My Museum

Never say never, don't underestimate your talent or what you can possibly do. Not so long ago I didn't think I could ever really paint and now I do, and when I started I only used pastel sticks . Some friends encouraged me to try acrylic s, i didn't think I could like acrylic since you have to use brushes with it and I have shaky hands. I wasn't sure I can handle brushes but I gave it a try and surprised myself. Now I enjoy both pastel and acrylic equally. Took a lot practices and I still do. The key is to not give up on something you haven't even tried, to doubt you can really do it, especially if it's something you really want to do. Give yourself a chance, time to learn and polish and 'd be amazed at what you really can do. Here's one of my acrylic practices that so far shows my improvement.

I never thought I'd ever be able to paint like I do now. I dreamed of it when I was just a child but when a crippling illness struck me down, that dream got lost.God's been so good though that I've recovered some use of my hands and well, I continued my broken dream....to paint. Someone sent me a few books and pastel tools and I thought I should try again and did. First on cards sent to friends on occasions then ventured into cloth canvasses and then stumbled onto "How To Draw And Paint" site by Bob Davis . It offered free lessons....my GOD! Free? What a gold mine for me who can't go to a regular school (since I can't walk) and really can't afford it, now I have learned techniques on shadowing, fixatives and still learning. He is so generous to want to put up a free site for aspiring artists like myself, a definitely true lover of art that he would concern himself about others who love the craft too. But how I wanted to be in the company of fellow Fili...