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Children have the most wonderful imagination and love doing creative things. Whether it’s hand-painting, doodling, drawing, painting, clay modelling, plasticine stories or drawing pictures in the sand. Somewhere from childhood to growing up we lose that imagination and enjoyment of creating. Our minds start filling up with ‘serious stuff’ like responsibilities, further studies, jobs, families, bills to pay etc. We, therefore, have no time for creativity – we have pushed it so

With Mental Health Awareness Week starting today, have you ever thought about the effects of colour and how it affects your mood. Artists...

And, after a strategic morning planning at work, don’t you want the team activity afterwards to be enjoyable? Quite often, when people...

I then wanted to reflect on why some people may feel uncomfortable. For many, drawing nudes can feel invasive or uncomfortable,...

I am forever fascinated by how Nature can make the same view look so individual during different times of the year. As an artist, I love...

‘I can’t get my staff back into the office’ or ‘My staff seem to find it difficult to communicate’ Have you heard this before? Certainly,...

Have you noticed that so many people have lost the ability to communicate face to face? I provide painting workshops that foster personal...

Having spent six weeks travelling around East Asia, I wanted to reflect on the effect of colour in art and how it affects our moods....

This was said to me after a painting event I recently did for 50 people. Nearly all the people had not painted in years and were a bit...

The reason why am I so passionate about running painting workshops/teambuilding/parties is because collaborative art focuses on...

Quite often, when people are told they are going to a painting or drawing event, panic sets it. Emotion and imagination take over and can...

Having just completed an intensive two-day Mental Health First Aider Course, I'm proud to say I'm now a qualified Mental Health First...

Were you aware that art can help you focus the mind and some have even compared it to meditation due to its calming effects on the brain...