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If everything was simple...

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

Jan 15
2 min

If everything was simple...

This painting was painted while in an apartment on the 16th floor in Kuala Lumpur, during the spring of 2020. It felt far from simple. At this point I was guided by fear. What would happen to the world? Well I am not going to go into a list of everything that I feared, we all have a long list. For the first time in my lifetime, and maybe for all of us we shared a fear that is truly global. Is it not strange that while feeling really stuck at that point of time, I somehow foun

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10 ways to experience a color walk.

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

Oct 9, 2020
1 min

10 ways to experience a color walk.

Right now I am literally bathing in the colors of autumn. Colors and nature can have a profound impact on our wellbeing. If you have the chance I would suggest taking a color bath this upcoming weekend. To get the full effect don't put in earphones. Try instead to notice with all your senses. If it is not too cold sit down for a while and just be. We often run so quickly that we tend to forget how much these small things is about wellbeing. If you are in the city head for the

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10 ideas to let go of perfection in creating,

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

10 ideas to let go of perfection in creating,

I woke up at 6 am and realized that today's painting workshop on color and landscape would be indoors, so we started off with coffee and discussing what we wanted with the day. We came up with an overall theme: The need to let go of perfection and allow yourself to play with creativity and color. We got some inspiration from a master in landscape and color, David Hockney. The day went by so quickly and each one of us tried something that we had never done before, including m

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School of creative exploration is open,

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

May 29, 2020
2 min

School of creative exploration is open,

Painting and creativity can be a great tool to relax, unwind and have fun. When we add mindfulness it becomes a tool for increased well being. When we find calm and focus we make better decisions and creativity can help us see new possibilities. But many of us has stopped creating since childhood. We lost interest because we didn't like our drawing, someone said something about our painting, or art wasn't fun in school. Art wasn't considered to be important. There are so many

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A lesson from Hilma af Klint and Kusama

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

Mar 1, 2020
2 min

A lesson from Hilma af Klint and Kusama

Yesterday we had a workshop in Karlstad, Sweden using creative meditation and inspiration from two masters of creating art beyond what you can see to infinity. Hilma af Klint was born in 1862 and painted until she passed 1944. On some of her paintings, she made a mark that they should bot be shown until 20 years after her passing. She started out as a landscape and portrait painter but became interested in spiritualism as a teenager, and later formed the group called the "fem

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Book release Create to Flow

Ingela Johansson, Zenart

Nov 29, 2019
2 min

Book release Create to Flow

A feeling of gratitude and joy at the bookfair in Karlstad. Finally I can hold the book in my hand and read it on a screen. It is done. Most people that pick it up says that it is heavy and solid. It contains 12 weeks of exercises in meditation, creativity and reflection. The method of creative meditation can be used for many reasons so I have made each chapter a theme that stands on it's own. If you are looking for more focus and concentration do the exercises in Busy to Foc

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