I need this TODAY! I was just asking myself What am I doing with my life?!! Being a full time artist for me my biggest question is What is my next step? And then the 😧 fear. 😮
I recently sold a piece that I had a SUPER hard time parting with, because its the "best thing ever," but the person buying it felt the same and also kinda needed the magic in their journey.... and that is really motivating and rewarding.
I needed this. Visiting family and a family member is ill. Lots of emotions, family dynamics but I have time to go in their basement to create-but "shoulding" critical chatter in my head alot so that as I paint- fun is drained away. Really know the environment and family members affecting me. I think "following my bliss" doesn't feel safe in this full house. Long walks, showers, playing with the dog- good
I think our origin story is that everything we create is the greatest thing. I think it's the other people in our lives (family, friends, and especially teachers and colleagues) that put the idea in our heads that we don't measure up and our work isn't good enough.
I bet if Tyler asked himself which of his art pieces people responded to most, it would be his abstracts. That's what I found. I love doing my abstracts. I started doing them by putting leftover paint on a canvas after every painting session. Eventually, I'd turn to that canvas and "complete" it. In my head, I didn't consider it a work of art but I put it with everything else I had for sale. Those pieces always sold first. Same thing with my daily watercolor sketches--didn't consider them real art but people looking through my sketchbook wanted to buy them. People were more responsive to both my abstracts and sketches, I think, because they are what I have the most fun with and are organically created. Eventually, I'll start doing portraits because I think I'd be good at--I just feel it in my heart. This was a great talk for me today... I'm restarting my art journey... YAY, me! ❤
There's a Sunday school song I learned as a chiid. This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine... 🕯️ I need to sing that again. But it's difficult to be happy . I know I' make good art works . I'm currently trying to clean up my art card table porch studio. Maybe that will get me back out of this, negative brain area.
Wow, your story about art with/without faces helped me see myself in a new way. In my younger years, I always (and only) did faces or sometimes our pet dogs. In recent years, I've mostly only done flowers. And sometimes I hear those voices that I must not be that good of an artist, and maybe I need to branch out and learn to do something different. Hearing your story reminded me of when I drew only faces, and I had a flash insight (reminder, really) that we're so close to our own gifts that we can't see them clearly. Doing faces (or flowers) is like breathing, it's just part of me. It's what I find interesting and a worthy challenge. Pursuing that narrow scope of subject matter doesn't make my art less-than (or more-than), it's just part of my uniqueness as an artist. Thank you.
I got a compliment today at the (hell) job (with awesome community)....that I'm the only employee that can keep everyone laughing and smiling with a line to the back of the store.....and it's because I'm grateful to have that community and their love and support that I can keep smiling in that hell space.
You guys!!! I Love the deep conversations! And u make me laugh because I relate to sooooo much of what you say! Thank u again for all your wisdom, heart and insight.🩵🙏🩷😍👍🏻
I swear your video topics so coordinate with what's going on in my life right now (I'm sure others can relate). There's so many things I've been caught up with that I'm moving further away from my artistic bliss. This is a great reminder. Thank you ❤
You know you're in that flow state when you've forgotten about that cup of coffee you poured three hours ago until a paintbrush is accidentally dipped into it.
When my mind is “teeter-tottering” I want to ask myself … are you building up a charge that is going to send a lightning bolt? Or do you want to build up a charge that sends positive vibes? Love you guys, you are awesome!!!
