My First Love

byKhalissah

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6 years ago

My talent for painting was discovered by my mom when I was two years old and when I painted the walls of my room with paintbrush.

First grade of elementary school and I've already participated in the painting contest: "This is my town." With the help of art culture teacher, I worked very hard and progressed very quickly and because of my skills, I wanted to help my classmates. I was unselfishly trying to help others, activate them, because I think that we all have a talent, just need faith.

During elementary school I experimented with many techniques of painting, from tempers, watercolor painting and all the way to the oil on the canvas. I continued studying in that direction and enrolled in the Fine Arts High School in Sarajevo, on textile design, where I met with an extra painting technique, such as painting on tree, painting on silk and many other artistic skills, that don't have much contact with the painting art but it helped me develop my talents.

We're all born with talent but, as my design professor says 1% talent and 99% of work is needed for success. Since I am versatile and nothing holds me in one place, I've never been able to be equipped for only one direction in art.

Unfortunately or fortunately my curios and restless nature has never allowed me to stop for only one field of interest. I designed clothes, studied rules of advertising, studied sculpture, recycled scrap material, worked on many part-time jobs, so I could eventually calm down and start a private business from my house.

I work in a small, modest studio in a closed balcony for a decade and spend all my free time here. I've reduced my other activities and based mostly on painting and painting techniques. I'll be writing on my blog about oil on the canvas, the acrylic on the canvas, the acrylic on the tree, the watercolor painting, the mix painting and many other painting techniques.

Finally, I returned to my first love. The lack of time should not be an excuse to forget your first love. I would not forgive myself for this talent to die, a talent that has selflessly guided me through the many adventures of life. I love painting and painting loves me, because through it I learned what true love is, and that love has no limits.

Only the sky is the limit.