The last days I had a bit of a creative struggle.
I still felt the urge to create and had a bunch of ideas in my head, but nothing seemed to work, and I didn't like, what I was doing. And I got a bit depressed and worried.
I think that's all part of the creative journey, and I guess every artist has to deal with that kind of struggle sometimes. So I try not to take that too seriously, and just watch myself, and wait for the flow to come back.
I think part of the problem was, that I took my art too seriously!
Because it's not just for me anymore. I recently started to put my art up for sale on NFT Showroom and I'm planning on using other platforms as well. I really want to get a foot in the door of the NFT business and see how far I'll come.
But I still want to have fun with my pictures, and it's not fun, when I'm tense and worried about being not good enough.
So I tried to get back to an I-don't-care state of mind and started painting again without a plan, without caring about whether the result would be worth minting or sharing.
With digital art, one can easily do that, I don't need to worry about wasting paint or canvas ^^
And it kind of worked!
I started with a black blob and in the next five minutes this funny furry guy emerged out of it, and made me smile again :-)
I like it and even find it good enough to share with you.
I don't know if I'm already done with my phase of struggle and worries, but at least I was able to create myself something, that makes me happy.
So I know, even when I'm miserable, there's something inside of me, that is able to cheer me up.
And this time, it was a funny furry guy in a shirt <3
NFT's are brilliant. To be honest, I don't really understand the meaning behind "owning" a digital copy of something, but I do like to support good art and it's a nice channel for doing that, and some people are nuts and spend a lot of money on it, I see a few people doing very well
I don't really understand it either ^^ Art market is a strange one anyway, and it gets even stranger, when you can't even put the artwork that you bought on a wall at home. But it's a good opportunity for me to make a bit of money with something that I love doing, so I'm trying. I'm not quite there, but working on it :-)
Exactly! Go for it!
About struggle. Recently I got a dog, and I walk with him to the beach. Of course, it is winter now, but even so. It raises the mood)
That's great, I really wish I had a dog sometimes! I really miss having animals in my life. They could cheer me up alright.
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Love it! So cute, nice style and cool colors. Keep sharing your art and process. We don’t need to struggle but often do. Working on that myself for ages.
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