Green explained that more tattoo shops have opened up in her town, meaning there’s less business for her. That doesn’t bother her, though, because she’s taken up painting.
She has never had formal training in art besides a few classes in high school in the 1970s. Green has been tattooing for more than 40 years. Though she draws some of her inspiration for her acrylic paintings from tattoo designs, most of her new artwork is a departure from the usual tattoo themes.
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Green also likes to stretch out, painting on some canvases as large as 5 feet long. Tattoos are required to be art on a much smaller scale. Green has found freedom in painting large, colorful paintings depicting everything from African scenes to paper airplanes flying in various formations to gears. She never likes doing the same thing twice, forcing herself to move quickly out of her comfort zone.
On the African pieces, for example, Green did research before painting them, learning new things. They now hang on the walls of a nearby hair salon.
Get out of your own comfort zone by signing up for a class on acrylic painting. Lessons are available for all different schedules, accommodating your busy life. Acrylic painting is one of the easiest ways to get hooked on art. Teachers will go over such basics as color theory and mixing for beginners. More advanced students have the ability to decide on what they want to focus on.