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something that I would like to do because I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Creating predominantly brightly coloured large canvases in a free-flowing style, Blackburn said she tries to just go with her gut instinct when creating her pieces.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really have an idea in my head when I\u2019m doing them and I don\u2019t like it when people say can I do them something because it\u2019s too much pressure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s abstract expressionism or flow art, it\u2019s whatever I feel and it flows out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey always turn out better when I\u2019m just doing it for myself and doing it for fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although she wouldn\u2019t consider herself to be a traditional, fine artist, Blackburn said that doesn\u2019t stop her from creating things that people love and that she finds joy in producing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m terrible at fine art, but I think that\u2019s the beautiful thing about art is that could can be a fine artist or you can take a different avenue and make something that people want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyone could be creative if they have the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have that much time on my hands but it\u2019s one of those things I don\u2019t have to make time for, I just do it because I enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
While she enjoys her art, Blackburn is committed to her day job, although she said it would be a dream come true to combine the two.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we go back to school, I\u2019m hoping to do an art program with the kids because they have become disengaged over the COVID period,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIncorporating art into what I already do would be ideal and this on the side is a real bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoing something like art therapy would be amazing and showing the kids that it\u2019s not about being able to do anything special, it\u2019s about being able to express yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALTHOUGH the COVID pandemic has been devastating to many, for one Ballarat-based school counsellor, lockdown brought out her inner artist. While on school break, completing her social worker studies and being a single mum, Holly Blackburn, found the time to kick start a creative venture. \u201cI haven\u2019t done art for 14 years and in lockdown […]<\/p>\n