Author Archives: alicemason1

About alicemason1

All works on this blog are my copyright. Do not use any works for your own websites, commercial ventures or publicity. If you would like to ask permission to use any works for your own ventures, please email me: alicejulietmason@gmail.com or contact via this blog. Again, ALL WORKS ARE MY COPYRIGHT. Ask permission, and I will ask for a donation. Artists need to earn a living. Always credit an artist when you have obtained permission. I am an artist, illustrator and mother and live by the sea in the south east of England. I paint every day and am inspired by nature, mysticism and consciousness.. I hold art retreats in southern Spain. These retreats are for lovers of nature, art, walking, mountains, creativity, dance, music, yoga and meditation. I work alongside other artists to bring about these retreats. All works on this blog are my copyright. Do not use for your own purposes. If you would like to buy rights to use an image, please contact me on alicejulietmason@gmail.com or visit my Etsy shop. www.alice-mason.net www.art-retreat-spain.com My Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AliceMasonArtist

Clay Head. Woman and Bird.

Posted on July 12, 2019

I am enjoying the process of clay so much, it may become my new obsession. Of course i will always paint but i find the medium of clay so soothing and time just doesn’t exist while doing it. Luckily my … Continue reading →

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Red Flower.

Posted on July 12, 2019

Acrylic on paper.

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Learning English in a creative environment

Posted on July 9, 2019

I am an artist / art teacher and Native English EFL /ESOL/ EAL /TEFL teacher. If your child is creative and wants to learn English alongside art in a creative environment, look no further. Today my Belarusian student and I … Continue reading →

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Gaia and the Elements

Posted on July 7, 2019

In my etsy shop: All paintings on this blog are my copyright.  Do not use without permission or payment. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/705673508/gaia-and-the-elements?ref=shop_home_active_1

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Small Acts of Liberation

Posted on July 5, 2019

SMALL ACTS OF LIBERATION.  Alain de Botton It’s not necessarily a well-flagged problem: we tend to situate the risks to our happiness elsewhere – but for a proportion of us, the greatest obstacle to our flourishing lies in a high and … Continue reading →

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Small Acts of Liberation

Posted on July 5, 2019

It’s not necessarily a well-flagged problem: we tend to situate the risks to our happiness elsewhere – but for a proportion of us, the greatest obstacle to our flourishing lies in a high and persistent degree of inhibition. We are, … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day

Posted on June 27, 2019

“Everyone experiences pain and most suffer from patterns that continue to make life miserable unless something or someone intervenes. The pain we feel comes from the cross-wise energies that keep curving back and cancelling the wise self and the good … Continue reading →

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Blue Note

Posted on June 22, 2019

Blue Note. Latest painting inspired by Blue Note Records. In my etsy shop.  Link here:  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/716036819/blue-note?ref=shop_home_active_1

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Emma

Posted on June 21, 2019

Fields with sheep in Wittersham Gardens all misty wet with rain Her high-ceilinged house, with wooden sweeping bannisters, objets d’art, Picasso’s wife Jacqueline’s jacket, paintings, enamelled pictures and bowls, red wine at dinners, her artist parents with cigarettes and stories. … Continue reading →

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Lesson Plan EFL

Posted on June 18, 2019

Lesson plans using art to prompt discussion and imaginative thinking. 1. IMAGINE YOU ARE IN THE PAINTING- LESSON PLAN 2. Lesson aim: Using classic paintings to get my student talking, using descriptive vocabulary- adjectives, vocabulary expansion- similes. Expressing opinion, “I … Continue reading →

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