Relaxing Paint With Me — Mini Landscape (Art Therapy & Focus)

In this session I paint a small rural landscape in the spirit of old Spain — crooked towers, dark greenery, and a touch of fairy-tale atmosphere. The piece was made for restoring Barcelona’s oldest herbal shop, but it’s also a lesson in something deeper:

• Why painting works as meditation with color.
• How to find your own voice instead of copying teachers.
• Why “mud” colors and unfinished edges often bring the most life.
• Tricks for light and depth: glowing whites, atmospheric perspective, and contrast.

Think of it as both a tutorial and an essay about honest painting.

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📌 Chapters (12:51)

00:00 — Intro: rural Spain, crooked towers & herbal shop commission
01:28 — Painting as meditation & mirror of emotion
03:20 — Finding your own voice vs. copying teachers
05:18 — Structure, squinting & why form matters before color
06:32 — Simplifying, painting the air & using mud colors
07:39 — Leaving areas unfinished & breathing room in a painting
08:31 — Medium mix: the Trinity & practical studio tips
09:23 — Shadows, towers & making light glow without pure white
10:44 — Tricks for depth: contrast, temperature & overlap
12:51 — Closing thoughts on rhythm, honesty & persistence