Artwork by Bethany D Boyd
As a mother of four, artist, wife, and musician, I have always had a love for anything that sparks the imagination. Growing up with a single mother, I always searched for ways to escape from the reality of the struggles of life in an impoverished home.
Art in all forms became a coping mechanism to heal my mind from the stress of life and continued to be a source of reprieve once mental illness dug its root deep into me. It started with an obsession with drawing, then turned into a love of painting watching every episode of Bob Ross and other television painters I could find. I have continued that hunger for learning even in my present goals. …
