An acrostic list of facts about dazzling ducks by Paula Kuitenbrouwer, commission artists of Mandarin Duck artwork.

Commission your Family Portrait  What are your thoughts when you read or hear the words ‘Family Portrait’? A painting in your grandparent’s house? Or a sepia vintage photo? Are you thinking of a window sill of your local photographer showing a family looking their best? DEFINING A FAMILY PORTRAIT   Most of us think ofContinue reading “A SYMBOLIC FAMILY PORTRAIT”

Finding an old diary motivates Paula Kuitenbrouwer to start a new one during a pandemic lockdown.

Paula Kuitenbrouwer looks back at almost a decade of maintaining her Mindful Drawing website. It has matured in a valuable site filled with art, art musings, and essays on various art related topics.

Inspired by ‘The Floating World’ on Japanese hanging scrolls from Kumamoto’ commission artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer sets out to design a highly decorated hanging scroll. Follow her regular updated work in progress here or on Instagram (@mindfuldrawing).