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Painting Nature, Releasing the Dragon

Päivi — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:23:46 +0000

I love painting nature freely and intuitively —without reference photos, or even a clear image in my conscious mind. For me, the best way to create is when the picture simply flows from the pen or brush. It feels like my whole existence is tied to it. When I took this small abstract painting to […]

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Creating Art Inspired by the Garden – The Story Behind My Latest Floral Painting

Päivi — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:13 +0000

Let’s create art inspired by the garden! This week, I share a couple of short videos about my latest painting called Jardin. Let’s Finish a Painting – Making of “Jardin” This video shows parts of the painting process, and it only has music. It’s a shortened version of the video that I published a couple […]

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Make Old Art Journal or Sketchbook New Again

Päivi — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:09:17 +0000

This week, I have a 1-minute video about revamping my old art journal! This sketchbook is from 2018, back when I was practicing different portraits and creating a course called Innovative Portraits. There’s still plenty of empty space left in the book. My Old Journal and How the Cover Was Decorated My old art journal […]

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A Dot That Went For a Walk

Päivi — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:51:15 +0000

Paul Klee said: “A line is a dot that went for a walk.” I would continue the conversation about the line:“Art is a line that was freed to play.” Everything starts with a single line. When people say they can’t draw, they simply haven’t made friends with their line yet. Art doesn’t start by comparing yourself […]

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Artist Vlog – Day in the Life of an Artist

Päivi — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:21:25 +0000

This week, you get to see my day from morning to evening! I’m walking the dogs, painting in oil and watercolor, taking care of my orchids, editing course videos, etc. I hope you enjoy this kind of documentary-style artist vlog! The black journal that I used in the video is the Dylusions Creative Journal. Remember […]

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Stop Drawing the Same Subject!

Päivi — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:17:36 +0000

When you want to grow as an artist, stop drawing the same subject! Stop thinking that you have to narrow it down to find your artistic style. This week, I talk about the benefits of drawing a wide range of subjects and show what we will create in the new course, Drawing Soulfully. Theories and […]

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Starting a New Sketchbook with Botanical Art

Päivi — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:29:11 +0000

This week, I share how I am starting a new sketchbook! Starting the Dingbats Pro Green Beetle Notebook For a long time, I’ve been looking for a sketchbook that works well with both pens and watercolors. I’ve used Fabriano’s thick (200 gsm) Accademia drawing paper for individual drawings for years. But now that I’m gathering […]

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From Drawing to Style

Päivi — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:56:55 +0000

I know there are plenty of art courses out there advertised with slogans like “find your style” or “discover your inner artist.” To be honest, those sound like pretty big words to me. Maybe it’s because we Finns tend to be quite modest—and sometimes so brutally honest it makes you want to shake us a […]

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Layered Painting – The Many Details of Golden

Päivi — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Layers make a painting. My newest layered painting, Golden, is surprisingly a rebirth of an older piece of mine. From Gossamer to Golden The painting behind Golden was Gossamer. Gossamer started as a test. I wanted to see if I could finish a painting in one go and with a more minimalist, modern style. I […]

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Finding Your Soulful Line

Päivi — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:38:09 +0000

This week, I am excited to talk about the soulful line and share thoughts behind the new course Drawing Soulfully. This blog post can be watched as a video here! We want to achieve something grand with art, but in reality, art begins with something so small it almost goes unnoticed. Art begins with a […]

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Sneak Peek at The New Course

Päivi — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:31:39 +0000

This week, you get to see a sneak peek at the upcoming course! The course is about expressing yourself through drawing. It’s a journey into your artistry and teaches a way to work towards your style. We will draw mostly with black pens, and then color some of the drawings with watercolors and colored pencils. […]

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Drawing a Summer Ornament

Päivi — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:01:57 +0000

This week, I want to show that an ornament can be more than just a decoration. An ornament can be a framework for expression in the same way as a portrait, a still life, or a landscape. I love drawing ornaments. It feels as though the universe is shouting at me: “This is right, this […]

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