Tag: emotional painting

Paloma Ripollés doesn’t paint what she sees she paints what moves through her. Years of training gave her precision, but it’s her instinct that gives the work life. Using a spatula instead of a brush, she builds color in layers that feel like they’re vibrating, shifting, breathing. She never uses black, choosing instead to create depth through living colour. The result is work that doesn’t just sit on the surface it exists in a state of movement, where emotion, memory, and perception merge. What you see isn’t just a place or…

Nadja Eleonora Milsten’s work sits in the space between doubt and trust. Her watercolor figures feel present but unfinished, shaped as much by emotion as by restraint. Some of her strongest paintings are the ones she almost abandoned—set aside for months until time changed how she saw them. Moving from oils to watercolor during a turning point in her life, she stopped painting for expectation and began painting from instinct. Her practice isn’t about certainty. It’s about letting doubt exist, stepping away when needed, and trusting that what doesn’t make sense…

Cecelia Wilken found her way back to art after a medical separation from military service and becoming a mother, using painting as a path to heal and reclaim her identity. Her work explores impermanence, transformation, and the beauty in decay, often confronting themes many shy away from, including death and grief. Through surreal imagery and emotional storytelling, she balances discomfort with tenderness, inviting viewers to reflect and feel deeply. Cecelia creates for herself first, embracing imperfection and trusting intuition over market trends. Bold choices, like painting dead birds, become symbolic explorations…