Victoria Montgomery-Hodge Art, Chelmsford Videos

Artist by day, unpaid fox landlord by night 🤷🏻‍♀️🦊🎨 (My latest paint is a fox. It's on my page, if you wanted to check it out 🖌 Prints are available on my website) #adayinmylife #foxoftheday #FoxOfTheDay #foxcubs #foxes #artist #springwatch #bbcspringwatch BBC Springwatch Chris Packham #foxesofinstagram #cuteanimals

He's finally finished.... 🙌🏻🎨💜 "PRINCE" - acrylic on canvas. Piece 3 of my new series "Iconic" that I'm slowly working on. I started him ages ago 😳 and after beginning to struggle with painting his mouth, I got a mental block (and possibly sulked a bit in frustration 🤣) and just put it away for a while. When I picked him back up, thankfully, it all started to go pretty smoothly again. Hope you like him 🖌 Who should be number four? #newart #newpainting #popart #prince #purplerain💜 #artreel #artreveal

My annual art charity Christmas cards are now on sale 🎄 As usual, all profits made will be donated to charity, and this year, I've chosen the amazing Samaritans. So if you're in a position to donate to charity this Christmas and would like a pack of hand painted Christmas cards to gift family and friends, then perhaps consider these ✉️❤️ ** @samaritanscharity • Every 10 seconds, the Samaritans respond to a call for help, and at Christmas time, that demand can grow higher with more and more people finding the festive season extremely difficult • Christmas time 2022, the Samaritans responded to over 250'000 calls for help. • Someone dies by suicide every 90 seconds in the UK and Republic of Ireland. But talking helps, and the Samaritans offer a vital lifeline. If you need help or know someone who does - call 116 123 or text SHOUT to 85258.** 🎄Pack of 5 charity Christmas cards - £7.50 ALL profits donated to the Samaritans🎄 Orders can be placed via my website - link in my stories. You can also message me if you'd prefer. www.victoriamontgomeryhodgeart.com #charitychristmascards #Samaritans #charitychristmas #handmadegifts #handpaintedcards #localart #mentalhealthsupport

5 tips for if you find yourself struggling with stress and anxiety below ⬇️ (Learnt from my art therapy studies and creative wellness research 🎨) 1 - GET YOURSELF OUTSIDE. (Some gentle exercise or just a stroll in the outdoors is a great way to increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain, triggering our good friends to be released.. 'endorphins and serotonin - the happy hormones'). 2 - AVOID DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. (It's usual for these to cause additional problems, physically and mentally, if using them regularly and excessively). 3 - GET COLOURING. (By focusing on a singular, mindful activity like colouring allows your mind to get into a meditative state. This relaxes the body and alllows your negative inner dialogue to become quieter because you're focused on something else). 4 - CHECK YOU'RE GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP. (A lack of sleep can make our minds foggy, slow, irrational, and a lot more emotional than usual. It can change the way we make decisions, solve problems, and control our behaviours. Too little sleep also triggers the body to release more cortisol, which is the 'stress hormone' that is usually released when we find ourselves in danger or in a 'fight or flight' situation). 5 - SCULPTING (OK, this sounds like hard work, but it doesn't have to be. I would highly recommend investing in some sculpting clay for your home to get hands-on after a stressful day. But if you're stuck at work or college, etc, try and get your hands on some blutac (or something similar) and just mould a simple flower or face. Cortisol has been proven to reduce in the body when squeezing and moulding clay. It creates a perfect sensory distraction to relieve your mind of what's troubling it at that time and helps your body to relax). Make sure you have a look at my previous posts and reels to see why my Creative Wellness Workshops are so beneficial 😊🎨🧘🏻‍♀️ Instagram - @ victoriamontgomeryhodge_art #creativewellness #arttherapy #healingthroughart #stres

A little sneak peak at the progress so far, on my second sitting of my latest acrylic 🎨 Lots of detail is still needed and I haven't started on the body yet, but fingers crossed 🤞🏻 I'm happy so far 🙂

10.40pm and Father's Day line order drawings are still going strong ✏️🥱😴 Anyone still waiting for a draft, my apologies ... They will be with you tomorrow. I've underestimated the amount of interest I'd have in these and have to do them on an evening when the children are in bed. Pushing through as fast as I can ☺️

In progress...

A little valentine's acrylic pour I'm working on.. 🎨 #originalart #fluidart #fluidartwork #pourpainting #acrylicpouring #giftideas #valentinesgift

Back at it... Bespoke IVF embryo replica piece in alcohol inks pending 🎨 #alcoholinkart #alcoholink #alcoholinkartist #embryoart #ivfsuccess #ivfbaby