Happy 4th of July! I’m gonna try to keep this light and positive, despite the way I’m feeling tonight. Also, short, because I don’t have anything to SHOW you. See, I lost my phone last night and spent most of the day retrieving it. Now it’s charging and I haven’t had a chance yet to take photos of what I’ve been doing.
There are days where my main goal is just to get through the day, which is part of what makes art so wonderful. My 9 to 5 makes days like this worse, where as making art all day actually RELIEVES the stress and improves my mental state.
Anyway, I have something cool I want to show you tomorrow, if I have a chance before I go camping. I’ve decided to start working bigger, despite the cost of large canvases, because I can make it look so much more awesome!
I was also playing around with acrylic ink and different designs. Maybe I’ll add photos later. I’m trying to develop a style for the backgrounds in the paintings. What else do I want in them? I want symbols, eventually.
I’ll be finishing up more paintings over the next couple of weeks.
And finally, I haven’t completely ruled out art school. I still REALLY want to go. My question is whether it’s realistic with my business goals. More than anything, I want to get my business going before I hit 30. I’m not sure I can mentally afford to go to school, work part time, AND run a business without spiraling into a major depressive episode.
Sometimes, you have to be realistic enough to face your limitations.
Really, it’s just ego wanting me to go to school, anyway. I’m perfectly capable of learning and advancing on my own, as I’ve always done, it’s just that college degree sounds pretty good. 😛 It’s a status symbol, which is why I say it’s an ego thing and should perhaps be dismissed.
Oh my, this turned out longer than I had planned. That’s ok. Happy 4th, everyone! I’ll have more to show you soon!
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