“One year from the day I started, I had a piece at the Louvre as a modern art master,” shares Beth Bowen, an international abstract artist. Beth was living a comfortable life until everything changed when her mother passed away in 2013. She realized that life was too short to continue letting fear hold her back from living and ended up filing for divorce. She didn’t have a career and was struggling financially, so therapy became too expensive. Not one to give up, Beth decided to use art as therapy instead and began teaching herself to paint from Youtube tutorials. In today’s episode, Beth joins hosts Amy and Denyse to discuss her journey from a Youtube artist to an international artist and the value of facing your fears. 

Beth explains that life is like a canvas, and we can recreate it and start fresh at any time. Once she realized her life was not serving her, it was time to start over with a blank canvas. Even though Beth was uncertain of where the future would lead, she took the leap anyway and doors began to open all around her. When she first started, she did not know anything about the professional art world. But there were many people who stepped up to help along the way. Beth went from living off food stamps in her friend’s guest house to having her art on display in galleries worldwide after just one year. She attributes painting with helping her learn to face her fears, increase her self-confidence, and instill better time management skills. 

It can be really intimidating to make a big life change, especially in midlife. Beth was 38 years old when she found herself divorced without a career and had no idea how she was going to become financially stable. Instead of giving up, she chose to face her fears and the universe rewarded her. When we are willing to make a leap of faith and not let fear hold us back from our dreams, we can achieve anything. 

“Once you take a jump, a leap of faith, it's like the universe rewards you.” (4:46-4:52 | Beth)

“One year from the day I started, I had a piece at the Louvre as a modern art master.” (12:23-12:28 | Beth)

“I didn't live my life for me. I lived my life for what I thought people expected from me or how it should be. And then it's like when you go through a divorce, you go through death. You just don't care about the bullsh*t anymore.” (13:39-13:51 | Beth)

“Changing the mental dialogue was huge to my success.” (18:50-18:55 | Beth)

“Your life is your canvas. That's it. We can recreate, we can paint over, and start fresh.” (23:05-23:11 | Beth) 

Connect with Beth Bowen: 

Instagram @Iambethbowen @bethbowenart

Recent Work To be Displayed in NYC

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