Look After Your Mental Wellbeing Through Art
Here is the UK we are going through our third lockdown and we just don’t know when we will get our lives back. It’s hard to know what to do to keep our mental wellbeing in check.
For me, art is a way to relax my mind and unwind from the stress of my day.
I think of art as drawing, painting, sculpture or photography and I love to create my own art, but I also like to see the creations of other artists. It inspires me, it gives me ideas and it makes me happy.
Last year I started painting by numbers and it is so addictive! I can’t stop! As soon as I finish one, I start another. I have completed 5 paintings so far. I find myself totally in the flow where I think of nothing except what I am doing. If you want to relax and take a break from your routine, I thoroughly recommend it!
My first painting.. Amsterdam..
A rainy night street scene and Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers..
Dolphins surfing..
My favourite (so far).. Blue Eyes..
Not only will you create something beautiful, but it will also boost your mental wellbeing.
To give you a little inspiration, here is a round-up of art from talkingthailand.
Take care of yourselves! Peace and love X
6 Replies to “Look After Your Mental Wellbeing Through Art”
Gill, the arts are a superb source of our well-being as you have experienced yourself. Wow! The paintings are superb and so vibrant. I tried painting by numbers many years ago but had no patience for it – I love yours here.
Yes, it really is. thank you for your kind words. I hope you are well 🙂 xx
So true about art! Shame our politicians don’t appreciate art as we do…here in Australia, funds have been cut at unis for creative industries.
Hope you’re OK Gill. xx
It’s a sad world we live in. It’s not like we don’t have other things to contend with, art is a stress relief for many 🙁 I am OK thanks, hope you are too xx
Those paintings look all really fantastic, I can imagine it is relaxing. Enjoy!
Thank you! It is so relaxing, I love doing them! Hope you are doing well? Have a great weekend x