Alternative social media: starting a Patreon as an artist

A creative update from artist Roxy van Bemmel about a surge of energy and ideas after a slow period. She outlines her approach to committing to projects — learned through building a YouTube channel — and announces plans for online illustration workshops, more commissioned portrait work, and most importantly, developing her ongoing painting series into a coherent body of work.

A candid personal essay by artist Roxy van Bemmel about exhaustion after months of house renovations, a hand injury scare, and the familiar freelance anxiety of a quiet first quarter. She reflects on guilt around rest, rebuilding a daily painting practice, and learning to be kind to herself as a self-employed creative.

A personal studio update from artist Roxy about returning to oil painting after a period of client work. She reflects on her intuitive, photograph-based sketching process and introduces the first painting of a new unnamed figurative series. She also mentions an ongoing exhibition of six oil paintings at Bunk Hotels in Utrecht.

Discover how a copyright dispute inspired a nine-piece floral collage series. Handmade original artworks born from frustration — now available to buy.

A personal essay by an artist describing how a copyright claim over floral paintings led her to create a nine-piece original collage series. The post covers the creative process, her response to the dispute, and how the works are now available at an accessible price point.