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Watercolours, mindfulness & gentle creativity for your healing journey.

Calm art, soulful bookmarks & cosy support — made with love 💛 🌿 Kerry Martin Healing Through Art 🖌️
Welcome to my cosy corner of the internet - a safe space to rest, feel, and create. I’m an artist who blends watercolours with wellbeing, offering calming art, mindful doodling, and gentle encouragement for your healing journey. From illustrated bookmarks to therapeutic workshops, everything here is

made with love to help you reconnect with yourself, one brushstroke at a time 💛

✨ Join me for:
• Art that soothes the soul
• Creative self-care & grief support
• Behind-the-scenes peeks & Patreon perks
• Mindful doodle bookmarks & more

Let’s slow down, make space, and heal together.

24/03/2026

Spring’s Gentle Reminder 🌿🐰✨

As the days grow warmer and new life begins to stir, spring reminds us that healing happens in its own time. Just like this little bunny, we, too, can step forward gently, embracing the light after seasons of darkness.

Grief and trauma may make us feel like winter will never end, but nature shows us otherwise, growth is always possible, even after the harshest storms.

May this season bring you moments of softness, renewal, and hope. You are worthy of new beginnings. 💛

Inspired by the gorgeous Beatrix Potter illustrations in my watercolour booklet created by the amazing 💕

12/03/2026

Going back to basics. ✏️

Student mode activated! 📖

Watch this space. 💕

05/03/2026

On World Book Day it feels right to share this… 💕

I’m beginning a new chapter and stepping into the world of book illustration 📚✨

Stories have carried me through some of the hardest moments of my life, and now I want to help create stories that do the same for others.

Children’s books, illustrated books for adults, stories about hope, healing and wonder.

I’ll also be starting an illustration course very soon to deepen my skills and build my portfolio in this field, and I’m so excited for everything I’m about to learn.

If you’re an author (or dreaming of becoming one) and looking for an illustrator, I’d absolutely love to hear from you - please feel free to reach out 🤍

This is just the beginning, and I’m so grateful you’re here for the journey. 🥰

07/02/2026

Jumping on the ChatGPT caricatures trend 😆 it's giving Elsa vibes, I love it. 💕

I had big plans for January, but sometimes your health has other ideas...

Here's to a healthier, happier February and the start of new things.

Sending love and hugs. 🤍

03/02/2026

I’ve simplified my Patreon 💕

After listening to your feedback, I’ve moved to one clear, fuss-free tier - Creative Calm - for $5 a month.

It’s a gentle way to:
🌿 support my art journey
🎨 see behind the scenes & previews of new work
💬 join thoughtful conversations about art & healing
🖌️ receive a monthly bookmark + colouring pages
🗳️ vote on what I create next

No confusing options. No pressure.
Just a small monthly exchange of support, creativity, and calm.

If my art has ever brought you a moment of peace, you’re so welcome in this little community 🤍

I can’t thank you enough for your continued support, as most of you know the last year and a half has been so challenging, without support like this I wouldn’t be able to keep creating. 💕

✨ Link in bio to join Creative Calm

02/02/2026

🦔 Happy National Hedgehog Day 🦔

This is still one of my favourite paintings, I love hedgehogs.

May today be a reminder to move softly, protect your tenderness, and celebrate the magic of the tiny lives that share our world 🌿💛

If this hedgehog made you smile, leave a 🦔 in the comments - I’d love to know they’ve found a good home here.

21/01/2026

This little mouse has been living quietly in my sketchbook for a while 🐭💛
Holding a light. Carrying gratitude. Passing it on.

“Thank you for bringing the light when I was in darkness.
Now I can bring it to others.”

This illustration is the first in a new series - one that’s guiding me toward greeting cards and my children’s book illustration portfolio. Gentle stories. Small creatures. Big feelings. Soft hope.

If this image speaks to you, you’re already part of its journey ✨

A huge heart felt journey to anyone that held space for me in the darkness, I have learnt that when we are held through darkness we don’t keep the light we carry it forward. 🤍

19/01/2026

Flicking through old animal paintings today and feeling so much gratitude for how far I’ve come. 💕

Each one holds a version of me - learning, healing, experimenting, trusting my hands a little more each time.
Progress doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it quietly lives in sketchbooks, dusty folders, and artwork that once felt unfinished… until you look back and realise it carried you through.

A reminder to keep going, to honour your past creations, and to let them be proof that growth is happening - even on the days it feels slow 🤍

14/01/2026

First we burn…
Then we rise. 🔥🕊️

This phoenix is for anyone who has walked through fire they didn’t choose.
For anyone who has lost, broken, unravelled, or been forced to become someone new.

Burning isn’t failure.
It’s the shedding.
The releasing.
The moment where what no longer fits is finally allowed to fall away.

And rising doesn’t mean you’re “over it”.
It means you’re still here.
Softer. Braver. Wiser.
Carrying your scars like wings.

If you’re in the ashes right now, please know this:
✨ the rise always comes.

Save this for the days you need reminding.
Share it with someone who’s finding their way back to themselves.

🔥🕊️

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https://www.kerrymartinartist.co.uk/

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