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"When I'm drawing...

...my mind doesn't wander to life’s problems."

"Drawing helps me...

...reconnect with my environment and my self."

"Drawing at lunch...

....empties my mind of meetings and problems; I return to work with a fresh new brain."

"My pencil and paper...

...are my companions."

"Drawing has given me...

...a reason to get up and to survive."

"Drawing for me is...

...a way of telling my story."

What Is Drawing 4 Health

Encouraging everyone to draw their world, not for any expectation of making great Art, but because it's fun, and it makes you feel good...

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Why Is Drawing Good 4 Health

Drawing is fun and it makes you feel good! It helps you to really look at the world around you, to take your mind off your problems...

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How Does It Work

Free local 'Drop-in and Draw' spaces, to encourage everyone to pick up a pencil and draw...

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[Photo above – courtesy of space2grow] The joy of the title here is that it’s so appropriate, because today a seed was sown that I hope will grow into the very first “drop-in and draw” space, in a very special […]

Planting The First Seed

Our shopping centre, perhaps unfortunately, is not council owned, it’s privately owned and run, and space in the concourse IS available to rent by the day, or the week, but at a price. Tables and chairs can be included, but […]

Let’s Make It Not About Money

My small local covered shopping centre has had a large open empty space at its centre for several years now. It used to be a cafe. Tables and chairs, people chatting, watching the world go by. Now it’s vacant. It’s […]

Where Did The Idea Come From?

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“Drawing helps me…

… to feel connected, part of something basic and timeless. Not having drawn for a time, I feel that now; I can identify what was missing.”

“Drawing and doodling…

…are very meditative for me. They make me feel calm and relaxed, and bring out my creative energy. The more I draw the more creative I get in other areas of my life too.“

“My sketchbooks…

… are a record of happy moments, of quotes that have inspired me in the down moments, of friends, and of my evolution as an artist (with a small ‘a’!).“

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