	{"id":115844,"date":"2025-06-08T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=115844"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T23:01:12","slug":"finding-peace-in-a-paintbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/finding-peace-in-a-paintbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding peace in a paintbrush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geelong resident Sally Herbert leads a busy lifestyle working as a paediatric nurse, disability worker, school nurse and a mum of three boys.<\/p>\n<p>Among that chaos she finds peace in art, a hobby she took up after having children and in need of an escape, and has turned that hobby into Love Lennox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been creative in different ways, but I always wanted to be a nurse, especially a paediatric or neonatal nurse,\u201d Herbert said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creative side of things kind of got a bit lost along the way because I was more focused on that and then it wasn\u2019t until Noah was a newborn that I just needed something to do in the evenings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband used to play professional basketball so he would be out of the house multiple times a week in the evenings probably four to five times a week and I was bored.<\/p>\n<p>Needing something else to do rather than watching Netflix, Herbert picked up a paintbrush and went from there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163128\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163128 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/lovelennox4x5-1_07836-819x1024.jpg?_t=1749163881\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florals are a big inspiration in the artists work, often walking past people&#8217;s gardens and stopping to take photos. Photo: KAREN WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The artist has a mix of styles, describing her works as abstract and not following one specific direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a really varied range, it depends what mood I\u2019m in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do a mix of different floral artworks, but then I also do textured artworks that are quite neutral and a whole lot of alcohol ink artworks that are also very bright and energetic.<\/p>\n<p>Florals have been a big inspiration, often walking past people&#8217;s gardens and stopping to take photos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a really big part of all my artwork, so anything floral really, whether it\u2019s textiles, garden flowers or just colours that I see just going for a walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since starting Love Lennox a decade ago, it\u2019s safe to say there has been plenty of changes for Herbert from her working space through to her artistic style and skill development.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163131\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163131 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/DSC_8328_07886-1024x684.jpeg?_t=1749163881\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acrylics have always been a main focus of her art, with alcohol inks also now a favourite. Photo: LITTLE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Evolving from painting in her laundry or at the kitchen table, which was overtaken with canvases and art supplies, Herbert now has a space dedicated to her craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt got to a point where we actually got a studio made in our garage at home,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lovely space now at home that I can create and make a mess and it\u2019s just a lovely space to come down to in the evening or when I have any free time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a space away from my three beautiful, but crazy, boys and how hectic life is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While her style has also gone through some changes, there has always been an acrylic focus, mixed in with the trial of inks and now some textured artworks.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert has also introduced earrings into her repertoire, an overnight thought she had and ran with, starting by making them for friends and family and as their popularity grew, adding them to her offerings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love trying new things and I&#8217;ve seen people wearing beautiful clay earrings and I thought I would just give them a go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163130\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163130 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Sally2_07891-683x1024.jpg?_t=1749163881\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"899\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The busy mum of three started her painting journey in the laundry and on the dining room table before moving into her own studio space in the garage. Photo: RHIANNON MATTHEW&#8217;S PHOTOGRAPHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a completely self-taught artist, the majority of her skills have come from playing around with different materials and processes.<\/p>\n<p>Acrylic paints on canvas have been a staple medium for the artist and over the years she has branched into other medium, with alcohol ink becoming a favourite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlcohol ink, you literally pour it on either canvas or yupo paper and I move it around with a hand dryer just to create different colours mixed together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that with ink, you could use the exact same colours on say five different artworks, but it would look different each time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe play on colours, the composition of it, how they can blend together, it can look like a completely different artwork and you might be using the same three or four colours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful mix of inks together that you just don\u2019t know what you\u2019re actually going it get.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163129\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-163129 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Earrings_07874-1024x683.jpg?_t=1749163881\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The artist has also expanded into making earrings, something that started as a simple idea one night and has now been added to her collection. Photo: RHIANNON MATTHEW&#8217;S PHOTOGRAPHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Herbert painting and working on her pieces is a change of pace in her life, a chance for her to do something calming and have some time to herself, the aspect she enjoys most,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking as a children\u2019s nurse is obviously super busy and then home to mum life and all the chaos that brings but actually having time to just sit and paint and not think or have music going and be in my own little bubble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s trying to find that me time and even if it is only half an hour a couple of times a week, it\u2019s just finding that time to get down to the studio and have a little play around in between work and night shift and all the other craziness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Herbert would love to paint more and grow Love Lennox, nursing is where her passion lies and not something she believes she would be able to give up, leaving painting as her escape.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/lovelennox.bigcartel.com\">lovelennox.bigcartel.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geelong resident Sally Herbert leads a busy lifestyle working as a paediatric nurse, disability worker, school nurse and a mum of three boys. 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