Comments on: 5 Ways to Love Yourself When Painting

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:44:17 +0000

In reply to jennyB. Thank you, Jenny!!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:43:40 +0000

In reply to Martha Winslow. Thanks so much, Martha!! I feel lucky to have so many wonderful students - or I would say artist friends, including you!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:42:37 +0000

In reply to Eila Anttila. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Eila! I think we have all been there now and then!

By: jennyB

jennyB — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:58:04 +0000

I love the way you share your joy.. You’re infectious; dear paivi xx
The thought of having your ancestors cheering you on is wonderful.. We are made of them: a bit of this one and part of that one.. A bit of a mess or a wonderful work of art?? I’d say AMAZING and they are all very proud and defiantly applauding All that you do xx

By: Martha Winslow

Martha Winslow — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:20:22 +0000

I think this is one of your best posts, yet! You consistently amaze me with your insights into the creative process and especially in English, a second language for you! You seem to know just the right thing to enable me to take the next step, to risk more, to push myself further. Thank you, Paivi, I feel so lucky to be your student!

By: Eila Anttila

Eila Anttila — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:46:10 +0000

Päivi, thank you for your beautiful blog post – or should I say essay! You write as beautifully as you paint. – I often imagine, that my inner self is a creative beautiful person, who loves creating and can paint easily and carefree. But when I grab my pencils and brushes and papers, my inner self turns to a critical, rigid and not so beautiful person, who only thinks that soon I will make mistakes, and that painting is too difficult, and that nobody will like my work. And then I loose my easy way of creating and start to stick on meaningless details and loose my love for painting.
Reading your essay made me feel very warm inside, and I will certainly read it again many times when I start painting something in the future.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:16:18 +0000

In reply to Heather T.. Thank you, Heather! And yes to memories!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:14:34 +0000

In reply to Pirkko-Liisa Mannoja. Kiitos tosi paljon, thank you!!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:14:19 +0000

In reply to Lisa Jones. Thank you, Lisa!!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:14:08 +0000

In reply to Mairim Garrett. Thank you, Mairim!! Happy 2020 to you too!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:13:43 +0000

In reply to Cheryl Rayner. Thanks so much, Cheryl!!

By: Päivi

Päivi — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:13:29 +0000

In reply to Julie Brown. Thanks, Julie!!