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I've tried and tried harder getting my self to lift a pen/pencil since moving in with my future in-laws. Making an excuse not to draw because of all their antique clocks/furniture takes up space for me to breath in my own bubble of creativity. I have drawn a few things for other activities but they were not my serious work, since reading so many articles and blogs about Professional illustrators encouraging those to shut up and just draw, I cringe and excuse myself to slack off and "Do it another time". I regret these stupid slack-offs for the pass three years and my creative juices are not like they used to be.
"Where's my young chipper self?"
I really have no excuse to blame anything or anyone but my self, I mean f*ck! I live with a house filled with Antique clocks and furniture all around me and why am I not drawing any of them!?!?
My merchandise job (full time) at Macy's is not an excuse to not draw, where am I getting this energy writing this down after working 8 hours and being up for 15 hours?
I've been hesitant and struggling for help to ask encouragement from the pros I know, I gotta get out if this self exile I'm creating.
"Where's my young chipper self?"
I really have no excuse to blame anything or anyone but my self, I mean f*ck! I live with a house filled with Antique clocks and furniture all around me and why am I not drawing any of them!?!?
My merchandise job (full time) at Macy's is not an excuse to not draw, where am I getting this energy writing this down after working 8 hours and being up for 15 hours?
I've been hesitant and struggling for help to ask encouragement from the pros I know, I gotta get out if this self exile I'm creating.
Taking a gap year
I took a long thought about this last year during fall semester, I made up my mind to drop this year's fall semester too. Every day at work since the last two month, 5 or more people are confirmed positive for Covid. Yes I am vaccinated since April and my blood type is -O which means I have a stronger immunity to fight off viruses. Still though, I can be a carrier and make others sick coming from work to school. For the meantime, I plan to pay off debts and work on some personal drawings and paintings. I'm also starting to study Japanese as a second language, just encase I have to learn a second language in Grad school. I am not taking commissions at this time, I am planning to participate in local art exhibitions more to enhance my experience being in public. At some point, I have to try out the Portfolio that DeviantArt keeps posting, I really do got to organize my work. I would use my DeviantArt page as a diverse media and photography. I also like how some artist use their page
I'm still alive here
I've been in conflict with myself the last few years to keep my work here and create a professional site. So it looks like DeviantArt is sponsoring a few sites to promote a portfolio? I need look into that and create one. If any of you have, how is it? is it easy to set up? Is there a fee? Do you have a business card to direct clients and customers to your portfolio? I plan to keep my DeiantArt page as a social platform of my work and with some of my photography-not to be a profession, but hobby. Anyways, I'm okay. I have been creating a few work here and there but posting them on my Facebook and Instagram page instead. I notice DeviantArt made a lot of changes the last few years so I'm slowly trying to get around with the changes. I'm finally continuing my education since 2018 at Johnson County Community College and finishing my Sophomore year, I will transfer to University of Kansas to finish my Bachelors of Fine Arts and likely stay there to finish my Masters. My goal is to
A step forward, slowly but surely.
I officially have a Drafting table!!!! Thanks to my Partner and I we split the payment and able to successfully fit into our mid size car.
This is my big step to start drawing and warming up my skills again. I have a few drawings I'm anxious to get finished and likely sell them or make prints.
New works, no post.
I have done a few drawings and colored works here and there, my Partners camera battery is bloated causing it to not function, so the camera is useless for the moment. It is not at all good since I use his camera to post my work here and also update with my family in the west coast.
I'm sorry to disappoint you all who are anxious to see what I'm going to post next. I'm currently budgeting to get a new battery soon so I can get it working, thanks to my job it feels so nice to earn income again!
In other news I'm doing alright, since working at Macy's my wardrobe is almost looking conservative, never have I thought I like Ties and I am just
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Hi. I just happen to read your journal.
I'm pretty much in the same state for the pass few years, with very little productivity.
Recently i push myself to produce prints of my artwork and try to sell them in a local art market.
Sales were just okay, but talking to people and other artists about art really gave me more confidence.
Sometimes i look back to younger self to get inspiration and courage. I thought i was more fearless back then.
Anyway you should visit an art market or a gallery, maybe it'll make you want to continue creating stuff.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I'm pretty much in the same state for the pass few years, with very little productivity.
Recently i push myself to produce prints of my artwork and try to sell them in a local art market.
Sales were just okay, but talking to people and other artists about art really gave me more confidence.
Sometimes i look back to younger self to get inspiration and courage. I thought i was more fearless back then.
Anyway you should visit an art market or a gallery, maybe it'll make you want to continue creating stuff.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!