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Artist & Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
in Chichester, West Sussex
Original contemporary art, limited edition prints, contemplative creative practice and secular mindfulness meditation.
A creative life can be joyful, expansive and deeply challenging. Life brings change, uncertainty, loss and moments that ask us to pause and reconsider how we are living.
Mindfulness meditation offers a way of meeting these experiences with greater awareness, steadiness and compassion. Rather than turning away from what is difficult, we learn to stay present, notice what is happening, and respond with greater clarity.
Creativity can also support this process. Through creative practice, we develop a deeper understanding of ourselves, strengthen self-trust and our intuitive voice, and discover new ways of relating to our experience.
I bring these two practices together and share how they can support us to live with greater resilience, clarity, equanimity and a sense of connection - allowing a deeper sense of purpose and belonging to unfold over time.
Joanne Farley-Webb is an artist, mindfulness meditation teacher and Reiki Master based in Chichester, West Sussex. She studied painting at the Royal Academy of Arts and has more than 35 years of professional arts practice. She is a Dharma Moon and Tibet House-certified mindfulness meditation teacher and studied with David Nichtern.
Through The Peaceful Paintbrush, Joanne brings together art, creativity and mindfulness to create welcoming spaces where people can slow down, breathe, create and reconnect with themselves. Her approach is secular and trauma-aware, creating a welcoming space where no previous experience of art or meditation is needed. Sessions are gently guided and open to anyone who would like to slow down, create and explore something new.
As a neurodivergent artist with an AuDHD perspective, Joanne is passionate about making contemplative spaces accessible to different ways of thinking and experiencing the world. Her work explores consciousness, presence, wellbeing, stillness and the unfolding of who we are and who we are becoming. She is interested in art as a way of paying attention, opening to possibility and seeing ourselves and the world with fresh eyes. Her practice moves between tactile mixed-media painting in the studio and luminous digital landscapes, hand-drawn on an iPad using an Apple Pencil. Her artwork is held in private collections in Britain and internationally.
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What if creativity wasn’t something you squeezed into the edges of life, but something you returned to as
a way of life?
Rooted in a 2,500-year-old Buddhist wisdom tradition, I bring together secular mindfulness meditation, contemplative art practice and heart-centred guidance to create a space for awareness, creativity and meaningful change. This is not a space for striving or self-improvement through art. It is a space for becoming more present to your own experience.
Sometimes, when we slow down and pay attention, auspicious synchronicities appear, unexpected moments of connection, recognition and possibility. Through mindfulness and creative practice, we explore how to meet these moments, and life itself, with greater resilience, clarity and equanimity.
The pace is gentle. The atmosphere is spacious. Tea is often shared, silence is respected, and conversation is allowed to unfold naturally into the deeper questions of creativity, consciousness, healing and meaningful living.
At the same time, this work is deeply human: joyful, relaxing, rejuvenating and wonderfully enriching. Many people leave feeling lighter, more connected, more creatively alive, and with a greater sense of ease, wellbeing and happiness. Here, creativity is not separate from how we live. I guide you on how to make it a practice - a way of developing self-trust, clarity and a deeper capacity to meet ourselves and the world as we are.
“I was looking for a place to be, breathe out and paint – to sense without thinking, after facing health challenges. I found The Peaceful Paintbrush ‘the right place to be at exactly the right time to be in it.’ Suddenly, creativity felt alive again – and so did I! Jo is a very special artist – someone with a rare lived quality of pure presence, combined with a spirit of utmost
generosity and warmth.”
Kerry - Sacred Creative Sessions 2025 / 26
“I am deeply grateful for the care, presence, and steady support Jo brings to every session. Her work has been invaluable, helping me build resilience, regain trust, and experience healing in a creative, fun and holistic way. I would wholeheartedly recommend The Peaceful Paintbrush to anyone seeking a gentle, creative, art-centred approach to emotional wellbeing and self-discovery.”
Julie - Creative Calm 2025/26
“Joanne is an extraordinary art teacher who brings more than technique; she creates a healing space where creativity flourishes. Her inspiring guidance unlocks confidence and imagination, making every session both supportive and educational. She has worked with my teenage daughter for several months now and has created a safe, beautifully crafted space to work in.”
Bella - Creative Calm Session 2025 / 26