Our spirit and inner child longs to be creative, so let’s start the New Year playing, exploring, imagining and creating.
I am excited to share a very simple Nature Art activity inspired by the first month's calendar painting
- Rain Forest Child - January 2024. I chose this painting for January I wished to invite the viewer
to be a child again, to start the year with honouring their own creative inner child.
Please take a moment to watch the very short video,
in a quiet space, where you will not be interrupted.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
After watching the video you are invited to create your very own piece of art.
You will require paper or canvas or simply use one of the left over cardboard boxes from Christmas. You can use any medium for your art, so experiment with pastels, crayons, paint, charcoal, watercolour or
simply make a sketch with a pencil...its totally up to you - there are NO RULES!
Simply relax, imagine and create! It is not about the finished product - it is all about experiencing the joy and wonder of being a child again in an enchanting forest of your choice or a place where you loved to play
outdoors as a child- enjoy the creative exploration!!!!
Before you begin drawing, take a moment to look at the painting below.
Take a few deep breaths to relax your body and empty your mind.
Now - Imagine you are a child again, in the forest, any forest or a special place
in nature where you loved to visit as a child and paint how that feels.
“We nurture our creativity when we release our inner child. Let it run and roam free. It will take you on a brighter journey.”—Serina Hartwell
Rain Forest Child - January 2024 - Honouring the Creative Child Within
The Rain Forest Child painting was inspired by the magical encounters I experience every time I enter one of the rainforests on Vancouver Island. They are like - land that time forgot; ancient growth draped in moss and lichen, their shapes and forms are like whimsical creatures you could play with and giant ferns to hide away; you can imagine dinosaurs roaming in these enchanting forests.
Please do share your creative explorations when time permits, I truly would love to see and hear about your creative journey.
Sending love and light on this sacred new day, know you are deeply loved, Marghanita x