Walk a Bit, Draw a Bit
Designed by BearmoreWhen you're used to always being productive.
Get creative with no pressure on how it turns out. A slow walk outside, then some time sketching whatever caught your eye on the way.
The runsheet
Walking and looking outside
Being in natureMackesy (who this Burst was inspired by) draws from walks, looking at small things rather than scanning the view. Walk somewhere with ground, sky and a bit of weather. No phone in your hand.
30 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing being in nature before reading (mindful)
This works well because the settled, attentive state from outside can carry into reading and make engagement feel easier.
Reading to prompt thinking
Reading (mindful)A short read of poetry or a chapter of something that rings true.
15 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing reading (mindful) before visual arts
This can be a good pairing because reading can prime ideas or moods that visual art work can express.
Drawing
Visual artsA sketch, a doodle, a line of ink. The aim is not a finished thing; it’s whatever the walk inspired you to draw.
20 min activityTime well spent.
1h 23m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
Wellbeing focus
About this Burst
This Burst starts on a walk, just looking carefully at ordinary things. The drawing is not a skill test; it is a way of working with what you spent time with on the walk. A pen and a notebook is enough.