BrushStrokes of Being
Brushstrokes of Being Podcast with conversations about art to inspire, encourage and teach
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Before You Judge, Learn to See (opens the original)
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What happens when we stop simply recognising what we see? Every morning, I sit in my garden with my coffee and watch the bees, birds, flowers, shadows and wind. At first, I see a garden. But when I remain there long enough, something changes. I begin to perceive relationships: between bee and flower, movement and stillness, light and shadow, parent and offspring, colour and space. Nothing in the garden has changed. My perception has. This is where observation begins. In this episode of Brushstro
When a Society Stops Giving Artists Time to Grow, or takes away the opportunities to learn artistic skills? (opens the original)
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What happens when we remove art and music from education, or expect artists to produce before they have had time to develop? In this episode of Brushstrokes of Being , I explore why artistic education is about far more than creating future painters and musicians. Research increasingly suggests that sustained engagement with music and observational art develops attention, memory, pattern recognition, discipline, perception, and flexible thinking. These are not simply artistic skills; they are dee
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