​It was during one of my university classes that I discovered what modern art was all about.  I'm sure it's different for everyone.  I realized very quickly that becoming an acrylic artist and creating abstract acrylic paintings allowed me to not focus on what I saw, but how I felt and the energy that came with that.  For a short period of time, I got to let go of my need for control, took risks, and lost myself in the process.  I was forever changed in that moment.  Immediately after I graduated from University, I began pursuing a career to become a Canadian abstract artist. 

The first thing I did was continue to paint, improve my process and develop a style unique to me, but what I realized was art supplies are quite expensive. To solve that problem, I tried to find a place where I could list some of my modern art for sale.  I thought selling affordable art would increase my chances of finding people to buy original art. My only objective at this time was to be able to sell a few paintings so I could purchase more art supplies so I could keep creating acrylic paintings. Through my research I found a website called Etsy, which I'm sure most of you know by now, but back in 2008, Etsy was in its infancy stage.  There was only a handful of emerging artist that were selling their artwork back then.  I remember the day that I made the decision to list my first abstract art for sale; I felt so exposed and that the world was going judge me harshly. It was challenging process to press the button on my mouse and list that piece for sale, I was filled with self-doubt, I technically wasn't even an emerging local artist at the time. I had only begun to create modern art.  To my surprise, 2 weeks later an art buyer found me on Etsy and bought my first original abstract painting.  It sold to a women in Western Canada. It was at this moment where I thought "OK" this could be possible; a career as a modern artist.  From that day on, I put all my focus into pursuing a fine art career.   

                                                 

I’m very grateful for the painting course, the Art Professor and the women who purchased my first painting on Etsy; they gave me the confidence and push I needed to believe I could move to Toronto and become an art and gallery represented artist. Now I have even set my sights higher; Art Toronto.