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[waldron] 23/3/2021 19:23

Son was helping a friend move

Many people use it as an opportunity to throw things out

Being a hoarder BY NATURE he came across some unloved
easles ready for the dump

As a dutiful son he got them for his mum to encourage her to start painting again

We bow have a parade of easles DUMPED AT OUR PLACE


wife has not taken up painting again as yet but comtemplares another art form

FOREST GARDENING

[gibbs1] 16/2/2021 15:17

Why art is good for your mental health during Covid-19
Noted French neurologist Pierre Lemarquis explains the mental health benefits of art, never more relevant than during the Covid pandemic

16 February 2021
'Hospital rooms are so empty and impersonal. Having art in them helps' - such as prints of artworks by the likes of Jeff Koons
By Connexion journalist

Art is vital to our mental health, neurologist Pierre Lemarquis argues in his book L’Art qui Guérit.

He is the author of books on the links between ageing and music, and on people with Alzheimer’s and stroke patients who have forgotten how to speak but who can nevertheless recall melodies.

Mentally playing music we like in our heads produces the feel-good hormones dopamine and serotonin.

[hazl] 10/2/2021 13:53

53 is just to show it comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

[hazl] 10/2/2021 13:51

Yes Alp. 8-)

[alphorn] 10/2/2021 13:45

hazl - good point. I did not like Van Gogh's paintings at all until I visited Saint Remy and saw what he was trying to illustrate. You can visit his room in the asylum and the gardens. The asylum is still operational and the visit was a very moving experience. My view on Van Gogh has changed.

I understand your post btw. 'Scream' would be a better example?

[hazl] 10/2/2021 13:24

Then again Alp there are those that can make people change their perceptions but might not make you smile....

[alphorn] 10/2/2021 13:20

Maiden post here!

I agree that art is very much what you like. It is also how it fits in with the surroundings and the furniture etc. In the house in Switzerland I would say generally more classical. In the South of France much more lively colours and abstract pictures - plenty of sun and they must make you smile.

[ariane] 27/12/2020 13:11

Art in 2021: The highlights to hope for

By Will Gompertz
Arts editor

[grupo] 05/12/2020 05:56

Jennifer Packer: Will Gompertz reviews the artist's show at the Serpentine Gallery ★★★;★★

Will Gompertz
Arts editor
@WillGompertzBBC

[misca2] 03/10/2020 08:51

Artemisia Gentileschi: Will Gompertz reviews her show at the National Gallery ★★★;★★

Will Gompertz Arts editor @WillGompertzBBC on Twitter

[misca2] 03/10/2020 08:47

Artemisia Gentileschi: Will Gompertz reviews her show at the National Gallery ★★★;★★

Will Gompertz Arts editor @WillGompertzBBC on Twitter

[hazl] 09/6/2020 12:06

thanks waldron

[waldron] 20/5/2020 20:16

hazl

this might be of interest



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[hazl] 20/5/2020 19:45

Waldron looked back at some of your excellent links...some superseded now after all those years ago.
But still enjoyed.