Comments on: Colored Pencil Blogger – A Video Blog Post!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:48:06 +0000

In reply to Cynthia kearney. Thanks so much, Cynthia!!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:46:51 +0000

In reply to Patricia Banta. Thank you, Patricia! Yes, life and art get too heavy without playfulness.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:45:17 +0000

In reply to Robin Lynn Dudley Howes. Thanks so much for your comment, Robin Lynn, it made my day! Paper dolls were my thing too...

By: Cynthia kearney

Cynthia kearney — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 19:44:25 +0000

I enjoyed this video very much, as I enjoy all of your blogs and videos. I am so impressed by your talent and your generosity sharing your knowledge with all of us. I, personally am an abstract artist. I am pretty loose with my work and enjoy the art of creation. I consider your oil paintings abstract. And they are marvelous. Anyway. To answer your question. I very much enjoyed the longer video. As others have noted. I feel like I am with a friend. Thank you for all that you do.

By: Patricia Banta

Patricia Banta — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:28:20 +0000

Paivi this is a wonderful video!!! I love to hear your thoughts about the art world. The breakdown of play and fine art was a wonderful insight. Too often the idea of having to produce works of “substance” becomes the only focus and the loss of the muse quality in creativity and spontaneity, I feel, hurts the inspired quality of art. Some of my most favorite art pieces were done by my granddaughter when she was 5 years old. The freedom and inspiration shines thru and feels so much more connected and alive to creativity than many of the fire art pieces I have seen. Thank you so much for your videos and it wasn’t long at all!!!!

By: Robin Lynn Dudley Howes

Robin Lynn Dudley Howes — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 15:55:44 +0000

Oh gosh I love so much about this video Paivi! It’s not too long at all! The time went by so fast and I could have watched you and listened to you for longer. When I listen to your voice and hear your thoughts & philosophy on art I learn so much because you are so unique in your thought process and the thing I am drawn to mostly is how you light up when you talk about playing and how you animate your materials supplies and make them your close friends. Organizing your pencils in the way you have done, I can see how much joy it brings you and makes me want to do the same. And I completely agree with you that making art without boundaries , playing and just for the sake of creating opens up room to create “real” art, what ever that is. I hope I have conveyed how much I truly enjoy your art, your process and for being vulnerable and letting us see more of YOU! One more thing, watching this video truly brought back memories of me as a child making paper dolls & their clothes and coloring in my bedroom for hours & hours. You are a gift, thank you for sharing part of yourself with us.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:37:46 +0000

In reply to Tosia. Thanks so much, Tosia!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:37:06 +0000

In reply to Sandy Guderyon. Thank you, Sandy! So interesting to read what ideas and thoughts the video evoked in you.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:36:00 +0000

In reply to Phyllis Thomason. Thank you so much, Phyllis!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:35:46 +0000

In reply to helen sanford. Thank you Helen, that was my idea exactly: to become a friend for all who love art and coloring.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:34:57 +0000

In reply to Sally. Thank you, Sally!!

By: Tosia

Tosia — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:59:28 +0000

Love the longer video and that you spoke so freely about many things, like having a conversation with us. And it was so good to see you drawing close up, to admire your spontaneity and playfulness. I see now how stolid, how serious my approach can sometimes be, and will practice loosening up. Your comments about using worn down pencils and paper scraps are very encouraging. Thank you so much for sharing your tools, your work, and for your motivating reflections.