Thank you for all the questions! They got me thinking about where I started and how far I have come as an artist and why I am doing what I’m doing. I am feeling as ready for the meet and greet as I can be. This painting “Fallen Tree on a Dreary Day” will be there along with 17 other works. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sharing the Q & A here for later reference: ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ When did you first get into painting? What made you decide to become an artist? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I painted my first landscape when I was 14. Mimicking to style of Thomas Kinkade. I first decided to become an artist when everyone I knew encouraged me to pursue my gifts. I have also always loved doing art. Starting with finger paintings at 4 years old. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ How long have you been painting? What got you get interested in art? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Back when I was living in New York. About 14 years old. So over ten years ago. I became interested in art first through photography. I would love to explore the landscape with a camera in hand. And then I would experiment through painting. I hadn’t connected the two yet though. Now I use photography as reference and am moving towards doing more plain air painting. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What draws you to nature?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The organic ever-changing beauty of it I think. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What are your go to colors? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I like to change up my colors depending on the mood of the piece.. but a few of my favorites are: Red Oxide/Mars Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Violet, Cerulean Deep Blue⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Do you paint actual places you’ve been or from your imagination? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes. Currently my work is based on actual places that I have been! In the past I invented scenes or compiled found inspiration. ⁣⁣
So excited to meet with art admirers young and old on Thursday! I am showing 17 PAINTINGS in the beautiful Woodlands senior living community in Greenville, SC.⁣ ⁣ Since meeting new people and talking about myself is not one of my strong suits …⁣ ⁣ But one of my newly realized core values is BRAVERY... ⁣ ⁣ HELP ME PREPARE by letting me know what you would want to know about me or my paintings? Or let me know how you have connected with my artistic pursuit?
So much beauty in spring flowers and morning sunshine!! Happy Monday!
I am taking an art business course, and this first week the topic is sustainability. In order to purse your dreams with the right focus we were asked to choose our top 5 core values. I chose mine based on how I want my life to be and who I want to be in the future, personally and professionally. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Bravery, Serenity, Beauty, Prosperity & Mastery