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Art as a form of Therapy

Vanessa5Senior Contributor09 Sept 2017, 3:45 pm AEST

Art as a form of Therapy

Hello @Darcy, @outlander, @Determined, @Grasshopper3, @Teej, @Appleblossom, @Faith-and-Hope, @Flower1, @lisajane, @Mazarita, @Sherry, @BlueBay, @Bimby2, @Lunar, @Pebbles, @NikNik, @JoJo99, @CheerBear, @Zoe7, @mohill, @Dec, @lapses, @oceangirl, @Kurra, @Anony18, @Pepsimax, @Queenie, @Coffeelover, @Sans911, @MoonGal, @aButterfly, @Jacques, @WombatBoots, @Rockpool, @Nooks, @eth, , @Phoenix_Rising

Anyone here draw, paint or sculptor etc. Maybe you'd just like to share some cool art you saw on a city wall somewhere. Art is great form of therapy.

Here is my latest creation with oil and water colours. Its no picasso, but i enjoy being creative.

It takes my mind of "it" for the time i can concentrate for anyway:

@Vanessa5

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Vanessa5Senior Contributor10 Sept 2017, 11:16 am AEST

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utopiaSenior Contributor12 Sept 2017, 9:19 pm AEST

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@Vanessa5. Wow. Love your art work. I'm just going to tag a couple of people who are very into art & hopefully they will tag others.
@Faith-and-Hope @Zoe7 @Queenie

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor12 Sept 2017, 10:50 pm AEST

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Love your work too @Vanessa5 .... it's so vibrant and colourful ..... 🤗💕

Also check out Through One's Eyes thread, and Art Class on Carers forum .....

Yo me 'arties ..... ❣️

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Vanessa5Senior Contributor13 Sept 2017, 6:51 am AEST

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@Faith-and-Hope

Hi and thank you. The first one is mine. The other one is by Reg Mombassa an artist I'm inspired by although I'm sure I'll never be as skilled as. He has such an imagination and skilled at expressing that in vivid colour and with humour. Some of his pieces are dark also. I guess it depends on how he is feeling.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor13 Sept 2017, 10:35 am AEST

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Yes @Vanessa5 .... art can have its dark side. My personal value is for my art to be uplifting. The bright colours of yours are certainly that .... 😊

Colour resonates with me, and I am sure that must be a fairly common thing.

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Sammy16Contributor14 Sept 2017, 11:45 pm AEST

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wow love your work..... art is self expression and so therapeutic..... love.it

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor15 Sept 2017, 12:27 am AEST

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Hi @Sammy16 and welcome to the forums .... 😊🎨

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Olives_OylContributor01 June 2018, 6:33 pm AEST

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Hi, I’m new here. I’m an artist and also an art therapist. I’m a big fan of art making as healing - whether specifically as therapy or just as self care.
I don’t know how to post pics on my phone but I’ll share some art when I’m on my computer 🙂

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor01 June 2018, 6:42 pm AEST

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Here’s another art thread on Lived Experince forum @Olives_Oyl .....

Through One’s Eyes

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