I forgot that I’m an artist

Hey guys!

This blog is about something that gets not talked about enough. The times you feel overwhelmed by everything.

The last few months I barely took a brush in my hand even though I LOVE to paint. I’m an extremely creative person that needs to get the creativity out every single day. Whether it is art oder making a coffee that looks like a bear (talking about experience :D) or whatever kind of thing. I NEED to be creative. But since I’ve started university and a new job I was so focused on studying and everything that I just left art out of my life.

A few days ago I was at a family event where I talked to people that never saw my art before. I showed them some paintings and I was litereally so shocked by their reactions. They gasped at every painting and told me how it looked like a photo and everything. I was really suprised because I’m so used to my own oil paintings that I didn’t even take pride in it. I just acknowledge them like a lamp or something. And when they were so amazed by my artwork it made me soo happy. They reminded me of something important. Something that was missing lately.

The minute I got home I went into my art studio and painted for hours. The smell of oil paints, the podcast I’m listening to when I paint, the silence in my head… I missed it. It may sound stupid to some of you but I think there’s at least a few people that know exactly what I’m talking about. For them it may be some kind of sport or reading a book. Whatever it is that’s missing in your life lately because it was not a priority lately: Go back to it! It fullfils you, so take your time. You need it.

So I’m sitting here at midnight getting those words out like I had it all in my head for months. But I just realized it now.

Like always I wish you an amazing week.

Good night. :)

- Lilly