Updates from the KmBerggren Studio

I Smile When They Smile ~ I Dance When They Dance

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Tonight in the studio ~ Matt Nathanson (http://mattnathanson.com/) flowing between my ears ~ I felt a happy finally-feeling-healthy urge to paint with my whole body and soul – that’s a sign of a good studio session – my urge to sway and swing led to some fun paintings with motion. I could feel my babies […]

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Blessed Be Me

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Painting is positively an inspiration for me, and a place for my inspiration to play out as well. Through the 85 8×8 series (working on numbers 14, 15 & 16 right now), I have had the honor to connect with a variety of mothers from around the world – I don’t know whom is meant […]

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Here Comes The Sun (and more)

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I’ve got a process photo for you of Here Comes The Sun, I’m not sure about you but I am ready for it! We’ve had some the last couple days, but the warmth that usually accompanies has been AWOL. This painting started out with a working title of Aching for Sun (or something like that!) […]

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Spring is Coming

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Alas, I discover this week that I am not invincible – my kiddos and I are suffering from what has come to be called the Cowlitz County Crud – it’s awful, so my daily studio visits have been short – I am ACHING for a good long session with the ipod and my brushes, you […]

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Pure Contamination of My Paints

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Years ago – my brother who is a great painter (http://www.kevinleeconrad.com/) was watching me paint and while looking into my jar of white and seeing the bits of every other color in there as well said “Do you always contaminate your paints?” Feeling embarrassed, I said “no” and took steps for a while to avoid […]

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