Making The Decision to Explore My Creativity

2020 was a big year for most of us. It was also the year that I made the decision to enrol in a program which promised to turn me in to a professional artist within 12 months. 

Big dreams required big commitments and for the first time in my life I felt ready to commit to a program and stick to it. 

Years later I wondered why of all the programs I had enrolled in in the past this particular course felt different. One of the reasons I came up with is it somehow felt like I was stepping into something that I had once, a long time ago set aside to pursue other ambitions and now it suddenly felt right; like it was meant to be. 

I also knew deep within that I had often compromised and pushed my dreams to the back of the cupboard and at the moment of deciding made the decision not to do this anymore. 

And so, 4 years later, after 12 months of craziness, scheduling and committing to paint between 20 - 30 hours a week I can truly look back and see the transformation that has taken place. 

Not only have I a deeper respect for the countless artists who came before me but also for those who chose this path despite the stigma of being starving artist that has been around since the beginning of time. 

In todays world, with technology at our disposal there are ample opportunities to follow your dream and with inspired action generate an income from art and art related products. 

I'm preaching to the converted as there have been so many days when doubt has overtaken me, crippling me from taking even one step forward.