Coming Back From Failure

Waking up at 6 am today, of course not by my choice. I have twin toddlers to tell me when it's time to get up. Instead of trying to get back to sleep, I had many thoughts swirling in my heard i wanted to get out.

What keeps you from giving up?

I had a very long conversation yesterday with a person who loves me immensely. They expressed that they never realized how talented i was until i started doing these watercolors.

Before i started this watercolor challenge, i had tried various different things to use my creativity. Most recently i tried affiliate marketing using my skills at website making, started digital art (Fan Art) and even sold some at conventions.

This friend told me i had never fully committed myself to my art. Well that is somewhat true now, but not in the past.

Why did you give up art for so long?

When i was a teenager and even after in my college years, art was all i loved. I cared about art so deeply it took the majority of my time. I would seek out any tutorials i could find online, teach myself how to use photoshop, monitor my favorite artists websites for updates, and just draw any moment i could. I started selling my art at First Friday events, invested a good amount of money into my display and showcasing my canvas acrylic art, but after a few too many tries i failed.

I barely sold anything and if i did it wasn't for the amount i felt it was worth. That is when my motivation got railroaded out by retail jobs, getting married, having kids and all the other hum-dum, I am sure this is a familiar story for most people, whether it is art or something else they were talented in.

So thank you my friend for believing in me and my potential. I will invest in myself and try to not be persuaded by lack of sales.

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