Art and Soul: Paint Your Own and/or Order Custom Painting
Julie Hart, owner Art & Soul
I view painting as an escape. With our busy lives, painting at Art & Soul provides a “get-away” from it all. Unlike the movies, one can visit with friends and family while engaging in a fun activity. Many clients tell me how therapeutic painting is. It is a chance to escape the stresses of everyday life and let your mind just go. Everyone needs a place to just relax and let your mind go. It is a special treat that allows your mind to go other places than your “to do” list.
I believe painting is an opportunity to embrace one’s originality. If a painter stresses over their piece not being painted “perfectly”, I express to them that perfection is not the goal. Perfection is what is purchased on an assembly line. Original work, where the piece is painted with imperfections and all, is truly a “one and only” – nothing else like it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Go for being different. Paint outside the box. Why does a piggy bank always have to be pink? Again, using your imagination leads to the most creative painting.
I love not having to think but to create; to just allow myself to put ideas, designs and colors together, and be inspired to paint it. I like to have pieces that are practical. In other words, plates are great, but at home, I started running out of places to hang them. I like to paint design items that are functional (tissue boxes, cookie jars, plant holders, etc.) and I want my customers to have the same variety of choices available at Art & Soul.
