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Color, Memory & Desire: The Quiet Mystery of Making Art

Listening To Love Behind The Scenes In My Parisian Studio

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Jocelyn Ulevicus
Jul 04, 2025
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Some days, painting feels like prayer. Other days, like pulling teeth. Lately, my studio has felt less like a workspace and more like a listening chamber—where color, memory, and desire speak in whispers.

I spend an hour painting and several more just watching. Waiting. Wondering. Noticing what love might look like—on canvas, and in life.

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