I hate my job. I hate having to wake up, and to go to a place that has been eating away at my soul for the better part of the last 20+ years. There are frustrations there that would have me seriously considering looking for employment elsewhere, except for one big issue, and this would be a problem wherever I went... it's not art. I've known I wanted to do art for a living since as long as I can remember. And lately I've been feeling like I've wasted my life - because I just haven't. Please don't misunderstand - I'm grateful to have a job and the income it has provided. But it's not what I felt I was put on this planet to do and I don't like what that is doing to me.
So that meant some changes. In order to really make an effort of creating a career in art for myself, I had to re-evaluate how I spend time on art. I have my list of projects I enjoy, which can all be seen here on my website, but outside of maybe adding to my portfolio - they don't do anything for my career. All they've really done is help keep me sane. And while I love them all for that reason alone, most of it needed to be set aside - for now at least.
It's time to put my proverbial "eggs all in one basket" as it were. Focus all my artistic energy into one project that I can try and sell, or use to get a job in art or... something. And I choose my Bear themed art. It may only appeal to a niche market, but I think I could be one of the bigger fish in that pond, helping me achieve my goal. And I can do so, painting pictures of visuals I enjoy very much. Specifically, I'm focusing on the “Bear Portraits” series, which I plan to farm out to publish into an art book, and then some.
All of that is mostly to say, if you are a regular visitor to my website, the only page that's going to grow for a little while is the Bear Art page. I'll go back to everything else if I'm successful, so please wish me luck in my endevor.
