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A Calm Mind: One Brushstroke at a Time
Forget everything you were told about needing to be “good” at art. You are the artist of your life. That means you are creating your life every day. You have the freedom to create a calm mind through painting.
Painting is not about talent, perfection, or producing a masterpiece. You are not here to impress anyone, not even yourself.
This is about something more profound.
Something slower.
Something sacred.
In this space, painting is not a skill. It is a practice, a way of entering into a quiet conversation with yourself. It’s a doorway to healing, a path to presence, a return to the self.
I didn’t call myself an artist when I first picked up a paintbrush.
Not at first.
When I decided to begin, I had no clue what I was doing.
No training.
No art degree.
No idea where to start.
I hadn’t gone to art school.
I didn’t know the “rules.”
Honestly? I wasn’t even sure if I belonged in front of a canvas.
What was I supposed to paint?
How would I know if it was “good”?
What if I messed it up?
