Do you remember these guys? This drawing was made on my retreat to north Sweden last October.
I am so happy to be announcing that the Bear Kissing greeting card is now sold out! Yes, it's true! So, so happy and grateful that so many people liked this particular design.
I, myself am happy with how the vibrant rainbow colours in the background turned out. It was a complete surprise to me! The last card was purchased in my webshop. Bye, bye, adjö... but don't you think we'll meet again? ;)

Do you know Wendy Andrew? Her cards and designs are so wonderful!

Wendy's artwork connects me with the powers of nature: the seasons, the animals, the spirits of nature. It's wonderful. Just now I received the autumn equinox newsletter from Wendy, with this lovely image. Ah, her stuff is so great :-)

Happy autumn!

Playing with this drawing at the moment - Girl In Woods. 

I can’t explain my love for colours in details. It’s too deep. Do you know this feeling? It’s like there is something that just pulls me and won’t let go. Something is talking to me. Making me heart sing. Making my soul swing. It’s unpredictable. And it’s certain!

I’m working on releasing a studio newsletter soon. I’m going to be talking a little bit about my new video “How To Do Intuitive Painting”. I am quite thrilled about this video, and the release of it!
It was mostly done on a whim (following a spontaneous idea). But now that it is all in the making I see how BRILLIANT and perfect it is. The idea. The making of it. The process. For me right now. I am certain that YOU will like it, too! And who knows, very soon I might be offering my own intuitive art painting classes - LIVE! Wouldn’t that be a dream come true!

I leave you with this picture. It is not mine, but a photo I found on Pinterest, a place where you can find ALL sorts of photos, artworks and inspiration just by searching for it (if only everything else was that easy, ey?). It is an image of the Acorn Gatherer by shamanic artist Faith Nolton. 
Faith is already on my list of favourite artists, and right now I am reading her latest book Gardens Of The Soul: Making Sacred And Shamanic Art. It is such a wonderful book and it inspires me GREATLY! If you like shamanic art, if you are new to how to go about deepening your connection with nature - or, if you haven't a clue how to get started on any meaningful sketches at all, Faith's book is wonderful, powerful and SOUL-full!

Until next time, ciao and TAKE CARE!

Sometimes it takes a while to fully understand something. I find that answering big questions like that right away, keeps me from discovering the real answer. A deeper answer. 

When my friend asked me this question, I felt that it was a question given to me by the Universe, not so much her. She was being Great Spirit asking me without judgement, without fear; "How do you see these images and relate them to your work?". 

Today, the penny dropped. The answer is that my illustrations and my larger canvases are two sides of the same coin. It's like comparing a one-liner stand-up comedy joke with a 300 pages long novel. They don't compare. In this way I am not saying that my illustrations are 'gone' the next minute - I for one believes that humour lingers on and on, and that the same joke can make us laugh throughout a life time.
And the larger scale images are something else. More intense. Deeper.
And they crave from me two different things. One is witty and simple. Quirky and light. The other is a long-time journey evolving as the painting itself is being made. It is a process of discovery, of finding a core and bringing it out from the deep.

It's all part of the same circle. Expressing and creating. Breathing.

I am creating a video about intuitive painting! In the video I am sharing painting techniques, information on how to use colour and it's basically a gentle introduction that takes you by the hand, and helps you take a step towards your first intuitive painting!

Here is a sneak-peak still photo from the video "How To Do Intuitive Painting"!


The idea for this video took off when my friends were here, and we were all painting together!

This is not my first video. If you want to see my other videos, go to The Sunshine Studio YouTube channel :) Enjoy!

New card design for Radiant Light Retreats, "Ladder". Do you like it?

Just wanna say something though I don’t know what it is. I love the connection with other people and how things just happen when you let them.
Like tonight, I was having friends over, and before I even knew it they stood with 5 of my prints in their hands, ready to sell in a spot they know. I mean, how does that happen? It wasn’t me. Was it God?
The other night we were with other friends. He said to me, like SO many people before him, (you were probably one of them!), he said: “You should do like children’s art books. Like illustrate for that, because your drawings are so simple and would be perfect for that”. And I said to him; “ I know. I just don’t know how”. And then he told me. He told me how. He said “Start with a story. Make up a story”. And today I was listening to some music and I heard the words in the song; I met a profet, dark as the Night. She could see into my soul. And there was my story!
And you ask me how artists work, and I think this is HOW! In the flow. In the moment. In every breath every new heartbeat.

Let me introduce you to something that's been brewing inside me for a couple of months, and is now ready to see the light! It's...


In this series of interviews with artists I find inspiring and fascinating, I look closer at

How does the artist think? How do they come up with their art? What is it inspired by? How come they make art in the first place --what got them started? And what is it actually like, living as an artist?

These are some of the questions bubbling in my heart!
Please join me on a fabulous adventure into art, magic and knowledge!

Artist Interview is a series of interviews with the artists behind the art. The art that touches me and speak to me. On all levels. Humor, soul, techniques, materials. The art that moves my soul. That interests me. That inspires me!

I wanted to make a card design, a drawing for a woman I know, who was very ill. I thought about this a lot. How do I create something for someone who is dying?
Most of our greeting cards are based on "Get Well Soon" or "I am thinking of you", but in this case there is no getting better. There is no getting well.
So I thought about it a lot. I wanted to make a heartfelt card. One that wasn't superficial, one that wasn't like a lot of other cards. One that was really special, one that really meant something.

The truth is I never got around to it. In a very short time my friend was diagnosed with cancer, and in a very short time she died.

I guess not all questions can be answered easily. And for this post I have no pictures. Right now, there is no image that can explain this complexity. Living and dying goes hand in hand. And there aren't always words, there aren't always images.

But there is me. Living and breathing. Thinking. What is the greatest gift we have? It is life itself. No person, no thing, no relationship is bigger than that. Life itself is greater and will endure more. Even death.

On my run this morning I met the old chap on his ancient tractor with his little hat on. He smiled at me as I ran past, "Bonjour!". The time it took for the sun to climb up over the hills, was the time it took me to have a run round the fields. Olives and peaches. The hills were the same colour as my trainers. Pink.

Ok, so I am still finding my way with this blog. So bear with me, if posts are flying around your ears (!) I am finding a pace and a content that works for me.

I spent the morning painting and it was soul-full. I needed that. Here are a few shots from the studio this morning.

List of great ideas!

Things I wanna do and get all excited thinking about doing!

1. A spontaneous video class where I share my techniques, thoughts and approach towards painting. And you get to see me paint!
2. A gathering (article) of 10 basic techniques and how-to's to have a fun, exciting painting day!
3. Interviews with artists who's work I love and admire, and share the interview with pictures on the blog!
4. Painting workshop "Painting My Journey" (more to come!)
5. Offer FREE desktop backgrounds and Facebook banners for people who sign up for my newsletter
6. Meditation sounds and songs for healing and creativity

I SAY: MORE OF WHAT YOU LOVE! RIGHT NOW!

I have a 100 followers on Instagram!

This is really sweet! I can't believe it, it is such a nice number! :) That made me happy and confident that people like what I am doing. That they want to see my art and follow my updates. I really enjoy taking pictures too, and I am excited about this particular community because it's based on photo sharing. So nice. And THANK YOU! Thank you Stars, Universe and Soul! This is amazing!

He sold some of my cards in his shop! 

He sold some of my cards in his shop! 

He sold some of my cards in his shop! 

Quiet Reflections

You've probably noticed that a lot more is happening on the blog now than before. I have been trying to 'work' this blog for a long time and I 've had a lot of questions and worries about it that kept me from blogging. To be truthful, I was afraid to blog. And afraid to share my thoughts. I wanted someone from the outside to come and tell me that I was doing alright.
In the meantime, I wasn't blogging. I was keeping to myself. A lot of thoughts, inspiration and ideas, just kept them to myself. In the end I got SO STUCK and felt so limited that I couldn't make anything work! Not in the studio, and I couldn't open up! I was shut down, holding back all this light (which it, essentially is, right?). I felt I was no good, my ideas weren't working. My flow wasn't there.
So what happened? I wrote down my thoughts about blogging. And I realized I had a lot invested in other people approving my work! As soon as I started to connect with that person inside me who really wants to blog, I noticed there are heaps of things she wants to talk about and communicate. And it doesn't matter if other people approve. I am not doing it for them - I am doing it for me! :D

Happy Sunday everyone!

Thank you for supporting me, thank you for making this happen!

Thanks for the love and nurturance I am surrounded with!