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Meet Lucia 

Hi, I’m Lucia — and for a long time, I forgot I was an artist.

 

I used to paint animals all the time growing up, but like many people, I was gently steered away from art as a career. Even at university, where I studied Fine Art, I was told painting wasn’t “serious” enough and pushed toward photography instead. So I listened. I built a successful equine photography business with my ex-husband… until it all fell apart.

 

After our marriage ended, I was a single mum of two young girls, starting again from scratch — scared, unsure, and full of questions I didn’t know how to answer.

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Years later, my brother asked me to paint a peacock for his wedding. He remembered I used to paint — I didn’t realise I’d forgotten. Something sparked. I picked up my brush again, just for fun at first. And it felt like coming home.

 

In 2019, I started painting more regularly — everything from flowers to abstracts to animals — and took a few pieces to local craft markets. That’s when I noticed something magical: people gravitated to the animals.

They smiled. They relaxed. They connected.

 

It lit something up in me, and I began dreaming of making it my full-time work — maybe within five years.

 

Then lockdown hit.

By then, I had a small son as well as two older daughters, all suddenly at home. And in the middle of the noise and the mess and the chaos, I made a decision: I wasn’t waiting five years.

I taught myself online marketing, shared the joyful animals I was painting from my kitchen table, and something beautiful happened — people started responding. Not just with likes or sales, but with stories.

They told me the art helped. That it lifted them. That it felt like a hug when they needed one.

 

And that’s when I knew: this wasn’t just about me anymore.

 

Now, I paint full time — creating joyful animal art for people who need a reason to smile. For people navigating hard days, or healing from something, or simply wanting their walls to feel more like home.

 

If you’ve lost a part of yourself and want it back…

If you need light, colour, and kindness on your wall…

If life feels heavy and you’re craving a little lift…

 

You’re not alone.

You’re in the right place.

And I’m so glad you’re here.

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