My latest painting: a view of my lounge in acrylic on paper.
#painting #art #artist #acrylicpainting #originalart #artwork #paint

More reflections on how art can help a person to process very challenging events & what this particular issue has been for me
#art #counselling #creativity #therapy #trauma #mentalhealth https://open.substack.com/pub/artisthebestmedicine/p/carrying-trauma-around?r=2aa8cj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

@ArtEscape subscribers get discounts :-)

@ArtEscape I will be running workshops and events online in the future. Would love to see you there.

@ArtEscape I am so glad that it worked for you this way.

More reflections on how art can help a person to process very challenging events & what this particular issue has been for me
#art #counselling #creativity #therapy #trauma #mentalhealth https://open.substack.com/pub/artisthebestmedicine/p/carrying-trauma-around?r=2aa8cj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The most *me* picture

Swimming in a flooded quarry yesterday, 16° surface temperatures & lower around my belly, lower still by my toes. But to be at face level with crested grebe chicks just a few feet away is a most extraordinary privilege. Unfortunately a smudge on my camera spoiled the shot 😞

A friend attending #ICML just sent me a photo of this front runner for best poster award.

Another episode of art and writing for those who like a little light relief
#naturewriting #art #ducks #humour #pets https://open.substack.com/pub/artisthebestmedicine/p/virgin-brides?r=2aa8cj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Nature, art, therapy, all in one blast https://artisthebestmedicine.substack.com/p/another-life

It is evening at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. A slight mist hovers over the cliffs in the background as the sun casts its last golden glow over the landscape. Peace reigns.

I call this artwork Mist in the Canyon. The original painting is watercolor on paper, but I have it available as a canvas print at https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/mist-in-the-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#grandcanyon #southwest #arizona #art #artist #artwork #arte #landscape #sunset #twilight #mist #magical #buyintoart #ayearforart #travel #vacation #usa #hiking

@PetrichorLove this is wonderful feedback!

Nature, art, therapy, all in one blast https://artisthebestmedicine.substack.com/p/another-life

Some people are more narrative than others, according to a new theory. Narrative people tend to see their lives as coherent stories, while non-narrative people focus on the present moment. The theory suggests that both types have advantages and disadvantages in different situations. #psychology #narrative #personality https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2023/01/so-are-you-a-narrative-or-a-non-narrative.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FFlipone

Heh.

"Paper has six sides and we only use two of them for writing. The other four are for bloodshed."

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Wishing you a bright and cheerful Monday #art #artist #acrylicpainting

This week I attended a conference for Counselling Trainers. I deliver CPCAB courses at a centre in Nottingham & it’s a wonderful role. At the conference I delivered a workshop on Using Natural Materials to facilitate personal discovery and growth. Thanking participants for permission to share images. #FE #counselling #training #personcentred #workshop #conference

A Twitter celebrity waking up on Mastodon.

My uni is now 18mo into complete Microsoft office management ecosystem. I might be the only person on campus who understands the functional differences and overlaps in user behaviors between Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. File organization, sharing are now Lovecraftian nightmares of non-Euclidean chthonic geometries, with multiple local administrative and departmental jargons to describe ritual practices. My concerns voiced to admins treated like gibbering madness #AcademicChatter #HigherEd