How my Paintings have Changed my Pain

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mari

on

August 19, 2024

Painting has been such a beautiful way to release my feelings and thoughts.

There are a few other posts on this site where I have shared my paintings, and if you click on them, you can see the emotional progression from when I first started, to now.

Click on the posts below…

The Healing Power of PAIN-ting

Creativity and Cleansing

Painting my Guts Out.

If you look at the gallery in this post (below), you can see how the colors have changed and the images have mostly softened and become more hopeful and free. There are still some intense paintings, because life still has some intensity, as it always will; but they are not as frequent as they once were when I started.

I am so grateful to have this tool in my handbag of healing.

I have definitely needed it.

Again, my paintings aren’t about skill level at all. It is just about creating an image that comes to my mind and setting it free, so it is not trapped.

If you are a visual person like me… I highly recommend it!

All you have to do is sit and ponder on your feelings/emotions, and then draw or paint an image that comes to your mind, and LET IT OUT.

Creativity is really, really, powerful!

Being creative can change the way we think and feel… and HEAL!

I am also considering starting a journal sketchbook, where I can just scribble/draw out my feelings of the day. That could be even more raw and real than painting with pretty colors. We shall see how it goes. I kind of like playing with the pretty colors… 😉

For now, here are more of my paintings from the last few months…

Peace be still.