Blog – Raewyn Pope Studio

A Pause in the Middle of the Mess

A Pause in the Middle of the Mess

Time, or the lack of it, is a constant in my studio. There are colours I want to test, compositions I want to crack. Half-finished thoughts waiting...

The Great Studio Sale of 2025

This studio has been chugging along for two and a half years now. It works. Mostly. I got it to a functional state when I moved in. Enough shelves ...

More Colour, Less Accuracy (May’s Painted Post)

Near the end of the Kepler ridgeline, there’s a spot that made me stop. I took a photo, knowing full well it wouldn’t do it justice — but I wanted ...

How a Hike Turned Into a Painting Practice

I didn’t start hiking because of my art. I’d never really considered it much, until a friend from Germany came to visit and mentioned she was doing...

Not everything needs to be a collection

I’ve been working in collections for a while now. And while I like the structure — it helps narrow things down so I’m not overwhelmed — I’ve also s...

Making Space for Unfinished Work

Making space for unfinished work (and letting it stay that way) Sketchbooks are my happy place. They’re messy, full of bad art, half-baked ideas, a...

When a Painting Doesn’t Sell Right Away

Some paintings take their time—and sometimes, that’s part of the story. For a while, that used to bother me. When a piece sat in the studio too lon...

The Work Beneath the Work

Lately, the small pockets of creative time I’ve had haven’t led to anything big or amazing. No sudden breakthroughs, no clear vision of the next th...

A Peek Inside the First Painted Post

The first edition of The Painted Post went out at the end of March — sealed, stamped, and sent off into the world. I didn’t overthink it. Just pack...

Introducing The Painted Post: A Monthly Letter + Print, Mailed With Care

After the blur of 2024, I found myself wanting to slow things down a bit. More time for small, meaningful things. Less screen time. Fewer rushed de...

Sketches & Slow Living Through Art

Some of my favorite ideas don’t come when I’m sitting down to paint. They show up in the in-between moments—the quick scribbles in my sketchbook, t...

Weeks 1-3 of The Artist’s Way

Weeks 1-3 of The Artist’s Way I first picked up Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way back in 2021. I had every intention of seeing it through, but lif...

Missing the magic of real mail

I’ve been thinking a lot about letters lately. Growing up, I wrote to my grandparents since none of them lived nearby, and I was always thrilled wh...