I've noticed so much pressure. Pressure from others, on the Internet, to do better and "live your best life" "shoot for the stars" and all that. But as I was just enjoying my weekend, playing video games, living in my first apartment, I realized that I actually am living my best life right now in this moment. And all that pressure I was feeling? It wasn't real, it never existed in the first place. Sure, there are things I want to accomplish, more dreams I'd like to fulfil. But in this moment? I've accomplished one of my biggest dreams and that is just living my life peacefully in my own place. I realized how amazing my life is right now and that is pretty awesome. I cried. I laughed. How nice it is to finally see how wonderful life already is.

In this painting, I try to capture the space and depth of the scene, rather than one particular subject.

I'm usually not one for communities or groups and have always been a solitary person. But I wanted to try and see what this was all about and hope that I can learn something new by being here. You can call me Star and thank you for having me!