Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This week. I went on a painting retreat. The setting was stunning, the company inspiring (and sometimes exhausting!), and the creative energy intense. But somewhere between the quiet moments alone, a conversation with an energy healer, and a few unexpected lessons about limitation… something shifted.
This video is about that shift — the breakthrough that changed how I paint. I finally understood how all the layers, traces, and memories in my work connect — and how to trust the process again.
Join me in this episode of The Artist’s Diary as I share what I learned, how the retreat unfolded, and what’s next for my art now that I’m back in the studio.
🎨 The Artist’s Diary is my ongoing vlog series about life as an artist in the north of England — the ups, the doubts, the breakthroughs, and the beauty of the process.
If you enjoyed this, join my weekly artist's newsletter at louisefletcherart.com/newsletter-artists.
You can also find me:
On Facebook at facebook.com/louisefletcherart
On Instagram at instagram.com/louisefletcher_art
And on my podcast at: louisefletcherart.com/for-artists/podcast
Music purchased through license with Artist.io.
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This week. I went on a painting retreat. The setting was stunning, the company inspiring (and sometimes exhausting!), and the creative energy intense. But somewhere between the quiet moments alone, a conversation with an energy healer, and a few unexpected lessons about limitation… something shifted.
This video is about that shift — the breakthrough that changed how I paint. I finally understood how all the layers, traces, and memories in my work connect — and how to trust the process again.
Join me in this episode of The Artist’s Diary as I share what I learned, how the retreat unfolded, and what’s next for my art now that I’m back in the studio.
🎨 The Artist’s Diary is my ongoing vlog series about life as an artist in the north of England — the ups, the doubts, the breakthroughs, and the beauty of the process.
If you enjoyed this, join my weekly artist's newsletter at louisefletcherart.com/newsletter-artists.
You can also find me:
On Facebook at facebook.com/louisefletcherart
On Instagram at instagram.com/louisefletcher_art
And on my podcast at: louisefletcherart.com/for-artists/podcast
Music purchased through license with Artist.io.
#TheArtistsDiary #paintingretreat #paintingbreakthrough #paintingprocess #artistvlog #creativejourney #artstudio #LouiseFletcherArt #artistlife #artprocess #adayinthelife #creatingart #studioflow #behindthecanvas #creativeprocess #makingart #artcreation #findingyourstyle #abstractstyle #artinsight #artinspiration #paintingdemo #abstractpaintingdemo #paintingtutorial #artist #abstractpainting #painting #painter #abstractart
