'Learn to Surf' Impasto
Mixed Media on Canvas 60cm x 60cm

Painted using hands only to create movement and texture. A sensory delight!

This will be exhibited at Peter Pears Gallery Aldeburgh in September as part of @clemfandangoed International Artists of Instagram exhibition ‘To Begin at the Beginning’.

Price £15,000 and all proceeds will go towards funding Art for Well being Project Creative Change Workshops.

The underlying conceptual theme of this image relates to our experience of overcoming and adapting to the recent pandemic. It was inspired by the following quote:

'You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf'‘ Jon Kabat-Zinn

This was in the context of mindfulness, which aptly corresponds to Hannah’s work with Suffolk Mind, promoting good mental health by delivering art for well-being workshops. Sadly, Quay Place as now closed and Hannah is pursuing alternative funding routes to ensure the continuation of her support provision ‘Creative Change Workshops’. Hannah has recently completed a x 12 week, digitally presented, interactive art for well-being course with Arts La’Olam in partnership with Suffolk Mind and Quay Place. This was funded by The National Lottery Covid-19 Emergency funding grants and Arts Council England.

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