Kirsten Sevig is an illustrator from Minneapolis, Minnesota who loves to paint patterns and whimsical motifs into portable journals using a travel watercolor set. These colorful paintings have become …
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Nurturing Art by Rita Loyd
“I like to interview artists who intentionally create art that has an uplifting message. I call this kind of art Healing Art. I believe art can be healing in 2 ways- through the creative process before it is finished or from meditating on the message of the finished piece.”
Interviews with Creators of Healing Art
Interview with Regina Lord
Regina Lord was born and raised in northern Arizona and has lived in Arizona for most of her life. Regina studied art throughout her school years along with studying to become a registered nurse. She received her BSN from Northern Arizona …
Interview with Wendy Andrew
Wendy Andrew has painted almost all of her life, being encouraged from a very young age by her artist father. She went on to study fine art at Salisbury and Cheltenham College of art. She now lives, paints and dreams in the beautiful land on the …
“Inspiration to paint my art comes from the desire to look at life differently. When I am faced with a problem, I search my spiritual studies and my collected wisdom for advice. Once I realize the advice that I need to take, I think of the symbolism to convey that message and that is what I paint.”
I'm Rita Loyd. The inspiration to paint healing art came to me in 1996 as a way to cope with chronic fatigue syndrome.
When I first began to paint nurturing art, I didn’t know that my art was going to be about self-love.
I now feel that I know the “recipe” for unconditional self-love and when I apply that recipe to my life I am able to shift from a place of negativity and defeat to a place of healing and empowerment.
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