Original Fine Art Soft Pastel Paintings Are Now Available - Lily & Val Living

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So… yesterday I did a thing… I pushed through some fear, held my breath, and sent out an L&V love letter to our email subscribers telling them I had made a few original soft pastel paintings available! (Side note: If you don’t already receive L&V love letters you can sign up here. I always like to give email subscribers a little extra plus you’ll get a free download at sign up.) And now, I’m putting it “out there” so to speak, and letting everyone know! Ahhh! What an unexpected adventure this has been. How it all began… A few months ago, we were in the midst of full-blown lockdown, which happened to coincide with some personal soul searching I was wrestling with. I felt the urge for a creative outlet to help me express the emotion I was feeling. Don’t get me wrong, I will always love hand lettering and illustrating, but there are times when words just allude me and I need to express my feelings without them. Because of my history with chalk, my mother-in-law, who is an accomplished fine artist, suggested that I look into soft pastels. I dabbled here and there for a few weeks, immensely […]