Fine Art America/ Pixels Greeting Card

I have been painting digital art for over ten years. When the iPad was introduced in 2010 I knew it would be a game changer, but I had no idea it would reignite my interest in painting. So I started an Etsy shop - LITDigital Paintings - and have been doing primarily custom pet portraits. When the projects are done the images are uploaded to my other shops on Zazzle, Amazon Merch, Redbubble and Fine Art America. I have also always had an interest in photography and have uploaded many of my favorite images to these sites - so technically there are custom paintings and photos that can be used to create a myriad of products. For the last couple of years I have been participating in a weekly photo challenge called 52Frames. A friend of ours suggested it and it was a great diversion during the pandemic. It also forced me to sharpen my photography skills since I was never really trained or took classes in any of this. And since my camera is my phone there are certain limitations. One of the challenge subjects was “point of focus.” So we went to the Smithsonian American history museum to see the First Ladies gowns. One of them was Dolly Madison. So I took a few photos of it and one of the images was uploaded to Fine Art America/Pixels. It’s always thrilling to get a notice when any of my work is recognized out of the millions of options that are out there. Someone from Arlington, Washington bought a greeting card with this image on it. I certainly couldn’t make a living on these sales, but it’s the idea of it all that tickles me the most. Painting and photography kind of go hand in hand. I never would have thought people from all over the world would notice.