Ascending the path…

Digital Painting – Procreate.
No Ai.
Wandering on the edge of the hypnagogic state, she trusts the fall into the realm of the dream, to perceive the inner world…
Connected to “She who lets go” in the Oracleia…
Pencil, Japanese Sumi ink & genuine tibetan gold-leaf on Bamboo-Paper
Painted with procreate.
This is one of the first landscape-scenes I painted that is more reddish and warm toned.
A cozy place… what creatures would live in such an enviroment ?
A sketch in my sketchbook that I liked – so I added some color to her.
Pencil on Paper, Watercolor & Gouache.
A version of “The Muse of Magic” in the Oracleia.
Connected to “She who is sexual” in the Oracleia…
Let the attraction work…
This piece was created without a clear focus in mind – I just followd the process and messed aournd with different textures and patterns – just followes what attracted, me…
Explore the Oracleia – “She who is attracting”
She who knows herself.
The Toji – gateway between two worlds – the waking world – the dream world, the spirit realm. The moon.
The waking world – Eve – an island in the eternal coiling sea of the dreamworld – Tiamat –
While Eve obeys to mans demand – the spirit of Lilith does not.
She does not fear her own desires – she knows herself.
Bound in the state between the worlds – the hypnagogic state.
Unable to move – sleepparalysis.
She enter the abbyss… for sho does not fear her own desire.
She is becoming lucid withing the waking – and the dreaming world, like the fullmoon.
Know thyself.
Explore the Oracleia – “She who knows herself”
This is a piece that is still waiting for completion…
Graphite + pencil on paper
Klick hear to find “She who walks alone” in the Oracleia.
Digital painting of Lilith – the demonized light bringer, the free one, knower of the secret word that creates reality. Creating ones own reality that is experienced, symbolized by the self-creating snake…
Find “She who is free” in the Oracleia.
The Muse of decisions indicates that there is no “right” or “wrong” decision here. It is rather the act itself of making a decision that is right in that moment. She holds two keys, one of each that opens a possible alternative reality that opens behind her gateway, unified only in the center of her holy place.
Continue reading “The Muse of decisions”Nikawa is the japanese word for the gelatine solution that is used in certain old chinese and japanese painting styles, namely nihonga and gong bi style. The gelatine solution is used as a binder for pigments, as well as for preparation ( sizing ) of the paper, to reduce its absorbancy. In this video I used 20 g of good quality gelatine, and 200 ml of water.
You can see the process in the video below…
Continue reading “How to make gelatine solution for traditional chinese and japanese Painting Styles, like Nihonga and Gong Bi”I recently bought an artbook of one of the artist I really admire – Eyvind Earl.
Even though my personal style in drawing and painting is very different, and of course, not as developed in skill jet, I really love the paintings of Eyvind Earl.
There are a lot of things I can learn from them, even though its not my particular style. For example when it comes to the clarity and beauty of his shapes and compositions.
I also love the more graphical style approach, that jet is still highly detailed.
Here are some impressions…