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Pop Music in Art Journal

Päivi — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:22:31 +0000

This week – turn some pop music on and start art journaling! Since I started working full-time as an artist in 2014, my taste for music has gone wider. Listening to different genres has enriched not only my life but also my art. Music has taken me to all kinds of visual worlds. Even one […]

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Start a Music-Inspired Art Journal!

Päivi — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:11:59 +0000

In 2020, I made a mini-class for a collaboration project that included several artists. Each picked a topic that raised the feeling of gratitude. I chose music. I had just seen a documentary about a musician called Avicii. He was a young Swedish boy who got into composing electronic music and, within a few years, […]

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3 Tips for Improving Busy Mixed Media Pieces

Päivi — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:51:22 +0000

This week, I have a revamped old piece, and share three tips about making busy mixed media pieces more attractive for the viewer. The image above is a revamped version of the busy mixed media piece below. It’s 12 by 12 inches, and I originally made it back in 2014 for a blog post about […]

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Inktober Warm-Up Exercise

Päivi — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:00:49 +0000

It’s soon October and with that – Inktober! Last year, I did all 31 prompts. Read about my previous experience here and here! This year, I intend to make at least some drawings. And because Inktober was such a great experience for me last year, I want to support you to take it too. Here’s […]

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The Best Inspiration for Art

Päivi — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:12:33 +0000

I have often written about using your own art for inspiration and combining many ideas into one piece. But this time I want to show that more in detail. With the video below, I invite you to my studio to browse art journals and sketchbooks and see how you can practice, create, and also play. […]

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Joyful Art Taught by Drawing Paper Dolls

Päivi — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:51:35 +0000

Here’s my latest illustration called “Living Paper Doll.” It expresses the world of fantasy that I have been able to find after changing some of my artistic dreams. Trade-Offs to Create Joyful Art For a long time, one part of me has admired old master paintings, yearned for more visits to famous art museums, and […]

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How Inktober Strengthened My Visual Voice

Päivi — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:18:27 +0000

This is the second blog post about participating Inktober drawing challenge. See the first post here! Inktober Experience in a Nutshell Here’s what this challenge did to me: 1) Following the prompts and working with black ink only revealed some creative blocks. Becoming aware of these helped me to remove them! 2) I found what […]

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How Inktober Helped Me To Cure a Creative Block

Päivi — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:58:58 +0000

This month, I am participating in a daily drawing challenge called Inktober. My goal was to make 10 ink drawings based on the first ten official prompts. I have passed the goal, and now I am trying to make as many as I can. As an experience, this challenge has had a ground-breaking effect on me. […]

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Finding Your Purpose in Art – Remember that You Never Create Just for Yourself!

Päivi — Tue, 30 May 2017 07:41:39 +0000

Here’s my latest small mixed media painting called “A Day in The Garden.” I used Dr. Ph. Martin’s Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors and Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay India Inks for making it. Like the title says, the inspiration for the painting came from the time spent in the garden. Garden Inspiration – For the Beauty […]

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Begin Like a Crafter, Finish Like an Artist

Päivi — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:16:38 +0000

Here’s what I made today: a mixed media painting with a Christmas theme. When I began creating, I had no idea that this will express the season. I didn’t even start with a blank paper but cut a piece of a big pre-painted watercolor paper. It had just careless splotches of color, and I had […]

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Moleskine Sketchbook – Another Full Art Journal!

Päivi — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:54:03 +0000

I just finished my red Moleskine Sketchbook. It always feels like an accomplishment when an art journal gets full. So I’m happy to show a couple of photos and a flip-through video of all the pages! Moleskine Sketchbook as an Art Journal Moleskine Sketchbooks are one of my favorite books for art journaling. The paper […]

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Processing Visual Inspiration

Päivi — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:44:00 +0000

Last week, I visited Natural History Museum of Helsinki. My idea was to take a sketchbook with me and make few sketches – if I happened to see something inspiring. My skeptic attitude changed once I entered the place. I remember visiting the museum over 20 years ago but only the front door of the […]

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