A Painter's Dream
- Nov 11, 2019
A journey into parenthood - perinatal mental health week 2019
This week is perinatal mental health week, the week is to raise awareness of the emotional challenges that new parents can face during pregnancy, birth and after. Our beautiful Amie has written to share her journey with Postnatal depression, how art helped her and to help raise awareness for others that they are not alone. "Having a baby is meant to be the most exciting experience of your life. You are told that the instant you see your child you feel an indescribable love th
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A Painter's Dream
- Oct 4, 2019
Take time
This year's theme for mental health awareness week is - Take time! This theme is exactly what we try to promote, the importance of taking time for yourself. To read more about what time years goal is: https://www.qldmentalhealthweek.org.au/theme/ We wanted to try and make it a little easier to make some time for you and those you love with some special deals! Sat 5th - Intro to Watercolour https://www.apaintersdream.com/events/intro-to-water-colour-sail-away-2 Save $10 off pe
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A Painter's Dream
- Jul 19, 2019
High tea, painting and late night markets!!
Friday night, the work week is done, its time to relax - what to do??? We have our high tea and painting night at VEND marketplace this Friday and there is a spot waiting for you! Our class is held in the secret garden where you will enjoy a delicious high tea and spend 2 hours creating your very own lovers lake artwork. The class is guided by the artist with easy step by step instructions but the outcome of your artwork is totally up to you! Add something different to your p
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A Painter's Dream
- Jul 19, 2019
Did someone say party?
Have you got a birthday coming up? A special occasion to celebrate? Is your team at work in need of some down time and a chance to connect? We offer private paint parties for all different occasions. We work with you to create an event that is unique to your group. If you would like a mindful meditation focus we can do that, a team building activity for work - we can do that, a specific theme of painting or style of class, paint and sip, live art, watercolour, arts and craft
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A Painter's Dream
- Jul 13, 2019
Mid week relaxation
How many times do we say "I'm too busy" or "I don't get time for myself" or "I can't remember the last time i did something that wasn't work, kids or for somebody else". We have our mid week painting class this Wednesday at CUA North Lakes! This venue is a private venue where you can create, bring a bite to eat or a drink to sip while taking some time for YOU! We need to recognise signs of stress and burnout before they happen and take a moment to recharge. It is hard! It is
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A Painter's Dream
- Jul 1, 2019
Creative kids
We all know kids love being creative but did you know that painting for kids has many benefits besides just being fun? Painting can help kids to communicate their emotions and feelings without having to use words. Think of when you are angry, throwing a bit of paint at a canvas can be a great outlet! Painting helps with hand eye co-ordination, this is developed by kids learning to paint what they see and making sure their hand movements match what they see. The hand muscles a
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A Painter's Dream
- Jun 22, 2019
Painting and high tea, a new experience to delight the senses!
We have been lucky enough to team up with Reid's Place at Scarborough to bring to you a totally new way to spoil yourself! High tea and painting experience! (Don't just take our word for it check out this amazing venue in the video!!) Reid's place is run by couple Beth and Rob Reid. Famous for their stunning gardens and divine food the couple of old romantics offer beautiful weddings, high tea celebrations for all occasions as well as luxurious accommodation for you to comple
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A Painter's Dream
- Oct 4, 2018
If you think you can't - think again!
I hear people say all the time that they can't paint or that they can only do stick figures so they don't try. I want to share a little story about one girl in particular who against the odds overcame the "I can't" and created something beautiful. I have the pleasure of working with some pretty amazing people in my other profession outside of A Painter's Dream who are living with a disability. One girl (Miss M) I have had the chance to work with became interested in my painti
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A Painter's Dream
- Sep 22, 2018
Kids getting Creative
Kids and Art We enjoy our relaxation time to escape from the stress of our busy life. We have so much to do and when we get a moment to just enjoy an activity that allows our mind a break from all the things we have to do we feel refreshed and relaxed. We often forget that our kids get stressed too! School is stressful, chores are stressful and just navigating this big world is stressful. In recent years there has been a lot of research done on the benefits of mindfulness tec
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A Painter's Dream
- Sep 15, 2018
Taking time to relax - making time to relax
Happy Sunday Everyone! James and I have decided to add a blog to our page where we can share painting tips and information about relaxation techniques. If you have a question you would like answered send it through to us at apaintersdream@outlook.com One message we try to share with people is that taking time for yourself is important. We as workers, mums, dads, students, grandparents and home makers are constantly busy! I hear myself say it constantly “I’m so busy I don’t ha
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