Importance of Art . Recent times have emphasised our mental and physical health is vital. Even more challenging than usual with many of us looking to new areas to help us through. For those that are lucky enough to be involved in art. Or even perhaps to have newly discovered the art world. The release from painting or even just reading and learning about art can be revolutionary.
Artist Brian Parker has found this time has made him analyse his routines even more. ‘Lock down has led me to looking critically at my routines. Altering them in that the only deadlines I have are self imposed and I should stop it!
Therefore you must take it a day at a time and do what I feel like each day. It has reawakened my maxim – if what I am doing or about to do. Is not contributing to my happiness . Why am I doing it?– indeed having more time to think. Can produce a positive re-evaluation of the importance of time and how we use it.
‘Alive & Well’ a self portrait by Parker focused with intense honesty on the
appreciating all the help he had received so far to keep him alive, well & still smiling! ‘
I have an idea that when I paint a portrait it should contain more information than just a simple likeness. I painted this just after I turned 60 and it shows a nude me – ‘Alive & Well’ and surrounded by a collage of medical bills and info leaflets, pill packets of all the drugs I’ve taken plus scans and X-rays’.
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