Creativity Takes Courage

When I first began to show my work, I attended several art business classes where they would emphasis the importance of telling your story. It was hard for me to understand what story they wanted to hear or what story I wanted to tell. I have always been a very private person especially when it comes to my inner thoughts and personal beliefs. Even though I didn’t understand at the time, I knew that my art was connected to my inner thoughts emotions and beliefs. They were the reason I created art in the first place.

I continued painting and tried to tell my story as best as I could understand it at the time. Many times I paint a vision that comes to me and I have no idea what it means. After it is all on the canvas there is a difference in the way I feel. Sometimes it feels like I have released a heavy burden or told a secret that I had been holding in without telling the details of how it all came to be. In the beginning my process was more about my need to express myself. As I have grown, my art has grown, and my need to include others in this process has evolved. I realize now that the details are what makes art important for me. All my art comes from my interpretation of personal experiences. Art has given me the opportunity to express myself before I have the words to articulate my thoughts and emotions.

Now that I have the words, I share them only with the hope that they might somehow be helpful to other people. I love when I have the opportunity talk to the Artist about their work, why they created it, and what it means from their perspective. I am always honored when they take the time to explain their thoughts and beliefs because I understand that it’s not always easy. I am always in awe of their confidence. I aspire to create the same confidence in myself to share my stories as I understand them. I have decided to start a this blog to tell the story of my art. I dedicate it to every Artist who has told their story. Especially every Artist who have taken the time to share a story, a smile, a conversation, an art tip, a peek at their work in progress, an opportunity, and most of all kindness with me. Thank you so much you are invaluable and sincerely loved. Your giving hearts have planted seeds in me and they are starting to sprout. It’s time to bloom!