At Artworks we show you how to draw and paint with the simple act of slowing down
I’m Kimbra Taylor, an artist, art coach and facilitator living on the beautiful Kapiti Coast of New Zealand. It is my joy to enable anyone who is willing, to open to their inherently creative nature. There is a perception that only ‘artists’ can draw and paint and yet, in my many years of experience both as an art coach and artist, I see and have faith that everyone can learn. 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 teach classical drawing to begin with and then as your analytical mind (left hemisphere) relaxes and you open with greater ease to your intuitive, seeing mind (right hemisphere) I show you how to draw loosely. Classical drawing with it’s slow pace and fine layers provides a foundation for artistic growth, attuning the mind and body to their natural state of peace, where seeing, presence and connection naturally arise.
Classical drawing was founded by and evolved through the ‘great masters’ over the centuries, to create realism and the impression of 3 dimensions on a 2 dimensional surface. Those we know of as artists are simply more aligned with their whole brain but everyone has the capacity to open to it.
Everyone can develop their own level of mastery; their own imagery, reflecting their own perception, and create drawings and paintings that look and feel authentic. For me, to see this flowering in those who come to me and who didn’t believe it was possible, is one of my great joys.
You are already fully equipped for drawing and together, we create a safe space where you can open the portal. Those with some experience are welcome; you will extend your skills and benefit from the inspirational group dynamic.
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.”
Our world at present tends to support a left hemispheric mind state, whilst 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 gentle, silent space of your intuitive mind.
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.
