Just home from “teaching” my first Art Prescription class at the NC Botanical Garden. We had so much fun! Since the class was only 2 hours, I wanted the participants to spend most of their time painting. I told them some basics about art and wellness, like how art lowers your blood pressure and boosts your good brain chemicals, showed them a demo and then let them take off with their ink and straws! We painted with sumi-ink, blowing the ink with straws and used watercolor to spatter and swirl. I always love how even when given a similar technique the individual spirit speaks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all the artists for allowing me to share their cards.

Art Prescription: Blow, swirl, spatter, drip, and dabble some holiday cards! Here’s what we used:

140 watercolor paper – folded into note card size for A2 envelope (5.5 x 4.25) or place card for table setting

watercolor paint

Sumi-ink

paint brush and palette

straw