How mixing art up grows your brain


There's something amazing that happens when you mix things up....

Hey Reader

When things get boring the saying is GO LARGE...But I say the opposite.

Time to go small...Mini in fact

There's something amazing that happens when you mix up your art practice and try scaling up or down...

It begins to feel exciting again, a challenge and a way to create something new. Never underestimate the effect of a new challenge on your brain.

Neuroscience tells us that the act of starting a new artwork activates the brain's reward system, releasing feel-good chemicals like dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin.

Creating a sense of pleasure and satisfaction, reducing stress and easing anxiety.

This means the beginning of a new, perhaps intimidating, project is physically and mentally calming. So, start something today!

So...Why mix it up?
Well..The act of trying new artistic techniques or media enhances brain plasticity, helping to build new, permanent neural connections.

Mixing things up literally grows the networks in your brain. 😲

So...go small...go big.. go mono...go mad...go abstract

MIX IT UP 🤷‍♀️

I did - I went small and these series of cute (like mega cute!) landscapes are now for sale in my online art store.

Plus you can learn how to paint 6 of them with me from inside my 'Little Box of JOY' ON sale now...

Til next time… allow yourself to have fun...

Til next time,
Sue 🎨💛

“All real works of art look as though they were done in joy." - Robert Henri

Oaklands Road, Bridgend, Bridgend CF31 4SN
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