Bec Schopen ART
  • Home
  • Shop
    • Original Art >
      • Original Art
      • Mini's
      • Art On Paper
    • Art Tiles
    • Frida Baubles
    • Art Cards
  • Creative Worshops
    • Studio Workshops
  • In The Studio
    • Painting Gallery
    • Studio
    • Studio Videos
  • Blog
  • Contact

Blog

Rivers Of Love And Self Compassion

23/7/2015

0 Comments

 
I write a lot on my blog about wellbeing, creativity, gratitude and love. This has a lot to do with my practise of yoga which I took up on a serious level about 5 years. I have always dabbled in yoga but never quite found the right fit for it into my life. Over the last few years I have a better understanding of how yoga can support my life, it is a gateway to  all these things that are important to me, wellbeing, creativity, gratitude and love. 

Here is an article I recently wrote for Power Yoga in Manly, it's a little insight into how yoga has enhanced mine and my husbands lives. Enjoy!


Picture
0 Comments

Letting Go....

30/4/2015

0 Comments

 
I found this quote today and it got me thinking (how, on so many different levels) of it's truth. Not only of the people in our lives (as well as those that are not present in our lives anymore) but in my case with my paintings. Creativity is such a vulnerable and personal road, one that can leave you very attached (with love) to the end result. Each one of my paintings is like a little birth of something within me and over the last few months I have had to learn this lesson of letting them go, quicker than what is my usual practice (gratitude to Late September, as she has a clever ability in selling them).  My blessing with this quote is that if I know how to love, I will never run out! 
Picture
0 Comments

Spiritual Warrior

11/12/2014

0 Comments

 
I am not sure if it is meant to take a painter over 12 months to finish a painting. Spiritual Warrior has been a journey, as with most of my art, I really do not know where she came from. The painting started on it's path with my beautiful friend Kiera. Kiera wanted to paint and so with I as her teacher we started on our sessions which covered so many things. The beauty of creativity is not just the paint and materials but also the therapy it provides, the ability to let go and show your vulnerability on the canvas, to be non - judgmental. It can help you to tap into your intuition not just on the canvas but expanding into everyday life. In my teachings I also coaxed how to detach from what is happening with the painting and let it evolve. So as Kiera painted so did I, side by side - connection was what we found, not only together but with our materials and within ourselves. Spiritual Warrior is a 12 month story of - grief and loss, sadness Motherhood, nature, joy, yoga, love and Dharma - Life Purposes. The paining was aptly completed while I was on Power Yoga's, Modern Day Yogi Project an amazing 6 weeks of self study, yoga and health. Spiritual Warrior is not around for long but you can see her soon at the beautiful Sam's shop, Late September in Glenbrook. 
Picture
0 Comments

Art as Expressive Therapy

5/6/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
As time goes on we find ourselves more time poor than ever. It is a struggle to find space for ourselves when everything else seems to be moving around us so quickly. I believe we can all make art, it is within us. We just need to make a little bit of room for it in our lives, lose our expectations and inhibitions and discover the joy of creating. 
Creating, more importantly can be an expressive way to heal, whether it be healing a separated love, loss and grief or daily challenges.  Art has healing and mood enhancing properties.  Today I get to teach painting and it is the best part of my week where I get to share, laugh and connect. Art equals happy.

“The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.” 
Mark Nepo

0 Comments

    Author

    Sydney based mixed media artist.
    “Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do". 
    Rumi

    Archives

    February 2022
    November 2021
    October 2021
    October 2020
    August 2020
    May 2020
    December 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Aloha
    Anchor
    Angles
    Art
    Art Therapy
    Bella Boheme
    Christmas
    Collage
    Colour
    Cushion
    Dahlias
    Discount
    Drawing
    Dream
    Duvet
    Elephant
    Fear
    Feathers
    Gratitude
    Grief
    Hanoi
    Happy
    Healing
    Heart
    Inspiration
    Late September
    Lessons
    Lotus
    Love
    Manly
    Metamorphosis
    Mixed Media
    Mug
    Nature
    Original
    Original Paintings
    Paper
    Passion
    Pillow
    Pineapple
    Play
    Poetry
    Pouches
    Redbubble
    Rumi
    Scarves
    Shop
    Stickers
    Student
    Tote
    Transformation
    Travel
    Valentines Day
    Vinatge
    Vulnerability
    Warriors
    Wellbeing
    Wings
    Workshop
    Yoga

Support

Contact
Shipping and Returns
Gallery


© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • Shop
    • Original Art >
      • Original Art
      • Mini's
      • Art On Paper
    • Art Tiles
    • Frida Baubles
    • Art Cards
  • Creative Worshops
    • Studio Workshops
  • In The Studio
    • Painting Gallery
    • Studio
    • Studio Videos
  • Blog
  • Contact