Time lapse fil; of artist Kenneth Kenisman drawing outside on a black canvas that stands on a painter's easel. In the back stands a big old container. The video is in such an angle that the sky is widely visible. In the sky you see beautifully the clouds moving in a fast motion.

“I find it so fascinating how time can be made visible in such a way. A hidden rhythm, suddenly seen. A silent spectacle above us, always. In the rush of life, we forget to look up. Beauty in motion, hidden in plain sight.”

The clouds move, I paint, time flows.

“The sky never stops moving, even when it seems still. Like time, like art, like life; what appears silent is in motion.
Observe the visible, and you’ll see the hidden.
We, too, must keep moving. Stagnation is not of nature. We are part of the flow.”

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Time lapse fil; of artist Kenneth Kenisman drawing outside on a black canvas that stands on a painter's easel. In the back stands a big old container. The video is in such an angle that the sky is widely visible. In the sky you see beautifully the clouds moving in a fast motion.

天空也在上方书写着它自己的故事。

我深深着迷于时间竟能以这样的方式被看见
隐藏的韵律,突然清晰浮现。
静默的壮丽景象,始终在我们头顶上演。
在生活的匆忙中,我们总是忘了抬头仰望。
流动的美,就藏在眼前,却常常视而不见。

第一天:云在动,我在画,时间在走

天空从未停止流动, 即便它看似静止。
如同时间,如同艺术,如同生命;
看似沉默的一切,其实都在前行。
观察可见之物, 便能看见隐藏的真相。
我们,也必须不断前行。
停滞,违背自然。

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Time lapse video that shows artist Kenneth Kenisman painting the color blue on a black canvas with a beautiful white drawing on it. The canvas stands on a painter's easel. It all takes place in the artist his artstudio. There are paintings standing in the back.

“Depth emerges before my eyes, and the loud silence begins to breathe. It’s a resonance between color and line, a moment when space is infused with soul.
The blue surrounds like a magnetic field, as if light grows from within.

This is one of my favorite moments in creation.”

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Time lapse video that shows artist Kenneth Kenisman painting the color blue on a black canvas with a beautiful white drawing on it. The canvas stands on a painter's easel. It all takes place in the artist his artstudio. There are paintings standing in the back.

深度在眼前浮现,喧嚣的寂静开始呼吸。
这是色彩与线条的共鸣,

是空间被注入灵魂的瞬间。
蓝色如磁场般环绕,
仿佛光从内部生长。
这是我创作中最钟爱的时刻之一。

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An ancient Chinese warrior made with AI is walking towards the camera and bows repectfully. The room is the art studio of artist Kenneth Kenisman. There is an easel standing with a beautiful painting in black, blue and white standing on it. The Chinese warrior made with Artificial Intelligence, walks towards the easel and stands next to it with his arms crossed and clearly protects this beautiful painting of artist Kenneth Kenisman. In the back of the room stands a big painting with the colors gold, black and white against the wall.

“My intention was to continue to paint the deep blue. The next step in completing to open this portal. So the entire sky in the artwork would get this fully amazing blue depth. I bought even new brushes today for this job. But I felt a strong resistance inside myself. My intuition told me not to do it. 

 
The radiation, this magic that strongly  comes out of the artwork, of which I wrote about in the previous video and the accompanying note (see: the breath of color), will probably disappear. The result will be beautiful, no doubt. But I have the feeling the artwork will lose its power. Like a fully wide opened door that gets closed a bit. The door would be still open, but at the same time it would be closed more. I don’t want that.
 
So I decided that the artwork is finished. It is in its full power now.
 
This artwork; this opened portal, is now under protection by the best and fierce ancient guardians! The protectors of these portals. Pending the painting finding its rightful new owner.”

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An ancient Chinese warrior made with AI is walking towards the camera and bows repectfully. The room is the art studio of artist Kenneth Kenisman. There is an easel standing with a beautiful painting in black, blue and white standing on it. The Chinese warrior made with Artificial Intelligence, walks towards the easel and stands next to it with his arms crossed and clearly protects this beautiful painting of artist Kenneth Kenisman. In the back of the room stands a big painting with the colors gold, black and white against the wall.
我的本意是继续绘制那片深邃的蓝色,进一步完成并彻底打开这个“门户”,让作品中的整个天空都呈现出那种令人惊叹的、充满深度的蓝色。为此,我今天甚至特意买了新的画笔。但我的内心却感受到一种强烈的抗拒,直觉告诉我不要这么做。
 
之前我在视频和文字中提到过的那种从作品中散发出来的辐射感,那种强烈的魔力,很可能会因此消失。最终的效果当然也会很美,这一点毫无疑问。但我感觉,作品将失去它原有的力量——就像一扇完全敞开的门被稍稍关上了一些。门依然开着,但比起现在,它会更接近关闭的状态。而这,是我所不希望的。
 
因此,我决定:这件作品已经完成了。它此刻正处于力量最完整的状态。
 
这件作品——这扇敞开的“门户”,现在已受到最强大、最威严的远古守护者的庇护,他们是这些神秘之门的守卫者。静待这幅画作找到它命中注定的新主人。
 
 
 

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Camera moves gently in front of a beautiful painting of artist Kenneth Kenisman that stands in his art studio at dusk. The camera shows the intricate details in close up of the white composition that is drawn on a black canvas. The painting depicts a male silhouette figure laying on the left corner on a rock formation, above him is flowing a beautiful female figure with curly hair. On the right on the canvas is again a female figure facing the left characters, she is wearing a beautiful ancient helmet adorned with a lot of details and her curly hair waves in the wind. In the art studio space you see some glimpses of gold paintings standing behind the shown black and white artwork.

“After eating smoked salmon outside my art studio, the slices of fish cut to perfection by my good friend Simon, whose mind is as sharp as the blade he uses, I went back inside my art studio to take the time to enjoy the unfolding artwork I am working on. I always take my time to appreciate the story that has already become visible.


Many artists often talk about the importance of bright light in their studio. I am not one of them. I love it when there is just not enough light. The gates I open begin to show their true portal in the twilight, between darkness and light.”

Kenneth Kenisman

Camera moves gently in front of a beautiful painting of artist Kenneth Kenisman that stands in his art studio at dusk. The camera shows the intricate details in close up of the white composition that is drawn on a black canvas. The painting depicts a male silhouette figure laying on the left corner on a rock formation, above him is flowing a beautiful female figure with curly hair. On the right on the canvas is again a female figure facing the left characters, she is wearing a beautiful ancient helmet adorned with a lot of details and her curly hair waves in the wind. In the art studio space you see some glimpses of gold paintings standing behind the shown black and white artwork.

在画室外享用完烟熏三文鱼后, 鱼片由我的好朋友西蒙精心切制,他的思维如同他手中的刀刃一般锋利, 我回到画室内,静心欣赏我正在创作的、逐渐展开的艺术作品。我总是愿意花时间去感受那已初现轮廓的故事。

许多艺术家常常谈论工作室里明亮光线的重要性,而我却并非如此。我喜爱那种光线不足的时刻。在暮色中,在明暗交织之间,我所开启的门扉开始显露出它们真正的通道本质。

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“Unfolding the image on the canvas is like a game of chess. You have to place the right elements in the right positions. Before each move, a billion possibilities appear before your eyes and in your mind. In this act of creation, you’re not playing to win, but to achieve the best possible outcome; one that becomes visible. You win when you feel a deep sense of satisfaction.”

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在画布上展开画面,就像下一盘棋。 
你必须把正确的元素放在正确的位置。 
每一次落笔之前,眼前和脑海中都会浮现出无数种可能。 
在这场创作的游戏中,你不是为了赢,而是为了呈现出最理想的结果, 让它清晰可见。 
当你内心涌起深深的满足感时,你才真正赢了。

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Video shows artist Kenneth Kenisman painting in his art studio on a black canvas that stands on an easel. The art studio is full of paintings that are standing everywhere. Artist Kenisman is wearing a grey cap, a blue tshirt and his pants has many colorful paint splashes on them. The artist faces his back to the camera and paints with chinese imperial yellow color. The time lapse video shows his progress in a clear way. The sunrays that shining on the canvas are moving because of the recorded time that is being fastened.

I started painting the color, the moment when space is infused with soul. 

I’m painting it in a deep, warm yellow, inspired by Chinese Imperial Yellow. I fell in love with this color after visiting the Summer Palace in Beijing last month. It’s magically warm and deep, like the power of the sun. 

It’s not easy to paint; yellow is very transparent. It will take many layers to bring out its full depth. Just like reality: layer upon layer.

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Video shows artist Kenneth Kenisman painting in his art studio on a black canvas that stands on an easel. The art studio is full of paintings that are standing everywhere. Artist Kenisman is wearing a grey cap, a blue tshirt and his pants has many colorful paint splashes on them. The artist faces his back to the camera and paints with chinese imperial yellow color. The time lapse video shows his progress in a clear way. The sunrays that shining on the canvas are moving because of the recorded time that is being fastened.

我开始涂抹色彩,那是空间被注入灵魂的瞬间。 

我用一种深邃而温暖的黄色作画,灵感来自中国传统帝王黄。上个月参观北京颐和园后,我便深深爱上了这个颜色, 它温暖而浓郁,仿佛凝聚着太阳的力量,神秘又庄严。 

黄色极透明,很难驾驭,需要层层叠加才能呈现出它应有的深度。就像现实本身,也是一层又一层,慢慢沉淀,才显出本真。

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Green onions in a vase, standing next to a window

I sit by the window, smoking a cigarette, sipping my coffee after breakfast. The autumn sun shines softly outside. I am still waking up after a good night’s sleep. My thoughts flow gently, gliding into the day that is beginning.

My eye falls on the onions standing in a small jar before me. The shape of this wonderful plant amazes me. How it has grown; perfectly balanced. Every part developed in such a way that the whole remains in harmony. Each individual piece belongs to the rest. And the central part takes the lead, growing steadily forward, always moving ahead, yet constantly preserving the right balance.

This is exactly what happens when I create. The way my artwork unfolds, just the same. My pen, moving and drawing the strokes, is the part that makes growth possible. Yet it always works onward from the balanced parts already there, already drawn, already grown, in the very same creative process through which this onion came to be. Growing, unfolding, in a balanced and harmonious way.

When you take a refreshing walk in nature, or when you pause to look at the plants in your home, or the trees along your street,; observe their shape. See how they are built, how they have grown. Notice how beautifully they achieve harmony and balance.

Have an amazing day!

Kenneth Kenisman

Green onions in a vase, standing next to a window

我坐在窗边,抽着一支烟,喝着早餐后的咖啡。秋日的阳光在窗外柔和地照耀着。我仍在从一个美好的夜晚睡眠中渐渐醒来。我的思绪轻轻流淌,滑入刚刚开始的一天。

我的目光落在面前小瓶里插着的几根洋葱上。这奇妙植物的形态令我惊叹。它是如何生长的, 如此完美地保持平衡。它的每一部分都以一种恰到好处的方式生长,使整体始终处于平衡之中。每一个独立的部分都与其余部分和谐共存。而中间的部分起着引领作用,它笔直向前生长,持续不断,同时始终维持着恰当的平衡。

这实际上正是我创作时所发生的过程。我的作品展开的方式,完全一样。我的笔移动着,画出一道道笔触,正是这动作使生长成为可能。但它始终以前面已经画好的、已经存在的平衡部分为起点继续前行, 那些部分也是在与这洋葱形成过程完全相同的创造过程中生长出来的。就这样,以一种平衡而和谐的方式不断生长、不断展开。

当你在大自然中散步,感受清新的气息;或当你仔细观察家中盆栽的植物,或是街道边的树木时,请看看它们的形态。看看它们是如何构成的,是如何生长的。看看它们是多么优美地实现了和谐与平衡。

祝你拥有美好的一天!

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Artist Kenneth Kenisman paints beautiful sky ocean blue color on a big red canvas where a magnificent composition is drawn in white. The big red painting is standing on an easel. The timelapse movie shows the artist painting the blue in his art studio. Kenneth Kenisman is wearing a cap, a black tshirt and his pants contain colorful splatters of paint. He stands on a chair while painting. In the back you see a lot of different finished paintings standing in the artstudio. The sun rays that are shining on the canvas are moving rapidly because of the speeded recording time in the time lapse movie.

“I created this artwork a couple of years ago, around the same time of year as now. I always loved it, it touched me deeply and I cherished the story it conveyed. Yet, I always sensed it wasn’t truly finished. It was beautiful, yes, but something was still missing. So I set it aside in my studio. There it remained, quietly watching me through the passing seasons, summers and winters alike, aging like a fine wine in a cellar. Patiently, silently, it waited with quiet confidence for the moment I would return to unlock its full potential.

Then yesterday, I received a stunning photo from a dear friend who is currently traveling in Japan. The brief message with the image read: “sky ocean blue with the touch of yellow. Tottori Sand Dunes.” 
I was inspired. I took the piece and began painting again, continuing on the beautiful blue. Now, the artwork is unfolding in a deeply satisfying and majestic way. 
The story, once partly concealed, is finally beginning to free itself. A new gate is opening.”

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Artist Kenneth Kenisman paints beautiful sky ocean blue color on a big red canvas where a magnificent composition is drawn in white. The big red painting is standing on an easel. The timelapse movie shows the artist painting the blue in his art studio. Kenneth Kenisman is wearing a cap, a black tshirt and his pants contain colorful splatters of paint. He stands on a chair while painting. In the back you see a lot of different finished paintings standing in the artstudio. The sun rays that are shining on the canvas are moving rapidly because of the speeded recording time in the time lapse movie.

这件作品是我几年前创作的,时间大约也和现在这个时节相近。我一直很喜欢它, 它打动了我,也让我深深着迷于它所讲述的故事。但总感觉它还未真正完成。它很美,却似乎缺少了些什么。于是我将它收起,放在我的画室里。从此,它静静地伫立在那里,日复一日地注视着我。春夏秋冬悄然更迭,它如同酒窖中陈酿的美酒,默默沉淀,耐心而笃定地等待着我重新唤醒它全部潜能的那一天。

直到昨天,我收到一位挚友从日本旅行途中发来的一张绝美照片。随图附上的简短文字写着:“天空之海,一抹黄色。鸟取沙丘。” 
我瞬间被触动了。我立刻取出那幅作品,再次执笔,在那片美丽的蓝色上继续描绘。作品正以一种令人满足而庄严的方式缓缓展开, 
那个曾被部分封存的故事,终于开始释放自己。一扇新的门,正在开启。

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A very long, large artwork painted by artist Kenneth Kenisman on the bow of a big boat. It is painted in white paint, on the black surface of the bow. A big eye is clearly visible in the artwork, also silhouette figures and curles that reminds of waves and water.

“I thoroughly enjoyed working on this large, floating artwork a few years ago, it was truly a unique experience. This massive canvas is in constant motion. Picture yourself standing in front of a vast black wall, holding a small bucket of white acrylic paint in your left hand and a brush in your right, ready to work your magic. As you let the tip of your brush glide across the surface of this enormous black wall, the wall sways gently, moving gracefully in rhythm with the water. It shifts up and down, side to side, and in a strange circular motion, with varying degrees of strength. Its movements resemble a compass spinning aimlessly, yet it feels calm, relaxed, and almost joyful, like a loving mother cradling her baby to sleep in her arms.


I began the painting with a massive curl on the front of the boat. Bold and elegant, it stands proudly, introducing the entire composition and flowing seamlessly into the story being told. The curl is reminiscent of the carved dragon or snake heads that adorned Viking ship bows, symbolizing protection against negative forces and harsh weather.
When the boat sails, the curl on the bow glides gracefully along the inland waterways, much like a beloved emperor riding his chariot triumphantly along a path of glory.


This floating artwork brings to mind one of my favorite Chinese idioms: “任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼船” (“Let the winds and waves rise; stay steady and calm like an angler on a fishing boat”). It reflects the idea of remaining composed and unshaken in the face of challenges, emphasizing inner strength, resilience, and the ability to stay focused amidst chaos.”

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A very long, large artwork painted by artist Kenneth Kenisman on the bow of a big boat. It is painted in white paint, on the black surface of the bow. A big eye is clearly visible in the artwork, also silhouette figures and curles that reminds of waves and water.

几年前,我非常享受在这件大型水上艺术品上创作的过程, 那真是一次独一无二的体验。这幅巨大的画布始终处于动态之中。想象一下,你站在一面巨大的黑色墙面前,左手提着一小桶白色丙烯颜料,右手握着画笔,准备施展你的艺术魔法。当你让笔尖轻轻滑过这面巨大黑墙的表面时,墙面却在轻轻摇晃,随着水波优雅地律动。它上下起伏、左右摆动,甚至带着一种奇特的环形运动,力度时强时弱。它的运动就像指南针无目的地旋转,却给人一种平静、放松,甚至近乎愉悦的感觉, 仿佛一位慈爱的母亲正轻轻摇晃怀中的婴儿,哄他入睡。

我从船头开始创作,以一个巨大的卷曲图案作为起点。这个卷曲大胆而优雅,傲然挺立,引领着整幅作品的视觉走向,并自然流畅地延展为整个故事的开篇。这个卷曲的造型让人联想到维京船船首所雕刻的龙或蛇的头部,象征着抵御负面力量与恶劣天气的保护之意。

当船航行时,船头的卷曲便优雅地划过内陆的水道,宛如一位备受爱戴的帝王,乘着他的战车,凯旋于荣耀之路。

这件漂浮的艺术作品,让我想起我最喜爱的一句中国谚语:“任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼船”。无论风浪如何汹涌,依然能如垂钓者般稳坐船中,从容不迫。这句话体现了面对挑战时保持镇定自若的态度,强调内心的坚定、韧性,以及在纷乱中保持专注的能力。

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A falcon is hanging in the air above a green field

I’ve just moved; from the heart of the city to its quiet outskirts. 
The past few weeks have been a blur of boxes, walls, and rearranging life. 
I barely had time to pick up a brush or let my pencil wander across paper. 

But now… I’m finally settling in. 

My new home is wrapped in green; open fields stretch just beyond the corner, 
and in my backyard stands a wise old tree, its branches whispering stories. 
I even have a terrace where I can draw beneath the open sky. 

Being surrounded by nature again feels like coming home to my soul. 
The birds sing their morning hymns, leaves rustle like secrets in the wind, 
and autumn paints the world in gold and flame. 
Even the night is alive; its silence so deep, it sings. 

Every ride to my studio takes me through wide-open fields. 
There, under endless sky, I feel it: 
I am part of something vast, ancient, and breathtakingly whole. 
My eyes lift instinctively; drawn to the horizon, the clouds, the light. 
Beauty doesn’t just pass before me; it enters me. 
It fills me. It ‘ensouls’ me. 

I walk through each day in wide-eyed wonder; 
like a child seeing the world for the first time. 

Yesterday, while cycling, I looked up, and there it was: 
a falcon, suspended in midair. 
Not flying, not falling; just ‘hanging’, perfectly still, 
scanning the earth below with quiet intensity. 

Its posture was pure harmony; every feather, every angle in divine balance. 
So precise, so complete, it defied gravity itself. 
Few birds can do this. Few things in nature hold such stillness with such power. 

In that moment, the falcon wasn’t just hunting; it was composing. 
A living masterpiece, suspended in sky,  where every element aligns… and magic appears. 

And I, small beneath it all, stood breathless,
reminded once again: 
wonder is not rare. 
It’s everywhere. 
You just have to look up. 

Kenneth Kenisman

A falcon is hanging in the air above a green field

我刚刚搬了家; 从喧嚣的市中心,来到城市边缘的静谧之地。 
过去几周,生活被纸箱、墙壁和琐碎的安置填满, 
连画笔都来不及拿起,铅笔也几乎没在纸上留下痕迹。 

但现在……我终于安顿下来了。 

新家被绿意温柔包裹,转角便是无垠田野, 
后院伫立着一棵苍劲的老树,枝叶低语着岁月的故事。 
我还拥有一方露台,可以坐在天空之下作画。 

再次被自然环绕,仿佛灵魂回到了故乡。 
清晨鸟鸣如歌,风中树叶沙沙似密语, 
秋日将世界染成金黄与赤焰。 
就连夜晚也充满生机; 那深邃的寂静,竟如此嘹亮地吟唱。 

每次骑车去工作室,都要穿过开阔的原野。 
在无边的苍穹下,我真切地感受到: 
自己正属于某种浩瀚、古老而壮丽的整体。 
目光不由自主地向上; 追随着地平线、云朵与光。 
美,不只是掠过眼前;它渗入我的身体, 
充盈我,「赋予我灵魂」。 

我日日怀着孩童般清澈的惊奇行走,  
仿佛第一次看见这个世界。 

昨天骑车途中,我抬头,  
一只游隼,悬停于半空。 
它既未振翅,也未坠落,只是「静止地悬着」, 
目光沉静而锐利,俯察大地。 

它的姿态是纯粹的和谐; 每一片羽毛、每一处角度,皆臻于天成。 
如此精准,如此圆满,竟能对抗重力,凝定于虚空。 
世上少有飞鸟能做到这一点; 
自然中更少有存在,能同时拥有这般静谧与力量。 

那一刻,它不只是在捕猎;  
它是在「创作」。 
一幅悬浮于天际的活生生的杰作, 
当所有元素恰如其分地归位……魔法便悄然降临。 

而我,在这宏大之下渺小伫立,屏息凝神,  
再次被提醒: 
惊奇从不稀有, 
它无处不在。 
你只需抬头。

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