The other day while filing my taxes I had to sift through expenses and calculate how much was spent and what category the expenses fell into, such as office equipment or supply. As I'm painstakingly doing this and rechecking myself, my tax preparer asked the question, "Is it worth it?" If you take into consideration the paint, canvas and other supplies I have collected over the years to satisfy my need to create, I have spent a fair amount of money. Although I have sold some paintings, I rarely make enough in profits to call it square. I have a job as an online English teacher and I work part-time for our local community college to support myself and my family. I do my art and my writing on the side. So, why do I continue, is it worth it? My answer to this question will always be yes. I play around with other types of creative avenues such as writing and recently photography, but I have always come back to painting, particularly oil painting. Art is more than
Works by Shemaine Lozano Hernandez