I turned to art in deep grief and it’s my therapy. I literally paint every single day. Best part about it is sharing it with others.
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I mainly do watercolor and focus on flowers and landscapes. Once I can afford it I’m switching to oils. I want to do portraits that can express grief and other deep emotions.
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration comes from my photography. I always loved photography. Getting to show my perspective of the world, then turning around and showing that same perspective through another form of art is really amazing. I really don’t have the words for it. I’d like to take this time to say anybody can do art, even if you think you’re not good at it! It’s good to try. I thought I was horrible but this is me one year in. I can’t wait to see where I’m at in 5 years from now.
What would you do with $25,000?I don’t wanna make this a pity story, but I am homeless, which to be honest I’m a little grateful for because it showed me the way to art and that I will never change. Most of the money would go towards housing and keeping it. The rest I would probably put towards my art. Actually, when I signed up for this, I thought it was just a thing to show off people‘s art I had no idea there was a reward. It would be awesome if I get it, literally life-changing. Whoever gets it, I hope it goes towards so
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