MEETA DANI

Hi! I'm Meeta. Welcome to my page!

I love to paint complex subjects with watercolors in a realistic style. Adding vibrant colors and details to my paintings make me feel joyful.

And I am passionate about two things - teaching people the skill of painting absolutely any subject realistically with watercolors realism and helping art professionals grow their art businesses online.

Most of the people I work with fall into two groups. I guide full-time professionals—such as doctors, lawyers, IT professionals, architects, engineers, and other serious 9‑to‑5s—on their journey to becoming skilled watercolor professionals. I also help established visual art professionals expand their businesses to achieve revenues of $100,000 and beyond.

Here is my story, so you understand...

not just what I do, but why I care so much about helping people learn watercolors and earn money...

Back in 2014, I was a full‑time mom and homemaker living in Seoul, South Korea. My days were full on paper: cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, watching Netflix, gossiping with neighbours… and complaining. I was always “busy,” but I wasn’t productive. I felt like I was drifting through my own life.

What most people didn’t see was that I was struggling with depression. I was addicted to anti‑depressants and sleeping pills. I thought negatively all the time, felt ashamed of not achieving much in life, fought with my husband over trivial things, and yelled at my two little daughters.

On the outside, I looked “fine.” On the inside, I felt broken, purposeless, and empty. I said nasty things to myself. I was suicidal and couldn’t see a future I wanted to wake up for. Deep down, I knew I had more in me, but I had no idea how to break my patterns of excuses and procrastination.

Then, in June 2014, something happened that made me realise how badly my mental health was affecting my relationship with my husband and my daughters. I started painting with watercolors with the hope that it would help me become a better person.

I had no self‑belief, but my husband believed in me. So, in the beginning, I borrowed his belief. Whenever my mind told me not to act, I forced myself to act. Crying had become a habit, so I forced myself to paint even with tears in my eyes. My hands and feet would shake, but I still sat down with my brushes and colours. Watercolors slowly helped me overcome depression and become more fulfilled.

At that time, I had no idea if I would ever be free from anti‑depressants, or live a life where I didn’t cry every day. I just kept showing up for the next painting, the next page, the next tiny action. I eventually wrote my first book, Realistic Watercolor Unleashed, which was published in August 2017.

As my skills and confidence grew, people started asking me to teach. I realised I didn’t just love painting; I loved helping people paint watercolors with confidence. Helping others made me proud and fulfilled.

In 2019, I stopped treating my art career like a side‑hustle and started treating it as a real business. I heavily invested in learning business skills from world‑class mentors. Learning sales and marketing helped me overcome my struggles, and by May 2020, I earned over $500,000 for the first time from my art business.

Today, I work full‑time as a watercolor artist and business mentor from my home studio. I’ve trained over 10,000 artists worldwide, built a multiple six‑figure art business from my watercolor skills, and helped many 9‑to‑5 professionals and art entrepreneurs change their own lives through art.

Now, I enjoy the freedom of running my art business from anywhere in the world, without sacrificing my family life.

Nothing feels better than having an identity of your own and living life on your terms.

I share this story because I want you to know that if I can change, so can you. It may sound cliché, but it’s true.

If you’re struggling in your life or in your art business, I want you to know that I understand you. You are not alone, and you are not hopeless. You can achieve your watercolor and business goals if you don’t give up and you keep taking action, even when it feels hard.

Watercolors changed my life and I’m so grateful for that. I hope this medium helps you build the life and identity you want as well. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.