For years I have shared a free poster to celebrate Carers Week, which this year is held in Australia from 14 to 20 October. My annual posters came about as a result of my own experience as a mental health carer, and the website I created at...
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Welcome, we care – a free poster
Free poster for non profit use welcoming those reaching out and asking for help. “Welcome – you have our respect and support. We care.” Mixed media painting
It takes courage to ask for help – free poster
Free poster for non profit use acknowledging the strength and courage involved in reaching out and asking for help. Mixed media painting by Helen Wilding.
It’s okay to be different – mixed media from bird to chameleon
I didn’t plan this twirly headed chameleon like guy, but he obviously wanted to be noticed and popped up out of the blue in my mixed media painting.
Pay it Forward – free poster from Helen Wilding Art
Free poster to download with the aim of sharing goodwill and kindness. Non profit use only. Conditions apply. Otherwise please enjoy & pay it forward!
Sharon’s owl looked me in the eyes and said “Don’t give up”
He looked me right in the eyes and said “Don’t give up”. I don’t know if that’s what this personable little guy said to Sharon at all, but it is …
Recovery Road and kombi vans – adding colour to our lives.
Video of the creation of a mixed media painting to show the difference between clinical recovery and personal recovery. Colour, inks, collage, inspiration.
Let sleeping dogs lie … sketching Sully the Australian Terrier
Celebrating our loyal Australian Terrier, Sully. Protector, guard, snuggler, companion. I sketched him as he slept – his usual occupation in his old age.
Sketching vines on the verandah
Taking time to stop and draw the simple things around me is what I consider my form of mindfulness. This is a drawing of vines under a shady verandah.
Peace
I painted the background to this page before my trip to France, but a quiet space in my parents’ garden in Queenscliff was just the right time to finish it
My 14 year old angel ….
The “angel” my daughter can sometimes be (as much as any teenager!) – with her precious dog in her arms. Mixed media painting inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts.
Lunch in a French courtyard
Beautiful summer’s day. A family drive around the French countryside. Then lunch in a sunny courtyard. Don’t know how I coped 🙂
Baguette bag and tomatoes
A cheeky little guy on a baguette bag formed the perfect base for this colour pencil drawing of my sister’s collection of brilliant tomatoes
Urban sketching in Quissac, south of France
Sunset by the river in Quissac, watching the reflections off the river as we munch through our pizza and sip our wine. Doesn’t get much better than that.
Table under the trees
Summer in southern France. Doesn’t get much better than sitting out under the trees for every meal, admiring the stunning millhouse where we are staying.