Nat LaJune

6" x 9" watercolor on 140 lb.  Strathmore paper. 


"Don't waist your life dancing on a farm. I just realized today that I didn't wright anything the whole time I was married for 20 years. Nothing but grocery lists and budgets. I just stopped, I don't know why. It was a silly pursuit, right? You know, motherhood is so much more noble, being a wife and caretaker to a man. Don't dance in a field, don't sing in the shower, don't hide your talent in a garage or a basement or a barn. Create things for people to see and use and experience. Use your gifts to help and heal and make them feel. Don't let yourself waste away because someone else convinced you there was a better way to live." 
-Nat LaJune

This is my second portrait in my #women4women series. Her words validated to me, that I should bring these ideas to fruition. If you would like to see more of Nat LaJunes videos, click the following link:

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