An artist has been prepping for some time. It has brought her some insights which like to shares with fellow artists. Self-Reliance in Emergencies. The fun side of prepping.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Research shows arts makes us happier and helps us to restore our (abstract) thinking skills. Why?| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
This short essays deals with the importance of position. Paula Kuitenbrouwer also wrote on the importance of composition.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Have a look at the drawings by Italian artist Sybille Tezzele Kramer and Dutch artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer as they take on the Shepherd Hut Art Challenge. Through their artworks, Sybille and Paula t…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
This is a story about an heirloom; it tells a tale with a tear, but it ends with a smile. All thanks to a sensitive and creative goldsmith named Liliia Tereshkiv, currently based in the Netherlands…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
A short article about mark-making. Mark-making is a powerful and versatile tool next to adding lines. It allows for endless creativity and experimentation. Make your mark creatively, intentionally,…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Art lesson on Monochromatic and Full Colour Art. Monochromatic is black-white, right? Wrong. Is monochromatic always black-white? No. Full colour is all colours of the rainbow? Often that is wrong …| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Studying (copying) with graphite Joachim von Sandrart’s ‘Baths of Diocletian’ yield interesting insights. Learn how to draw by copying the masters.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
A short article on the usefulness and benefits of applying the Fibonacci Sequence in setting up a large painting.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Finding Comfort in Art During Difficult Times. How visiting an art exhibition helps you to ease stress and renew your energy.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
A personal essay over the deep comfort of engaging with art studies as a way to distract oneself from stress and grief.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Paula Kuitenbrouwer shows how to see colour in seemingly white objects. Her article concluded that white absorbs the colours of its environment. White spaces often work as negative spaces. In minim…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Make sure to cultivate your art friendships, spend time around artists, or join a collective. Invite artists’ feedback. It will increase your inspiration.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
A short story on an old man reaching 123 years of age. All goes brilliantly well, except a bit different than we expect. A creative story by Paula Kuitenbrouwer.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer captures the essence of hope and resilience in her work. Her compositions resonate deeply, articulating the hope we need and the resistance we must cultivate. Witness her…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer shows her drawing-in-progress of a butterfly composition done with Derwent graphite pencils. She intertwines the essence of Nagomi-inspired simplicity with the rhythm of …| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
How to declutter your artist studio? It is a cliche to assume that all artist’s studios are messy. There are artists who are allergic to mess; they prefer to work in a neat space. Here are a …| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
In her quest to live a more minimalist lifestyle, Paula Kuitenbrouwer reads books about Swedish Death Cleaning (Swedish de-cluttering) and Japanese Minimalism. What we call our possessions often po…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
How Should you Write a Spiritual Resume (Curriculum Vitae)? Paula Kuitenbrouwer offers some Inter-religious, Multi Religious, Non-denominational Recommendations.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
A short essay and art study of the Celtic Bronze Age Desborough Mirror by Paula Kuitenbrouwer.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
An essay on the Crossed Bison of Lascaux. Paula Kuitenbrouwer draws them and finds interesting details that she puts into perspective.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
An essay about Nuliajuk, an environmental Inuit goddess. Who is she? Paula Kuitenbrouwer narrates and draws her timeless story.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
How Interpretations of the Ritual Nature of Stonehenge Have Changed over Time; a study illustrated with 5 artworks. An essay by Paula Kuitenbrouwer.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
What is Ma, a Japanese aesthetic principle? Ma is described as ‘an interval in time and/or space’, thus referring to empty spaces, vagueness or abstraction. Three illustratieve artworks…| Paula Kuitenbrouwer
Why do we love Koi? why do we get mesmerized observing slow moving Koi? Artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer tells her story.| Paula Kuitenbrouwer