Art Life Practice Blog

Your destination for all things related to art, culture, and creativity. From artist spotlights and to how-to guides to articles on the science of art and wellness, our goal is always to inspire by way of educating.

How Art Making can support grief recovery

How Art Making can support grief recovery

There are varying degrees of trauma ranging from PTSD and chronic illness, to feeling overwhelmed and pressured by the destabilizing, chaotic world we live in. Further, we all experience loss...
Make Art and Increase Brain Plasticity

Make Art and Increase Brain Plasticity

In the most basic terms, brain plasticity or neuroplasticity is the brain’s capacity to continue growing and evolving in response to life experiences. Plasticity is the capacity to be shaped,...
How to Bring More Art (Life Practice) into your home

How to Bring More Art (Life Practice) into your home

The Art Life Practice reason for being is simple: to help you cultivate a life filled with beauty and inspiration in order to live more mindfully and meaningfully. What better...
Three ways to Wake up + Watercolor

Three ways to Wake up + Watercolor

With back-to-school morning mayhem looming or already in full swing, it can be challenging to find time for yourself in the mornings. Instead of jumping onto the hamster wheel of...
Creative Play Prompt: Mindful Drawing

Creative Play Prompt: Mindful Drawing

Mindful drawing is such a powerful tool when you are feeling overwhelmed or overworked. This particular exercise was so soothing and relaxing, I could have done it for hours. After...
Creative Play Prompt: Storytelling through Collage + Drawing

Creative Play Prompt: Storytelling through Collage + Drawing

This creative play exercise combines elements of collage and drawing, and what makes it so fun and inspiring is that there are countless directions you can take your creative journey. 
A love letter to Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transforms Us

A love letter to Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transforms Us

 “When the arts become a regular practice- the way you might improve nutrition, increase exercise, and prioritize sleep - you unleash an innate tool that helps you navigate the peaks...
Art Topic: Artists + Travels

Art Topic: Artists + Travels

Summer is the season for embarking on adventures near and far. Here to get us in the mood for excursions of all kinds, a few artworks that capture the essence...
Doodling + The Brain: The many benefits of doodling

Doodling + The Brain: The many benefits of doodling

According to a 2016 Harvard Medical School study, doodling can change your physical and neurological experience in the moment, helping you go from a stressed or exhausted state to a...
Blind Contour Drawing

Blind Contour Drawing

Blind contour drawing means using your eyes to follow the contour of the subject with continuous, unbroken attention, so that the drawing tool carefully records the information that your eyes...
ALP Berry Visits the Met

Berry’s Guide to the Met

On a recent trip to New York, I had the pleasure of revisiting my old stomping grounds at 1000 Fifth Avenue. The Met is a sacred space to me, and...
Art Topic: Welcoming Summer

Art Topic: Welcoming Summer

The days are getting longer and temperatures are rising. Sweet summertime is here, and we welcome the season of leisurely afternoons, excursions and adventures, swimming in the sea, and endless...