I'm a struggling starving artist living in a small Texas town. Money is so tight that I often paint over old paintings in order to create new ones.A customer came to the gallery where I exhibit to buy a Russian cityscape painting he had seen, a painting that I had just painted over days before. It would have sold. I'm a single Mom of an awesome 3 year old boy, we live with Grandma while I try to make enough through my art to support him and move out on our own. When we finally do, I've promised him a puppy which we haven't been able to have here. It's been a hard 3 years financially. I will say this though--- we're poor but we're happy and I've been able to both be with my son and do what I am most passionate about, which is creating art that makes people smile.

This is an abstract Dallas Skyline acrylic painting I'm entering in the fine art category for the starving artist contest.

by funkytown-art