Free To Grow Acrylic Painting

Hello blogger friends,

Last week I returned to my studio after being absent for nearly four months. Our family has been going through a difficult time and although I should of continued to create I chose to ignore the longing instead. It made sense to put my endeavors on hold during this time but I should of used my gift of creativity as a therapy. With no deadlines and no one waiting for my next project I got lost and realized I had no idea how to create for myself anymore, nor did I have the motivation to do so. I see now that  through pain and sorrow, allowing creativity to come out brings healing and helps to get my emotions out instead of stuffing them down. I also felt like I should be spending every spare minute dealing with the crisis but doing that was sucking the life right out of me. Art fuels me and puts life into me. Art helps me hear from God and helps me communicate to others what he's saying to me.  I have no reason to feel guilty about setting time aside to do it. It's what I was made to do.

So here I am, back in the studio...

Things will be changing. I've had a lot of time to think! I will no longer create to please other people. I will no longer make art to try to impress this company or that one.

The pieces that I have made from my heart are the ones that have made a difference so from now on I will be true to myself and I hope that in doing so it will bring freedom to others.

Will you join me in being your true self?

Yesterday, I told my daughter that by trying to fit in, she was robbing the world of her awesomeness.

Perhaps I should listen to my own advice?

Perhaps you should too!

Be yourself...

This painting shows how freely we can grow once the restrains are broken. Sure we can still grow through the barrier but it's so much harder and requires a lot more effort.

Are you free to grow? What's holding you back?

For this painting I used the new DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics They send them to me to try out and the timing was perfect. They came just as I was ready to return to my creative life and gave me the push that I needed. I love them! I can't wait to get the rest of the colors and all the other mixed media products that DecoArt now has.

I also used some chipboard goodies from my Gina's Designs stash!

I hope you are encouraged to be yourself, that's the YOU that I want to know!