WHY I PAINT
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I was always that kid in school that was drawing and sketching, I was bullied a lot as a kid and I used drawing as a way to escape all the horrible situations I went through, kids can be pretty mean. Whenever I was feeling low or stressed out I would draw out ideas and it always made me feel better, I could get lost in my ideas and there was a sense of peace in that, just getting to take my mind away from real life and letting my creativity and my ideas take over.
But growing up it never occurred to me that it could be something I could do for a living so the first chance I got to leave Secondary school and go out into the world and look for a job, I took it, I started working at a hotel as a waiter and it started a career path that lasted well over 10 years, I was constantly moving jobs, staying in the hospitality industry and moving up but I could never settle, I got bored easily and I always felt like I was looking for the right fit. |
After a lot of years of working early mornings to very late nights I found myself alone at 3 am cashing up and doing the books at the end of a long shift so that I could lock up, It was a Mexican restaurant here in Glasgow and I had been working there for the last 6 months as an Assistant Manager.
I was always tired, the pay was awful and I was spending more than I could afford getting taxi's home after a late shift at silly times in the morning, just to sleep for a few hours and go right back to work again, There had to be something better than this. I didn't know how I got to this, there were parts of the job that I loved and other parts I was really pretty good at, I had years of experience in the bar and restaurant trade since that first hotel job but I wanted more out of life, I wanted to escape the routine and do something that really and truly made my heart happy.
I quit my job that week and took some time to myself to really look at my life and who I wanted to be and I remembered that a long time ago, the thing that I enjoyed most of all was drawing and using my creativity, something I hadn't used in a long time, maybe I could use it again and really put everything I had into it and make it my job, and my career.
I was always tired, the pay was awful and I was spending more than I could afford getting taxi's home after a late shift at silly times in the morning, just to sleep for a few hours and go right back to work again, There had to be something better than this. I didn't know how I got to this, there were parts of the job that I loved and other parts I was really pretty good at, I had years of experience in the bar and restaurant trade since that first hotel job but I wanted more out of life, I wanted to escape the routine and do something that really and truly made my heart happy.
I quit my job that week and took some time to myself to really look at my life and who I wanted to be and I remembered that a long time ago, the thing that I enjoyed most of all was drawing and using my creativity, something I hadn't used in a long time, maybe I could use it again and really put everything I had into it and make it my job, and my career.
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That week I applied for an art course at my local college
and I was very lucky to be accepted after an interview, from that moment on I surrounded myself with art, drawing and sketching and researching online, searching to find what I liked and what I wanted to try out, there was so much and the more I learned at college, the more I wanted to learn, I couldn't believe the feeling of having my eyes open to this new world, there was so much opportunity and choice out there to use my creativity and I absolutely loved it. During my studies, I discovered painting and especially Abstract Art, I loved that abstract didn't have any rules and you could take it as far and detailed or as minimal as you wanted, there are no limits, also throughout my course, I began painting animals, My first painting was of a Swan, and I still have it. I had finally found the thing I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I found that I could get lost again in my own mind, so focused and absorbed in a painting that hours would go by and it was amazing, to this day I love creating art, it's honestly the best job in the world in my opinion. |
Unconditional
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I have been working now as a full time artist for the last 8 years and I absolutely love what I get to do every day, exploring that same creativity that helped me all those years ago.
All of my work these days has a strong connection to Nature and the Environment, I paint animals that fascinate me and that I find beautiful and also to try and challenge myself, I also love the Sea so creating abstract paintings that show how beautiful and fierce the ocean can be is something that I love to do, I use a lot of texture and try to use natural movement that I hope shows my love for nature and the beautiful creatures that share our world.
All of my work these days has a strong connection to Nature and the Environment, I paint animals that fascinate me and that I find beautiful and also to try and challenge myself, I also love the Sea so creating abstract paintings that show how beautiful and fierce the ocean can be is something that I love to do, I use a lot of texture and try to use natural movement that I hope shows my love for nature and the beautiful creatures that share our world.
Listening to the Waves
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The Soul of the Black Fish
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Sitting on the Ocean Floor
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I really hope you like my work, feel free to send me a message, Let me know what you think or come and join me on Facebook or Instagram where you can see all the newest paintings I'm working on.
Thank you.
Email me - dmunroe83@yahoo.com | Call me - 07484205615
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