Painting Exercises

Pushing Paint Reduces Stress

March 7, 2012 Painting Exercises

Watch the video here. Just the act of pushing around some paint, merging colors and spreading them out on a piece of paper is quite relaxing. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Don’t let the excuses stop you, though. Painting is a great stress reliever and is truly beneficial in more ways than we know. It only [...]

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Connecting to Our Source

January 15, 2012 Healing Art

What is Source? Some of us call it God, some call it the Universe or the Collective Wisdom. Whatever name we use, it is all that is true and good. It knows what is best for us. It guides us in the correct direction and helps us make the best decisions. It also helps us [...]

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Put a paintbrush in hand

January 8, 2012 Painting Exercises

With a brush in hand and colors in our palette, we won’t want anything else to hold. That glass of alcohol won’t quench our thirst, that charge card we hand over to the store clerk won’t deliver, and that bag of potato chips or plate of cookies won’t fill us up. Holding a paintbrush takes [...]

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Unsettled?

December 13, 2011 Healing Art

While waking up Monday morning, I wanted to explore my being unsettled in my home. It’s been a year since my last move and I am still uncomfortable. Maybe a lack of good organization is affecting me. Maybe it’s because this is my 18th residence. Painting could help. With thinned out cerulean blue, I painted [...]

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Looking for that unique gift?

December 12, 2011 Painting Exercises

Are you wondering what to give that special someone this holiday season? An art workshop makes the perfect gift. Here are the details: Awaken Your Artist Within workshop Bring painting back into your life for creative expression and therapeutic benefits. Discover a tremendous sense of personal transformation and healing by expressing feelings, thoughts, and ideas [...]

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Painting My Emotions #2

May 3, 2011 Painting Exercises

Oops! I forgot to upload the second video. http://www.youtube.com/user/GraceDesignArt?feature=mhum#p/a/u/1/4Ncxx0fzzeI

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Painting My Emotions #3

May 3, 2011 Painting Exercises

Here’s the link of my third session. I used iMovie to remove four minutes of video. Playing in that program has been fun. This painting still needs a few more layers and when it’s complete, I will upload it here. Coming soon will be more videos to help you work through areas in life where [...]

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Painting My Emotions #1

April 11, 2011 Painting Exercises

If you want to paint as an outlet, my first video may help you get started: http://www.youtube.com/user/GraceDesignArt?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/vQvqp-IrrqE

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8/2/10 9am Cutting the Cord

August 8, 2010 Healing Art

8/2/10 9am Since there is more paint in my palette, I guess I’ll paint another painting using a big brush for the first layer. My first layer is almost dry. Not sure what colors to add. White metallic. This helps the memories fade away. I tried white paint, white marker pen, and silver metallic. Just [...]

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8/1/10 7am Neglet

August 3, 2010 Healing Art

Art Lesson: 1. Do you have a memory that keeps resurfacing? Write about it in a neutral way, like a reporter would. 2. Pick a color and spread it on your paper with water. 3. Write about the belief you developed from this memory. 4. Choose other colors to add with paint, markers or paint [...]

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