Simon Krol

I am a self-taught visual artist, working and living in Brighton, England. I focus primarily on subjects that invoke feelings of stillness and serenity. I believe that “less is more” and clients who buy my minimalistic line-drawings introduce a little bit of peace and calm into their lives and into their homes.

Three years ago I nearly took my own life. In the terrible foggy days that followed, a strange thing emerged – my childhood love of drawing had returned. I found that staying focused on a simple task – like drawing a tree, helped me to combat the chaos in my head. The more I drew, the more it helped. I got better (at both drawing and in terms of recovery) and now I sell my work worldwide.

I would never have picked up a pen or a brush had it not been for standing on the precipice back in November 2015. Likewise, I would not have made it through the past few years without rediscovering my love of art.

Drawing and painting now play an important role in my mental health. Not only does focussing on my creative passion help me to stay healthy, the subjects I focus on – such as nature and the female nude – also foster a strong sense of harmony. As drawing and painting have become such mindful acts for me, I believe the feeling of calmness I experience while carrying them out, actually makes it into the work itself – permeating the paper and instilling a quiet sense of tranquillity wherever the piece ends up calling home. I call my work “the art of wellbeing” and I hope that whoever buys my pieces enjoys looking at them as...