Dawn Papandrea-Khan in Carmel, NY | Username paintermommy

Dawn Papandrea-Khan

Female, 42 years old

My name is Dawn Papandrea-Khan. Since I was a little girl, I always loved to create. I had a very active imagination and I was able to express it through drawing, painting, and even sewing. My favorite thing to do in school, instead of paying attention to my teachers, was to doodle away in my notebooks. I came home many times with notes from school stating that I had a hard time paying attention. It could have been due to my tendency towards being a bit ADD, but looking back, I know that I always had a dream to be an artist. After a few years of not taking life too seriously, I finally got my life together around age 21. I worked in a few different places, but always ended up doing something creative wherever I was. So in 2002, I decided to start my own decorative painting company called Surfaces with Paint. Within the past several years, I have created beautiful faux finishes and murals in over 100 homes and businesses in the New York area. I absolutely love what I do. It is so rewarding to step back from my work at the end of the day and see the transformation that a little bit of paint can bring. I find so much peace when I pick up a brush or a sponge or a rag and dab that first bit of color onto a plain white wall. Hours later it becomes something magical, exciting and full of dimension and life. I am not only a fulltime muralist and faux finisher, but I am also a fulltime wife and mother. I have 4 small children under the age of 5. I also own my own online virtual assistant company called DPK Virtual Assistant Services as well as a Graphic Design business called DPK Graphic Design. You can definitely say that I have my hands full. But I feel so blessed to be able to make my own schedule and spend a good amount of time with my family. I want to end by saying that, I give all the glory to God for giving me the talent that He did. If it wasnâ€™t for Him, I donâ€™t know where I would be. read more ...