My 'Bloom True' art course has ended. (Sniff.) It ended almost two months ago actually but it had such a profound impact on me, I’ve been deliberating, cogitating and digesting ever since (hence no blog posts - my brain cells were having a 'moment'). Here are six big, brilliant things I learned from Flora Bowley: There are… Continue reading 6 big things I learned from Flora Bowley’s art course
I love this illustration by gapingvoid.com cartoonist Hugh MacCleod; it sums up perfectly what's going on for me right now: Flora Bowley’s art course is all about letting go - of expectations and preconceived ideas of what you can and cannot do. It’s a lesson in POSSIBILITY in art and life and I can’t get… Continue reading Art: One day she just let go
Remember those sketches I did the other day? Well, I have now added some shapes to one of my canvases and I thought I'd share it with you so you can see how it's developing. This is the 6th or 7th layer of paint (I'm beginning to lose track!). The next layer is due to go… Continue reading Art: A peek at one of my canvases
I am 11 days into Flora Bowley’s ‘Bloom True’ painting course and to say I am loving it would be an understatement! (Though ‘painting course’ is a bit misleading to be honest. It’s as much an approach to life as it is an approach to art.) We're working on two big canvases at the same time,… Continue reading Art: Trusting and letting go
Katherine Bassford 