Process painting workshop at the Bauer
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Deep Play: The Journey of Process Painting

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” So said the great Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu. It can also begin with a single brushstroke. Let’s take a journey together. You are an archaeologist of sorts. Part scientist, part adventurer/explorer. You are alive, you are awake, and you are listening. With heart pounding and…

Painting as a Portal: Expressing—and ultimately befriending—your shadow side
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Painting as a Portal: Expressing—and ultimately befriending—your shadow side

She wants peace. She wants to manifest it both in her life and in the painting in front of her. But only the good stuff. The light stuff. She hates darkness. Yet her painting feels contrived and her annoyance with it grows. A sense of frustration begins to simmer inside her. Paintbrush in hand, she…