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Art & Process

ADHD and Watercolour: Finding Calm in Painting

Living with ADHD often means a mind that races faster than my brush can move. Yet watercolour—with its unpredictable flows and demand for patience—has become my unexpected teacher in mindfulness and creative calm.

5 December 2025

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Art & Process

How to Paint Carshalton Ponds: A Plein Air Watercolour Guide

Carshalton Ponds offers everything a plein air watercolour artist could want: historic architecture, reflective water, dappled light, and peaceful atmosphere. Here's how to capture this South London gem on paper.

4 December 2025

7 min read

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Art & Process

Choosing Art for Therapy Rooms: A Guide from a Watercolour Artist

As an artist whose work often hangs in counselling offices and wellness spaces, I've learned what makes art therapeutic. This guide shares insights for therapists, counsellors, and healthcare professionals choosing artwork for their practice.

3 December 2025

8 min read

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Art Stories & Inspiration

Echoes Preserved in Stone — Painting Carshalton Grotto

In the quiet corner of Carshalton Park, where stone holds memory and light filters through ancient trees, I found a moment worth preserving.

28 November 2025

3 min read

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Art Stories & Inspiration

Painting Home — Why Carshalton Still Inspires Me

When you paint your hometown, you see it differently. Carshalton Ponds taught me that inspiration does not require distance — sometimes it just requires attention.

28 November 2025

3 min read

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Art Stories & Inspiration

Before the Crowds — Capturing Carshalton Eco Fair Morning

In the hour before Carshalton Eco Fair begins, the field holds a particular kind of stillness — the quiet before community gathers, the breath before celebration.

28 November 2025

3 min read

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Art Stories & Inspiration

Through Anne Boleyn Eyes — Myth and Memory in Carshalton

Where history blurs into legend, Anne Boleyn Well whispers stories through the trees. Standing here, looking toward St Mary Church, I painted the view she may never have seen — but the myth is part of Carshalton identity.

28 November 2025

4 min read

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Art & Process

Racing Thoughts, Golden Calm — Finding Stillness in the Heart of Epsom Downs

At Epsom Downs, when the last horses leave the track and light turns liquid gold, something shifts. This is the story behind my new watercolour capturing ADHD motion and calm—a moment between racing thoughts and golden stillness.

28 November 2025

3 min read

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Art Stories & Inspiration

Epsom Clock Tower Market — Morning Light in the Heart of Surrey

In the quiet morning hours at Epsom Clock Tower Market, before the crowds arrive, there is a moment where history and everyday life meet under soft Surrey light.

28 November 2025

3 min read

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Art & Process

Finding Light in Epsom Downs: A Watercolour Journey

How an early morning walk across Epsom Downs became my latest watercolour study—and what I learned about patience, light, and letting the landscape speak.

21 November 2025

2 min read

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Mindfulness

ADHD and the Art of Slow: Why Watercolour Chose Me

Watercolour demands patience and presence—two things ADHD makes difficult. Yet somehow, this medium has become my greatest teacher in mindfulness and acceptance.

14 November 2025

2 min read

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Local Heritage

Carshalton's Hidden Heritage: Painting the Ponds

Why I keep returning to Carshalton Ponds—and what these historic waters teach us about place, memory, and the art of really seeing your own neighbourhood.

7 November 2025

2 min read

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