I m a self-taught oil painter who creates vibrant realistic landscapes that capture the raw shimmering beauty of nature. I am evolving and have many more ideas and styles I am working on that are yet to come! In order to continue on this journey and put full steam and effort into my art, I had to take a leap of faith. This leap was leaving my day job to devote myself fully to art. The only drawback has been that I am the singular financial supporter of myself. I have burned through all of my savings and retirement money to get where I am at thus far. I have successfully made print recreations of my original oil paintings and launched my website! My continued expenses include needing updated technology such as a new laptop to edit pictures and videos for social media exposure, a new camera to photograph my work and nature scenes to bring home to paint, and money to pay various marketing platforms including paying the Google search engine which is expensive. I also need help with street walk entry fees and to pay my creative assistant who helps me run and manage my website and helps me distribute business cards. Funds will also go towards tapping into professional high end art classes taught by other successful artists who can help guide me on better painting techniques and how to sell and market my work. I need continued assistance with paying the bills for my studio space rent. There are also so much more miscellaneous expenses pertaining to expanding my business ideas and organizing my studio productivity. In addition, the graphic print reproduction shop charges several hundred dollars per each individual painting to be digitally photographed, test-printed, and digitally adjusted before each painting is ready to sell as a print on my webpage. Your support means the world allowing me to stay home and focus on creating and building the foundation of my art business until it can become a self-generative income. Every contribution helps me keep this dream alive allowing me to bring more of my heart and vision onto the canvas where it can be released into homes and businesses around the world. I am eternally grateful to anyone who believes in this journey enough to sponsor the funds necessary to help keep the pursuit going! I know one day my success will be a platform in which I can give back to the world by helping others with their needs and ideas. Thank you for considering a donation. Please view my website link below.

lauriegilbert.com