Updates from the KmBerggren Studio — behind the scenes

A quick note that the Mermaid Special is ENDING! On February 28 it will close. Did you get your super-awesome deal on a mermaid print? **********************    The Painting A Day project has been truly dreamy. Here are some of the releases from the last 14 days:   Painting A Day has continued because these pieces are honestly fueling me! And I love seeing my collectors fall in love with them, too!! ♥♥     All of the previous paintings have been claimed except Answer To No One. ♥ Message me if she is for you. Answer To No One is is...

Today is one year since my son had his spinal surgery. So many of you were incredibly kind and supportive during that time. I want to thank you ♥ My husband and I have tender memories about that vulnerable time. And Jackson looks back on the calmness, too (and missing school!), although he doesn’t remember much after they finally got the IV in.  It was scary and stressful in the moment, but we pulled the goodness out of it then and now. And that seems like life. Coping. To be honest, there is a piece of me that longs for that...

Almost 20 years as a painter has led me to finessing layer upon layer, breathing life onto surfaces and figures, and not wanting to release work I don’t love. Yesterday I released Let Me Hold You, and she's a perfect example of loving a surface to completion.   Introducing Let Me Hold You ♥ a fresh new 12x12 inch original painting on deep canvas. Find her in my shop where you can choose a 4-part interest-free payment plan. Worldwide Shipping (contact me if you are not seeing your country at checkout and I can make it happen).  This piece has...

I like to say that I ‘reserve the right to alter my paintings’ while they are still with me. This is a reminder that distance allows for deeper insight. Working then stepping away, allows our subconscious to speak up and analyze the creation we just made.   I finished Precious Companion on Tuesday but woke Wednesday morning, way too early... obsessing. I was no longer in love with the mother mermaid’s tail.   I yearned for something more flowy, a bit translucent, waving in the sea. I feel great about her new tail. And I hope she does, too! ♥...

I was recently waiting in my car for my sister who is my hair-stylist. I was about to get my shortest cut ever, and I'm still adjusting to it :) She was running late and I had forgotten my journal, but I had a little notebook tucked in the car. I had a flood of inspiration to use... a bunch of women in my head needed to come out... It's all perspective, isn't it? I could have sat and stewed, but instead I sat and drew, and now I have fresh hope for new paintings.   Surprise Calendar Sale I...