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Oil paint and my water-soluble compromise
Inside Painting No 3
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On rain, and what it started to mean for me this year.
I took the dog on a rainy walk and then rain offered something I least expected.
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On the ambivalence of writing about a sustainable painting practice, while not being able to fulfil it.
***Note: Over on my creative studio’s newsletter I’ve started a series called “Inside Painting”, where I share ones-a-month letters on sustainable…
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Water in my bones
*** Last week I was on holiday for a few days, visiting Hamburg, Lüneburg and Lauenburg, and when driving home, looking at the landscape, admiring birds…
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When A Fox Sniffs Your Feet
A stumbling start into January
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What my teenage self thought, I would have outgrown by now (almost 30)
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Am I more of a writer that also paints or an artist that also writes?
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All Of A Sudden My Website Visits Dropped to Zero.
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I'm done with beige. And white. And neutral colours.
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Hello Autumn, it's good to see you.
a last weekend of summer | blue skies | change
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I'm back. Am I?
Getting hold of a thread.
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All Of A Sudden My Website Visits Dropped to Zero.
And I've been questioning all of my business.
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Am I more of a writer that also paints or an artist that also writes?
And why is it important to know?
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I'm willing to write, but my brain won't focus.
A structureless essay - What do you do when you can't focus?
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I'm done with beige. And white. And neutral colours.
On re-discovering colours.
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Walk the Hill - No. 2
devastation and a bit of hope
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If you enjoy your work, you're doing it wrong.
... he said, but I disagreed.
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Walk the Hill - No. 1
winter on the hill - breathe and admire
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