Sequester Relief

An Intuitive creative exercise to find inner relief from the Government Sequester. If you are concerned or worried or angry over the mandated sequester and you're finding it hard to feel good about anything, here is a quick creative exercise that will help you release some stress while going through this tough time. Find a blank piece ...

Pushing Paint Reduces Stress

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 takes ...

Connecting to Our Source

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 ...

Put a paintbrush in hand

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 ...

Unsettled?

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 ...

Looking for that unique gift?

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 with an interchange ...

Painting My Emotions #3

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 ...

7/30/10 Sold

Art Lesson: 1. Pick a color for the background. You can mix similar colors to achieve the tone you are looking for. The colors will just come to you. Spread out the colors with water. You may fill in the whole surface or leave some white areas. Let that background color dry completely. 2. Using paint, markers ...