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The gift of rewinding your art process

  • April 23, 2019/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • 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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Restricting your colour palette

  • November 23, 2017/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Painting, Tips & Tricks

Colour (with apologies to US readers who spell colour sans the ‘u’) is something that, as painters we all love and, for many of us, it’s the driving force behind what we do. But, as glorious as colour is, it can also provide the most challenge, particularly for those just starting out.

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Having the courage to make your mark

  • July 22, 2017/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Creative Coaching, Oils, Painting, Tips & Tricks

Knaap, SusanOils on stretched canvas, 40 x 40 inches

I was recently reading the new book out (‘Clear Seeing Place’) by one of my favourite artists – Brian Rutenberg – and read with interest his thoughts on a common mistake made by inexperienced artists – that of putting down a brushstroke (or mark) and then proceeding to kill it stone dead.

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A new painting and the bumpy creative road

  • April 11, 2017/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Oils, Painting

Crikey… It’s been a while since I last posted! Such is life when you work full-time and have to fit in your painting practice in between that and everything else!

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Perfectionism… and knowing when to stop

  • January 13, 2017/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Painting

Phew! Where has the time gone? The lead up to Christmas was one almighty rush and straight afterwards it was all steam ahead for a family wedding. Before I knew it, it was time to go back to work!

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The never-ending painting… and letting go

  • November 25, 2016/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Acrylics, Creative Coaching, Painting, Tips & Tricks

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Let me tell you about the ‘never-ending painting’.

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Fake it till you make it!

  • September 22, 2016/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Creative Coaching, Painting, Tips & Tricks

Some years ago – 14 to be exact, I was shown a replay of an episode from the British reality TV show ‘Faking it’.

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Painting accepted for Imago Mundi Benetton World Art Project (NZ)

  • September 16, 2016/
  • Posted By : Susan/
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  • Under : Abstraction, Acrylics, Painting

Several months back, I was contacted by the Italian curator of the Imago Mundi Benetton World Art Project, and asked to contribute a painting for their New Zealand collection.

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