Surreal Original Art to Connect with Nature

Reaching for the stars and the moon? This is another case of exploring my environment while travelling in Australia. I discovered Comfrey in the garden, a thick dark green prickly leafy plant that is incredibly medicinal. It's often also called "knit bone" for its bone mending properties when used as a poultice. It's also a great fertiliser plant for your garden. To make this painting and to connect with nature, I took a Comfrey leaf and slathered in in paint, to print it onto this artwork.

Art as therapy

Then I "cloud watched" the blobs that it created until I intuitively saw what it wanted to be. This way I don't have a frustrated inner critic in my head, that is unhappy with me not creating the exact idea I had in mind. I make sure I don't have an idea in mind at all, and let the painting decide what it wants to be instead. It's a practice of letting my inner child, my inner creative out to play without the scathing glare of the critic scaring her off. Slowly, I rebuild confidence this way. I hope this artwork inspires you to connect with nature, explore your surroundings in a fun and creative way.

Materials

Mixed media (pens, watercolour) on archival paper

Size

A3 42 x 29.7cm

Year

2024