Himanshi Sharma

"I had my share of troubled childhood, which I had a tough time dealing with. I wasn’t good at academics, but I took part in every extra-curricular activity that happened in my school, which acted as an outlet for me. My family and some specific friends from school have always been a pillar of support for me, starting from the days when I used to stress over not being good enough at academics to struggling with anxiety since the past few years. People from my school still ask when did I venture into the field of art. The fact that no one back in school knew how much I was into art made me feel that academics is what matters the most and hence, forcing me to choose Maths over Art.

These last few years have been an emotional rollercoaster for me. I was in a toxic relationship.I had given it my all.My family was so attached to him, but things became worse when he started verbally and physically abusing me. Every time he blamed me, I believed that the problem was me being unaware of the fact that he was gaslighting me. The major low was, when I came to know that he had cheated on me with a number of people all these years. I broke down because I don’t think it is normal for a human to mess up someone this way.Things were difficult but throughout this Art has always been a saviour and my escape.A lot of people ask me how did I suddenly start my journey into the world of Art, but, what they don’t know is that the among the few moments I felt alive throughout my life, most of them were when I was painting. Breakup and moving on are not just words. Honestly, it gets hard when someone becomes your family and feels like home, but makes you feel like trash at a point.Well, life changes and mine did too because of such a beautiful family and a bunch of crazy friends who’ve helped me through so much,the people who’ve seen me laugh like crazy,cry like anything and deal with anxiety. 

Art is just not a hobby for me. It is what makes me believe in the beauty of life despite it all. I would like to tell everyone not to have doubt about themselves for anything and when it comes to Art, even one brush stroke matters.Art is another name to freedom.Keep creating.💙"

 -Himanshi Sharma.