We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Nina Louise. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Nina below.

Nina, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Like many artists, my journey began in childhood through play and imagination. I declared I wanted to be an artist as early as first grade, and I followed through on that dream. I took every art class available through school and eventually diving deep in high school, especially during my AP Art class. That’s where I first connected with acrylic paint and began exploring spiritual themes in my work.

Although I wasn’t able to attend art college, that path pushed me into self-discovery. I taught myself through intuition, curiosity, and relentless experimentation. A long the way I have asked so many questions, and learned tips and tricks from my artist community. I developed a strong grasp of acrylic painting through years of consistent practice, letting my ideas lead the way. In my mid-20s, I felt called to deepen my skills further and studied the Mischtechnik with visionary artist Amanda Sage, which added new layers of depth and complexity to my work.

Being self-taught has its challenges—I often have to circle back to foundational skills—but it’s also kept me deeply connected to my creative purpose. My journey has been shaped by discipline, community, and a hunger to keep growing. I wouldn’t trade it, but if I could have sped things up, I would have prioritized learning the fundamentals sooner. Still, the process has made me who I am as an artist today.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My name is Nina Louise, a multidisciplinary artist devoted to exploring the threads that weave the soul, spirit, and human experience into one tapestry. My creative practice is rooted in deep introspection, spiritual inquiry, and emotional truth. I paint to process, to remember, to grieve, to transcend—and to invite others into that same kind of healing journey.

My body of work is inspired by the mysticism of our planet, the mystery of existence, and my own lived experiences with trauma, reflection, and transformation. I use my art as a sacred vehicle to express the complex relationship between spirit and self, seeking to map the invisible—those ineffable connections between soul and cosmos, human and divine.

What started as a personal practice of healing and self-discovery has evolved into a business and a mission. Through original paintings, fine art prints, and commissioned works, I offer pieces that carry emotion, symbolism, and narrative—meant not just to be viewed, but felt. I also provide opportunities for collectors to co-create meaningful custom pieces that reflect their own stories, spiritual paths, and inner growth.

What sets my work apart is its emotional and metaphysical depth. Every piece is an invitation: to come closer to your own truth, to embrace your wholeness, to engage in the inner work that ripples outward into the world. I believe the most powerful contribution we can make to society is the healing we do within ourselves—and my art is an extension of that philosophy.

I’m most proud of the moments when my work resonates with others on a soul level—when someone feels seen, supported, or inspired to begin their own healing. That connection is sacred. I want those who encounter my art to know: I don’t create to impress—I create to express, to heal, and to remind us all that we are never truly separate from one another, nor from the divine.

As I continue to share stories of reflection, redemption, and spiritual awakening through my work, I hope you hear the whispers of spirit and feel the fire of resilience in your soul. My greatest wish is that my work sparks something inside you—be it curiosity, courage, or a call home to yourself.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

My artistic journey is the foundation to the resilience in my life. It has always been a tool to transform my pain into beauty. My art is a reflection of my lessons in resilience, and that it often takes courage and strength to move forward.

My most recent years have been a test to my resilience. A few years ago my mother passed away suddenly. The grief from her death shocked my body into a flare up the following year. I was hospitalized for three weeks and diagnosed with the autoimmune condition called Lupus. My life completely changed. Recovery took me six months to be able to function somewhat normally again. I had to carry around an oxygen tank with me at all times. I had to gain my strength to be able to walk and use stairs. The medications were brutal, I was constantly in pain, and I always had to shelter in my home. After a couple years of healing, I still am in pain, but I am lucky to be in remission today.

Lupus is a condition that will be with me for the rest of my life. It developed through genetics and environmentally growing up in a constant state of fight or flight. My bodies white blood cells turned against my organs, thinking healthy cells were the enemy. It’s mind boggling to contemplate a condition that takes lifelong maintenance. It’s extremely difficult to live with, every day is painful and exhausting. But I have accepted that this is my reality. And while it comes with many apparent challenges, I have curiosity in what it teaches.

It has forced me to rest and take a moment out of the rat race in capitalism. I now have to truly honor what my body needs and manage the stress in my mind. Since I spend so much time prioritizing rest, it changed my idea of my own value. I learned that my value does not equal constantly keeping busy. My value is based on who I am, not what I do.

I’m also learning what it means to live with chronic pain. I choose to ask what are the lessons with pain? What can it teach me? At this point in my life I don’t push it away or dismiss it. I ask it what it needs, what I need. I’ve gotten comfortable with being uncomfortable, which sometimes means pivoting, making sacrifices, and trying something new.

I will continue to be curious with Lupus and share my story. I look forward to releasing my next body of work expressing some of my experiences with it and how the condition is integrating with my life.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

The deepest lesson that I have to consistently unlearn was given to me in childhood. My mother grew up neglected and abused so unfortunately she mimicked that abuse on to me. I carry all of her doubts, shame, and fear. As an innocent child who wasn’t properly protected, I translated the projection into “I am not enough”. Between my household, society, and my own thoughts, this belief has followed me my entire life.

As I’ve grown, I’ve learned more depth of where this thought comes from. I realize it’s a very consistent theme in humanity. That it’s caused from generations of pain being passed down. And the root of the trauma grows into so many families creating a society of people that don’t feel good enough. That thought holds us back from our potential, from living out our dreams, and accepting who we are individually. On top of that we are taught that our validation is external, instead of from within.

Learning the process of healing those wounds and transforming my belief into “I am enough”, is very important to me. I’m not only doing it for me, but also my ancestors before me that weren’t given the opportunity or capacity to do it themselves. If I can do the work to find self love, I heal myself, my family lineage, and inspire future generations.

I share this journey through my art, and I seek to inspire people to find their own self love. I believe the act of collective self-acceptance would ripple into society and we would experience a more harmonious humanity.

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