I know this is a very personal piece, but I have to agree, it really sucks me in and I can relate to it on so many levels. if Anja is willing to let us into her world a little by allowing us to buy a print and support her making more gorgeous art, I'm there one million percent.
what i specially admire about this painting is how u used this color scheme to do lights and shadows. im such a perfectionist and realism artist that idk how to be free and free/paint like you
I recommend you trying out a medium which is naturally very messy like paint or charcoal and to draw/paint without a reference. And most importantly have fun! That's what got me out of the "it has to be realistic and perfect" state
I admire the effort she put in these videos so much, not only in the BEAUTIFUL painting that she made, but in the super cool aesthetic editing and scripting of the whole video!!! Its clear how much love goes into everything she does
This is so deep ..at a point in my life.. i had exactly same thought process..endless questions..emerging and indulging from choas and ending up making me doubt about myself . But at the end ..at this point all i know is if you are breathing ..that means you have life , a hope ..a soul with potential to expirence your best life while reaching toward that potential. Life is what you make it . ❤ just breath and love .💫
"i'm coming to terms with the fact that I innately desire good things and I don' t have to be at war with my inner desires." what a beautiful way to end the video! Loove the piece
I grew up religious and still am, and I think it’s a very beautiful piece. Although I can’t relate to it because I found myself through religion, I find it very interesting and eye opening to see her perspective. She expressed it very eloquently.
Hey I just wanna say I think that your lil splurge on spirituality and religion and being at war with yourself was spot on. I’ve felt the same way and realized the same things and to hear other people talk about it is so amazing❤️ Its the most empowering thing when you realize all you have ever needed was always within yourself
I love that you included your ideas and then restarts, it makes me feel so much better about not always knowing what to create or where to go with it :) I love your videos sm🖤
your words " I don't need to fined my self Hello!! there is nothing to fined I'm my self ! " really makes the peace swim inside me. I think my problems just solved after I heart it. I love you and thank you.
omg i thought i predicted the future bc i clicked on a diff video by accident yesterday when I went back to my home screen there was no trees of any other videos for like the past two weeks then i saw the same thumbnail and i was like what the heckers
EVERYTHING about this video is amazing. The painting, the editing, I just really love your style and all your content. Wishing you all the best on your journey!
I love how innocent and emotional and pure you are. So am I. And therefore I have a fear that i will be alone forever. Because nobody can handle my pure emotions and others only want to have fun looking at me and my art from a big distance
By "pure emotions" do you mean unfiltered emotions or pure as in free from sin? Either way, you should not fear being alone. It's always a time to grow, to connect to your true self 😊 I'm sure you will find someone who will appreciate you eventually. Maybe even though your art :)
@@bleehh english isn't my first language so maybe I made a mistake. Of course, by saying "pure" I don't mean anything religious. I mean innocent and straight-from-the-heart emotions, that could be strong sometimes and hard for someone to accept, handle and to deal with
you blow my mind every time. I loved what the painting represents. It's such a universal feeling, being at war with yourself, the inner you, your past self. just so so good.
Wow! This was amazing...thank you! I can really identify with several aspects of your story, having grown up in a religious southern Baptist family, having been at war with myself for as long as I can remember, etc. I used to paint and because of a terrible addiction to prescription drugs back in like 2005, really just sort of lost my way and all the different ways that I relate to the world around me. I’ve been a musician/artist at heart for as long as I can remember and now, at 43, I’m finally starting to remember just how much of a positive force art was in my life and how badly I need and want to start creating again. I found Buddhism in my 20’s, which really helped to deprogram from the mess my parents made...and I got sober about 10 years ago, so the tools are definitely there. I just need to pick them up again. Thanks again!
You are so wise and have nailed the metaphorical nail on the head with what a lot of people struggle with. To be 19 and understanding this, let alone articulating this is impressive and beautiful to see. Thanks for sharing!
Phenomenal it’s crazy how just letting yourself feel and and being honest with yourself can lead to such a beautiful piece truly grateful to have witnessed this
I love your style so much. It blows my mind how you pull so much of this from your own imagination like if I were to paint something like this i would need reference photos for every part of it. You are AMAZING. Love you
this inspired me to paint whatever the heck i want without it being perfect, thank you :) and i love the piece would totally love to have it in print form
Your reflections in the last few minutes were GOLD....thankyou, i think you helped alot of people with that spill. I'd buy your painting in a heartbeat if i saw it in a gallery...it's incredible 💙
This is the first time I am writing a comment but I have been sucribed to you for over a year . I want you to know how much light you bring into this world and into my life with your beautiful creations not just with painting but with you explaining your thoughts and struggles with always being war with yourself and seeing everyone and everything so beautiful but when it comes to yourself its negative . I see so much of myself in you I don't paint but I write poetry. Anytime you post a viedo I always watch it and it brightens my day . Big hugs to your beautiful soul 😊
I fell in love with this painting and every step of its repainting like it made me relieve so much that now I finally think that repainting a painting is OKAY!! It was so exhausting to see that everyone is doing awesome on canvas and I am just struggling to take the brush in my hand again to finish my painting now I see that it is okay to restart and change directions whenever I want to. I love how you expressed yourself through the painting. And I love the punk vibe of color mixing scenes I definitely fell in love with it! ♥️ Thank you for this wonderful art video and the inspiration through your artistic side, Anja! Lots of love ♥️
@@Sophie-dg9xx that’s just anti consumerism, anti capitalism wou,d be that the people in there are probably underpaid whilst the owner earns a lot more doing a lot less
Sometimes its weird how much i love you. I start your video and it gives me a good feeling. You always ispieres me to start being productive but at the same time your videos always calm me down in such a peaceful way. You are doing a great job and it gives so many of us so much. Wishing you all the best 💛
I just love this video so much ! Seeing you get excited with your beautiful colorful makeup, then you get excited when painting and the final explanation of your painting, I love it so much ! You, your art and this video are just wonderful ! :D thank you !!
The painting turned out amazing and your voice over in the end was beautiful. Thanks for sharing your work and story with us, it was a really wholesome experience.
Yo anja! I just want you to know that you inspired me to do art again and whenever I feel like I lost interest in things that I used to do, I watch your videos again to motivate myself again. You're relatable and amazing! ❣️
Not gonna lie this made me tear up a little! Thank you for having the courage to be vulnerable and honest and sharing your art and your thoughts around it, it doeas really mean a lot 💗lots of love from Berlin
I really liked what she had to say at the end And, I'm just gonna throw this in here.....I can't ever decide.... if I want to put something funny, or thoughtful in these comments...ya know? I call it "Anja Brain" because how she rants off on something, that's how I feel... when it comes to this....huge decision. I don't know if it happens to anybody else, I'm sure ot does, but it happens to me a lot. Bye!
the little woods are called "keys" that help the canvas stretch more when you put them in the corners of the frame HAHAHHAHAHA I like how she just toss it, I do that as well
Gorl, the gravity from the sun is why the earth goes round and round it. Luv u!! And I love hearing your thought process as you work through this piece!! Nice work!!
This painting is so beautiful. I loved the style of this video and I really appreciate you being so vulnerable about the emotions behind this piece. I’ve been a subscriber for awhile now and I genuinely love your personality but I feel like this is the first time I’m seeing you and hearing you for who you really are. And I love that, we need more of it on these platforms.
Girl, yes. Beautiful art. Your explanation... right on. Good for you for realizing it at such a young age. Some of us are wayyyyyy older and realizing similar things. We have to learn how to be at home in our bodies, to trust ourselves and realize that we don’t have to be pushing back against our true selves because certain philosophies that shaped our upbringings told us so. Can’t wait to see what you continue to do with your art 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💙
Ahhhhh so beautiful!!! I really resonated with the ending and your meaning of your painting a battle between good and evil, war, war with your and desires, so profound. I love you! 🥲💕
i follow Anja since she was doing bob ross tutorials on her wall, and i really love the way on how she´s developing herself in very diferent aspects like the way she talks to the camera, she looks very confidence and always like a true person, with good and bad moments. the way she edits her videos, the music she choose. and of course, the way she paints. im happy to be here and watch this girl grow up. Love u Anja
I want to say; I really love how that piece turned out. And I love that talk at the end. Im glad you want/have made the decision to make peace with yourself. Ive been in war with myself too for the most of my life so far. And the decision to choose love over and over again, also for myself, changed me so much. Aaaaand I really enjoy your sense of humour. Im peeing my pants everytime!!! Thank you for being you.
Im glad you have found yourself and i am also very glad that I have found you, because you are in fact a funny, weird, wholesome and insightful person. You inspire me to try to be more myself and let the weird and wonderful out into the world. I dont know if there truly is good or evil in the world, but you being someone who makes me want to be a better person sure tells me that you are doing something right. I hope i can be that for someone too, one day. Love you, keep being yourself Anja. ❤️
The painting is so beautiful especially because it‘s so meaningful. I wish you all the best for the future! The little wooden things are for stabilizising the canvas. You‘ll find little gaps at the back in the corners of the canvas where you can put them :)
the painting and your explanation of it towards the end of the video make me want to cry because of how deeply i can relate to it (esp the stuff about religion). this is one of my favorite paintings you've ever made :))). "i don't have to find myself, i am myself" - Anja 2021
