The Colour of Today: A 10-Minute Mood Painting November 07, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Some days feel light and full of golden warmth. Others feel murky, tangled, or slow. What if you could take those feelings and give them colour — no rules, no...
Paint What You Hear: Turning Sound into Colour November 07, 2025Bernadette Pamplin There’s something deeply magical about translating one sense into another — hearing sound and expressing it as shape, line, or colour. It’s as if you’re painting what your ears feel....
Creating Art in Autumn Colours: Connecting to Nature Through Creativity September 22, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Autumn has always been a season of inspiration for artists. The trees ignite in vibrant hues of orange, yellow, red, and gold. The air carries the crispness of transition, and...
What Is Mixed Media and How to Get Started August 25, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Art has always been about exploration. Since humans first painted on cave walls, creativity has grown through combining ideas, experimenting with tools, and testing boundaries. In modern times, one of...
Stop Stalling, Start Creating: How to Beat Procrastination and Make Art Now August 02, 2025Bernadette Pamplin You’ve been thinking about it for weeks—maybe even months. You’ve saved Pinterest boards full of dreamy sketchbooks, bought that new set of paints, and even cleared a little corner of...
5 Creative Ways to Turn Your Poems into Art July 26, 2025Bernadette Pamplin When you write a poem, you’re capturing a moment—an emotion, a thought, a little piece of your soul. But what if your poems could live beyond the page? What if...
Why We Collect Art: Emotional Bonds and the Psychology of Ownership June 05, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Walk into someone’s home and look at the art on their walls. You’ll find stories — not just of the artists, but of the collector. A photograph from a market...
Art As Meditation: Techniques For Mindful Creativity June 05, 2025Bernadette Pamplin You don’t have to sit cross-legged in silence to meditate. Sometimes, all it takes is a brushstroke. The act of making art—slowly, intentionally—can become a doorway to stillness. “Art is...
Art for Self-Worth: A Gentle Exercise to Remember You Matter May 06, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Art for Self-Worth: A Gentle Exercise to Remember You Matter. Creative self care to improve your wellbeing. Art at home. When your self-worth feels low, it can be hard to...
Rooted and Still: A Tree Drawing Exercise to Calm the Mind April 21, 2025Bernadette Pamplin In times of stress, it’s easy to feel scattered or ungrounded—like our thoughts are rushing ahead while our bodies are trying to catch up. Nature, and especially trees, can offer...
Lifting the Clouds: An Art Exercise for Sadness and Positivity April 21, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Lifting the Clouds: An Exercise for Sadness and PositivitySadness is a tender emotion—it slows us down, invites reflection, and often appears when we’ve lost something meaningful. But when sadness lingers,...