Before – Sign up for Floral Fantasies!
I am rerunning my best technique workshop so far, Floral Fantasies in 3 Styles. It’s about taking the best tricks from three visual approaches and immersing into the beauty of flowers. The workshop is now in the early-bird sale, so reserve your spot!