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(Just translated one of my blog posts into english! If you enjoy it I might translate more in the future so let me know what you think!  :D ) In order to be happy at work, and to make the best art possible it’s important that you have a good workspace. And for a lot of us visual artists (especially working in two dimensions) a good easel will be the first investment. But what kind of easel should you buy? Read here: http://kunstnerspire.no/2016/08/08/slags-staffeli-trenger/

I often meet people who would love to paint more, but either don't know where to start, or how to keep on painting. As I'm starting to find what works for myself I'm discovering ways to make it easier, and I thought I'd share some of them with you: 1. Crush all obstacles between you and painting. It's hard enough to paint a good picture, but it's way harder if you never start. Keep looking for what makes it fun, and don't let anything stop you: Follow your gut. If something makes you want to paint, do it. And if something makes you not want to paint, change it. No subject is a bad subject. The most important part of painting is painting. If

For a painter the palette is the most important tool. Without it you are useless. One of my painting mentors said to think of painting in musical terms, and I think this is very useful. Your palette is your instrument, and it has to be able to represent all the notes so you can perform your music well. It also needs to have a system so you know where to find your notes on the instrument. This doesn't mean it has to be able to create all the sounds in the world, but a way of representing all the notes. For instance: a guitar doesn't sound like a piano, but you can play the same notes on them. On your palette the notes are your colors and value