Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs, Art Therapist ATR-P
Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs, Art Therapist ATR-P
I’m losing ten pounds, leaving my partner and am forgoing my lifelong relationship with salted cashews – again. “Box of Crayons,” by Melissa Mason Acrylic on Canvas, 52 x 70 inches MelissaMason.me How many times do we make that New Year’s list of resolutions and by spring time it has melted away with [...]
This month’s Spiritual Toolbox Addition is right in tune with the Thanksgiving: it’s called Gratitude, and when you practice it on a regular basis (we are not talking lip service), life is a whole lot more beautiful. OH NO by Byron Keith ByrdOil on Canvas, 48 x 36 incheswww.ByronKeithByrd.com You’ve heard the gratitude [...]
THIS MONTH'S ADDITION TO THE SPIRITUAL TOOLBOX IS A PROFOUND INSIGHT: Turning Point Oil on canvas, 32.5 x 20.5 inches ©2016 Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs If you are farther ahead than where you were, you can’t possibly be “behind.” It’s really simple; “ahead” and “behind” are opposites; although we never think that literally with life swirling [...]
This might not be your typical self-portrait, but at the time in my life when I made it, I like to think you might have recognized if you saw it. Found wood, cast bronze branches, canvas, paint 85 x 50 x 20 inches I was emerging from an incredibly dark period, living half [...]
I’ve lost count of the number of challenging times in my life that I was soothed by the #3 necessary Tool in Every Spiritual Toolbox. It lowers stress, increases well-being, improves performance, and yes, has been scientifically proven to ease pain. “Sunflowers,” Vincent Van Gogh The #3 Tool is also free, available all [...]
We already learned that the #1 Tool in your Spiritual Toolbox is you, because you really do have all the answers. But what is the tool that helps you access you when things are so overwhelming that you really have no words? Leverage being dumbstruck into intentionally staying silent. Pablo Picasso, “Guernica,” 1937Oil on [...]
I’m on the other side of an emotional upset (aren’t we all?), and the Universe has been serving up lots of goodies. What I’m about to share is not all that stuff about being beautiful and perfect, although you are: It’s time for hard-core Universal Truths and Tools to get you through the night. [...]
“Discovery” is a visual account of this month’s blog post - and my life. Discovery, oil on canvas, 13" x 34" Art was the first form of communication (think cave paintings) and it is still the most revealing one for many artists today. What started out as my own organic depiction of all [...]
I have been spending weeks going back to the figure and underlying anatomy, which I haven’t practiced since art school... Secrets Watercolor on paper, 21” x 12 It’s probably part of my quest to understand and communicate our “inner” workings and world as much as the outer ones. In any case, I spent [...]
Many situations are not really “good or bad,” in and of themselves – we make up those definitions, and they often have nothing to do with reality. By removing the idea that something is bad or good, we open to the possibility that a) it’s okay (or even fabulous), b) we’ve just gotten some really [...]
