Creativity in art can be a challenging concept. But there are lots of things you can do away from the easel to get started. When I want to delve deeper into something, I like to find people to help me. So I asked Claire Ottewell, a medical intuitive and holistic healer, to give me some tips about unleashing my inner creative with essential oils.

When you make art, it’s important that other people see it, right? It’s something most artists will want to know at some point. How do you get your art in a gallery? How do you get your work in front of people who will love it? And how do you develop your artist practice so you feel confident you have something to say?

Creativity is a force that exists within every one of us. Even if you think you can't draw, might be tone deaf and never have an original idea, you're still a unique, creative being.

When you create art, it can sometimes feel challenging to get seen. The art world seems like a closed book, and the opportunities, exhibitions, celebrity and big money go to a very small number of artists. What does it take to learn how to succeed as an artist? I know that when I look at the size of the mountain I have to climb, I can easily become discouraged from even taking the first step.

As a child I used to love drawing, and I was surrounded by people who could draw very well. My Grandmother painted delicate watercolours, and I still have a drawing she made of me when I was six years’ old. It’s scribbled in red biro on the obituary column of a newspaper. I was playing my violin…