That’s how I started painting portraits. Yes, I did. As a child I was good at painting everything except people. I really hated the drawings we did at art school where I had to draw people. It was just a torment for me because I realised that I could ruin my beautiful landscape, for example, with the “likeness” of a person. But one day, my dear friend and classmate Anya asked me to draw her portrait. And I decided for myself: “I want to draw her in such a way that she will just be stunned!!!”. I worked on the A4 portrait with a simple pencil for 10 days. I erased, redrew and finished it many times. Then I realized that in accurately portraying people, even the tiniest little dash plays a role, portraying incorrectly, everything goes in the waste. But I did it!!! And I think for the first time it’s not bad at all. Then I started to work on portraits of friends, who started commissioning me. Word of mouth worked so well! About 10 years have passed since then. So far, I’ve painted over 250 portraits!!! Portraits give me great pleasure now, especially if it’s a beautiful quality photo that makes incredible paintings! So remember the words of the great master Pablo Picasso and apply them to life! Maybe that’s how you’ll find your life’s true business, which will not only help you grow, but also generate income!

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