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Contributing to Free Little Art Gallery in Tarzana was a joy. She was so good about representing me as an Artist and showcasing my work in her little gallery. I wish everyone could be so kind. But some people who run their F.L.A.G's are not so savvy with technology, which is fine. That's why it's important to let them know to please tag or share website and even show them how to do it. But it's also important to not be so pushy either. So a little message or a card is enough to sway them to represent us Artists in their free little art galleries. Anyway, donating to the Tarzana flag was the last time I donated to a flag nearest to me. I even vlogged about it on YouTube. After that, I began to mail my art to other States.

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In February 2025, I began to explore and find other free little art galleries around town, to donate my artwork to. As well as contributed one final time to the usual flag, closest to my home. I learned that there were so many flags to donate art to. So I figured the more I shared the better it would be for many positive reasons. This is also when I decided to vlog my experiences and share it on YouTube. From this experience, I learned that not all F.L.A.G.S. are created equal. Some cared to represent Artists more than others. From this particular drop off, my favorite F.L.A.G. was the one in Burbank and I hope to donate more art to them as soon as I can.

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In December of 2024, I had more little Bob Ross creations to giveaway, to the same free little art gallery nearest to my home. At the time, I wasn't thinking about sending or giving away my artwork to other F.L.A.G.S. But I did however give an artwork to a flag in Lake Balboa that I wasn't so proud of and didn't even put my name on. I guess this is why I gave it to this flag instead of my usual because I didn't want my usual flag to be disappointed in accepting such a horrendous painting.

Months later that painting ended up at a flag in Tarzana, where I had contributed to prior. I saw my neglected painting in one of her posts and when I commented about it, she directly messaged me and I admitted that yes, it was my unloved painting. The Tarzana flag lady said she wishes she would've put my name on it, but it had already been adopted. So I should've been proud of my little painting after all because someone else liked it so much that they took it home the day it was shared in the free little gallery. I've learned my lesson and will always let others know that yes, it was painted by me. No matter what it looks like, I've put my heart, soul, time, dedication and money into these little artworks. So I should be proud no matter what.

Here are the artworks I loved to share and the unloved painting I shared without putting my name on. After this experience, I realized that I should contribute to other F.L.A.G.S as well and that's what I began to do.

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I am using this Tumblr account as a blog for showcasing the free little art galleries my art ends up at.

In November of 2024, I decided to participate in donating my art to F.L.A.G.S. once I found out it was a thing through a reel on Instagram. I figured this was a great way to get into the habit of painting more while gifting original art and hopefully getting my reputation out there.

I began to wet my feet in learning to paint, by following Bob Ross tutorials. The difference of course was that I was painting on 3X3 canvases with the mediums and tools of my choice.

This first one I couldn't fit the entire scene in the tiny canvas, but I did my best to make it painterly. It's painted with gouache and sealed with encaustic. I got this idea from an Artist I found on Etsy, known as Kelly Brown, from Little Wax Paintings. Of course she paints even more spectacularly with bright and bold colors. I'm a fan and have bought a couple of her artwork. With these purchases, she's gifted me a couple of tiny originals and a print as well.

Anyway the first little painting I gifted to the closest F.L.A.G. from my home at the Free Little Art Gallery in NoHo.

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