Wow Sheila what a lovely story, thank you for sharing your journey to art. Wishing you every success.... xx

Thank you and good luck with whatever creative endeavours you pursue. Love Helen x

Ah I'm so glad you have found your way back to art making. I wish you every success and enjoyment on your art adventure. Love Helen x

Thank you so much Julia, I appreciate you taking the time to watch x

Oh thank you so much Debbie: that’s good to hear: at the beginning I was n’t confident at all, I kept a part time job for years and years so I had something to fall back on… I tried lots of things and eventually time and experience helped me find my way and I’m still finding it a decade on. Sending love ❤️

Ah thank you… yes having a part time job for years really helped me to understand how to make money from art and to not put all the expectation or pressure on my art making from the very get go…it was a good slow run way of discovery that helped me develop and grow before I made the leap to full time artist…xx

Oh wow thank you so much for sharing your story. I would say 70 is definitely not too late and the best time to start is now! Thank you for your kind words and wisdom. Love Helen x

Ah that’s sweet of you. Thank you ☺️

My pleasure! Thank you for watching. Helen x

Oh that's so kind of you. Thank you so much Anna x

You’re welcome 😊 wishing you luck 🍀

Oh, that’s lovely of you. Thank you 🙏🏼

Oh thank you so much Sarah for your lovely comment and encouragement. Helen x

You're welcome 😊

Oh yes do dive back in…. I’m cheerleading you on from the sidelines x

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Thank you for sharing this Andrew... and good luck with your new art adventure, I hope it is rewarding and nourishing. Somebody recently shared this quote with me and thought it was so true... so I'm sharing it here incase helpful: “Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.” Ira Glass

Oh gosh, that sounds so similar to me. Wishing you lots of luck and I hope this new chapter brings everything you are hoping for...x

Thank you too! For your kind comment x

Oh gosh Gail that is just brilliant, you've really made my day. Wishing you lots of luck with all your creative endeavours. Love Helen x

@@HelenWellsArtist Its all true. So happy that you did the book Helen! It will be an inspiration for many I am sure.

Oh thank you so much for your kind words! I’m lucky to have such a lovely gang of supportive folks! X

Thank you so much and wishing you every success…

Oh thank you so much Hannah. Only online classes. Thank you love Helen

Oh thank you Emma. you may like this blog post I have written about finding your art style...helenwellsartist.com/blog/developing-your-own-style

Thankyou so much, I'll take a look! 😊

Thank you Rika x

Oh thank you for the comment Megan. It's a big question which I think is hard to answer. I guess I would say just start where you are and take small steps in the direction you want... there is no easy route or clear cut path, lots of artists have taken years and years to get to professional status, working on the side, trying things out, seeing what works for them and lots of people just keep art as a passion awhile something else pays the bills- it might be useful to think about it in two ways - firstly how can you develop your art practice, improve your skills and develop you art style and secondly there's the making money part...not easy but not impossible. I guess my recommendation would be to start small, with whatever you can ie try selling online or a local art fair etc and see what works out...Wishing you lots of luck in finding your own path...x

Thank you, thank you x

you´re an inspiration Helen!@@HelenWellsArtist

Well nearly, my art has been used on clothing, but I never have actually designed any fabric as such. It's on my list to try and figure out how to do this. So hopefully one day... x

@@HelenWellsArtist that’s fantastic! There’s lots of places online to print your own designs on all different kinds of fabric if you’re interested. I think the mattress factory in Philadelphia has artist’s come and do it by hand too. It would be great to see what you come up with if you do try it. I love your channel. Thanks for sharing and encouraging us to create.

Thank you 🙏🏼