After suffering for years from anxiety, doubt and depressed moods, I started doing what seemed the obvious: reading books. I read many self-help books to help me find and live a better life. After over a decade of research, I wondered if all the reading was necessary. After years of reading, I felt only a … Read more
Recently I had a much need holiday in Penzance and attended the Newlyn Art School and the Coast course run by Imogen Bone.Looking back, I enjoyed my time there; Cornwall is the best for an art escape, with its more rugged scenery. The group spent all four days outside sketching, although it had to be … Read more
In our quest for happiness, much of our suffering comes from our desire for the world to make sense and to have answers so we can feel safe. I found this myself as I struggled with social anxiety and depression. You see people rushing around trying to make sense of the world and their lives, … Read more
The Sorites paradox, also known as The Fallacy of the Heap, frequently occupies my contemplations regarding philosophy and existence. This concept has immensely influenced me and served as a gateway to grasping Buddhist philosophy. It manifests in philosophical discourse and literature, art, and the philosophy of knowledge. In mythology with Loki is the trickster god … Read more
Sometimes, I get upset, and one way I can deal with it is through Art.I get out a large sheet of paper and some pastels and scribble away my frustration, hurt, and fear onto the page.I feel better afterwards and more focused. I’ve heard it’s called Art as therapy. My Art for this is very … Read more
Sometimes the art I create is too stiff to formal; I prefer a looser expressive style of art, with marks that move across the page. The art you see here is, therefore, a failure. It’s good in some aspects, proportions, and form, but the marks don’t feel expressive; I get no feeling or emotion from … Read more