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Reflection: An Essential Part of Aging aging healthandwellness healthcareforelders intergenerational older adult artists reflection Aug 03, 2022

So many of BREAM’s classes prompt participants to reflect on their own life experiences. Why? Because reflection is an integral part of healthy aging. From the people we know throughout our lives to past accomplishments, self-reflection is especially beneficial to the aging process. The...

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Older Artist Spotlight: Mary Delany arthistory artinspiration collageart creativeaging floralart marydelany older adult artists olderartist Jul 20, 2022
At age 72, she invented an entirely new form of mixed media and reimagined florals in a way no artist had ever done before. 

A BRIEF HISTORY

Born May 4th in 1700, Mary Delany did not start creating art until she was 72. It began when she noticed a striking similarity between the color of a...

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The Most Reliable and Affordable Set of Drawing Supplies for Beginners affordableartsupplies art experience artguide artistic process artmaterials beginnerartists bestartsupplies bream creative process drawingmaterials drawingsupplies highqualityartsupplies older adult artists Jun 30, 2022

When you’re just starting out with drawing, finding the right materials amongst a seemingly endless array of options can seem intimidating, and appear expensive. However, we’ve narrowed the list down to the most reliable and affordable basics you’ll be able to find online or at...

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Why We Welcome All Art Experience Levels art experience bream methodology elder artists meritocracy myth older adult artists outsider artist outsider artists seasoned artists Apr 21, 2022

Bream welcomes folks without art experience and seasoned artists to our platform. This is core to our platform, methodology and curricula.

“Outsider Artists”

Within art history, the term outsider artists is used for artists who are self-taught or supposedly naive artists with...

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