I’m usually a super happy, super good-natured person. Before I started showing my art and had a workplace job, I was even given the nickname SMILEY. Then, one day, something horrible happened to me and I got really, really angry. I got so angry and I got so bottled up inside, I just could not talk. It wasn’t because of one person or a community of them. It was just LIFE HAPPENING. No one was at fault. During this time the only thing that spoke to me was art.
Many artists have missions. One artist may be on a mission for fame…another may want to show the world the horrors of life…I decided to share my art talents—at least most of the time—to make others feel good and smile. Like many of my floral paintings, Art To Cheer Up A Heart has humor built in it. As a child I was trained to paint using traditional painting techniques. If I did as I was taught, this painting would be a realistic still life. Instead, it’s a super galore bunch of flowers dancing and singing and helping others feel good and smile!
Art To Cheer Up A Heart by Dorothea Sandra, BA, EDAC (Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification)
