When I Decided to be an Artist

The first time I really got the nerve to promote and sell my paintings was during a 30 Day Challenge sponsored by Leslie Saeta in fall 2014.  A fellow artist was planning to participate and she encouraged me to do so also.  This involved painting every day for a month, and for someone with a day job, that was very difficult. I sometimes painted 3-5 paintings on the weekends to keep up.  Every day I would post my painting on the Challenge site as well as my own Facebook page.  My friends/followers really got into it and looked forward to seeing the daily painting.  They encouraged me and told me what they liked about each one.  I was very encouraged by all the positive feedback.  I began selling some of them and that was really rewarding for me.  That was when I decided to declare myself an artist and commit to entering the painting business.