At Artworks we show you how to draw and paint with the simple act of slowing down

I’m Kimbra Taylor, an artist, coach and facilitator living on the beautiful Kapiti Coast of New Zealand. I’m passionate about enabling  people from all walks of life and all ages to open to their inherently creative nature. There is a perception that only ‘artists’ can draw and paint…not so…read on! Paul Brady, my husband, manages the IT aspect of the business. We offer art classes and workshops in Kapiti and the Wellington region for absolute beginners and those with some experience, a range of online courses.

“Kimbra is an amazing art teacher. Her method has been life changing for my artwork. She helps you think differently while providing a meditative process which is so good for the soul.”

Art Classes

I show you how to activate the slow, calming brain waves of your right hemisphere revealing the mind state which enables drawing and painting. Those we call artists simply have more right hemispheric activation in their brain: everyone who is willing has the capacity to attune to and expand their own right hemispheric activity. I provide a fun, safe, relaxing environment where over a period of time this naturally develops and you learn the techniques and strategies that I, as a professional artist use.

Your right hemisphere is powered by slow Alpha brain waves; I show you how to slow down by breathing more fully into your lungs and relaxing your body so that you naturally and simply access your spatial/perceptual brain (the right hemisphere). You are already fully equipped for drawing, all I do is help you open the portal. Those with some experience are welcome; you will extend your skills and benefit from the inspirational group dynamic. Everyone learns, it’s easier than learning to drive a car and much safer!

Online Courses

We have a range of online do-it-yourself and Interactive drawing and painting courses, which have the same content as the face to face classes. You receive the same encouragement, feedback, concrete tools and strategies to help you relax during the process and maximise your results, as my face to face students.

Weekend Workshops

I show absolute beginners how to draw in 10 hours. Such is the power of your right hemisphere, you can learn to do a line drawing in two days and discover techniques and strategies for heightening your quality of life. I will guide you through the simple steps of accessing your right hemisphere : the portal to who you truly are beyond the contracted world of your left hemisphere. Right here, right now, in every moment where the right hemisphere always resides, exists your potential for a happier, more peaceful and empowered life.

Albert Einstein, who had many immersions in the right hemisphere, said
“The right hemisphere is the sacred gift, the left hemisphere is the faithful servant.”
In our left hemispheric dominant world this is no longer the case, the right hemisphere has become largely dormant in most people, unless they are involved in a creative pursuit. Drawing introduces you to the miracles which unfold when you are deeply present in the creative space of your right hemisphere.

The right hemisphere is connected to the intelligence of your heart; the seat of love and compassion. The heart is not only muscle, 60 – 65% of it’s cells are neuronal. Stanford and Oxford Universities state, “The heart is a state of intelligent consciousness.” Your right hemisphere is a conduit to the profound intelligence of your heart.

“In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart.” Dame Minouche Shafik – Director, The London School of Economics and Political Science.