About A Colourful Mess

I’m Rony — Psychologist, Artist & Mum — and A Colourful Mess is where all the parts of me come together.

My abstract art story actually started in Kindergarten. For our end-of-year painting, I splattered colour across the page, only to have my teacher tell me it wasn’t a “proper” picture and hand me a fresh sheet. I tried again — faster this time — hoping she’d see how amazing it would be. Nope. Same reaction. In the end I painted a house, a person, and rain (see below). But that little painter in me never went away.

For years, my art became careful and precise botanical drawings. I loved these (and still do), but it often felt like work instead of joy. One night, I pulled out some old canvases and new paints and just played. It felt electric — like a part of me had been waiting all this time to splash colour around again.

When I think about my work as a psychologist, it really boils down to helping people remove the blocks that stop them from expressing their full, authentic, wonderful selves. When the blocks go, the flourishing begins. Painting works the same way for me: tuning into my own intuition reconnects me with my authentic self. That’s also what I hope my art sparks in others.

Each piece is made to brighten a space, spark inspiration, bring joy and remind us all that we don’t need to follow the rules — in art, or in life.