healing through art

Therapeutic art can unlock the power of the mind, increase intuition and creativity.  It is a powerful tool to release pain and find clarity and meaning as well as changing thoughts and beliefs. It can help clients overcome the things that might limit or block them such as: environment, thoughts, negative belief patterns, forgiving and moving forward Instead they can turn it into something beautiful through art and affirmations by choosing peace, love, courage and bravery. Art therapy techniques can produce powerful subconscious shifts.

MAGICAL FOREST

This Billy Childish inspired piece was so interesting to create and it taught me about perspective properly for the furs time.  This actually came at a time when I needed a lot of perspective on my own life where I couldn't see the wood from the trees.  The royal blue I used in the Geisha painting from the month before was present in this too. This colour has a lot of significance regarding wisdom and protection, which I think ties in really well with the concept of trees which hold so much spiritual healing power and wisdom, and why I am a tree hugger.

WET AND WILD

The beauty of art is that there is no right way to explore and experiment. Just like this Wet and wild piece, I  was curious and used a number of different modalities such as gouache, gold leaf and clingfilm. It was so inspiring to make a painting with so many layers allowing me to explore different mediums .using my own twist and It also reflects my love of the sea where I am now living.

VILLAGE

This Grahame Arthur Clarke inspired piece was a lot of fun to create and I learnt many layering techniques including mono printing.  The concept of creating a village scene in the south downs really took me back to my own childhood where I grew up in a sweet village for 15 years. The abstract concept made it all the more fun to create with a transparent buildings against the block colours.  I found the blend of pastels with block colours to be an interesting contrast and I was pleased at how it turned out because it was my most challenging piece.

UNTANGLE

This zentangle piece I created in a very stressful time in my life, where I needed to release and untangle negative energy. I followed a 20 minute tutorial and focused on the different shapes and patterns and allowed the repetitive nature of the piece to put me in a state of meditation and promote a sense of calm.  I used shimmer watercolours for this piece and whilst it was a quick piece the result of the work both emotionally and physically was extremely rewarding.