Artist Blog #2
My Art Blog - creating my artist portfolio of 30 paintings before my art exhibition, including my art vlog on Youtube
An earlier piece that I created during lockdown. It’s when my focus on building my art business went up a notch
Hello everyone,
Finding something that you’re passionate about can take time to present itself into your life and awareness.
To find a passion in life the majority of people will need to try their hand at many different things before something clicks inside of them and they realise that they do not want to do anything else. It’s like finding a key to your own unique lock and that key will bring with it immense joy, excitement and it will make you feel alive.
Soon after I had my daughter, I felt a shift within my core. My capacity to love blossomed to new heights and so did the need to be creative and the need to find a purpose or a passion.
The pull to be creative took me down many paths but in January 2016 I purchased three small canvases and some acrylic paint and I followed my intuition. I painted a silhouette of an old and crooked tree on each canvas with a beautiful purple and red sky in the background. I was both so happy and surprised with how they turned out. A family member purchased them soon after I had posted them on Instagram and that gave me the confidence I needed to pursue this new interest of mine.
During those earlier years I was learning to paint by watching tutorials online and by simply experimenting and being playful. It was a casual hobby up until 2020.
Lockdown was the catalyst for me wanting to be a full-time artist.
During this period I was able to paint nearly every day and having that time at home also allowed me to build my website from scratch. This was a huge achievement for me as I have always believed that I was not very savvy when it comes to things like that. I had now created half a dozen finished pieces of art, sold some of them via social media and now I had my own website to sell them from. I was now determined to give this my all and create a living from my art because So even though lockdown was difficult and stressful in ways, such as not being able to go to work and earn money, worrying about paying bills and how this pandemic and isolation was affecting my daughter and family, it also changed the course of my life without a doubt, for the better.
Painting I created during lockdown
This piece sold pretty quickly and it cemented the dream of being a full-time artist
It also opened me up to new and powerful realisations including first hand spiritual experiences. Which I will talk about another time.
The following year in June 2021 I enrolled onto an art mastery program for a year. I had come to a point in my painting journey where I needed guidance to improve my skills further. So after much debating I took the plunge and signed up for this intensive art program. Best thing I ever did!
The course ended in June 2022, however I am yet to complete my portfolio of 30 paintings. I am currently on painting 10. Once my portfolio is finished my intention is to showcase my work at my first exhibition. Take a look at the art supplies I use for all my mixed media artwork.
These blogs of my portfolio progress will be a regular thing!
Artist Blog #1
My First Ever Art Vlog - behind the scenes in my life as I build an art business and painting from my art studio
Creating my pieces of artwork with many materials gives me a beautiful sense of freedom and possibility.
Hey everyone,
So I have decided to document my art career from the very beginning in the form of blogs and vlogs and to share with you this never-ending adventure which is spirituality.
Why am I doing this? Well, my goal is to build a like minded and supportive community and to also inspire others who also dream big.
It’s not an easy task to build a business of any kind. It’s even trickier when you are doing this whilst working a full-time job and/or being a parent etc. But it is not impossible!
I believe that it takes focus, dedication, self discipline and being consistent. These are the main qualities I strive to embrace every single day.
The vlogs will encourage me to stick to deadlines and personal goals so that I build some momentum with the limited spare time I have to put into my art business. It will also encourage me to commit to a daily spiritual practice, which I know will benefit many aspects of my life.
Both art and spirituality came into my life significantly in early 2020.
I have written about my spiritual experiences in my other blog posts, which I hope you will also enjoy!
So a little bit about me…I am a mum to a teenager Isabella and we have a cat called Charlie.
I currently work full-time as someone who offers support to people in my local community with household chores or in a more caring capacity. It’s a business I began a few years ago and even though I enjoy what I do and it has served me all, it is not something that I feel I am here to do.
How do I know what I am supposed to do with this life?
The simple answer is to follow whatever it is that brings that fire in your belly and that expansion and excitement in your heart. The thing that you simply cannot imagine not doing. I believe it is our guidance system.
I hope you enjoy the vlogs and find them useful in some way for your own creative endeavour.
Take a look at the art supplies I use for all my mixed media artwork.