🎨 Is It Really Allowed to Feel This Good?
Published on: 09/05/2025
A reflection on painting, family, permission, and joy Today I painted. Not because I had a deadline. Not because I needed to fix something.
acrylicArtist Challenges
A reflection on painting, family, permission, and joy Today I painted. Not because I had a deadline. Not because I needed to fix something.
I’ve been craving that soft, matte, layered look that cold wax gives in oil painting — the kind of surface that feels mysterious and tactile, like you could sink into it.
Today was one of those messy, colorful, totally satisfying studio sessions—the kind where your fingers are covered in paint, your table's a joyful disaster, and you lose all track of time 🌀.
Lately, I’ve been feeling the need to strip things down — not to limit myself creatively, but to see what happens when I remove the extras and go back to something foundational.