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That tricky old creative journey

  • October 20, 2019/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, acrylics, art, Art therapy, artist, Creative Coaching, intuitive, knaap, Mixed Media, Painting, susan knaap, Tips & Tricks

Onwards & Upwards, Mixed Media, 30 x 30 inches, stretched canvas

Sometimes I just wish I could get to where I want to be… that promised land where I feel like I’ve ‘arrived’ as an artist. It’s easy to be persuaded that it’s just a painting away, another teacher away, another technique away. But the truth is that the creative journey isn’t some straight forward ascent to a final destination. It’s a series of steps, missteps, circles, cycles, disasters and successes. I can leave the studio feeling like I’ve cracked it one day, only to go back in the next morning and think, ‘What the hell?’.

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Do you call yourself an artist?

  • June 8, 2019/
  • Posted By : Susan/
  • 1 comments /
  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Intuitive, Journal, Mixed Media, Painting, susan knaap

They’re a funny thing, labels. We’re so precious about what we call ourselves, aren’t we… You can be a cook, but not a chef until you’ve had all the professional training. You can write something, but not be a ‘writer’ until you’ve published something. And, you can paint but not be an ‘artist’ until you sell something, or someone in authority says you are, or you make a living out of it…

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The gift of rewinding your art process

  • April 23, 2019/
  • Posted By : Susan/
  • 2 comments /
  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Intuitive, Journal, Mixed Media, Painting, susan knaap, Tips & Tricks

I tell you this much for free… Videoing yourself making a painting arms you with insight about your process like nothing else!

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Don’t forget to play!

  • January 9, 2018/
  • Posted By : Susan/
  • 2 comments /
  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Intuitive, Mixed Media, Painting, Tips & Tricks

I have to admit to something here and now. Right through my art study, I pretty much just focused on producing ‘finished’ paintings. I don’t know how many times my poor tutors would implore me to put in some actual practice, but would I listen? Ah, no.
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