{"id":73223,"date":"2024-11-22T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stylecurator.com.au\/?p=73223"},"modified":"2024-11-20T18:11:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:11:23","slug":"sheree-smith-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stylecurator.com.au\/sheree-smith-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindful art: The bright and playful brushstrokes from Sheree Smith Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mindfulness is having a bit of a moment right now \u2014 and we’re here for it. Whether it’s through journalling, creating a mindful home<\/a>, or mindful art, like today’s artist, Sheree Smith<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We chat all things art and mindfulness with Sheree from Sheree Smith Art. And she shares how the bright and colourful brushstrokes that make up her abstract paintings, act like a meditative process to quieten the mind and allow her to just be in the present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related article: Discover the expressive and emotional art from Adele Bevacqua<\/a>
Related article: How art saved her life: Discover the cloud-like texture and colourful abstracts from Susannah Bee Art<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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A creative at heart, Sheree began selling her paintings when she ran out of wall space in her own home.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“I have always loved art and being creative,” Sheree tells us. “Whether it was sewing, making or decorating. I have always loved being busy with my hands and playing around with colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Jervis Bay on the beautiful South Coast of New South Wales is where I call home. I live here with my husband, 2 kids and a fairly significant indoor plant collection! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Art was my favourite subject at school and when my husband and I purchased our first home, I made art to fill our blank walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I quickly realised I only had so many walls to fill before I ran out of space! This is when I started sharing my work on Instagram<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sheree turned to a mindful art practice as a way to cope with a busy life and stressful work.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“Adult life, work and kids came along and put my creative aspirations on the back burner for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I started painting again at the beginning of 2021. It was my way of carving out some time for myself, as a means of self-care and personal growth,” Sheree explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My career has exposed me to vicarious trauma, working with people with complex needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My art practice has become a mindfulness exercise for me… a form of art therapy.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“After a mentally draining day at work, I enjoy exploring the simplicity of repetitive mark-making, each one capturing a moment in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The repetitive nature of the strokes acts like a meditative process for me, where I can switch off my brain, quieten my mind and just be present in the moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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