An Art Work A Day

I am a megareader and I read almost all kinds of litterature. However I must admit that I have not read any of the Shades of grey books and probably will not. A cosy chick lit book however on a dark and cold winter night in between grading student papers is a nice distraction. Pink Bird really daydream along with her romance books.

Everybody have heard about and knows that in schools we struggle with some students' behaviours, especially antisocial, disruptive or aggressive behaviour. This has got a lot of attention and numerous programs all over the world have been started which is a very good thing because usually these behaviours are ways of externalizing pain or screams for help.

In today's painting I wanted to focus on the totally opposite group - those that internalize their pain but who do not get as much help simply because they are not a big daily problem for the teachers, their costudents or the system. They just fade into the walls and become nearly invisible. These often becomes the forgotten sufferers - their abuse stories never discovered, their mental health too often deterioring way too much before anyone sees them. Or if we notice something being off, we have a tendency to postpone doing something simply because in today's overcrowded classrooms the acute and loud demands occupy us and we find ourselves having spent yet another day postponing finding time for these students. I am so happy for all social teachers and school nurses that help us also take care of these students.

Most of us know and use the expression "to see someone" in the meaning of seeing who we are, see how we feel and accept who we are and how we feel. In today's painting I focus on listening in a similar sense, more meaning listen to who I am, listen and understand how I feel - connect, not just hear what I say - the words and the open content also meet me as an individual. Few things are as difficult as opening up - few things as scary and few this as devastating as being met with a closed heart or harsh criticism. My abstract figures today hopefully illustrates some of this

9.1.2013 Listen please - acrylics on paper 24x32cm $100 Free shipping worldwide

Today I read about HSP Highly sensitive people after reading a link on facebook. For attributes and characteristics see http://www.sensitiveperson.com/attribts.htm . What I found interesting was to think about different ways people handle being sensitive. The questions asked in the Norwegian test are alot about how much all kinds of things including other people's mood influence them. As a philosopher my thoughts of course went in all directions. How will a hsp act in various situations? What will he or she be willing to do to avoid the stress of other people is bad moods? How do they handle competitions? I think they might let the other person win or at least hope that the other person wins if the other person is a very competitive  person that hates losing. I also imagined that a HSP person in general tries to think things through and chose the safe option. Therefore today I imagined a game of Noughts and Crosses and how playing it safe would look visually. Of course then it is no longer a game LOL but then again a HSP probably is not a game's kind of person.

6.1.2013 Safe actions - acrylics on paper A4 $100 Free shipping worldwide

Unsure Pink Owl, whimsical watercolour on paper ca 20x29cm $100 Free shipping worldwide

Today my cold has kept me more inactive than I would have liked so I have been more of a onlooker than a doer.

Today I have enjoyed playing with my watercolour set bought recently in Bergen. The colours are shimmery like pearly nailpolish and I find that nice to use now that we are heading for Christmas. This is my new character; Pearly Chick. I hope you will like her.

And today's painting ends this series.

Pinky and the Worm 8,