21/4/2024 0 Comments From Sore to SoarAnyone who has followed my art since my mental health advocacy days will likely know that flight is a recurring theme for me. I like to paint flying creatures, especially birds. I've previously painted more abstracted works. Sun Flutter (below) is my first attempt at painting a monarch butterfly. Also, my first attempt at painting a more realistic sunflower.
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23/3/2024 0 Comments My pop-up art studioIt's been over a week since I wrote my first blog post for this website. A lot has happened since then. I will probably detail more on my other Soar Purpose blog, as I want to keep this blog focussed on art.
I managed to do another painting, which someone in the USA suggested a creative name for: Sun Flutter. Inspired by photos I took of monarch butterflies visiting the sunflowers outside my window. This is just a pic from my phone, as I need to wait for the right lighting conditions outdoors to take photos for fine art prints and my business cards. 15/3/2024 0 Comments Painting my soulIt's late at night and this is my first blog post for Soar Purpose® NZ. I have another blog at Soar Purpose® which has only been added to sporadically. I've had previous blogs before that. I wasn't sure if I would start another one.
But here I am. I've recently taken the plunge of turning a longterm hobby into a small business. When I do something, I give it my all. It's quite scary to take the risk but I felt like it was time to give it a go. Unless I miraculously sell a lot of prints in the next few weeks, I will be making a loss with starting the business near the end of the New Zealand financial year. I can get a tax rebate though against my other income. I dislike the business side of things, but I have started a spreadsheet cashbook. For those who don't know what a cashbook is, it's a document tracking income and expenditure and it's required by our tax department as part of record-keeping for a sole trader. I've opted for sole trader rather than company as company is a bit of an overkill and much more expensive with financial reporting etc. |
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