About Heather Marie
Real name: Heather Marie
25, Female,
25, Female,
Operates out of: Texas, United States
By day: Artist and Belly dancer
Describes themself as: I have been an artist and dancer all of my life. My mother says I began dancing in the womb. And I can't remember ever not drawing. When I was about 4 years old I got in trouble with my parents for drawing on the wall.Years latter they asked me to paint a 10' by 12' mural on the same wall. I joke with them that I was trying to draw a beautiful picture for them on that wall years ago, but that they just didn't understand what I was trying to do.
When I was little I loved dressing up and putting on dance shows, complete with costume changes, for my family in our living room. When I heard the music I just had to dance. I like many different styles of dance, but belly dance is my passion and has been one of my greatest sources of inspiration for my artwork. I started belly dancing when I was 10 years old and haven't stopped. It's been a part of my life for so long I can't imagine life without it. One of the many things that I like about belly dance is that it is a dance for everyone! Unlike ballet, you don't have to be thin, tall, flat-chested and torture your feet. You don't have to start taking classes when you are 5 or 6 years old to be good at it. Women, men and children of all ages, shapes, and sizes can belly dance!
I'm the second oldest of 5 kids. My brothers, sisters and I were all homeschooled. We were given the gift of freedom to pursue our own interests. In art I am self-taught. I think if I had gone to public school I wouldn't have had the time and energy to get so intensely involved in art and dance.
I've lived in the country my whole life, first in Northern California,Wine Country, now the Texas Hill Country. Mother Nature's world of flowers, animals, green plants and trees have always influenced my artwork. I feel moved to express the beauty of nature and dance through art.
Most of my artwork is done in acrylic and watercolor paints with pen and ink. When I was younger I mostly drew with felt tip pens and pencils and thought that using paint brushes would be harder to control. It wasn't until I was about 15 years old that I really started painting. One of my belly dance teachers, who knew I could draw, aksed me if I wanted to paint a mural in her dance studio. It was then that I found my love of painting.
When I was little I loved dressing up and putting on dance shows, complete with costume changes, for my family in our living room. When I heard the music I just had to dance. I like many different styles of dance, but belly dance is my passion and has been one of my greatest sources of inspiration for my artwork. I started belly dancing when I was 10 years old and haven't stopped. It's been a part of my life for so long I can't imagine life without it. One of the many things that I like about belly dance is that it is a dance for everyone! Unlike ballet, you don't have to be thin, tall, flat-chested and torture your feet. You don't have to start taking classes when you are 5 or 6 years old to be good at it. Women, men and children of all ages, shapes, and sizes can belly dance!
I'm the second oldest of 5 kids. My brothers, sisters and I were all homeschooled. We were given the gift of freedom to pursue our own interests. In art I am self-taught. I think if I had gone to public school I wouldn't have had the time and energy to get so intensely involved in art and dance.
I've lived in the country my whole life, first in Northern California,Wine Country, now the Texas Hill Country. Mother Nature's world of flowers, animals, green plants and trees have always influenced my artwork. I feel moved to express the beauty of nature and dance through art.
Most of my artwork is done in acrylic and watercolor paints with pen and ink. When I was younger I mostly drew with felt tip pens and pencils and thought that using paint brushes would be harder to control. It wasn't until I was about 15 years old that I really started painting. One of my belly dance teachers, who knew I could draw, aksed me if I wanted to paint a mural in her dance studio. It was then that I found my love of painting.
Personal Interests: Belly dance, Drawing and Painting, World Music and Dance,Animals, Photography
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