by Cheryle | Jan 12, 2020 | About Cheryle Bannon, animal guides, Art, figurative, Gratitude, heart, Inspiration, Process
Responding Sometimes things happen that are so big that you respond. The bush fires in Victoria called for a visual response so I am exploring the toll on these innocent creatures. Art gives a voice where words are not enough. I’m not sure where this will lead...
by Cheryle | Dec 4, 2019 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art Inside-Out, Figurative, Flow Mandala, Gratitude, Intuitive art, Mixed media, Mixed media acrylic collage, Story, Wild Soul Creativity, workshop
Heart Intentions For me, art always starts with a heart intention and so naturally I find myself finding words flowing into the images. I never know what connections will form but the intention for this piece was to create a small A5 mandala with word ribbons holding...
by Cheryle | Dec 3, 2019 | Art, Flow Mandala, Inspiration, Mixed media, Play, Process, Wild Soul Creativity, workshop
Flow Mandala Art Playing and completing flow mandala art pieces as I prepare examples for the weekend workshop on the 7th December. Art is about feelings and stories and creating flow mandalas is perfect for finding your own stories. Finding stories Some stories wait...
by Cheryle | Dec 1, 2019 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Flow Mandala, Mixed media, Mixed media acrylic collage, workshop
Beyond the edges I have always had this thing about going beyond boundaries. My canvas paintings are usually on double thick canvas so a photo can never show the whole image. I never really did like following the rules and am a messy creative who lets the images take...
by Cheryle | Nov 19, 2019 | Angels, Art, Christmas, Connection, figurative, Gratitude, Inspiration, intuition, Mixed media, Wild Soul Creativity, workshop
Paint an Angel Workshop Only a few more days to go before my Paint an Angel workshop… So excited about this upcoming workshop that I’ll be teaching at Lentil as Anything in Thornbury! You may wonder what my focus on angels is and why I would want to share this...
by Cheryle | Nov 18, 2019 | Angels, Art, Art Inside-Out, guidance, heart, Inspiration, intuition, Intuitive art, Mixed media, Mixed media acrylic collage, Process, workshop
Angel art play The issue is not how to draw or paint an angel but how to break it down so that it is clear that anyone can draw an angel…painting is just the next beautiful layer. My problem is that I tend to over-complicate the process by forgetting that in the...