Episode 37 featuring Anna Bartlett

Hi, I'm Anna Bartlett and I am Shiny Happy Art. That's exactly what I do!

I love being an artist and I REALLY LOVE helping others discover that they can be too.

For the past 8 years, I have been welcoming people to my studio to Paint Along with me. I now offer to sketch and painting Art Events to groups and businesses and pop up in beautiful places (like Norfolk Island!) to run Art Holidays and Workshops.

In January 2019 I launched the Paint Along of the Month Club and each month more people from across the world join me and share the joy of drawing and painting.

Other info
My mother has always been an artist, but my father said "I'd never earn a living from art", so I studied Business and Accounting at University.

I was also in the Army Reserve for 8 years and spent a year as the full-time Adjutant of the Queensland University Regiment.

I have four children, two grown boys, and two girls still at home - and art has always been such a big part of their life, they're now keen helpers at my workshops.

My book, "Painting Party", was published by North Light Books in 2016 and is available on Amazon and many other bookselling platforms.

I love to paint murals in hospitals! In recent years I have painted many murals in Children's wards and the local Breastscreen unit, and I often receive 'thank you's' from people who have been in those rooms and have been happily distracted by the images on the walls.

http://www.shinyhappyart.com
https://www.instagram.com/shinyhappyart/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8FD3oPYt-c-ihbBEaJyjQ
https://twitter.com/shinyhappyart
https://www.facebook.com/ShinyHappyArt/
https://www.pinterest.com.au/shinyhappyart/

Interview Time Stamps

00:53 - Bio
02:05 - Can you share some of your story and your path that brought you to where you are now?
03:46 - What does healing with creativity mean to you?
06:55 - Do you think there's a driving force that inspires you?
09:33 - Do you have a past pain that's informed your life purpose?
12:25 - What would you say is your favorite creative healing modality for yourself?
13:48 - What would you consider is your greatest accomplishment to date?
16:15 - If you could change one aspect of our society through your work, what would it be?
18:32 - What inspirational advice would you give someone who's struggling?
23:03 - Do you have an inspirational quote that sums up your life journey
26:28 - Additional Sharing

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