Comments on: Finding Emotional Connection Through Imagination

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:52:29 +0000

In reply to Roslind Sherman. Thank you, Roslind, I am glad you enjoyed the blog post and your comment is so delightful!

By: Roslind Sherman

Roslind Sherman — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 14:42:54 +0000

OMG … You have beautifully expressed the cognitive relationship connecting the painting with the active imagination… It’s like fairy whispers of pictorial images stroking the mind’s eye… How lovely !!!

I will remember your words, ‘ our art is full of separate islands ‘ … ” Use your imagination to find connections between these islands and add elements that make the overall story make sense.! ”

This is so evident in the beautiful continuity of your artwork. … I admire how your imagination flows … I’m inspired by the idea of breathing character and life into the shapes and color and giving them a voice upon the page.

You are so right, we often create things with separate intentions on the canvas and forget about connecting the picture as a whole story… That is a good lesson.

I always find hidden treasures in your artwork and blog, Paivi. Thank You for so kindly sharing.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:34:32 +0000

In reply to Tammie Lee. Thank you, Tammie! Definitely look at your painting with fresh eyes: how can you adjust the shapes so that they have more character?

By: Tammie Lee

Tammie Lee — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:41:47 +0000

I enjoy how you use your imagination. Fun, playful, practical and intimate.
Wonderful to consider in the painting I am working on, it hasn’t spoken to me in days…. waiting for the next brush stroke. Or maybe I will just sit down and start playing.

Your painting is lovely. I wish you a wonderful show.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:08:20 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Wakefield. Thank you, Elizabeth! I am glad you found the wow in "jewel weather"!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:07:33 +0000

In reply to Jane. Yes, I have! Thank you!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:07:05 +0000

In reply to Adrienne McCarter. Wonderful, have fun!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:06:29 +0000

In reply to Wendy Holmgren. Thank you! Your project sounds fun!

By: Elizabeth Wakefield

Elizabeth Wakefield — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:56:26 +0000

Love reading your thoughts. So inspiring. Helps me look differently at the world. I was picking some redcurrants today and i started thinking about jewels and red water falls..i thought…thats Paivi …

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:21:36 +0000

In reply to Adrienne McCarter. I like your idea of creating characters and their emotions in a painting. Have you read the book 'Alice in Wonderland,' where the roses and daisies are characters in the story? You inspire me to try something similar. I enjoy reading your articles. Thank you.

By: Adrienne McCarter

Adrienne McCarter — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:54:26 +0000

The watercolor paintings I do after viewing yours and reading the story you encircle them with, has taken on a new direction and new life-all to the good. Thank you for your creative generosity.

By: Wendy Holmgren

Wendy Holmgren — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:28:22 +0000

I appreciate your creativity so much! I am currently making some magazine collage collaborations, it is fun to to create relationships between the element the other artist glued down and my own.