Goodbye Elephant

   In attempts to continue with my New Years resolution I have been sharing my art work like never before. Posting constant updates of my newest work in progress on Facebook and Instagram - Sharing these posts all over my own facebook page. I have been trying very hard to stay "active" in social media. I have started a routine. It involves posting on my art's page. Taking that post and sharing it with myself and an art group I am in then posting to instagram. It takes just a few minutes but it helps. My posts are receiving a lot more views and frankly my attempts are paying off.

I sold my first painting!

 

   It was a new feeling of pride that I had never felt before. Wrapping up the painting and packaging it safely, I couldn't stop smiling. Seriously the grin on my face wouldn't go away. Yesterday (Jan. 17th, 2014) I mailed it off to its new home. I walked in carrying that over taped box as if I had just won the lotto or something. Lemme put it to you this way - I had to go into work right after (on my day off) and still felt like a queen :)

 

   My art has always made me happy. It has helped me through the rough times and has kept me going through the good. But my art has never made me feel this wonderful. Sure I sold a painting - that's exciting - but now my art is bringing someone else happiness. Knowing that makes me swell with pride. My home is covered in my paintings. I love seeing them all over my walls. I hang the good and the one's that aren't really my favorites - But they are still there. Now I get to walk inside my home and see one missing. I walked into my house after mailing the package and my eyes searched for the painting I had sold. Just to be sure it wasn't a dream or something. It wasn't there. Happiness filled me because I know soon someone will walk into their home and see my work. It is making their day brighter.

 

   When I was younger I would always joke with my friends by writing "Save this for when I become famous" on a drawing or doodle I had done for them. I'm pretty sure I wrote that in a few year books as well. But I never thought I would sell my work. Back then I didn't want to. I felt it was to much of myself. I felt I would be giving away to much of my soul to others, which in a way I still feel is true . . . but I see it in different light now. I am giving away my soul but to help put a smile on the face of others.  I don't fear it anymore. I welcome it. It makes sense to me to make others smile if you can.

 

   I don't have many friends anymore and that is probably my (more than likely) fault. I am friends with my husband (Which I highly recommend) and my dog. I have others but you get what I am saying. So I look at my art facebook page as my art's friends. My art has more friends than I do and I am more than okay with that. When my art gains a new friend, I know it is because my art is making someone happy and call it selfish but I feel it is because I helped. Nothing wrong with helping. I would rather my art speak because I am truly odd . . . I am socially awkward . . . I will stick with helping.

 

So with all that said, I say goodbye to my Elephant painting.

I hope you make new friends and don't forget that I helped.