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Nina Tans Studio A Finnish artist based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

21/09/2026

Aside from disliking the depressing start, I agree with this audio and I try (and often struggle) to not worry about things too much. Especially when I am painting, it’s important to try and keep other peoples voices, past criticism, future criticism and other negative thoughts out of the process.

Being mindful of the process and enjoying it above all is something I try to do all of the time. After all, it is a joy to paint! 🎨

A few process pictures and inspiration behind this bladderwrack painting 🎨 I wanted to create a slightly psychedelic lay...
18/07/2026

A few process pictures and inspiration behind this bladderwrack painting 🎨 I wanted to create a slightly psychedelic layout, which would do justice for the yellow and pink faded wash of the paper. Planning the composition so that you would see the colours blending was important to me as achieving the background colour can be equally difficult as the painting of seaweed.

The many stages of painting 🖼️ It is all well and good posting satisfying timelapses of the painting process, but they b...
10/07/2026

The many stages of painting 🖼️ It is all well and good posting satisfying timelapses of the painting process, but they by default leave out alot of the details of the journey from blank page to a finished painting.

Sketching, digital sketching, painting, stopping, reassessing, looking, thinking, second guessing and comparing are all important parts of the process. It’s rare to skip any of these stages in any painting and often the brush touching the page can be a shorter time than the rest of it.

02/07/2026

It’s foxglove season! I love this time of year on Mull where you can walk pretty much anywhere and see these beautiful pink flowers. Foxgloves seem to pop up everywhere on the Isle of Mull and they bring that summer feeling - even when it’s raining

29/06/2026

The largest commissioned piece to date 🖼️ 3+ meters of handpainted wildflowers from the Isle of Mull. Each flower was painted from real life using watercolour.

One of the most painstaking projects I have undertaken. Ittook real concentration not to spill any coffee or water on the roll over the six months it took to complete this

🌊 It was the middle of the winter when I painted ‘Kilninian Bladderwrack’ and I remember feeling like I was in the need ...
21/06/2026

🌊 It was the middle of the winter when I painted ‘Kilninian Bladderwrack’ and I remember feeling like I was in the need of a bit of warmth. The yellows, reds and purples in colour palette was me seeking that comfort. 🎨

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The Gallery Loft, 37 Main Street, Isle Of Mull
Tobermory
PA756NT

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