Why I Paint

I paint and create mainly for my mental health. I have always created art in some form initially with cardmaking. During lockdown in 2020 I used my shielding time to learn more techniques. Watching videos and taking zoom classes.  I fell in love with mixed media.  Being able to lose myself in art focuses my mind so for that moment at least I can forget what is going on in the real world or take mind of any pain.

​And this is still true today. It doesn't matter what is going on in my life. For a single moment just paint - and my worries and nerves and hopefully any pain can take a back seat.

My overall philosophy with my art is that it has to be fun.

When you are a child you just paint. You don't care what you paint - or where you are painting as long as it's fun. This is still true for me. If I'm not enjoying what I am doing I will stop and maybe come back to it or not. Afterall it's probably just a bit of cardboard that I've wasted so it can get recycled.