I recently had another honor of creating this artpiece for a woman who's best friend struggles with depression. She sketched out what she wanted and sent it my way. 

Honestly- this one was difficult. My first version came out muddy, dark, and LOOKED a little depressing- when that was the exact opposite of what I was going for. This was supposed to resemble hope, love, comfort, and companionship. So, I tweaked and tweaked and finally came up with this. The customer and I were both pleased.

While we are talking about honesty, there are so many that don't talk about the processes, the difficulties, the EXPERIENCE they have until the end product, (myself included.) I have many projects that come to me quickly and easily, but there are a lot that try me- and don't turn out what I visualize in my head at all.

I think that is the beauty of art. The beauty of LIFE. To grow, learn, mistake, rework, and understand that not everything can be easy. Just try- A LOT - and then practice acceptance. Art is beautiful through the mistakes. Art is objective. Art, at times, creates itself. 

Sometimes I am surprised at what sells most. It's often not what I expect. I think due to the difficult process this art piece had on me, I expected it wouldn't sell well. But I was wrong. It's available as a printable- and has already gained love. 

I feel blessed to have worked on this piece, because it helped me understand more about myself as a person and as an artist. I want to be more transparent. More honest. More accomodating of myself. More real. And sometimes, completely let go and let the art create itself. <3

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