The Danish Painter/Find and Develop Your Personal Painting Style

Your Personal Style Isn’t Missing — It’s Waiting To Be Recognized.

You’ve spent years learning how to paint.

You understand color.
Composition.
Materials.

And yet when you look at your work, something still feels unsettled.

Not wrong.

Just… not fully yours.

Many painters assume that once their technical skill is strong enough, their personal style will naturally appear.

But style doesn’t come from skill alone.

It forms through the patterns of decisions you make while painting — decisions most artists never learn how to see.

Find and Develop Your Personal Painting Style is a guided process designed to help painters recognize those patterns and refine them intentionally.

Not by copying another artist.
Not by forcing yourself into a niche.

But by understanding how your own visual language is already beginning to form.

I’ve Been Where You Are

For many years, I believed that if I simply became technically skilled enough, my personal style would eventually appear.

So I did what many painters do.

I studied color.
I practiced composition.
I explored different techniques and materials.

And yet my work still felt unsettled.

Some paintings felt expressive and alive.
Others felt careful and controlled.

And I couldn’t quite understand why.

What confused me most was that I knew exactly what kind of paintings I loved.

I could point to artists whose work moved me deeply.

But when I stood in front of my own canvas, I often made very different decisions.

It took time for me to understand what was happening.

Style doesn’t appear simply because we admire certain paintings.

It begins to emerge when we recognize the patterns in how we work — and begin refining them intentionally.

That realization changed my own painting practice.

And it eventually became the foundation of the process I now teach in this course.

Over the past years, I’ve guided hundreds of painters through this process — and watched them begin recognizing their own visual language in ways they hadn’t seen before.

Why style feels so difficult.

Many painters know exactly what kind of art they love.

They know the artists who inspire them.
The atmosphere they’re drawn to.
The kind of paintings they wish they could create.

And yet when they stand in front of their own canvas, their decisions often move in a different direction.

Old habits take over.
Careful corrections replace bold marks.
Experiments change from painting to painting.

This is why style can feel elusive.

Style isn’t something you choose once.

It forms slowly through repeated patterns of decisions in how you paint.

Until those patterns become visible, the work can feel scattered — even when your skills are strong.

Find and Develop Your Personal Painting Style is designed to help painters recognize how they work — and refine those patterns intentionally over time.

Instead of chasing style, you begin to build it.

Through guided reflections, exercises, and painting assignments, you will begin to see:

• what truly moves you
• what decisions appear repeatedly in your work
• how your visual language begins to emerge

How the Course Unfolds

This course guides you through a structured process designed to help you recognize and develop your own visual language.

1. Reconnecting With Your Creative Source

We begin by exploring what truly moves you as an artist and reconnecting with the reasons you paint.

Worksheets and reflections help you uncover your personal motivations and themes.

2. Discovering What Makes Your Work Unique

You’ll explore your influences, preferences, and visual instincts.

Instead of copying other artists, you begin identifying the elements that already exist in your work.

3. Recognizing the Patterns in Your Work

Through guided exercises and painting assignments, you begin to notice the decisions you make repeatedly.

This is where style starts to become visible.

4. Building Your Personal Style

You will create a structured Style Review, analyzing your paintings and identifying the elements that form your visual language.

5. Developing Momentum

Finally, we focus on how to continue building your style beyond the course — so your work grows more coherent and confident over time.

By the end of this course, painters often experience:

• greater clarity in their work
• confidence in their artistic decisions
• paintings that feel more connected to each other
• the ability to recognize their own visual language

Not because they forced a style.

But because they finally understand how their work develops.

Helma Swinkels

"With the help of your courses I was able to recognize how I wanted to paint, what I wanted to paint and find my own unique style."

M. Wilson

"I've worked through the first three lesson and they have really helped clarify things for me. I'm looking forward to continuing the journey!"

Developing a personal painting style doesn’t happen overnight.

It grows from paying attention.

From noticing patterns in your work.

From choosing with increasing clarity.

If this feels like the next step on your painting journey, you are warmly invited to join.

Enrollment opens APRIL 8th, 2026

Open for a very limited time.

Two Ways to Take the Course

Choose the path that best supports how you like to work.

Independent Study

For painters who prefer to work quietly and independently through the course material.

Includes:

• Full course access
• Worksheets and exercises
• Lifetime access
• Course discussion area

€297 (+VAT for EU Residents)

Supported Studio Group

Most supportive experience

For painters who would value guidance, conversation, and accountability while developing their personal painting style.

Includes everything in Independent Study, plus:

Six live studio sessions over 2½ months
• Opportunity to share paintings or works in progress
• Supportive conversations about the decisions you're making in your work
• Private Premium discussion group between sessions
• Priority responses from Marie Louise
• Small group of maximum 12 painters

During the sessions, painters are welcome to share work, ask questions, or simply listen and reflect. Many find that hearing how others navigate their paintings helps them recognize patterns in their own work.

These are studio conversations, not formal critique sessions.

€997 (+VAT for EU Residents)

You Don’t Have to Have Everything Figured Out

Many painters join this course feeling uncertain about their direction.

That’s exactly where the work begins.

You don’t need to arrive with a clear style.

You simply need the willingness to explore how your work develops.

Frequently asked questions

Is this for me if I already have experience?

Yes - the course is specifically for intermediate and experienced artists who are still missing that clear personal direction in their work.
You have the skills, but your style doesn’t feel defined - or consistent - yet. This is the missing piece.

What if I don’t paint like you?

That’s the point.
I’m not teaching you my style - I’m helping you uncover yours.
This process works no matter what medium or approach you use. It’s not about imitation. It’s about clarity.

Is this just mindset stuff, or will I actually make art?

You’ll absolutely make art.
The course is hands-on. You’ll be doing exercises, painting, analyzing your work, and building a body of work that feels more you over time.

If you’re still circling styles or your work feels disconnected then this course will give you the structure and guidance to change that.

What exactly do I get when I join?

  • Self-paced video lessons.

  • Downloadable worksheets and exercises.

  • Lifetime access to all content.

  • The full process in action - I go through every step myself.

  • A space to ask questions and connect with other artists.

You can start right away, and go at your own pace.

Please Note: The Studio Call Sessions are only available to members of the Supported Studio Group and will remain private within that group.

What if I'm unable to participate in one of The Supported Studio Group Sessions?

If you are unable to participate during one of the Supported Studio Sessions you can submit your question before hand and I'll be happy to answer it. All calls will be recorded and added to the Supported Studio Group as they happen.

Please Note: Studio Session Calls are only available to Supported Studio Group Members and are viewable only to members of the group.

Don’t forget it’s completely risk-free.

I’ve packed a lot into this course because not only do I want you to create the paintings you deserve but I want to guarantee you don’t fail.

I’m positive you are going to love the course so I’m giving you a 30 day 100% money-back guarantee. 

That’s right. Go through the course, use the worksheets, follow the steps, put in the work and if you don’t love it within the first 30 days of your purchase, send me an email and I’ll refund you immediately. No questions asked and no hard feelings.

Contents

Welcome and about this course

Introduction & How To
Preview

Materials and supplies

Materials for this course
Preview

Where to start?

Start here

Discover Your Creative Source Within

Your Why
Worksheet 1: Discover your WHY
Marie Louise's Q&A to Worksheet 1

Discover Your Uniqueness

Powerful Insights
Worksheet 2: Uncover Your Style
Marie Louise's Q&A to Worksheet 2

The Key to Success and Moving Past Frustration

The Key To Success Has A Formula
Finding The Pieces
How to Find The Pieces and Elements - Your Assignment
Worksheet 3: The Themes That Matter To You
Marie Louise's work on Worksheet 3

Your Personal Style Starts Here

Your Personal Style Starts Here
Exploring What Truly Moves You - Your Assignment
Worksheet 4: Your Guide To Deep Work
Marie Louise's work on Worksheet 4

Developing Your Personal Style

How to make a Style Review
Worksheet 5: Your Style Review
Marie Louise's Style Review Worksheet 5

Developing as an Artist & Gaining Momentum

Developing as an Artist
Stuck or Overwhelmed Q&A here!

The Next Level

The Next Level
What you learned and what's next
Share your work!