Making EIGHT Paintings in ONE Video?! *this took 2 months*

[@MiraByler]

Hey folks! I sadly cannot ship to Europe and the UK. Shipping there requires a VAT ID, and it is really hard for small businesses to get them. As of right now, it's not something I have control over/time to figure out. Thank you for trying to support my shop anyway! For those asking why not just cross post to Etsy as well - their fees take so much away from small businesses and it's just not something I can consciously support anymore. Plus, I'm a busy mom of 2 and need to have my shop all in one place. Thanks for being so understanding! 💜

[@laurazepam8382]

That's a shame, I love your florals

[@merrybeth627]

Disappointed and surprised because you first talked about this a while ago when you were in the other room. I assumed you had sorted it out so when I realised I couldn’t buy two of your prints today I was unhappy. As you said in your video, it is a business. In business you maximise your selling market so you should have sorted it out. Many other KZbin artists and sellers sell worldwide, even ones with a lot fewer subscribers than you. Hope this changes, from an unhappy subscriber 😕.

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

@@merrybeth627 be more disappointed by the bs policies the EU and UK have put forth in recent years. I’m also a small business and it’s ridiculous how difficult and inaccessible it is unless you ship massive quantities day in and day out

[@amiemarieart]

Promote away Mira, self promoting is a must when having your own business, and we all love seeing your videos and your art process. But I completely get how awkward it can feel to share/promote yourself. I'm just starting out here on YT and find it so daunting with the whole multi-tasking thing- the struggle is real! 😆

[@viennajoanna]

Have you tried out printing on demand yet? Makes it so easy for customers overseas! Like Printful for example.

[@Blick_Art]

The quality and volume of work Mira produces is incredibly impressive, and she's so generous in sharing what she knows about making art. One of the hardest working artists we know!

[@amiemarieart]

She sure is!

[@KarenDellaLuna]

What a kind thing to say 🥰. Indeed she is 🫶🏻💕

[@jordang5667]

Man, I need a friend like Blick to hype me up all the time😂

[@StephanieMartin-g8b]

Blick I really like your attitude and I agree . I love watching her

[@MLyonArt]

I have to comment because the fact that people give you crap for promoting your artwork and the business you are building from selling it just blows my mind. Promoting yourself and your work is part of being an artist. And if you have a successful platform on which to do it, you'd be dumb not to. Don't ever feel bad for doing so. And allow yourself to be proud of what you create and the work you put into it. Also, thank you for being honest about the struggles. Too many post the "Instagram Perfect" without acknowledging that there are often a lot of missteps and redoing of things until we are moderately happy with the outcome. Because as we all know, a painting is never really finished.

[@MiraByler]

Well said! Thanks for your insight - I truly appreciate it! 💜

[@suze7268]

Beautiful comment ❤ Gave me hope, too. Blessings on you both, thank you ❤😊

[@duvetto]

I love this comment and I'm glad you @mlyon1476 took the time to say it. Definitely be proud, Mira. No apologising for promoting the beautiful things you create. Even without the business element we shouldn't be afraid of some self-promotion, it's about building our confidence and belief in ourselves. Negativity in response to such a thing can make you feel like a little flower trampled underfoot by a careless, oblivious or just downright miserable human but you know what, those little flowers are not defeated, they regroup and come again to share their beautiful blooms. Try not to let any negativity (if it comes your way) discourage you from blossoming, Mira. 😊 I'm a UK fan, so no Mirashop purchases for me, but I look forward to watching every video you put out and I think you're brill! Thank you. 😊👍

[@meganb6543]

You have every right to feel proud of your art and promote your shop!! ❤

[@Chai4mom]

"hanging out" with you is so much fun. I wish I could have coffee with you IRL. You and your art inspire me and I love having your videos going while I'm "playing with art supplies". 🙂

[@andsotheycreated]

My daughter is 10 and we love watching you together. She will get so excited and let me know that you have a new video. we're always watching together. So thank you for always being real. We appreciate it and we love you!

[@jkell07]

these are all so beautiful mira! don't ever feel bad for promoting your shop and your work - you are an amazing artist and i wish it was easier for ALL artists to make a living doing what they love!

[@peachesyuson8989]

The creature of peace painting is my favorite 😊 it brings me so much joy seeing that cute creature 🤗💕💐

[@Linz9011]

All lovely paintings! The creatures of peace one is so cute! Don't feel bad about talking about your shop. You should be proud and deserve all the success ❤

[@PurpleWillowArts]

I love this. You should definitely be proud to talk about your art and your shop. You work hard and are a Mama of twins! You deserve all the accolades you get. I love your art… it has inspired me over the years to create as well. Thank you so much for that. Art has been my therapy during the most trying times

[@melindarivera6598]

I LOVE the landscape painting. Especially the clouds. Clouds/skies at sunset is one of my most favorite things in the world!! While driving down the road in the evenings, many many times, I will see a beautiful sunset and cannot help but to just thank the Lord for His wonderful creation and praise Him for it! I wish so badly I could paint sunsets and do them even a tad bit of justice like you can!

[@CharRose54]

I absolutely love the superbloom painting! This looks like it might be depicting the Anza-Borrego superbloom. I live close to that area. I really enjoy watching your painting process. It amazes me how you can go from a magenta background to a blue and white gingham! You do beautiful work, Mira!

[@brittany-parks]

Thank you for your transparency about painting for the process and not necessarily for KZbin. Your raw and honest videos make you relatable and they are my favorite ones that you put out. Also I LOVED the music chosen for this video.

[@abhishekgouraha2646]

Same! The music is epic, though I think she's put it on quite a few videos AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY! Also, I love the honest videos very much too.

[@ThienKimLam]

YES, promote your art! I'm here for it. Your videos keep me inspired because you share the good and the not so great parts of your process. Thanks for keeping it real.

[@ChloeRoseArt]

Yessssss flower QUEEN 🌺 🌸

[@MiraByler]

Aww thanks Chloe!!

[@merrybeth627]

Thanks for letting us look through your shop window of Mira art, enjoyed it all and love the purple flower painting and the Stillness one. Keep on painting………🎨🎨🎨. 💜💜💜

[@deniseramirez9706]

Mira, you do EXCELLENT work and you should not be ashamed of mentioning your shop. You put a lot of work into your paintings, stickers, pins, etc., and that is nothing to be ashamed to be trying to sell. IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT! Kudos to you for continuing to do such amazing work with two new and all the new extra responsibilities 🥰🤗💕

[@klutzzk]

Thank you for being on KZbin! It's a very peaceful and inspiring place you've created! 💜

[@silverhoney6969]

Ahhh! The blotting rags are sold out so quickly! I was pretty stoked to almost get one. Congratulations on the revamped store, it looks incredible and you have so many things on there ❤ Awesome video, I could sit and watch your process all day! I love how you share a lot of what really goes into creation and how to enjoy the process, or if you’re not, give it time and come back to it later.

[@silverhoney6969]

I think it’s great for you to have your own site! And a place to have your art go. I especially like how you have things small and at different price points, so we can have a little piece.

[@SlothDaan]

I may not be able to buy merch since I live in Europe. But I saw the flower sticker and thought it was a coaster. Would be really cool if you have coaster sets from the water quartet and flower quartet you did! And you can make more sets. You could do a blubble fly set, and a series with animals and clothes!

[@ChantelleArts]

It's sooooo hard to pick a favourite! I LOVE the coffee, waves and floral pieces 😍

[@melindarivera6598]

Never feel ashamed or anything like that about sharing your art with us and "pitching" your shop and paintings. You're an amazing artist and you deserve to be able to offer these things to the world and there's tons of people who want them.

[@leesalogic3]

I love watching your videos. You balance optimism, positivity, reality, honesty, creativity, all the things. You should always promote your art and business. I happily support artists like you whenever I can! Thank you so much!

[@shannabug31]

I'm LOVING the new asthetic! The picture in picture narration is so great! Your art made my heart smile❤❤❤

[@rachelwilson203]

I am loving all of these new paintings, but I especially love the creature of stillness piece! Thank you so much for sharing! :)

[@abhishekgouraha2646]

I don't really know how many people are reading this. But, when you said you hate the hustle culture, I really felt it. Our worth is not at all measured by the amount of time we work or how productive we are. You know, there's a lot more to a person than that. Because of social media we now compete with almost everyone and bring others and ourselves down. We don't socialise, we don't interact except on social media. That's so sad! We are losing so much because of this hustle culture and I'm really glad you spoke about it. Let's try to explore the world more, meet and socialise physically, help eachother and stop comparing ourselves! Let's all be down to earth and remember what made us humans unite ❤️

[@GeezLouiseArtist]

omg I love the creatures of peace! I have some of the prints and they really do bring peace as well - glad to see its back!

[@ladywiththelantern]

No worries, Mira. This IS your business. You should not be made be feel ashamed about that. You are positive, creative and you teach your listeners to have grace with their artistic expression. There is a lot of value here.

[@dearestvirginia6786]

You are SO AWESOME! Thank you for sharing your wonderful art and beautiful self with us! 🙏🏼🤗

[@thebratqueen]

Hi Mira. I've discovered your channel recently and been binging all the content. I just want to say as someone who is a content creator in another forum (writing, not painting) never be ashamed of promoting yourself. If we don't promote ourselves, who will? It's not as though knowledge of what we provide magically appears in people's brains. And as someone who wants to support the creators I follow when I'm able to, I *want* creators to tell me how to do that. I'm amazed at how often I find out by accident that someone I follow has a Patreon, or a book, or something that I would happily support if only I'd known about it. People give hash because they don't understand that promotion is part of the job and repetition of that promotion is *also* part of the job. The way the algorithm is someone might not have even seen the first one through ten mentions of a new item in your shop but that 11th time is the charm. And you know somehow I don't think people who pick on small business creators like yourself are giving the same hash to the millionth Pepsi ad they're seeing that day, you know? So please never feel shame about doing your job. Some people complain but they're people who don't understand how it works. And I can promise there's people out here who *do* understand and are even grateful to know where and how to support you.

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Everything was beautiful! I loved hanging out with you too! 💜💜💜

[@AndraMarieArt]

You can talk about your shop all you want! If people can't buy that's okay but it's something you created just like any of your art pieces and you worked hard on it! I've only bought once from your shop but I like to go look at it sometimes because it's so cute to see everything together!

[@aussiecrafter]

Your creature's of peace ☺️ Looove them!

[@StephanieMartin-g8b]

First I just want to thank you for sharing your time and talents with us. I truly appreciate you & all artists that give their time and work for free because I know you do not have to but I'm really grateful that you do because I'm just learning and w\o artists like yourself it wouldn't be as easy or as fun. I'm really sorry that some people give you a hard time for showing things from your shop. I hope you don't give that much thought. I think your great thank you

[@SharonMorthierArt]

I look forward to your videos. This is exactly what they do for me. They cheer me up during a difficult time and help me to relax and have some peace of mind for a little while. God bless you and thank you.

[@ladybug687]

Thank you Mira !! I can't begin to tell you how much I have loved all your videos. The last few months I discovered "Art KZbin" and have been constantly been watching yours and a few other channels. They always bring me joy !! I have been going through a lot in the last 5 years and the last 3 have not helped matters much. Watching art videos has really helped me a lot. I have even in the last 6 months gotten back into some of my own creative things and trying some new things because you have inspired me to just make things that make me happy. I made a small order from your shop last year and I just put in an bigger order today. I wish I would have watched this video first because I would have added a few things to my order. Oh well !! Next time !!

[@edc9864]

The last 3 are my fav! Always love your water pieces! Thanks for the positive reminders! ❤

[@jilllusey7001]

You are delightful. Anyone who gives you a hard time about this video is just jealous of how sincere and talented you are. I love your style. And your genuine personality. Feel good about your shop and how beautifully you promoted it. You are a gem. ❤️

[@creativelychandra]

Girl you should be proud. Art isn’t always the easiest to create. Don’t let the haters bring you down. 🩵

[@LadyVexx]

I'm late catching up on my favorites, but the end made me sit up a bit. You're absolutely one of the nest reasons to come here, and I love when you mention the shop- as it reminds me that I can still stop in and look around for when I can pick up something for myself or a friend

[@mago1380]

You are an artist and your name and art is your brand so do not hesitate in promoting your shop....those who appreciate you and your work have no problem with it.

[@left-handedlibra2993]

My favorite video you’ve ever made ❤️❤️ Love your creative spirit it’s very welcoming!

[@myrrysmiasi4866]

I don't know why that wave painting hit me so hard, but I am overwhelmed with the yearning to make art just for the sake of making art right now. For a couple years now all my focus has gone into video game creation which I love, but it's also so different and doesn't really give you the satisfaction of anything ever being 100% finished, lol Visually the Creature of Stillness is by far my favorite :3 so cute!

[@vercafialova623]

This is a type of add that I 100% approve & enjoy :) All the paitings in the video I loved and some made me think "oh, I wish I painted that". I also want to say that when I was experiencing art block recently it was one of your videos that made me excited about painting again & got me pick up my brushes and finish a painting. So thank you for that! :)

[@canadakaren1131]

Loved this video Mira. It’s like sitting with a friend. Your work is beautiful!

[@Kar2334]

It makes me so happy when I see a new video from you. You are uplifting and generous with your knowledge.

[@KittyWolves]

the creature of stillness painting really resonated. that one was so pretty! thank you for sharing

[@PuffPets]

Yay so excited!

[@fatesfabel]

Ahhhhh!!! A Creature of peace painting!! All the paintings are beautiful!! Your process is so fun to listen about and watch. 😊

[@MedinaManor]

These are all so beautiful!

[@justv3289]

I really like that sunset/sunrise painting. I’m a big sunset person and that looks a lot like many I’ve seen.

[@lindazimmerman4112]

I love your paintings. You have a lot of beautiful colors in them. I try and watch you paint. You have your own style. Keep painting.

[@carriehooper32]

I really enjoy your work and your spirit! Despite watching you for a couple years I didn't know you were a twin mom! I'd love to hear how you balance motherhood with creating. I struggle with this.

[@queenoftheecouch-alysad7002]

Awesome video, great art! You're an amazing human and artist 🎨 ❤️

[@emilytenney8651]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I am so glad I found you and get to enjoy your art and see your process. It inspires me to try new things!

[@gabbywilliamson76]

You should promote your store. We are here to enjoy your art. Lots of great new pieces!

[@sorry-I-write-long-comments]

Since you asked: I liked it better with us just "hanging out" rather then having a voice over🥰 BTW Thank you for showing the painting from last year, it was gorgeous!!🤩

[@bumblebaa]

Knitted paint blotters are such a good idea! I might make some for myself.

[@ysabellazuniga2841]

I love all of them!!! I usually get inspiration from your paintings because I think that they are great!!!! You also inspired me to paint on wood from previous videos Continue your great work!!!!!

[@melindarivera6598]

One min into the video and already hitting that like button bc I'm ALWAYS going to love any Mira Byler video!

[@danakirby5337]

I am always in awe of how you can pick up a canvas and just perfectly paint whatever you aim for.

[@melindarivera6598]

I have tried painting in the way that you do when you paint your fields of flowers and I cannot do it LOL the way that you paint those flowers and make them look so good is amazing. Same with the way you paint your water.

[@terahmichelle416]

Love the creature painting. It's my favorite. Can't wait to see what creature is next. All of them are beautiful though. ❤

[@melodystewart2194]

I love the super bloom inspired painting! Beautiful!

[@MiraByler]

Thank you!

[@melodystewart2194]

@@MiraByler Watching you make art inspires me! You are just such a positive and uplifting person. Watching you make art and seeing the art you make like the stillness animal does make me happy even without trying. Thank you so much for spending your time doing this for people!

[@janmcguire5268]

You are a beautiful person. Thank you for being you!

[@Goddess452]

Ah I want them all 😂❤😅😢 but live in Scotland!!! You are so very talented Mira, you should definitely not feel bad or have any negative feelings about promoting your beautiful artwork and your shop. Your shop allows us to support you, your talent and your family directly while also maybe helping more people become aware of your stunning creations, it also allows you to keep providing us with awesome KZbin videos and content. You should be SO proud of the creations you produce, never let others reduce their value or worth and if they don't wish to go to your store that's their choice but you should definitely keep promoting it because so many of us love what you do and are running on over there❤ Many wishes of happiness, health and success to you and your family. Keep going strong and creating beauty😊

[@suze7268]

Oh yes. Mama's getting into her stride! So good to see you blossoming so beautifully, dear Mira ❤ Wishing you every success, with your shop & your little ones 😊 Adore your beautiful Meadow & water paintings especially, and I NEED that sticker, haha! Stay positive & creative lovely lady, and munch those babies for me! 😊

[@laceysloftco]

I LOVE the infinite blooms painting 💕

[@MiraByler]

Aww, thank you! 🌸

[@lolacarter2833]

Mira, I love your voice overs, and sped up video. We get to see the creativity in action! My favorite in this group is the Creatures At Peace. Thank you gor sharing. Good one poing Chloe towards temu lol

[@luzmendez5538]

I love your work and personality. You are so inspiring!Bravo!!

[@cbkqmom]

I LOVE the thumbnail voiceover!!

[@SashaFitzgerald]

I love your painting videos! Each piece is so beautiful 😍 I hope your shop update goes amazingly!

[@MiraByler]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@maryzefo3801]

I really love the wave and the colors 😍

[@maryzefo3801]

And the detail

[@kedrynevans6240]

Stand tall and proud of all that you do! I need to hear this as much as I am saying it, but it is true, we as artists are so often discouraged from telling people about our art- it's nuts! We watch almost all other types of people who run their own small businesses being encouraged to self-promote, why not art? Chef's promote their menus, musicians go on tours, and other businesses only exist because of advertising! You sell beautiful, creative art that people get joy from owning. I have 3 prints of yours, the Hawaiian underwater pictures. I love how they are a bit abstract, but you can still tell what they are. I also love how you use your brushstrokes to make the waves look truly like water and I wanted to be able to study that so that maybe I could learn it. Don't hide or apologize- I'm grateful you share what you do, thanks!

[@averymorgan1369]

Wow! Great video! Loved all of it!! Thank you for sharing this video, you are such an inspiration!!❤

[@jamieroberts269]

All the painting you did for this video are beautiful. My favorites are the field of orange flowers and the moody water. I’m not a fan of orange but that painting is so bright a cheery. It looks as if there is a moth or bird forming in the clouds of the painting.

[@mandisalmon-warr9281]

So excited! Just ordered a paint blotter!!❤

[@SwtGrnEyed86]

I, for one, LOVE your content, Mira. You are so talented! And the fact that you want to sell your work, is amazing. Because I know for a fact there are folks out there who will buy it. Because it's beautiful and it speaks to the soul. I don't sell my works, because they are just pieces of paper to me. But I've had offers to buy. I enjoy just giving my stuff away. But art isn't my job. I understand that you need to make money to survive, as we all do. I don't see the difference in you advertising your creations for sale versus the shop downtown advertising their sales. Or Walmart advertising theirs. Or a company that mows lawns, or an air conditioning repair company advertising their services... how will we know what's out there, if people don't tell us or show us? So I say: keep doing you. You have every right to show off what you make and to sell it, because you are worth it. Sorry for such a long comment. 😏🥰

[@crystalpolice]

Love all of this art! ❤ My family has a board game night with friends every week, and this week, we played Wingspan. Awesome game, but even more awesome was that my 8yo wanted to play, too. He did so good, loved it, and is looking forward to this week's game night. My husband even bought an expansion for Wingspan. I'm so proud of my new, little gamer! 😊

[@MiraByler]

Aww, that's so awesome your son wanted to play as well! Which expansion did you get?!!

[@crystalpolice]

@Mira Byler I just asked, and he didn't buy the expansion yet. He bought an organizer for when he gets an expansion. Perhaps he's hinting for a Father's Day gift... 🤔 (He said he wants the Oceanic expansion first.)

[@noreenlatimer8193]

Thank u. Love your content. Your a sweet individual. And never apologize for those who criticize you promoting your website. You are an artist. You sell art to help support yourself and your family. You rock on

[@slateportraichu5416]

You are so talented =3 Love every single one of the pieces. Thank you for a inspirational video=)

[@michelleannette7994]

You bring me joy!!

[@elsabemuller8125]

Luv all your artworks, and yoy may be proud of every single piece

[@jessieoakes8033]

Loveeee the bird! I’m a bird nerd and that’s so cute and the colors of flowers around it go so well 😍

[@Xanriksmom]

You're amazing, and an inspiration!

[@afos32]

You are amazing you make me smile. ❤ your art work is beautiful

[@danielleagland5601]

Definitely inspiring me to pick up my brushes again and try to do some in your style, I’d say copy, but it’s because I like the technique!!! So it’s flattery in the form of imitation!!! Hope that makes sense!

[@zoeymorgan5471]

I am so excited

[@glennakendall6155]

Beautiful video. Love your new stuff and your style.

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

Beautiful pieces!!!

[@janaardweg5881]

AWESOME ❤️ You are amazing!

[@AR463]

It makes me so sad that you're ever made to feel badly about self-promotion. Your art is terrific, and you should never ever listen to the haters. I know we tend to get caught up in the negative comments because that's the velcro, right? I'm here to encourage you, though. I have purchased many things from your shop, and I've never been disappointed. That said, if someone is unable to support you in this way, then I say to that person- take the positive. You can still tune in to Mira's channel 100% for free. That's a blessing for sure. Not only is the art lovely, we also get so much positivity and love from this channel. For that, I am grateful. PS- time for another sketchbook ideas video, my friend. 😘

[@Chloe-zs7vb]

I love your videos your art style is beautiful and I wish I would take the time to paint but I struggle with motivation, but thank you for always being encouraging! Also you should definitely continue to sell the paint blots! I definitely would buy one!

[@priyankachowdry7614]

I would love to see a tutorial or in depth video on ur flower field paintings ❤

[@tvorilkat4228]

Amazing work you did! In these cases I would buy all the prints, but I totally understand it hard with the shipping and other stuff. But i adore your work and I am very happy that I can at least watch the videos and be inspired by your art! :D

[@gabriellalingheden6327]

Loves this video. Thank you! ❤

[@gabriellalingheden6327]

And please dont feel bad about talking about your webshop. ❤

[@carolbydesign]

My favourite painting is of the super bloom. I love golden poppies. I wish I could afford to buy a print. One day I want to also buy one of your water paintings. Btw you pick great music in your videos.

[@babsbelieve]

I love your art and videos Mira - you are an inspiration to me!!! Don’t apologize for letting people know you have art to sell…you’re worth it. By the way I ordered more art from your store…one day I hope to purchase an original!

[@bethn2836]

I don't ship to Europe either (and Etsy doesn't make it much easier to figure out). The laws and requirements are complicated and constantly change. I don't have the time or mental energy to figure that out. Dont feel ashamed or embarrassed about it, you're doing the best that you can manage. ♥️

[@SarahMcHaleArt]

Oh girl I feel your pain with losing footage! I love your artwork in this video, beautiful 💐✨🔥