6 Awesome Benefits of Painting to our Brain and Health

We keep talking about the benefits of the arts (painting in particular) to our lives. Although sports and physical activities are widely recommended by health professionals to help us stay sharp, painting also has plenty of benefits to our mind and body. It’s more than just a fun hobby to keep yourself busy with. The arts can be a way of life and a constant source of benefit for your mind and body! ​

1: Painting fosters creative growth

Although you may consider yourself not the artistic type, taking up a beautiful hobby like painting is ideal even for the non-creative. If you believe you are born analytical, painting can help stimulate and nurture your creative outlet. Try picking up a paint brush, some paint colors and a canvas! Through deliberate practice and focus on your artwork, you can develop and foster your creative skills and growth at your own pace.

2: Painting helps strengthen our memory

Did you know that painting (and other forms of art like music, writing and drawing) can boost memory recollection skills? This is so because painting involves conceptual visualization, imagination and implementation. When we use our creative outlets often, we significantly reduce our risk of developing memory loss. This is especially handy and helpful once we get older. Don’t want to suffer memory loss? Paint!

3: Painting promotes expression of emotions

Feeling sad and gloomy? Paint those emotions out! Painting allows us to express our feelings and emotions without words, and this can be very therapeutic when dealing with stress, anxiety and even depression. Painting is also a great way to overcome shyness and convey personalities. After all, artworks can take on many forms and allows anyone to tell a story about themselves without going into details.

4: Painting builds problem solving skills

Did you know that painting does not only promote our creative expression, but our critical thinking process too? After all, artists need to think conceptually before bringing life to any of their paintings. What an artist imagines in the beginning of an artwork are bound to change by certain limitations like color, shadows and other unexpected outcomes. This causes the artist to think outside of the box and create solutions. In time, problem-solving skills really do become second nature to painters. ​

5: Painting promotes optimism

Creating beautiful artwork can encourage an optimistic approach to life. As we progress from basic painting lessons to advanced ones, the sense of achievement inspires a positive emotional reaction within us. Over time, an artist shall begin to see a decrease in negative emotions and an increase in pleasure and happiness for one’s achievements. It is the major boost in self-esteem that makes painting truly a great outlet for instilling confidence and positivity in the young. Moreover, when we see that other people admire our work, we feel safe expressing our true selves through our art.

6: Painting nurtures emotional growth

The light that guides any artist during a painting process is there emotion. This reality of painting encourages an artist to look into their very own emotional state and discover feelings they may not realize they have. It’s a cathartic experience when emotions get released and realized in an artwork. By painting our emotions, we begin to understand what our emotional state is and pinpoint the factors that contribute to our varying moods.

Explore the benefits of painting to your brain and health at Art Smart

Keep your brain and body sharp with painting classes here at Art Smart. We offer acrylic, watercolor, pastel, sketching, drawing, crafts and more! We also have off peak rates during weekdays! For inquiries, contact us at 0995-260 8927/ 02-7886766/ 02-6160305/ 0917-8784766. ​

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