It's such a nice feeling to see my paintings in someone elses home. For quite sometime I only made original artwork for myself & my family. After coming across so MANY copycats of my Made By Girl art, I decided it was time to venture into one of my OTHER passions.... painting.
I admit, at first I was a little SCARED. The thought of NOT SELLING one single painting.... crossed my mind. However, I decided that worrying wasn't going to BENEFIT anyone & that I had to have faith in what I was doing.
To tell you the truth, I have loved painting since........aaah yes, FOREVER. It is a passion. I started painting when I was about 7 years old & even painted a landscape scene on my dad's back (with magic markers). That was my dad's idea. He was so IMPRESSED with my ability to draw & paint that he told me to draw whatever I wanted on his back. He has a pretty WIDE BACK, so there was PLENTY of space!
I ended up drawing an ocean, a few palm trees, a boat & a whale. I remember the BIG smile my DAD had when he turned around & looked at his back in the mirror! To this day, he talks about it!!
In essence, painting has always been a part of me....a God-given gift that I am grateful for.
So, what THING are you passionate about doing?? Have you ever thought of sharing this passion with others? OR does that thought scare you??
This is one of the paintings I did - it was one of the first few I launched that sold out the first week. Becky Kimball of 'All that I Love' blog purchased it & sent me these lovely pics! Nice huh?
-bottom 2 images by becky kimball
visit Cocoa & Hearts to view a gallery of my work. NEW paintings just added today!
