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LaShonda Cooks is a Dallas-based artist and writer who loves exploring cultural norms, identity and beauty through words and images. Painting people is her specialty. She regularly captures the features and essence of clients for commission pieces of all sizes and depicts her favorite icons and influencers on canvas as well. Her work can be found at www.shondasart.com  In this interview, we talk about:  -  Where her love for art began and who her art inspirations are - Her journey turning her art into a business - first showing her work at her church, then outdoor festivals, and now pitching/creating exhibitions for galleries and also selling art online and working as a commissioned artist - Her tips for other artists looking to sell their art  - Living with her parents for 10 years after graduating from school and discussing the stigma of kids living with their parents LaShonda's Website: www.shondasart.com    LaShonda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shondasart/?hl=en  Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/  My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w