I am an Expressionist. I like to paint people that have a lot of character – individuals that work with their hands, have strong convictions and give back to the community – good Samaritans, so to speak. I have a hard time dealing with my own style of painting. On one hand, I think it is a gift from God that I paint so expressively. On the other hand, it is so unique and different and expressive, not beautiful. People expect art to be beautiful, I have a hard time accepting my own gift that God has given to me. To be able to believe and trust in myself enough, to put my paintings out for the world to see is difficult and hard fro me to accept and do. I hope you are able to enjoy my kind of art. – L. Seyfried