Art Theraphy : Sun Flower And Sky

Hello guys....

Last Sunday, I attended a painting class. The class was themed self-painting, which aimed to paint by expressing what we feel. Art therapy, this is the right term for the class I attended this time.

Before telling about my activities in this painting class, I will discuss a little about Art Therapy. Art therapy is a type of therapy that uses art as the main medium to improve mental health. This technique is based on the idea that activities involving creative expression can support a person's healing and mental well-being.

Drawing, painting and other arts can not only be used as a hobby or interest, but can also be used as a form of expression and expression that we may not be able to express directly, or can also be used as a sedative. I really like drawing, and I often draw or paint, without realizing it is not just a hobby, but when I am not okay I will try to draw, even though it may only be an abstract drawing, but it can make my mind calmer.

Now let's discuss about this event, this event or painting class was created by Rona Asa Project, they have created several classes about painting with various themes, and this time it is Self Painting, and for Painting this is the second time. The event was held on February 16, 2025, at 13.30 at a cafe called Me & Kalinga. This event is paid, at a price of 55 thousand rupiah. But we will get painting kit, snacks and letters, and of course a new experience.

The event began with a welcoming speech from the event committee, then continued with 1 hour to begin expressing themselves in painting, the equipment has been provided. 20 x 20 cm canvas, 6 colors of acrylic paint, brushes and palettes, one cup of water to wash the brushes.

Because the color I need is not available so I will mix some colors to match what I want. I need a orange and dark orange, I don't really know the name of the color so it's better to explain it like this haha.

Let's start painting, I just paint simple things. first make the evening sky, which is a beautiful orange color. Then make it like a house wall with a darker orange color, this is to make it look like seeing the evening sky from inside the house. I also added a little red in the middle of the window and sky color.

Then I painted a stalk of sunflower, with yellow petals and a little red, then in the middle of the flower I gave it a red color, and with a green stalk and leaves.

I also painted the shadow of the sunflower, this is the painting that I made this time. And this is not my idea, I saw this painting on Pinterest and wanted to repaint it, and of course the result is not as good as the original but I like the result.

After finishing painting I was asked to explain why I made this painting. I gave a simple reason, I like the sky in the afternoon because it is a beautiful orange color, the weather is not hot and not cold, the afternoon has a warm feeling. I also really like sunflowers because they are very beautiful.

And this is my activity on Sunday, this is a fun experience and I want to try it again.