My Story
and how it influenced my style
Don't wait for the perfect moment to start...
Like many I love painting since childhood. But I started painting regularly when I was working as an occupational therapist. I attended a further training course on intuitive painting given by the art therapist at the clinic. This woman inspired me so much. To discover painting more closely, but also to initiate my own processes of reflection. I was pregnant at the time and a lot seemed to be changing in my life.
Looking back I am glad that I just started...
even though it was certainly not the easiest time for me to get to grips with painting. I was a new mum and therefore didn’t really have much time for myself.
And maybe that’s exactly why it was the right time to take time for myself and my creativity.
But sometimes I was frustrated when I had little time and was distracted. And of course I also wanted to spend enough time with my family and not just shut myself away in the studio at the weekend. In the evenings, I was far too tired to get creative. I felt torn and thought about quitting painting because of the conditions.
But my desire to explore all the different mediums was so strong and I simply used every minute in between to do a few brushstrokes. In the morning, I took the dog for a walk and my baby in the carrier on my back fell asleep at some point. Then I ran home, went to the studio and painted for that half hour while she slept. I usually only managed to apply a single layer of paint. But that’s exactly what later formed my art style.
Because I always had to have the patience to wait until the next day to continue painting, my paintings had a lot of time to dry. And that’s how the process with acrylic inks came about and that I now truly enjoy.
What was once my obstacle is now my necessity.
Maybe you also feel like you have little time for yourself, for your creativity, for hobbies. Or you feel like you don’t have the best conditions to start something. I want to tell you that it’s like so many things in life: there will never be the perfect moment. It’s now. I want to encourage you to stand up for yourself and your interests.
I look forward to exchanging ideas with you. That’s why I’m going to set up a group in which we can discuss ideas. Personally, contact with other creatives gives me so much. Often we are not alone with our thoughts and feelings. We often have similar challenges to overcome and can learn so much from each other.
I’m so excited to see what comes of it.