Showing posts with label Migraine Action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Migraine Action. Show all posts
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Exhibiting Prints at the Royal Norfolk Show
Exhibiting Prints at the Royal Norfolk Show - see a range of prints on show at the Migraine Action stand at the Royal Norfolk Show today (June 28th) as part of the Migraine Action Art Exhibition.
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Painting of a Fox
Painting of a Fox inspired by the video below - Painting of the day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Migraine Awareness Month #13: "You Are Beautiful."
Migraine Awareness Month #13: "You Are Beautiful."
Task for the day "Remind yourself of the things you have accomplished despite Migraines..."
Despite having chronic migraine for the past 20 years or so I've managed to keep painting and drawing and I'm currently holding an online exhibition to raise funds for a migraine charity.
For any fellow migraineurs who are thinking about taking up art, here are my top 5 reasons for doing so:
1) You can work on a painting in stages allowing you to work around your migraine attacks / periods of disability.
2) Being creative is a reward in itself and provides a feeling of accomplishment, something which can be difficult to come by if in chronic pain.
3) Nothing you do need ever be wasted. One of the frustrating aspects of chronic illness is working toward a long-term goal only to be unable to complete a project due to migraine. With art this needn't be the case as paintings started weeks, months or years earlier can be completed as and when you want.
3) Nothing you do need ever be wasted. One of the frustrating aspects of chronic illness is working toward a long-term goal only to be unable to complete a project due to migraine. With art this needn't be the case as paintings started weeks, months or years earlier can be completed as and when you want.
4) Painting and drawing, like any art, encourage you to view the world in different ways. Learning to redefine what is possible and impossible with a painting can sometimes transfer into redefining what is possible in life despite being in chronic pain.
5) Art allows you to be social and allows you to be independent. You can join an art class or visit galleries if you want to share art with others, but in the times when you are unable to socialize due to poor health you can pick up your latest painting and do 5 minutes here or there if you're able.
(These images are all taken from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition)
National Migraine Awareness Month is initiated by the National Headache Foundation. The Blogger's Challenge is initiated by www.FightingHeadacheDisorders.com.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Commission a Portrait Painting and raise funds for Migraine Action
If animal and landscape painting isn't your thing then perhaps commissioning a portrait painting would appeal? During May and June 2012 I will donate a percentage of any portrait commissions received to Migraine Action as part of the Migraine Action Art Exhibition.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
The Migraine Action Art exhibition
From May 30th to June 1st 2012 I will be holding an online exhibition of paintings to help raise funds for Migraine Action.
You can find out more here and there will be more info on the way soon!
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