I’ve been having a BLAST this winter creating art for the Spring and Summer season. These paintings are just one part of my new NOT GRANDPA’S GREAT LAKES ART series. I also created a cute sales video to go with it. Enjoy!
Great Lakes art
Today's New Video From Great Lakes Artist Dorothea Sandra
art, contemporary artist, floral art, Great Lakes art, modern art, happy artCommentMedical studies now show evidence-based art relaxes, reduces stress, and restores.
Take a break!
Relax!
Come on in and enjoy the 1-minute music, images, and happy vibes. (no sales or hype)
Welcome to a world of Great Lakes inspired art and a fresh, new, artsy way to experience Great Lakes interiors and living.
This is the first video in a new blog/video series, and it’s called Beautiful Like You.
This video uses images of a 36”x36”acrylic painting called Happy And Graceful. The painting is soft and soothing with an abundance of happy flowers over many layers of complex artistic techniques. When painting this kind of art, my goal is never to reproduce a scene from nature but to use images to capture “the essences” of human emotions. I combine Evidence-based Design knowledge from actual scientific studies of health and design with artistic skill and then create art that makes others feel happy, healthy, and healed. Anyone can make this claim, but I back my claims with rigorous evidence-based design training and certification. I am EDAC (evidence-based design) certified.
Enjoy the video!
Dorothea Sandra Art of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes artCommentI love living around the Great Lakes. Aren’t they so happy and inspiring? Here’s another video featuring Great Lakes inspired art. Significant discounts for local deliveries and Great Lakes residents. Enjoy the fun! Enjoy the art!
Art Designed With Your Health, Healing, and Happiness In Mind
avant garde art, contemporary artist, floral art, art, flowers, Great Lakes art, Great Lakes artist, healthcare, happy art, Michigan artist, whimsical flowers, evidence-based art, uplifting art, mood shifting art, art designed for health, art design for healingCommentNot that long ago I was on a very popular art website that promoted calming art for health and healing. Get this—misshapen and horrifically disfigured images, open human legs and rolls of fat, abstracts of daggers and dripping blood—all amazing works in their categories—just nothing I would deem appropriate for the elimination of stress or the recovery of human health.
This set me on a course for knowledge to find out if I could actually learn to design/create art with your health and healing in mind. I found The Center For Health Design with its excellent EDAC (Evidence-based Design) courses and certification. Picture thousands of doctors, hospital administrators, health facility architects, hospital room designers, and more around the world basing their creative/artistic decisions and designs on actual medical studies.
Instead of some untrained art critic or consultant setting the standards for art for health and healing, I now had real medical professionals to learn from and follow. It was the hardest exam I ever took (and I’m a university grad with high grades), but the knowledge I gained—and now incorporate into my designs—was absolutely worth all the hard work.
It’s amazing how many people who visit my viewing gallery along the Great Lakes or who buy my evidence-based designs make it a point to tell me how this “evidence-based” art actually shifts their moods and creates in them positive and uplifting feelings/states of mind. I love it when our world changes for the better!
Art Notes From A Great Lakes Artist, When Local Businesses Reach Out To Local Artists
art, art notes, avant garde art, contemporary artist, floral art, flowers, Great Lakes art, Great Lakes artist, Great Lakes travel, happy art, Michigan artist, modern art, travel notes, whimsical flowers, Michigan, Rogers City, Northern Michigan, Presque Isle County MI2 CommentsArt Notes From A Great Lakes Artist, Avant-Garde Art Along Today's Great Lakes
art, art notes, contemporary artist, floral art, flowers, Great Lakes art, Great Lakes artist, Great Lakes travel, happy art, healthcare, Michigan artist, modern art, travel notes, whimsical flowers, large canvas art, avant garde artCommentToday there’s lots of avant-garde things happening around the world, and some of them are being created from right here in the beautiful Great Lakes region. Evidence-based is a new avant-garde way of designing. Architects, interior designers, and even artists like me are using credible medical studies to guide and influence our designs.
Art Notes From A Great Lakes Artist, Surrounded By Color In Winter
art, contemporary artist, floral art, flowers, Great Lakes artist, happy art, Michigan artist, modern art, whimsical flowers, travel notes, art notes, Great Lakes travel, Great Lakes artCommentWinter is still here, and there’s still snow all around, but that doesn’t mean I have to surround myself with the colors white and grey.