Crawford McWilliams

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GROWING UP IN THE BLACKBELT OF ALABAMA, MY LOVE OF ART BEGAN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE WHEN I BEGAN TAKING ART CLASSES. THIS EARLY CREATIVE FOUNDATION INSPIRED ME TO SEEK OUT A FIELD OF STUDY WHICH WOULD CULTIVATE MY PASSION FOR ART AND ITS APPLICATION IN HOME INTERIORS.  IN 2008, I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA WITH A B.S. IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I MOVED TO ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA. THE BEAUTIFUL COASTAL SCENERY IS CONSTANTLY INSPIRING ME AS AN ARTIST AND RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR DESIGNER AND I HAVE BEEN CREATING INVITING SPACES ALONG THE GULF COAST EVER SINCE.

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I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED PAINTING THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE LIFE; HOWEVER, I DIDN’T START PAINTING PROFESSIONALLY UNTIL RECENTLY. IN JANUARY 2017, MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY VERY UNEXPECTEDLY. MY MOTHER WAS MY BIGGEST FAN- OF MY ART, MY CREATIVITY, AND MY PASSION TO MAKE EVERYTHING THAT I ENCOUNTERED BEAUTIFUL. SHE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED ME TO GET BACK TO PAINTING REGULARLY AND I JUST NEVER SEEMED TO MAKE THE TIME. LOSING HER WAS HANDS DOWN THE HARDEST THING THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. AFTER MONTHS OF GRIEVING, I DECIDED THAT ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH AND IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THE LEAP INTO PAINTING PROFESSIONALLY. I DECIDED TO PUT 100% INTO TURNING MY LONG LOST HOBBY INTO A CAREER. SO HERE I AM NOW…PAINTING EVERY DAY AND HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE.  I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO EVERY BRUSHSTROKE AND I KNOW THAT SHE IS SO PROUD OF THE ARTIST THAT I HAVE BECOME.