There’s something powerful about turning a personal memory into art. Not the kind of art that hangs in a museum, but something made with your own hands, brush by brush, colour by colour.
In a world that moves too fast, we often don’t take time to sit with our memories. We capture them in photos, store them in our phones, and move on. But when you take that same photo and recreate it through painting, everything changes. You’re not just looking at the past anymore, you’re feeling it.
Every brushstroke becomes a quiet reflection. The laugh lines on a loved one’s face, the soft light of a sunset, the warmth of a pet’s eyes, they all remind you of the life you’ve lived and the love that shaped it. And as the picture slowly takes form, you begin to see something more: the beauty of presence.
Painting from a personal image can be surprisingly healing. It’s not about perfection; it’s about connection. The moment you start, your focus shifts from everything outside you to something deeply within. Time slows down. The noise fades. And for those few hours, you’re not escaping life, you’re embracing it.
Maybe that’s what art really is. A way to meet yourself again, one colour at a time.
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Written by William Murdock, founder of Paint On Numbers UK: a creative wellness brand that helps people transform their memories into meaningful art through custom paint by numbers kits.
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