WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT PADDY O’SULLIVAN

“I have used Paddy’s services for a staff retreat and it was one of the best team-building exercises we ever did! The program was interesting, relaxing, educational, inspiring and memorable. I also took a private lesson from Paddy and it ignited a desire to pursue art as a creative outlet that has proven to be very relaxing and a lot of fun.”

— Patricia Mills, Founding Publisher Sudbury Living Magazine

"I reached out to Paddy with the goal of re-awakening my creative spirit and in turn re-energizing my personal and professional life. Through visual arts and soundscaping experiences I was able to develop a stronger trust in intuition as guide in creative expression and in life. I left each coaching experience energized and with clarity. I would highly recommend this experience."

— Natalie Caufield MSW, AEPP (Advanced Energy Psychology Practitioner)

"I had the pleasure of attending one of Paddy's workshops a few years ago. I had really stepped outside of my comfort zone. I felt such a release of a creative side that I didn't know I had.  I arranged for Paddy to do a workshop for our staff at the Living with Lakes venue as part of a staff retreat.  It was a great creative outlet and the staff learned a lot about each other, and that there are "no rules".  Paddy  generously donated his abstract work for my fundraising events for Breast Cancer.  Thank you for your inspiration! "
— Kimberley Wahamaa, Events Manager, Northern Ontario Business and Founder of Trustyourbust.com

MY CREDO ON CREATIVE AWARENESS

PADDY O’SULLIVAN’S CREDO ON CREATIVITY AWARENESS

I believe all of us are born with a resident creative spirit. Sometimes we lose touch with this part of ourselves.
I believe you can be the facilitator and creator of your own life experiences and generate more inspiration, joy, energy and satisfaction in your life, by activating your creative spirit.
I believe if you choose a creative path that you are deciding to generate a sustainable life force energy that can be a boost to your personal energy supply.

Many of us as children discovered at a young age how creating could transport us to a place of joy, inspiration, energy and excitement. As we grew up, some of us slowly began to create less and less. Our willingness to share our ideas through art and creativity progressively diminished as we grew up. Fear of negative judgment by our teachers and our peers, likely contributed to this shutting down, and disconnection with our creative nature. This reality saddens me because I believe being creative is a hallmark of who we are as humans.

The good news is you can purposefully reclaim this innate ability and generate new moments of “flow”, joy and energy by committing to a practice of creating.

I believe you can develop your creative awareness by being coached through and into creative free play. Five attitudes that assist in releasing your creative spirit are:
1. Approach your creativity with a new courage.
2. Choose to believe, really know mistakes are opportunities to learn.
3. Suspend judgment and stay open to discovery, learning and all things beautiful.
4. Choose to never to give up on what you are passionate about creating.
5. Develop your ability to deeply focus while creating.

The most important relationship we will ever have, is the relationship we have with ourselves. It can also be one of our most illusive to understand. Knowing and trusting our own creativity, can unlock our ability to lead a more fulfilling life.

Real freedom is becoming masterful at generating more joy, more love, more happiness so that we can lead a life with authentic contentment and satisfaction. Realizing a satisfying, fulfilled life requires us to be an active agent, to enable ourselves as creators.

KEYNOTE TALKS

Expressing and Liberating Our Creative Self
TedxYouth@Nickel City Sudbury, ON CANADA 2013

Entering Creative Moments
Mobile Digital Art Conference (mDAC)
Palo Alto, California 2014

A tailored presentation can be created for small or large groups on the topics related to Creativity, Developing a Creative Spirit, Intuition as a Creative Guide, Digital Art using the iPad.

ARTIST’S BIO

Artist’s Statement - Paddy O’Sullivan
From the simple shape of a flower or the forming of the cosmos, nature has a way of expressing itself through color and form that allows it at times to assume identifiable structures, textures and shapes. Sometimes these forms last only momentarily like the forms that are expressed in an aquatic environment or in the gaseous forms of outer space and at other times these forms, like in the case of a flower give us a longer lasting sense of permanence. However, all of nature is in motion. Nature shows herself to us through her energy cycle that allows for continuous creation and transformation. Some of her moments of creation and transformation last longer than others. All we need to do is to be open to her wonder and use our senses and we will see her reveal herself.
My preferred methods of creating are to create on large canvas using vibrant acrylic painting and highly energized movements. My hope is that the art that is created through me has a healing impact on the viewer. That the viewer feels more centered and feels good about themselves. For this reason I am in a constant state of experimentation allowing new ideas of expression to find their way to the canvas.

Paddy O’Sullivan has been painting since 2002. He is very committed to “the creative moment” choosing to follow intuition rather than thought during the creative process. He sees himself much like an jazz player who improvises in the moment, waiting to be guided creatively and surprised by the unfolding of the colors and textures on the canvas. Paddy is guided by the previous stoke on the canvas, often using nontraditional painting tools and implements to sculpt the paint into energetic forms that resonate with the heart.

Paddy lives in Sudbury, Ontario Canada. He has published a book of his art entitled: Abstract Art That Awakens the Soul.

ART ACTIVITIES - Paddy O’SULLIVAN 2003 - 2015

Exhibitions and Shows 2003 - 2015
• Art@Work solo Art Show, Sudbury, ON April 2015
• The Artist Project, Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto, ON February 2015
• Digital Art solo Art Show, Whistler, BC December 2014
• Digital Art solo Art Show, Sudbury, ON September 2014
• The Grand Art Show, Sudbury, ON June 2014
• Something Blue solo Art Show, Sudbury, ON January 2014
• Tour of Excellence Art Show, Sudbury, ON September 2013
• Art Impact Juried Art Show, Sudbury, ON June, 2013
• Sudbury Arts Tour, Lively ON September 2012
• Sudbury Arts Tour, Lively ON October 2011
• Art Impact Juried Art Show, Sudbury, ON June 2011
• Solo Exhibit The Creative Moment Gallery, Sudbury, ON March 2011
• Le Nouveau Louvre, La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury, ON December 2010
• Solo Exhibit Sudbury Theatre Centre April-May, 2010 Sudbury, ON
• Le Nouveau Louvre, La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury, ON December 2009
• Erogenous Zone Out Art Exhibit, Sudbury, ON July 2009
• LaCloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls, ON June 2009
• Ongoing Exhibitor, Artist’s on Elgin, Sudbury, ON August 2008 to present
• Solo Exhibit, Pure Health, Toronto, ON, 2006-2010
• Solo Exhibit, Sanlyn Wellness Centre, Toronto, ON, 2006-2009
• Solo Exhibit, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury, ON, Oct/Nov, 2007
• Exhibit, Artist’s Tour, Sudbury, ON, September 2007
• Solo Exhibit, CheekyBee Gallery, Warkworth, ON, August, 2007
• Solo Exhibit, Holistic World Expo, Toronto, ON, October 2006
• Exhibit, Artist’s Tour, Sudbury, Ontario, ON, October, 2006
• Solo Exhibit, FrameMaker, Sudbury, ON, April, 2006
• Solo Exhibit, Artist’s Tour, Sudbury ON, October, 2005
• Solo Exhibit, FrameMaker, Sudbury, ON, April, 2005
• Solo Exhibit, Rebel House, Toronto, ON, April to May 2004
• Solo Exhibit, See You In Athens Event, Toronto, ON, 2004
• First Exhibit, Solo Infuso Café, Canmore, AB, March 2004
• Launched cyber gallery to exhibit on the Internet – 2003 www.paddyosullivan.com

Performance Art Events 2004 - 2015
• Palladino Golf Fundraiser for NEO Kids, July 2015
• RED, Sudbury Theatre Centre, April 2015
• Taste Street fundraiser for Health Science North, March 2015
• The Brian Savage Mulligans for NEO Kids Golf Classic, July 2014
• People We Have Known Jazz performance, Little Montreal, Sudbury ON August 2010
• Music and Film in Motion Conference, Sudbury, ON April 2010
• Women’s Leadership Forum, Vancouver, BC September 29th, 2008
• Women’s Leadership Forum, Calgary, AB June 1st, 2008
• Passionista - Calgary Health Trust - Artists of the World, Calgary, AB, February, 2008
• Scott Smed Invitational Golf Tournament, Calgary, AB, September 2007
• Keenline Design, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 2007
• Intermark Interactive Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, August, 2007
• Philips Wedding, Lions Bay, BC, July, 2007
• Women’s Leadership Forum, Calgary, AB, March, 2007
• Luncheon for Hope, Ontario Cancer Society, Sudbury, ON September, 2006
• Kelly Wedding, Toronto, ON, May, 2006
• Luncheon for Hope, Ontario Cancer Society, Sudbury, ON October, 2004
• DeVry University, Houston, TX, May, 2004
• See You In Athens, Olympic Team Fundraiser, Toronto, ON, February, 2004
• The Big Beat, Toronto, ON, 2004 - 2006

Artist in Residence
• White Mountain Academy of Arts, Elliot Lake, ON, April 2005