Stewart Cubley, director of The


Painting Experience and coauthor of Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression, has traveled throughout the world for more than 30 years, working with individuals and groups to access the potential that lies within the human heart and imagination. He will be bringing The Painting Experience to Tucson on November 5–7, 2010. Cub- ley’s approach to expressive arts is a radical departure from the traditional product-oriented focus of painting instruction. Instead of perceiving art as something to learn or get better at, he views the act of creation as the deepest point of contact with our essential self, an environment in which the process of facing the unknown color, form, and image becomes both a vehicle for enter- ing into the mystery of one’s own being and a tool for liberation and awakening. “The transformation that occurs


when we touch our creativity is noth- ing short of miraculous,” says Cubley. “There’s an expansiveness in which the circumstances of our lives are held differently, and our world appears in its potential rather than its limitation. Each color is a delicious revelation, forms appear that are strangely satisfy- ing, and mysterious images emerge with amazement and fascination.” Like Second Street School, there are no comments, critiques, or analyses of the work, and no focus on the finished product—just a supportive and inspi- rational community of people engag- ing in art together. For children and adults alike, process art offers a powerful means of freeing self-expression, cultivating presence, tapping into creativity, and coloring way outside the lines.


Kira Freed, M.A., is a freelance writer and certified life coach who is pas- sionate about process art. She can be reached at kirafreed.com. For more information about Second Street Children’s School, visit second- streetschool.org. For more information about The Painting Experience and to register for the Tucson workshop, visit processarts.com.


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