Voici quelques trucs qui ont croisé ma route ces derniers jours, et que je crois être super intéressants pour vous. Ils rejoignent vraiment l’esprit du Paint Yourself Happy Challenge!

A Josie Lewis Ted talk

You might have already stumbled upon Josie’s art on Instagram, full of rainbowy colors and lots of color being used. She is often accused of wasting paint by very angry haters.

In this TED talk, she compares haters to our inner critic, which I found fascinating. And her explanation of the concept of flow is sooooo insightful. And it might explain a lot in my art journey, currently connecting deeply with my human journey in ways I had not envisoned two years ago.

A beautiful TED talk to watch (though you might get a little emotional watching it… I know I did, so tiny warning!). Thank you so much to my friend @Freubelding for sharing this with us.

Vous probablement déjà croisé les créations de Josie Lewis sur Instagram, pleines de couleurs, de motifs et de bonheur. Elle est souvent accusée par des critiques (cela vient avec le succès!) de gaspiller la peinture, et ces gens sont souvent très en colère!

Dans ce TED talk, (les sous-titres en français sont disponibles!!), elle compare ces “haters” à notre critique intérieur, et j’ai trouvé cela fascinant. Le focus de la conférence est également sur l’état de “flow” qu’on atteint parfois. Et son explication est fascinante. Et explique bien des choses que je vis ces derniers temps.

Un TED talk que je vous recommande chaudement (mais je vous avertis…. vous aurez p’te quelques émotions en le regardant, moi, cela m’est arrivée!). Merci beaucoup à @Freubelding pour la recommandation.

• Josie Lewis Ted Talk – A Grieving artist goes viral finding flow (avec sous-titres en français)

Bad Arty Parties with Kathryn

During Autumn, Kathryn made a trial run of these parties. They are so wonderful. I was a little “worried” at first because, well, zoom with strangers! But every single one of these events was a blast.

Kathryn gives a short meditation a reflection at the beginning of the class then guides us through a few timed exercises that are always so amazing. Like, I had no clue I could draw a portrait! Without looking at my page to top it off!

These short sessions have been such a wonderful moment in my autumn and I’m realizing, looking back, they had a huge impact on making me see the potential in my artistic journey.

She is offering these again starting on February 11th. Will I see you there?

Kathryn offre de super ateliers zoom live. D’inspirantes méditations pour commencer les sessions et ensuite, quelques exercices guidés, parfaits pour explorer et étirer notre zone de confort. Offerts en anglais.

• Bad Arty Parties by @_kathrynjohn (they start on the 11th of February)
• Examples of what I’ve made in the past here and Kathryn’s highlight stories for more info

A free Laura Horn video class

Ahhhhh…. Laura Horn. Laura is always offering great content, whether through her classes, her podcast (latest two episodes on tips for working in skectchbooks!) or her instagram posts.

She is offering a free class starting tomorrow on how to build a library of elements to use in your work. I have to remind myself I decided on my prompt idea for week 2 of the Paint Yourself Happy Challenge back in January, and can’t believe the amazingness of this class releasing during my the week of my prompt!

Often times, I tell people I love Laura’s classes. But in reality, I’ve never actually finished one. They always propel me in new directions with my art, and I chose to follow this direction. For this reason, I consider them, a great investment. I might do a post on these soon if you guys would like to know more about this!

Les cours de Laura Horn sont toujours fabuleux. Chaque fois, les cours m’ont tellement propulsée dans de nouvelles directions et inspirée, que je n’en ai jamais terminé un!! Ils m’ont tellement fait grandir, que je considère tout de même qu’ils valent vraiment la peine.

Laura sot un nouveau cours/challenge video cette semaine, et le thème tombe pile poil avec le thème de ma semaine du défi Paint Yourself Happy.

• Free Creative Elements Challenge – Free video class by Laura Horn