Liz Green is perfecting another one of her paintings inside her living room, the makeshift workspace where her dream of being an artist comes to life.

"Liz Green Studio started as a dream," she said. "Ever since I was a little girl, I've always wanted to be an artist. People ask me, ‘How long have you been an artist for?’ My response is my entire life. It's something that I saw myself doing full time, and it was just a matter of figuring out how I get there."

That dream was originally put on the backburner, with Green opting for another career before becoming a stay-at-home mother. Still, that career path led her to learning

"I was in the fashion world with the idea that one day I would have my own business," she explained. "I felt like it would be a great experience for me to learn the business side but also still be in the creative world. So, I did sales with bits of design in fashion and accessories, and it taught me customer service. It taught me how to communicate with people that I work with. It taught me [about] supply chain. It taught me timelines and deadlines, and the importance of following through. That really kind of was like [the] stepping stones. It was like arrows pointing towards one day me doing Liz Green Studio, and I'm so grateful for those experiences."

Using the skills she learned during her time in fashion, Green decided to once again put them to the test in 2020. While locked up in her home during COVID-19 pandemic, she finally made her artistic dreams a reality.

"There's all these negative things with COVID, but this was probably the best thing that's ever happened to me," Green explained. "All of a sudden, I was looking, reevaluating my decisions [and] saying, 'Life is too short. If this is something that I've always wanted to do, why am I waiting to do it? Let's do it now.'"

From there, she launched Liz Green Studio, showcasing her artwork that she claims tells her life story.

"My pieces are the closest thing to me," she said. "If you want to know me, I lay myself out bare when I create my pieces."

Green specializes in two different mediums for her pieces, the first being a traditional 2D painting using oils and acrylics.

"When I'm working on my paintings, I love to do large, oversized florals," she explained. "I always felt, even as a little girl, if there's something beautiful, [you] make it as big as possible. Flowers always spoke to me. I love the idea of a flower looking very delicate, and I love to be able to show its inner strength [and] inner power. I do that through my obsession with light and dark, shading and brightness. I just want to empower. I feel like it is kind of this theme that you can't judge a book by its cover. I just would love to show these potentially weak or simple objects their power."

The other medium: three-dimensional art, mainly using one type of shape.

"I specifically love butterflies, and it's funny because I never had this huge fascination with butterflies until I had my daughter," she said. "Something I'll never forget: [my daughter] was laying underneath a canopy, and on the underside of the canopy were these beautiful butterflies. This three-week-old little girl was reaching for them, and you could see in her eyes this amazement. She was mesmerized. One of the most wonderful things about having children is that you see something that you saw millions of times, but differently. I started seeing the magic and the beauty of butterflies and how they're actually very similar to how I interpret flowers: they are delicate, but they are so powerful in so many ways."

When it comes to her customers, Green is proud to be able to give them that same feeling in return.

"It's just such a personal thing that represents something so big in their life," she said. "It's such an honor for me to create something that they could hang on their wall and have them think about these memories that they're associated with."

Green's pieces, including customized ones, can be purchased online through her studio's website. She will also be making her third appearance at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show on Sept. 27 and 28. It is a full-circle moment for her, as the opportunity was one of the reasons why she decided to pursue her artistic passions full-time.

"The Armonk Outdoor Art Show is one of the most exceptional art shows in the country," Green explained. "It's ranked nationally as one of the top 10 juried shows...It was always something that I dreamt [thinking,] 'Maybe one day I could be an artist on this field.'"