Up: [[Expressive Art]] Created: 2023-09-22 [Michele Cassou](https://www.michelecassou.com/about) was one of the first artists to teach spontaneous (expressive) painting. - If you want to cover up or destroy an image, be very suspicious. It’s most likely a reaction to the emergence of a new feeling. - Sudden tiredness is highly suspicious when it comes up while creating. It’s a message from the deeper self that something wants to be painted. - A physical reaction can be a direct message from the unconscious. Nausea, dizziness, headaches can be a sign you are relaxing your grip, allowing yourself to open up and feel the potential of the moment. - To think you need to know what your painting means beyond what comes to you naturally is to disrespect the intuitive part of yourself. - If you believe you’re finished, ask yourself what is not allowed to be in your painting…and then see if you want to paint it. - Try to keep going after being absolutely certain you are finished. - Look at your work with eyes of mystery, not judgment. - Try to intentionally paint ugly if the judgment ‘ugly’ persists. - If overwhelmed by emotions, make your brush move faster than your thoughts. It will help to disengage from the drama. - If a difficulty has a firm grip, amplify it. Turn up the volume, the force of the gesture.