I use the Principles of Vedic Art founded by Curt Källman to create my paintings. It's amazing to reflect on the fact that if I hadn't found out about intuitive painting, I would not be painting at all. Before discovering this technique and enjoying an online course to learn its principles, I had never been successful at painting, I didn't enjoy it at all—possibly because the results consistently displeased me and I felt I lacked the skills and knowledge to paint. Those Principles completely unlocked that for me and immediately allowed me to paint magical and soothing landscapes.
“With the Stars”
One of the things I love most about intuitive painting is that there are no rules. Absolutely everything is allowed and encouraged in order to find what kind of painting we prefer, what our style is and what naturally surfaces when we surrender control over the outcome of the piece.
“Mother Tree Hill”
We find we may go through phases and moods in our paintings. It's totally ok to have trees that are blue or purple. It's fine if the hills are pink or yellow. Anything is welcome to appear. This process becomes a very intimate way to know about myself, about how I see things, and to understand where I am at in life.
“All is Well”
I have always found the Principles of Vedic Art to be very deep, profoundly wise, offering a beautiful invitation to reflect on my mindset, my way to approach life, making the act of painting simultaneously light-hearted, fun, childlike and free, but also helpfully philosophical, even spiritual in its essence and in what it conveys and reveals.
“Moonlight in Rising Tide”
When I paint landscapes, it's not about making an exact copy of what I see in nature, it's about allowing my paintings to let others see nature through my eyes, it's about sharing what is important to me, how I perceive life and respond to it.
“City Lights”
For me, each painting is the result of an inner dialogue with memories of cherished places, where the painting itself decides on the next step, on the memory and on the place depicted. I just follow that openly without trying to control the result.
In this way, I find that some elements regularly come back in my paintings: the moon very often appears, the stars twinkle in many of my painted skies, there are many trees and gentle hills, dramatic skies and lots of grass and flowers. And indeed, in my life, those are things I am profoundly attached to and love observing, they are vital to my peace of mind and offer me a connection to the outside world that I am very fond of. I am not surprised they come back again and again in my paintings.
“Light of Light”
Many layers later, when the painting is complete, I am able to recognise which place and memory it wants to show me. I love the magic that enables each person seeing my paintings to find their own places and memories within them.
“Evening Rest”
Painting for me has become an integral component of my self-care and well-being, by allowing me to go for imaginary walks on the canvas and to spend many hours immersed in nature as I perceive it, a substitute for beloved walks that I can no longer enjoy in "real" life. The grieving process of not being able to be outside as much as I would wish, has been opened up in outstanding ways once I found out I was fully able to paint.
