On Painting: Talent Is A Pursued Interest

Dear beautiful reader,

I’m taking a break from posting any writing this month. I did write a few poems this month, but last month I was dangling by a thread and felt like I was producing just to produce and I hate that. It reminds me of the ‘influencer’ way of creation: quantity > quality. So instead of sharing mediocre work, I’m skipping this month.

If you follow me on social media, I recently popped out of my art-making hole and posted a TikTok sharing my painting journey. It was both a pleasant surprise and extremely heartwarming to see all the love and support! Especially since I’ve been in said hole for almost four years now lol… Most of all, everyone seemed to have a lot of the same questions: how, how, how? 

So this month, I thought I’d divulge how I went from not being able to paint a straight line to painting five-foot paintings in about two years! Whether it’s painting, writing, singing, or dancing, I hope you can find some inspiration (and perhaps permission!) to go after your beautiful, bright dreams…

God knows, the world needs a whole lot more of that! 🤘

Q: How and when did you get started?