I have a folder in my apartment that contains somewhere around 150+ sketches, some as old as 2004, but I don't think anyone would want to sit through a slideshow that long and I absolutely do not want to make a slideshow that long :)
So here is a small handful of sketches from me, dated from 2007-2015
I definitely feel like I've improved over the years, and there are several drawings that I would like to revisit and redo. I hope to do that in the future sometime soon.
Enjoy!
All images are original artwork and photos by Mindy Barks
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
the ink evangelist
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| Johanna Basford |
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| Johanna Basford |
Johanna Basford is a Scottish illustrator who uses pens and pencils to create stunning black and white artwork. She has also created a best-selling adult coloring book, "Secret Garden" that is filled page to page with beautiful art.
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I encourage you to visit her website and check out more of her stunning work!
healing through art
"Art Therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the Art Therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem."
The Expressive Arts Therapy Program at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin helps patients and their families express their emotions through art. The program goes beyond arts and crafts and into the imagination for creative stimulation, communication and coping.
To learn more about art therapy, visit http://www.arttherapy.org/
To learn more about art therapy, visit http://www.arttherapy.org/
"When words fail us, art speaks."
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