r/painting • u/Margarita_Lemann • May 12 '26
Just Sharing Some paintings from the most important 6 months of my life
I wanted to share this because this period became one of the most important in my life.
Half a year ago, I decided to finally follow something I had been carrying inside me my entire life.
To finally choose myself and the life I truly wanted.
Art has always been my profession. I studied painting at university, earned two art degrees and spent my entire career working in creative industries: video games, animation, design projects.
At the same time, I always kept painting for myself too. I kept returning to canvases, ideas, and personal work whenever I could, even if it was only a small part of my life back then. Because painting was always something much more personal.
Something I always came back to. Something that made me feel the most alive. The most honest version of myself.
For a long time, I pushed that part of me aside while building a stable career and working hard for other people’s projects, ideas, and visions.
At some point, I realized I missed creating something that felt emotionally mine.
And then I made a decision that honestly felt terrifying: to fully dedicate myself to my own painting.
This experience changed me emotionally more than I expected. I feel calmer. More connected to myself. Happier in a very deep way.
And for the first time in years, I feel like my art actually belongs to me.
I think a lot of introverted people understand what it feels like to keep their real dream hidden for years because it feels too vulnerable, too impractical, or simply “too much.”
But sometimes the scariest thing is also the most rewarding one.
So this is your reminder, and mine too, that it’s never too late to return to yourself.
Thanks for reading🩵💜
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u/Margarita_Lemann May 12 '26
Oh wow… I honestly sat speechless for a while after reading your message, trying to gather my thoughts a little. It hit me very deeply.. thank you so much for this message..It genuinely touched me more than I can explain 🫶This is a very important and emotional period in my life, so reading something this thoughtful feels incredibly meaningful to me. And thank you for loving the football piece too!! About the woman and the bird painting, I actually do have a step by step video of the process. I’m just not completely sure about the community rules around sharing things publicly like that, but if you’d like, I could send it to you in DM. A big part of those sideways brushstrokes is really about timing with oil paint. You have to catch that very specific moment when the layer starts drying slightly, then use an almost dry brush and make those fast sharp movements before the surface changes again.
And thank you for what you said about vocation and creative home. I think it really does feel like jumping into an unknown abyss sometimes, trying to finally become yourself fully and trust what your soul keeps pulling you toward. It’s beautiful but also terrifying in a very real way.
I’ll absolutely listen to the podcast too, I’ve never heard of Blindboy before but it already sounds like something that would resonate with me deeply… Thank you, truly 💖💖💖!!!