My Art Journey

Walking the path to become a full-time artist has been both exciting and at times quite daunting.  Almost two years ago, I took a leap of faith to step away from other employment and into this elusive world, despite not knowing any artists making a living solely through their art.  While I may not yet be bringing home the full-time bacon from my painting, I’ve made valuable connections and do have some income through various art-related activities.

Through perseverance and a supportive art mentoring program (more on that in a minute), I feel like I’m getting there and sense that I might be on the verge of a breakthrough!  You might be wondering about the basis of my hope-filled prediction. Well, I’ll be honest to say that my bold statement is actually more for my own encouragement than anything.  In reality I’ve been working very hard and was hoping that I would be further along than I am.

Recently, I took an inventory of my activities, connections and events of 2023 (I’m not a January person 😊) and discovered that more has happened than I realized. One of the reasons is definitely due to an art mentoring program that has provided support, encouragement and the opportunity to interact with other artists.  My membership in Matt Tommey Mentoring (https://www.matttommeymentoring.com/) has been the spark for me to implement 90 day goals, build a website, forge a network in my local area, and among other things, commit my art making and business path to God’s keeping.

Henri Matisse said, “creativity takes courage” and I couldn’t agree more. Being an artist is a personal journey and not just a job. And so, courageous I go with some new resolve today to just keep going and see where it leads.  Thanks for joining me in my little pep talk and I’ll let you know when the big breakthrough happens.