Window painting

I discovered this art form during winter time as I was looking for ways to decorate the spaces in an environementally-friendly way (the end-of-year celebration phase can be synonymous with loads of cheap, single-use, plastic-heavy, low-quality, imported decorations...)
So I found out about this old technique of using chalk powder diluted in a bit of water to apply on windows and I got obsessed with it as soon as I tried !
After a few attempts I felt there was potential beyond winter motives and I started experimenting with different brush techniques (mostly inspired by asian painting) and now I regularly paint my windows to give them a nice seasonal flair.

There are a few things that I find very exciting about this practice:

• ecological: gives a great ambiance to the room with only natural, non-toxic and local ingredients
• accessible: cheap, no fancy equipment, you just need a window, and it's actually much simple that it might seem
• practical: super easy to clean (chalk was even used traditionnally to clean windows!)
• creative: infinite possiblities, simply wipe it off and redo at will
• versatile: it looks awesome in different lighting conditions
• meditative: there is something calming in the painting process I find

Feeling inspired?

- Would you like me to paint your shop or home windows?- Would you like to learn the techniques I've developped?

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