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 | 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...
by Cheryle | May 16, 2019 | About Cheryle Bannon, animal guides, Art, Art Inside-Out, Art reflections, Intuitive art, Mixed media |
Connecting through art and storytelling I know Wikipedia isn’t seen as the most reliable source but this was the best definition I found for the way I refer to Narrative or storytelling in my art. The stories that are told are snapshots or vignettes of a larger...
by Cheryle | May 20, 2018 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art Inside-Out, Create a story, Creativity, Exhibitions, Inspiration, Learning, Process |
A beautiful mess “Art is Messy” …Jeff Kleon understands this so well and I loved this little illustration of his. Art is messy because it’s paint and media that naturally requires clean up as part of the process. ..but it’s more than that. Art is… Art...
by Cheryle | Feb 28, 2018 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art Inside-Out, Create a story, Creativity, guidance, heart, Intuitive art, SoulCollage®, workshop |
SoulCollage® Mentoring I don’t know if you have ever heard of SoulCollage® But several years ago I discovered this beautiful process in a mini workshop run by Karen Mann at the Seven Sisters Festival in Melbourne. I instantly fell in love with the ease and joy of this...
by Cheryle | Jan 8, 2018 | Art Inside-Out, Art reflections, Create a story, Inspiration, Intuitive art, Story |
COUNTLESS STORIES There are many artists who explore art as a spiritual practice and have a unique style. For me, this is only the beginning of the adventure as it is also what happens after the art is complete. There are countless stories in every art piece waiting...