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WHY PAINTING?

If a person is going to paint, they will paint. Whether they are good may be relative as well as irrelevant. —stephen

Walking to where?

20250619- Been painting at a much slower rate now. My motivation has been interrupted for some reason. If I need to come up with a reason it could be my lack of professional training. Meaning, I either need to take some art lessons at the nearby junior college, or make time to watch some more videos online, of which there are many.

Currently, some friends have asked me to do a commission and I accepted. I visited their home at their request and got some background details on why they wanted a painting. Seems a location in their house has special meaning, and they wished it captured for posterity in the later years to remind them of an era. It is a great idea.

—Stephen

Got a place to paint

Hello, I am still painting and now I have a room in our house to do it since the kids have moved away. I bought a big easel and getting into more canvas quality and stuff. I would list it, but it would not be that beneficial imo. A lot of different things work well, so best to get what you can and get to painting something.

I am still painting a lot of pets for people, which in itself could be a full-time job. However; I like to get crazy a lot of the time and try out new things and paint new scenes. I still haven’t found my niche. I may not have one actually. It doesn’t matter, since I just want to paint everything. Each time I go to the canvas it is an adventure of sorts. You never know what can happen.

I have decided I am an artist. That means people have told me so….haha. I don’t think I’m that good, but I still have a strong desire to be better. as long as I feel like that, I will be happy in my painting.

—Stephen

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