Artistic Soul
As a little kid, I loved drawing and painting, although art supplies were limited and I didn’t get to express that side of myself very often. I remember each time I created a little “masterpiece” for my mother, she would say, “What am I supposed to do with this?” before crumpling it and throwing it away. Eventually, I stopped doing any sort of art.
Fast forward, as an adult I’d envisioned a mural on my bedroom wall for some time, lamenting the fact that I wasn’t an artist and couldn’t paint. Eventually, I realised that because I owned the house, I could try to paint what was in my head and if it sucked, I could paint over it.
I had no clue what I was doing, but got some little bottles of acrylic craft paints and covered one wall in my bedroom.
It turned out all right and I ended up doing more murals, like this little one in my daughter’s room in our cottage in England:
After running out of walls in both my Canadian house and my English cottage, I turned to canvas, shifting gears and trying my hand at abstract art.
With a lifetime of painful challenges behind me, apparently there was a lot that needed to be expressed. I created 50 paintings in my first month.
Within 2 weeks of doing my first painting, I was shocked to be offered a hefty sum for my first sale, which soon led to several others.
I have enjoyed a “side career” as an artist, mainly doing abstract and expressive paintings in acrylic, watercolour or mixed media, and includes landscapes, sketches and encaustic art.
My paintings have been displayed and sold in galleries as well as in upscale pubs in England. I’ve had several exhibitions and my work has sold internationally.
A sampling of my art can be seen in the slideshow below.
A few photos taken from one of my exhibitions (Pieces of My Soul) in England, and a sampling of some of my art.