Jane Holden – Art exploring the quintessence of moments.
An enigmatic experience through paint depicting the essence of quiet moments with nature.
A year through art, as seen through distinctive and bright paintings. Being the third year writing a form of yearly reflection, I find it interesting how the blog has moved from being about acceptance and healing into my painting practice. An extremely positive change which I find my heart filled with gratitude. I can only … Continue reading A Year Seen Through Art
Integral to creativity is finding ones perfect source of inspiration. Gathering inspiration through mindful nature photography is an intriguing technique and an excellent tool for observation. A perfect way to connect with nature and still ones mind. When the sunlight is just right and there is a quiet atmosphere to the air, observing genuine beauty … Continue reading Gathering: The Perfect Inspiration Solution
Life for me is only about healing, for several years I have had no life other than healing. There is nothing else, only a period of nothingness. In the beginning of recovery five long years ago I didn’t even feel as though I had life. I had to learn that nothingness and healing is life, … Continue reading Art is About Life
Growing up in Toronto during the 1970’s I didn’t have a connection to television, t.v shows or movie stars. My family had an old Zenith tube t.v. from a local shop Aireon TV, which sat in our living room with pliers on the knob used to turn channels. There was never a need to change … Continue reading Connected
After the completion of the final art exhibition this year, I began reflecting on my successes of the year. I decided to begin exploration and documentation of these successes in writing. Truthfully however where I should begin is with Jane’s Blog, as this is where the healing journey began what seems like decades ago now. … Continue reading Painting A Way Through
Natural light luminously dancing on leaves, the smooth vibrant coloured petals gently opening into a blossom and patterns of nature ever changing with new growth. One of my happy places the garden has played a profound role in my healing journey over these past few years. Enchanting moments in the garden have brought me peace, … Continue reading Healing with Enchanting Garden Moments & Art
Art draws me in, authentically encompassing my body giving me happiness like that found in a child drawing with a big box of colourful Crayola crayons. Within the practice of art there is much patience much like the garden gently ever changing from moment to moment. A place where times slows down and one can … Continue reading Happily Healing Through Art
Never have I valued the creative process more than I do today. It was my professional duty for nearly forty years to teach children the value and reward of the creative process. Something which I was dedicated to and shared with thousands children throughout Toronto. The process of making art lies in the heart. No … Continue reading Process Opens My Garden
A part of my life completely invisible and unimaginable to others is the duration of time needed for me to complete anything, even paintings. Although, it has become my life I don’t think it is projected to others the true amount of time dedicated to creating a painting. I refer to this as the ebb … Continue reading The Ebb & Flow of Painting
An interesting topic I have been researching and exploring for over a decade, the human brain. Upon the early onset of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) the shockingly real symptoms of the brains cognitive dysfunction were very present indeed. Now, I had to take my book knowledge and put it into practice for my own life experience. … Continue reading My Brain on Art
There is a magical place I love visiting, it comes to me in its own time. It is not a place one can simply arrive at. It is a rather magical place in its own right. Magic has always had meaning in my life, the most magically imaginative books were my most favourite reads as … Continue reading Creative Flow: A Place Between Wake and Sleep
Perhaps I made peace with my life because I have much experience with loss, how to accept it and move forward. Or maybe it happened because I had no choice. It likely is because it is my true nature and to live I the present I had to make peace. What struck me was that … Continue reading Making Peace
Jane Holden - Art exploring the quintessence of moments. 