A few years ago, on a morning like any other, I had a sudden realization: I was in danger of wasting my life. As I stared out the rain-spattered window of a New York City bus, I saw that the years were slipping by. “What do I want from life?” I asked myself. “Well…I want to be happy.” I had many reasons to be happy: My husband was the tall, dark, handsome love of my life; we had two delightful girls; I was a writer, living in my favorite city. I had friends; I had my health; I didn’t have to color my hair. But too often I sniped at my husband or the drugstore clerk. I felt dejected after...
There's a brutal truth in life that some people refuse to accept: You have no control over many of the things that happen in your life. Some people who resist this truth become control freaks. They micromanage, refuse to delegate tasks and try to force other people to change. They think if they can gain enough control over other people and the situations they find themselves in, they can prevent bad things from happening. Others know they can't prevent bad things from happening, but they worry about them anyway. They fret about everything from natural disasters to deadly diseases. Their worries keep them occupied, but ultimately they waste their time and energy because worrying doesn't do any good. If you find yourself wasting...
My name is Katia and I'm originally from France, but I moved to Oslo (Norway) in 2000. Today I wanted to share my personal experience with painting by numbers and how it personally helped me overcoming a difficult life situation. I hope you enjoy it and somehow feel encouraged to face future challenges. Why did I start Painting by numbers?I always had a creative soul and I like to practice different kinds of art. It can be drawing, making jewelry, painting and so on. I use art to express myself and to relieve stress/anxiety.Everything started in 2002 when I got diagnosed with cancer and had to be hospitalized for a little while. You can imagine the feeling when you receive...
Have you been searching the web for articles that can tell you about how to paint? Have you been searching the web for articles that can tell you how beneficial painting is for all of us? Or, have you been searching the web for techniques that can guide you in learning the basics or help you develop your skills if you are an intermediate level painter? Paint by numbers kits allow you to develop your creativity by yourself.Van Gogh in his time produced about 2100 artworks in his short career as a painter and is one of the most famous painters of the western world. The last Van Gogh I remember being auctioned was in 2017 for a staggering 66.3 million dollars. Why...
Painting by Numbers is an approach (with a kit) that allows people even with no knowledge about painting to paint all kinds of masterpieces by themselves. Painting by Numbers divides a picture into sessions, each marked with a number that corresponds to a particular color. Simply painting all outlined and numbered sessions with the corresponding numbered paint provided in the kit, and ultimately the picture emerges as a finished beautiful masterpiece, even if you've never painted before in your life! Try to paint one color at a time and clean the brush before you start next color. The outlined and numbered sessions are normally printed on high quality canvas (preferred! - as canvas last long), and the paints in however...
