Begin with timed bursts—two to five minutes per passage—to synchronize hand and pulse. Stand when possible; breathe audibly to pace strokes; limit your palette so choices stay decisive. After each burst, step back for thirty seconds and let the painting “speak”: what demands reinforcement, what needs silence?
Additionally, try painting to a steady drum track, switching it off mid‑session to rely on your own cadence. As with van Gogh’s wet‑into‑wet urgency, keep sections alive by working while they still carry energy. In this cadence of act, listen, and act again, you will find the canvas answering more readily—and more truthfully. [...]
