Art Therapy Course

For those of you that don't know i've started a course in Art Therapy.....with only 9 weeks to go these are the images i've created thus far.  Not aesthetically pleasing to the eye but we have been encouraged throughout to just 'PLAY' and play is what i have done.


I would love love love to continue and do the MA degree to become and Art Therapist but full time work commitments and the fact that it is self funded have put paid to that.


I have a couple of other options...psychotherapy degree or counselling


But again its the cost of funding this myself.  I cannot tell you how much satisfaction i have got through learning again....i wish i'd done more at school.


So...providing i pass this year, which i'm sure i will....i have to make some decisions about my next move.


Overall it has taught me to be much freer with my art making.


and has opened my mind so much and allowed me to understand myself a little more....more is good yes???











I've loved every single minute of the experience...and am sad that the next nine weeks will pass by in a flash.....JUST as we have all got to know each other.

A new commission

I've been commissioned to paint a canvas for a very talented artist/creative MartiCrafts for her bedroom.  She has decided to make her own lampshades, throws etc all with an underlying indian theme!  You can see her mood board on pinterest . 

Therefore i am sooo so honoured to be a part of her newest creation.

 

  A way to go but the base is there

Iphone pics from the last week

A new little painting...........

My messy little art room......much love though


my cosy cosy fires oh how in a way i will miss winter


my stupid little sketches


my home made pea n mint soup mmmmmmmmmm and a bit of bread with my butter


my attempt at portrait


my trip to uni and the beautiful sky infront of me


my 'non directive' uni night


my view of the studio wall which i loved!!! love love love


my weird encounter of something strange in the sky...which i did not capture on camera


and my realisation that said thing was a plane after stopping (as did many many cars) to take pics

Something a little different

No one can say i don't try.  I've wanted to capture likeness for soo very long and make a painting look lifelike.  I'm getting there but i don't think it will ever be my 'thing'.  However, i enjoyed painting this immensly. 

The skin tone on this particular painting seemed to happen so naturaly.  Maybe the picutre i was copying from highlighted tones better than other pictures i've copied from.

  And then it all just seemed to go right!  

 

But my eyes need lots of work!!

 

Nearly finished, but not quite!  Its all about practice practice!

New Painting

This canvas was mahoooosive!  So exciting seing all that white loveliness and all those endless possibilities. 

So I got well and truly stuck in....just mark making and colour splodging initially.

 

 

added a bit of black

 

Used my fingers to mix it up a bit........

Muchious funious

My Home

It may be dated with clashing carpets and wallpaper....the kitchen may be a little ermmm....80's, the bathroom with its peachy coloured suite but you know what, its my home and its what you make of it right?  Which is why i've posted a selection of photos of my favourite things.





A little corner in my 80's living room with my fab iMac (which i love love love).  The desk was secondhand but with an old embroidered cloth gave it a very vintage feel.  My chair which is a typical red office swivel chair covered in a throw with a little pillow saying 'love is a flower that never fades, it buds in youth and blooms with age'.




My bedroom, picture frame with my nan and grandad on their wedding day and a few bedtime reading books.






A table which i covered in decorative paper and coasters which i painted years ago....fake roses which i bought for 25p per bunch in a lovely creamy jug.  This lives in a little corner of the conservatory.




The 50's/60's fireplace....soo so dated but with a little love and tarting up actually looks quite quirky.











And the dining room table as it is today....little 70's doily things bought from ebay and a few fake flowers.  A vintage tea cup with a tea light living inside.





I love my little home...it might not be up to date and full of brand new things, but surely its about how you dress things yes?  I love pretty things which is why i cannot get rid of anything.  I've battled against this for a long time, but you know what?  It's ok...instead of being thrown away my things just hibernate for a while until its time for them to come out again :).

Considering i had to rebuild my home and life all those years ago...i don't think its all that bad!