09/04/2022
Paint like nobody's watching! Join an in-person therapeutic process painting group in Fayetteville, NY. Email tiffany@cnyarttherapy.com or call 315-306-3552 to learn more. $240 for 6 2-hour sessions. Need-based lower fee spot(s) available. Fridays Sep 30 through Nov 4, 10 am until 12 noon.
In this group, we will focus on the creative process rather than on the artwork product. Painting this way can help people connect to their inner emotional processes and become more self-aware. No prior painting experience is needed.
We will use Stewart Cubley’s “Principles of Process Arts” (listed below) as a guide.
"Not Knowing
Not having an agenda, not planning, not being driven by expectation, not being attached to the outcome. Learning to step back and create internal space, getting out of the way.
Listening
Learn to sense deeply, slow down and take time to be sensitive and present. Being able to enter the deeper emotional reality and sense what's actually being asked for.
Respecting
Having listened, accepting what arises, and going with it. Not arguing with what shows up. Not labeling or categorizing.
Following the Energy
Learning to follow the direction that's given to you. Embracing the twin pillars of imagination and energy. Learning to tell the difference between passion and preference.
Working With Difficulty
Understanding the relationship of creative blocks to the inner critic, and how these challenging times are portals to new dimensions. Recognize the opportunity that difficulty presents and develop the courage to work with it.
Not Interpreting
Knowing the ways in which the mind loves to create a narrative and get caught by the story. Learning the difference between interpretation and insight.
Completion
What it means to find the true endpoint of the painting–daring to trust your intuition, having the courage to go that extra mile and explore further when you’re convinced that the painting is finished."
