Really nice read. I always struggle with this balance. I love my work as a creative but often find myself stuck doing things just for the money, to pay the bills and to keep my projects going. I hope one day I can achieve the proper balance.
Such is the life of an artist, to achieve satisfaction what he does and will be recognized for it when he finds the understanding of his world by others. That is the dilemma
I can’t not create. I have loved to create fantasy images since I was a child. I drew myself and all my friends as fairies, I used every medium I got my hands on...even becoming a preteen and my mom bought me my first makeup kit... I used it to make weird smudged art instead of on my face 😂. It makes perfect sense to anyone that’s known me since I was little that I do the work I do now. My motivation is very internal and I guess that’s why I have not let it slip away. But yes, I see so many people just drop their art. Living an artistic life takes some grit.
Really nice read. I always struggle with this balance. I love my work as a creative but often find myself stuck doing things just for the money, to pay the bills and to keep my projects going. I hope one day I can achieve the proper balance.
Such is the life of an artist, to achieve satisfaction what he does and will be recognized for it when he finds the understanding of his world by others. That is the dilemma
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I can’t not create. I have loved to create fantasy images since I was a child. I drew myself and all my friends as fairies, I used every medium I got my hands on...even becoming a preteen and my mom bought me my first makeup kit... I used it to make weird smudged art instead of on my face 😂. It makes perfect sense to anyone that’s known me since I was little that I do the work I do now. My motivation is very internal and I guess that’s why I have not let it slip away. But yes, I see so many people just drop their art. Living an artistic life takes some grit.