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Cover of Ten Tips to Help Anxious People and Others Move Toward Calm by Cheri Caddick, MFA. A vibrant watercolor hummingbird drinks from a pink flower against a soothing light blue background, visually reinforcing the book’s theme of gentle guidance and emotional ease.

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Would you like to receive a little encouragement and a calming presence in your inbox? Sign up for my newsletter and get a FREE copy of "Ten Tips to Help Anxious People and Others Move Toward Calm"—a gentle guide filled with thoughtful reminders to help you and those around you find peace.

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Cover of Ten Tips to Help Anxious People and Others Move Toward Calm by Cheri Caddick, MFA. A vibrant watercolor hummingbird drinks from a pink flower against a soothing light blue background, visually reinforcing the book’s theme of gentle guidance and emotional ease.

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Love, Cheri

Daily Art #757

This is from a workshop titled, "Intuitive Drawing & Befriending Your Inner Critic" by Art of Marie-Noëlle Wurm as part of the #summercreativeretreat2025.

A vivid explosion of expressive marks, textures, and layered color, this abstract mixed-media piece bursts with energy and raw emotion. Shapes like dots, arrows, rectangles, spirals, and organic forms interweave across the page in shades of magenta, chartreuse, teal, and violet. The composition feels spontaneous yet deliberate, inviting the viewer to experience emotion without explanation. Signed: Love, Cheri 2025.

This is from a workshop titled, "Intuitive Drawing & Befriending Your Inner Critic" by Art of Marie-Noëlle Wurm as part of the #summercreativeretreat2025. I can't tell you what this workshop did for me and the way I think about my art, and writing. I often talk about my perfectionism and how my watercolors are a tool I'm using to combat it. However! Participating in this workshop made me realize that as much as I have been attempting to do that with my birdies and flowers and such, I was STILL caught in perfectionism. Am I allowed to make something UGLY and share it? Am I allowed to NOT make a thing that is cute or uplifting? I know I've shared a few such things, but my daily art journaling has come to include "what people expect" from me every day. From here forward, I am re-dedicated to posting my perfect imperfection. I was so engrossed in this exercise that I couldn't stop even after the workshop was over. There are SO many feelings in this drawing. I actually used it to assist me in talking with my therapist this week! When I say that art therapy heals, THIS is what I'm talking about. Thank you, so much Marie-Noelle!! Love yourself. Love others. Make Art.

Love, Cheri ❤️™

Categories

Daily ArtWatercolor PencilsWatercolor Brush Pen

Tags

#makeart#artjournaling#uglyart#ugly#cptsdrecovery#cptsdhealing#arttherapyheals#loveyourselffirst#loveothers#innercritichealing

Sing a love song to your own heart...

Whimsical watercolor painting of a green and purple bird perched on a tree branch with fresh green leaves. The bird has a heart on its chest and is blowing a small red heart into the air. The artwork is signed ‘Love, Cheri 2024’ in the bottom right corner.

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Disclaimer: The content on this website reflects personal experiences and is not intended as professional mental health advice. I am not a licensed therapist.