THE VIRTUAL STUDIO
The education offered here is a collection of some of the knowledge and experience aquiered over the past 17 years of studying and working with oil paint.
It includes both free and paid resources shared from my studio in Norway to encourage creative outlet through oil paint.
These offers are a way into some of the best lessons and information I’ve recieved as a student of this historical craft.
GUIDES
A helpful guide to navigate the world of Color.
I love the language of color. It has the possibility to speak to us and through us in powerful ways. When understood and chose wisely the colors make a painting truly come alive.
But how do you get to know them?
The best place to start is with Color Theory and in this free guide with to-the-point information and illustrations I’m sharing how.
How to choose and understand your materials.
The oil painting craft is old and rich. The pigments and mediums are many and the possibilities are endless.
As a seasoned painter I enjoy this complexity, but as a new student I know it can seem overwhelming. This guide highlights the basics and presents a carefully chosen selection of materials to simplify any new students understanding of oil paint.
How to see to see values and form.
Values eaquels light. Light eaguels form.
To understand how to see, use and communicate values in a painting is an art in itself. To ease into this skill a lot of classically trained artist spend a fair bit of time practicing the much praised technique, Grisaille.
This guide explains why and how to paint Grisaille with special step-by-step illustrations and exercises to implement the information.
WORKSHOPS
2-hour painting demonstration of my painting, ‘‘The Raven’’.
Silky black fetahers full of shine and hidden colors. A symbol of transformation and magic, the black Raven is a figure much loved and used in art, litterature and mythology.
In this demonstration you are invited into my studio as I paint a Raven from start to finish. Learn how I chose and mix my colors to create shine and make the painting come alive.
Spend a couple of hours watching my process over my shoulder while I share thoughts, tips and advice to make a realistic painting full of atmosphere and symbolism.
2-hour talk exploring the symbolic meaning of 9 spirit animals in my work,
The Raven, the Deer, the Falcon, the Robin, the Lynx, the Bear, the Fox, the Butterfly and the Wolf. All carrying their own medicin, their own lessons and messages.
During this 2-hour talk filmed in my studio in Norway, I walk you through the inspiration and symbolism behind each painting and also tell my favorite story of each animal.
I also share my personal experience with meeting each animal and how they have helped me heal and grow in my own life.
2 - hour lecture, How to find your unique artistic style in an inspiered way.
Have you ever felt stuck or uninspiered? If you are a creative person chances are high you have, and you’re not alone.
In this lecture I share my own artistic journey towards finding my voice and confidence as an artist. I raise different questions chosen spesifically to help you get clear on the vision and purpose of your own work and provide different journaling promps to get the creativity flowing.
The purpose of this lecture is to leave you inspiered, clear and excited about the endless creative possibilities available for each of us to make our own unique artisitic fingerprint.
What people are saying
“When I was stuck and felt powerless and useless as a painter, Marie came in like a warm, calm wind who supported my process, so the courage to try came back.With her help, the technical challenges became understandable and resulted in a painting I'm happy with. I would warmly recommend her courses and as a teacher.”
— Ninette Håmo
“I've taken private lessons with Marie. She proved a great teacher, and was able to help me improve my skills immensely! I would highly recommend her service to anyone wanting to learn more about painting, both beginner and advanced.”
— Charlotte Frivik
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
– Thomas Merton