In May we will continue exploring the intuitive aspect of creativity with Marla Kuhn. Some of you may be aware of Stuart Cubbley’s “Process Painting”. Marla uses this, but puts her own spin on it. This should be another memorable demonstration!

Marla will demonstrate her practice, which she calls Somatic Intuitive Painting. Marla’s technique includes intuitive imagery and involves building multiple layers while listening to the “voice” of the canvas and the embodied messages of the artist’s own intuition. She even has a surprise exercise prepared—so be ready to dive into the Somatic Intuitive Painting experience yourself!

Biography

Marla has been in love with creating art since a very young age, experiencing cycles of intensified creativity throughout her life. Her professional path has often been intertwined with the arts, including a decade of teaching studio art at the middle and high school levels, a career as an art museum educator and as a psychotherapist in private practice, working both with people and horses.

Despite these roles, the opportunity to dedicate herself fully to her own creative work remained a distant goal for many years. This changed when Marla made a definitive commitment to her craft, transforming her professional counseling space into a dedicated painting studio to begin her journey as a working artist. In the time since establishing her studio, Marla has maintained a rigorous daily painting practice. Recent influences in Marla’s work has come from both Flora Bowley and Stewart Cubley, (both intuitive painters) and she quickly fell in love with the freedom of painting without a plan.

Marla considers herself an abstract expressionist and intuitive painter, she is drawn to vibrant colors that evoke light and energy. She has continued to refine her skills through professional workshops and has shared her work with the public through participation in various juried exhibitions.