The Link Between Art and Depression

The Link Between Art and Depression

I sometimes wonder if artists are more sensitive than other professionals, so suffer more from depression and related illness than they do? OR… is it that everyone struggles, but artists have a creative outlet for their depression, which is what makes it more visible...
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2022

Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2022

2022 will now be known as the year I won something! I applied to attend the filming as a Wildcard entry in Whitstable, following in the footsteps of my Mum who was a Wildcard at Chartwell in 2020. The wildcards were positioned in socially distanced lines along the...
Climate Change and Art

Climate Change and Art

Do these two things have any connection whatsoever?Yes. Far more than you’d think. We have so much information available to us about the changes to our environments, ecosystems and biodiversity, but art is also a window to tell us more about it. Curious? Then...
5 Jobs in Art

5 Jobs in Art

Are you a creative who cannot think about anything else? Do you yearn for a full time job that allows you to enjoy yourself and love every day? You need to find a job that gives you that satisfaction that you need, without losing your integrity. I understand. My life...
4 reasons why your artwork isn’t being exhibited.

4 reasons why your artwork isn’t being exhibited.

This is something that can be expanded and debated until the cows come home. As an artist in any capacity, you have to learn to accept rejection, but you don’t need to let it put you off. You need to figure out why your work wasn’t accepted and use that to move...