Painting

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Art was always a class I did well in, but I never pursued it after I graduated high school. Now, it has become a significant part of my life since I started painting again in the summer of 2022. It began with acrylic paint on smaller sized canvases and has graduated to designer oil paints and experimenting with different mediums on larger canvases. 

The evolution continues…

When life takes experiences away (the path we thought we were supposed to be on), it then creates space for the new to enter. There truly was nothing like the chaos of the pandemic to move life around at enormous speeds. If you take anything away from reading this – try not to resist change too-too much. I know it can be challenging at first because we like repetition in life and routine is healthy. But change is incredibly healthy too. When we let go of the ideas we have about how life is supposed to go and what life experiences we might be adamant on having, we open up to incredible possibility. Being flexible and open to change can lead you in the direction of your destiny.

Now, that is not to say that our life-paths aren’t uncomfortable or bumpy at times. But when I look back at the speed-bumps in my own life, while challenging or uncomfortable at the time, I have nothing but gratitude for all the life lessons because those life lessons have led me to this version of “now.” And while in my experience there is no perfection in any single given moment, we learn to appreciate those imperfections because nobody wants perfect. We may think we do, but we really don’t. In fact, I must have a little imperfection in my paintings. I find that if it is too “perfect-looking” – it lacks depth. (this is my opinion, of course). 

Be brave. I already love you for it.

~ Jacqualine xo