I've been creating grateful speedpaints for over a year and one thing I'm reoccurringly grateful for are artists & people who inspire me, and I've wanted to create gifts for those people who have given me so much through their art, advice, or just pure presence in my world.

Gift #6 is for Gen Whitmore, creator of Littletales, Megaplex Con's Dealers Den Lead, and the most influential person to push me to sell my art at cons.

Gen & I met at my first EVER convention, Megaplex 2012. She was selling her art, but took the time to complement me on my own. Her kind & encouraging remarks, that I should really consider selling at next year's Megaplex in the Den, lit a fire under me.

Now every year I deal at Megaplex. I appreciate how she first encouraged me to join & then has continually made my stay in the den a pleasure.

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Today I'm Grateful for:
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Encouragement
Trying New Things

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1.5hr speedpaint.

In 2016 I started journaling daily. Part of that writing process has been to write 3 things I am grateful for each morning.

I've been sharing these three things along with a speedpaint every Mon-Fri.
This practice has benefited me artistically as well as emotionally. My hope is, that by sharing these grateful speed paintings, you guys feel some of those good vibes too :) (Smile)

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