playing with materials

PLAYING WITH MATERIALS… is an essential part of my work as an artist and art therapist.
Play releases the mind from constraints, the materials take over. Creativity and imagination thrive through experimentation and surprise discoveries.

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Light and texture.

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Playing with paint & wax…

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Creating texture…

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Playing with colours…

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Playing with collage…

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Playing with liquid oil paint, PVA and pastel…

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Intuitive collage…

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Playing with paper, oils pastels & sandpaper…

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Heavy thick paint & delicate pastel dust…

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Untitled (landscape).

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Playing with sand and oil paint…

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The Idea.

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