My lack of relationship with painting...

I come from a very artistic family; a family of painters, drawers, writers, and musicians. I focus my artistic release into dance and photography, and while I have dabbled in most other forms of artistic expression, I have yet to create anything with paint and a brush. My mother is a painter, and painting was therefore the first art form I was ever exposed to. However, despite the fondness I feel toward the media, that fondness has always been overpowered by an overwhelming sense of intimidation. After years of putting it off, I decided to make an attempt to replace the intimidation with inspiration and to explore a way of expression that my mother holds a place for in her heart.